Photo credit: X|@NOIweala
NIS launches 2nd phase of contactless Nigerian passport application in 4 countries
“Technology should be an enhancer of service delivery”- Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched the second phase of its contactless biometric passport application system in the U.S., Mexico, Jamaica and Brazil. This is contained in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Akinsola Akinlabi, on the NIS official ‘X’ page on Monday in Abuja. The NIS said the new system will begin in the U.S. on April 11, with Jamaica following suit on April 14. Mexico and Brazil are also set to implement the system by the same date. The News Agency of...
CBS And ’60 Minutes’ Should ‘Pay A Big Price’ President Trump Threatens, Claims The Newsmagazine Mention His Name In A ‘Derogatory And Defamatory Way’
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to go after “60 Minutes” shortly after the CBS newsmagazine broadcast stories on Ukraine and Greenland on Sunday, saying the network was out of control and should “pay a big price” for going after him. “Almost every week, 60 Minutes … mentions the name ‘TRUMP’ in a derogatory and defamatory way, but this Weekend’s ‘BROADCAST’ tops them all,” the president said on his Truth Social platform. He called on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to impose maximum fines and punishment “for their unlawful and illegal behavior.” Trump has an ongoing $20 billion lawsuit against “60...
Ex-LSU Wide Receiver Kyren Lacy Tragic Death At 24
Former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy, who was found dead Saturday night in Houston, died in an apparent suicide in his car while being pursued by authorities, according to a Harris County (Texas) sheriff’s report released Sunday. According to Harris County authorities, police responded to a call from a female family member who said Lacy had discharged a firearm into the ground during a verbal argument late Saturday night. When they arrived on the scene, they learned that the suspect, Lacy, had fled in a vehicle. Authorities say their pursuit of Lacy ended when he crashed. They say that when officers approached the vehicle...
The Taliban Leader Assert Executions Are Part Of Islam
Days after four men were killed by gunfire in Afghanistan after they were convicted of murder, Taliban leader asserted that executions were part of Islam. The executions took place in sports stadiums Friday, the highest number known to have been carried out in one day since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Rights groups and the U.N. condemned the killings. Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has previously rejected the need for Western laws in Afghanistan. In an audio clip released Sunday by the Taliban’s chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on X, Akhundzada said: “We must carry out disciplinary measures, perform prayers and acts of worship....
More Than 30 Dead As Russian Missile Hit People Gathered To Celebrate Palm Sunday City Of Sumy Ukraine, World Leaders Condemn Attack
Two Russian ballistic missiles struck around 10:15 a.m. hitting the heart of the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, killing at least 34 people, officials said, in the second large-scale attack to claim civilian lives in just over a week. The dead included two children, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said in a statement. A further 117 people were wounded, including 15 children, official reported. The attack on Sumy followed a deadly April 4 missile strike on Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih that killed some 20 people, including nine children. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed deep sadness in a...
RE: The verdict of history:”The Buhari- Tinubu Alliance of Democracy is a divine assignment ” that goes beyond desperate Politician’s gerrymandering flippancy.
RE: The verdict of history:”The Buhari- Tinubu Alliance of Democracy is a divine assignment ” that goes beyond desperate Politician’s gerrymandering flippancy.I find it very hard to understand why some so called “Northern political elites” allow a few desperately mischievous characters to distract their moral perspectives from the historic relationship between President Ahmad Bola Tinubu and the North, dating back to General Shehu Musa Yar’adua’s full participation in politics.It’s on record and I was an eyewitness to the historic event, that, but for Former Lagos State Political juggernaut, the late General Shehu Musa Yar’adua would have been politically disgraced during...
BREAKING: U.S. Treasury Launches Global Crackdown on Hidden Dollar Fortunes – New Laws to Render Illicit USD Holdings “Worthless Paper”
Washington D.C., April 2025 – In a historic and unprecedented move, the United States government has declared a full-scale global offensive on illicit dollar holdings, targeting black market reserves, offshore accounts, and pallets of untraceable cash hidden in vaults around the world. Under the newly passed “Global Corruption Accountability & Dollar Sanitization Act”, any USD found to be unregistered, hoarded, or associated with tax evasion or financial crimes will be invalidated and blacklisted through a sweeping digital traceability overhaul. “If your dollars aren’t clean, they’re trash,” said a top official from the U.S. Treasury. “We are weaponizing transparency. The era...
Nigerian Soldiers Rescue 16 Abducted Passengers In Plateau State
Troops from the Nigerian Army and Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) successfully rescued 16 abducted passengers, including six children, along the Jos–Mangu road in Plateau State on Sunday, April 13th, 2025. According to reports, the rescue operation was initiated on Sunday night, around 9pm after troops discovered an abandoned vehicle at Mararaban Kantoma in Mangu Local Government Area of the state. They initiated a search in the surrounding bushes of the abandoned vehicle. Upon encountering the kidnappers, a firefight ensued, leading the assailants to flee and abandon the victims. According to the Spokesman for Operation Safe Haven, Major Samson Zhakom, who...