South Africa Withdraws Asylum Directive After Anti-Migrant Clashes
South Africa has withdrawn a directive requiring refugee reception offices to process asylum applications following violent anti-immigrant protests in Johannesburg and Durban that left vehicles burned and foreign-owned businesses looted. Violence broke out on Thursday in Soweto, Johannesburg, and Durban, a coastal city in the east of the country, following demonstrations organised by groups opposing […]
[PHOTOS] Envoy Leads Nigeria at 66 Independence Anniversary In Poland
US Military Launches Office Focused on Religious Affairs
The United States Department of War has established an Office of Religious Affairs to strengthen the “moral, ethical and spiritual readiness” of military personnel. The new office was announced in a memorandum issued Wednesday to senior Pentagon officials, combatant commanders and directors of defence agencies and Department of War field activities. The directive took effect […]
Three Nigerians Die in Separate South Africa Incidents
The Nigerian Consulate-General in Johannesburg has condemned the deaths of three Nigerians in separate incidents in South Africa between September 18 and 21, 2026, expressing concern over the safety of Nigerians and other foreign nationals in the country. The Consul-General, Amb. Ninikanwa Okey-Uche, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, identifying the victims as […]
IPRA 2026: How I Stood As The Only Nigerian Journalist Covering Live On The Global Stage In Athens
By Abdulazeez Arowona, PhD In my over 27 countries of travel history, no trip has drained me, stretched me and fulfilled me at the same time like Athens. I am a member of NIPR and many other professional bodies within and outside Nigeria, therefore International Public Relations Association (IPRA) is another big fit for me. […]
US Court Sentences ‘Black Mentor’ to Four Years for $2.7m Fraud
A Nigerian national, Joseph James Nantomah, widely known online as “The Black Mentor,” has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison in the United States for running an investment fraud scheme that cost investors more than $2.7 million. Nantomah, 49, entered the U.S. on a visitor’s visa in 2016 and subsequently cultivated a fake […]
Canada Warns Citizens Over Toxic Alcohol Risk in Nigeria
The Canadian government has issued a travel warning cautioning its citizens visiting Nigeria against consuming unregulated and adulterated alcohol, citing recent fatalities linked to dangerously high levels of methanol. The advisory, updated on the official Canadian travel website, urges travelers to purchase alcohol exclusively from reputable establishments and seek immediate medical assistance if they experience […]
Tennessee Schedules Execution for State’s Sole Female Death Row Inmate
Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, faces a scheduled lethal injection. Condemned at age 20, she remains among the youngest women sentenced to death in modern U.S. history. The case stems from a January 1995 murder in Knoxville. Pike, then an 18-year-old Job Corps student, targeted 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer alongside two […]
Trump Hosts Xi Jinping at White House to Preserve Superpower Peace
United States President Donald Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday, aiming to maintain stability between the world’s two largest economies amid deep underlying tensions. The visit featured high-level pageantry, beginning with an unusual tarmac greeting by Trump at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday. Thursday’s itinerary included a formal arrival […]
Argentine President Javier Milei Slams UN as “Useless Organisation”
Argentine President Javier Milei delivered a scathing critique of the United Nations on Wednesday, labeling the institution a “useless organisation” run by “arrogant parasites.” Milei, a prominent ally of US President Donald Trump, used his address to launch a broadside against global governance. He argued that the UN has failed in its primary duties of […]
