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The Trump administration has directed that any migrant seeking to get a green card must return to their home country to apply, effectively closing a loophole that allows migrants to remain in the United States while awaiting permanent residency. On Friday, May 22, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new guidance directing immigration officers to treat the transition from temporary nonimmigrant status to permanent immigrant status under Section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act as a process that should generally take place outside the United States. Under the guidance, individuals seeking lawful permanent residency would typically be required to return to their home country, complete screening procedures and obtain an immigra...

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has urged the South-East to overwhelmingly support President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, warning that failure to do so could jeopardize the continuation of major federal infrastructure projects across the region.  Umahi spoke, Wednesday, May 20, during an inspection tour of ongoing federal road and bridge projects in Ebonyi State.The minister described the projects as unprecedented in the history of the South-East, insisting that no previous administration had invested so heavily in the region’s infrastructure. Among the projects inspected was the ongoing Calabar-Ebonyi–Benue-Nasarawa-Abuja Superhighway, which Umahi identified as one of the administration’s legacy projects.According to him, the stretch from Ndibe Beach in Ebony...

Nigerian businessman and socialite Obi Cubana has reportedly deleted all Instagram posts connected to the City Boy Movement, a group known for supporting President Bola Tinubu. The move comes amid growing criticism from some Nigerians over his association with the Tinubu-led administration. Naija News recalls that Obi Cubana was previously named the South-East Coordinator of the City Boy Movement, a youth-oriented political advocacy group established to promote the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda. At the time of filing this report, the businessman had not released any official statement regarding the removal of the posts. Obi Cubana has recently faced backlash on social media following his visible involvement with the pro-Tinubu organisation. His role within the movement genera...

South African opposition leader and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader,  Julius Malema, labeled the anti-immigration marches across South Africa as "clownish" and "stupid." Thousands have marched in anti-immigration protests in South Africa, accusing illegal immigrants of taking away jobs, healthcare, housing, and public services. Speaking during an interview with Sky News Africa correspondent Yousra Elbagir, Malema rejected the idea that xenophobia exists in South Africa, describing the participants instead as a group of charlatans, extortionists, and corrupt individuals trying to extort foreign nationals. Malema also alleged that these marches are sponsored and fully backed by the government to distract South Africans from major issues. He questioned how an ordinary ...

Nigeria’s electricity metering gap remains a major concern, as new data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission shows that more than 41 per cent of electricity consumers across the country are still without prepaid meters.According to the Commission’s January and February 2026 metering factsheet, about 5.1 million out of Nigeria’s 12.31 million active electricity customers remain unmetered and are still subjected to estimated billing. The report revealed that only 7.21 million customers had been metered as of February 2026. However, there was a slight improvement in the national metering rate, which increased from 57.93 per cent in January to 58.57 per cent in February after 121,798 new meters were installed nationwide during the month.  Among the electricity distribution co...

Former presidential candidate of the Social Demo cratic Party, Adewole Adebayo, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the removal of fuel subsidy, describing it as one of the administration’s earliest mistakes. It would be recalled that President Tinubu announced the removal of fuel subsidy during his inauguration at Eagle Square in Abuja in 2023. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Hard Copy, Adebayo argued that the president’s decision reflected a poor understanding of economic management. According to him, there was no actual subsidy to remove, insisting that the policy merely resulted in an increase in fuel prices because the government allegedly did not have the product available in the first place. Adebayo also claimed that the current administra...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has invited the Executive Chairman of the Osun State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Ibukun Fadipe, for questioning over issues surrounding the management of Federal Government counterpart grants and the alleged utilisation of intervention funds. The invitation was contained in a letter dated May 19, 2026, and signed by the EFCC Director of Investigation, Abdulkarim Chukkol. According to the letter, “Fadipe was directed to appear at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on May 26, 2026.” The anti-graft agency stated that “the investigation concerns the utilisation of counterpart grants and execution of projects under the Universal Basic Education Commission scheme in Osun State from 2024 to date.” The EFCC cited ...

, Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) Logo The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released 279 results from the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) earlier withheld for investigation. The board disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said the newly released results were in addition to those previously released by the examination body. He explained that the decision followed ongoing investigations into suspected cases of examination malpractice during the UTME. According to Benjamin, JAMB released the 279 results after investigations showed that there was no prima facie evidence linking the affected candidates to examination malpractice. He, however, said...

Three sisters have d!ed in the sea off Brighton beach in the United Kingdom. Sussex Police on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 identified the women as Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walter, 32, and Rebecca Walter, 31, from the Uxbridge area of London. Emergency services were called at about 05:45 BST on 13 May, 2026 to a report of a person in the water near Black Rock car park in Madeira Drive.  Two more bodies were recovered from the sea nearby. Paying tribute, their father, Joseph, said in a statement described feeling “unbearable grief” “No words can truly describe the pain of losing three daughters in the prime of their lives,” he said. “Jane, Christina, and Becky were more than daughters to me; they were my joy, my strength, and the beautiful light that filled our...

Socialite, Bobrisky has slammed the EFCC chairman, Olanikpekun Olukoyede, for going after Nigerians spraying money at parties while bandits keep flaunting money on social media. Bobrisky shared a video of bandits flaunting bundles of Naira notes on social media and wrote ‘’EFCC chairman dis is for you. So bandit are the one that put you in that office in abuja? Tell me why you haven't arrested dis bandit showing over 200million cash they collected from innocent Nigerians and show Nigerians their faces ? Dis is pure money laundering! Omo we all in trouble in Nigeria. Efco chairman you left dis people to go after people spraying their own money in a party ? Many of you will rot in hell fire if for selling ur soul just to sit in an office. God judge y'all. I'm sad guys ‘’