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Segxydube:
Even if u will hate, hate with sense na... How can u say messi is overhyped?

Segxydube:
Dazzling career with no ballon dor and no ucl trophy? 😂😂😂

At his age go and check what messi has won? Hater

Dennisochampa:
How is he overhyped please How una take deh watch football

SultanYoung:
but Kanu is not a political figure nah

Ttalk:
Giving ultimatum that holds no water.

Igbo union gives Lagos, Nigerian govt 30-day ultimatum over demolition of Igbo-owned properties

“We remind the Yoruba nation that the Igbo have survived far worse challenges in history, including the economic blockade and deprivation during the civil war. We will not be driven out of Lagos unjustly, but if the situation persists, we are prepared to respond decisively,” it said.

DonBenny77:
Michelin woman go rest abeg.

Ishilove:
*chuckle*

Bendeco02:
The strong shall choke the weak

When you fail to learn, history repeats it'self.

Ishilove:
Your username though...

Niothing more to add

11doubledee:

Wisdom is truly golden!

Westman001:
It'll do them a lot of financial help. Even Ghana accepted the deal and received their own payment. Then they went ahead and drop those deportee in Togo and others without giving them anything to get to their country.

$5.1m is 88,317,516.00 estwani currency (swazi lilangeni)

correctguy101:
Which of the Nigerias you dey wait for to reciprocate? The one in our minds and hearts or the one wey we dey now?

If all countries reciprocate, USA go see shege. But that won't happen, the USA has puppet presidents in many countries.

Mali has imposed visa bond requirements on United States citizens identical to those Washington placed on Malian travellers, in a tit-for-tat response to moves that its government has condemned as a violation of bilateral agreements.

The Foreign Ministry in Bamako announced the reciprocal measures on Sunday after the US began requiring Malian nationals seeking business or tourist visas to post hefty bonds of between $5,000 and $10,000 starting on October 23.

Mali said the US programme breaches a 2005 accord guaranteeing long-term visa access between the two nations, and vowed to apply the same financial barriers to US passport holders under the principle of reciprocity.

In a statement released by its Foreign Ministry, Mali said it “has always collaborated with the United States of America in the fight against irregular immigration, with respect for law and human dignity”.

The dispute highlights escalating tensions as the administration of US President Donald Trump deploys visa restrictions as diplomatic leverage to pressure African governments on immigration enforcement and deportation cooperation.

Mali is among seven African countries facing the bond requirements under a year-long pilot scheme that the US State Department says targets nations with high visa overstay rates.

Mauritania, Sao Tome and Principe, and Tanzania were also added to the programme alongside Mali in late October, while Gambia, Malawi and Zambia were added earlier.

Trump immigration moves

Travellers subject to the bonds must pay up front through a US Treasury Department portal, and can only enter and exit the US through three designated airports.

The money is refunded if visitors depart on time, but forfeited for overstays or asylum applications. Consular officers determine individual bond amounts based on applicants’ circumstances.

The US justified the pilot by citing national security concerns and US Department of Homeland Security data showing more than 300,000 business and tourist visa holders overstayed their authorised periods in 2023.

Critics warn the fees – imposed atop standard $185 visa costs – could deter legitimate travel and harm the US tourism economy ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Mali said it was interested in “fruitful cooperative relations”, but was introducing the measure against US citizens attempting to travel there in the spirit of reciprocity.

The visa bonds are the latest immigration measure following months of efforts by the Trump administration to pressure African nations into accepting deportees, including those not from their own countries.

Several governments have received expelled migrants in exchange for payments or political favours, while others faced swift punishment for refusal.

Burkina Faso had all visa services suspended at its US Embassy after rejecting demands to accept third-country deportees, forcing residents to travel to neighbouring Togo for applications.

South Sudan initially had visas for all passport holders revoked following a deportation dispute, though it later accepted eight people from Asian and Latin American countries.

Eswatini agreed to receive up to 160 deportees for $5.1m in US funding, while Ghana, Rwanda and Uganda have also accepted expelled migrants under bilateral arrangements, according to diplomatic sources.

"I don't know how he ended up in Ukraine. I only found out through the viral video," Ms Hasina said.

Mr Majothi claims that different people promised him varying amounts of money - from a hundred thousand to over a million roubles - but he never received any payment.

He says he underwent 15 days of training in September 2024 and was sent to the battlefield a year later, on 30 September.

The next day, on 1 October, Mr Majothi said he had an altercation with his commander, after which he separated from Russian soldiers. That was when he came across a Ukrainian dugout and asked them for help, he added.