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USCIS has just released a major new policy on May 22, 2026. According to the announcement, the agency is returning to the original intent of US immigration law. From now on, aliens (non-citizens) who enter the United States on temporary visas (such as student F-1, tourist B-1/B-2, or work visas) and wish to adjust to permanent resident (Green Card) status must generally return to their home countr[/b]y and process through the US Embassy/Consulate abroad. Adjustment of Status inside the US will only be granted in extraordinary circumstances, and each case will be reviewed strictly on its individual merits. [b]Key Points from the Announcement: - Nonimmigrants are expected to leave the US at the end of their authorized stay. - Using a temporary visa as a "backdoor" to permanent residency will no longer be easy. - This aims to reduce loopholes, free up USCIS resources, and make the system fairer and more efficient. - Consular processing (applying from home country) will now be the standard route in most cases. Implications for Nigerian Students in the USA: - If you are studying in the US (on F-1 or similar) and were planning to adjust status after graduation (e.g., through employment, marriage, or other means), this has become much harder. - You will likely need to return to Nigeria after your studies or OPT and apply for your immigrant visa from there. - This increases the risk of visa denial at the US embassy in Nigeria and possible long separation from opportunities or loved ones in the US. - Students should be extra careful with any status violations or overstays, as discretion for adjustment is now very limited. Implications for Nigerians Who Just Got Married to US Citizens Hoping for a Green Card: - Marriage to a US citizen no longer guarantees easy Adjustment of Status inside the country. - Most new couples will now be required to go through consular processing in Nigeria. - This means the foreign spouse may have to leave the US, attend interviews at the US Embassy in Lagos or Abuja, and wait for visa approval — which can take months or longer. - During this period, there could be long separations, financial strain, and uncertainty. - Only truly extraordinary circumstances (which USCIS will define narrowly) may allow adjustment inside the US. This policy tightens the system significantly and removes one of the common pathways many Nigerians have used in the past. Advice: If your case is affected, consult a reputable US immigration attorney immediately for case-specific guidance. Policies like this can evolve, but the current direction is clear — stricter enforcement of consular processing. Source: Official USCIS News Release (May 22, 2026) |
The United States Department of Justice announced on March 5, 2026, that Zobaidul Amin, a 28-year-old Bangladeshi national, had been returned to the United States from Malaysia to face serious federal charges related to an international child sexual exploitation enterprise. Amin was transferred to Alaska on March 4, 2026, following his surrender in Malaysia, and was scheduled for an initial court appearance the next day in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Amin was indicted in July 2022 by a federal grand jury in Alaska on multiple counts, including conspiracy to produce child pornography, conspiracy to receive and distribute child pornography, operating a child exploitation enterprise, production of child pornography, receipt of child pornography, cyberstalking, aggravated identity theft, and wire fraud. These charges stem from allegations that he orchestrated a large-scale online scheme targeting minors. According to court documents, Amin used popular social media platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat to identify and contact hundreds of minor victims, primarily in Alaska but also across the United States and internationally. He allegedly coerced these children into producing images and videos depicting sexually explicit and sadistic conduct, often through threats and manipulation typical of sextortion tactics. The scheme has been described as one of the most prolific cases of alleged online child exploitation ever investigated in the United States, highlighting its massive scale and international reach. Victims were forced to create harmful content under duress, with the perpetrator exploiting their vulnerability for his own purposes. Prior to the U.S. indictment coming to light, Amin had been living in Malaysia, where he was attending medical school. In September 2022, Malaysian authorities charged him with 13 counts related to the possession and production of child pornography, based on related activities. The return of Amin was facilitated through close cooperation between U.S. and Malaysian authorities. This included the FBI's efforts, the Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs, and the FBI’s Law Enforcement Attaché in Kuala Lumpur, demonstrating effective international law enforcement collaboration. The investigation was led by the FBI Anchorage Field Office’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, with extensive support from a wide array of agencies. These included the Alaska State Troopers, Anchorage Police Department, Royal Malaysia Police, various U.S. state and local law enforcement entities across multiple states, and numerous FBI field offices nationwide. High-ranking officials commented on the significance of the case. Attorney General Pamela Bondi emphasized it as an example of heightened efforts to pursue fugitives abroad and protect vulnerable children through international partnerships. FBI Director Kash Patel underscored the FBI's unwavering commitment to child protection regardless of borders. U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska described the case's impact as international in scope and one of the most serious of its kind, expressing gratitude for the collaborative work that enabled Amin's transfer and the pursuit of justice for victims. Special Agent in Charge Rebecca Day of the FBI Anchorage Field Office highlighted that perpetrators cannot hide behind anonymity or international borders. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Adam Alexander and Jennifer Ivers in the District of Alaska. If convicted, Amin faces a potential maximum sentence ranging from 20 years to life in prison, depending on sentencing guidelines and judicial determination. The case falls under Project Safe Childhood, a long-standing DOJ initiative to combat child sexual exploitation. Note that an indictment represents allegations only, and Amin is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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UPDATE!!! Nnamdi Kanu sentenced to life imprisonment |
Subsequent to the conviction of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu on all seven terrorism charges, the Federal Government has formally requested that the court sentence him to death. The prosecution counsel based this appeal on the legal provisions of the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act of 2013, which prescribes capital punishment for the offenses in question. "“My Lord, consequent upon the conviction, nothing further remains but the lawful imposition of sentence. The punishment prescribed for the offences in Counts One, Two, Four, Five and Six, pursuant to Section 12H of the Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act 2013, is death. With all sense of humility, I say as a prosecutor that this court has no discretion in that regard. The only sentence Your Lordship can impose for Counts One, Two, Four, Five and Six is death, because the law empowers you to do so, and we expect that you will.” he said" |
The UN Security Council has passed a US-drafted resolution endorsing a plan for Gaza. The vote was 13 in favor, with Russia and China abstaining. Key Elements of the Resolution: International Stabilisation Force (ISF): A force will be established to help secure Gaza, disarm armed groups like Hamas, and support the demilitarization of the territory. Board of Peace (BoP): A transitional governance body will be created to supervise a Palestinian technocratic committee and oversee reconstruction and aid delivery. US President Donald Trump is expected to chair this board. Pathway to Statehood: The resolution includes a reference to a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood, a key demand from several member states. Financing: Reconstruction will be funded by a World Bank-backed trust fund. Reactions: Support: The US, UK, France, the Palestinian Authority (PA), and several Arab nations backed the resolution. Trump called the vote "historic." Opposition/Abstention: Hamas rejected the resolution, calling it an imposed "international guardianship." Russia and China abstained, criticizing the plan for its lack of clarity and firm commitment to a two-state solution. Cautious Optimism: The UN Secretary-General's spokesperson called it an "important step" but stressed it must lead to concrete action and a political process for a two-state solution. The resolution builds on a ceasefire that halted the war triggered by Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
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Comedian Mr. Odey D Uncommon has sparked a social media trend by making a public infidelity allegation on Facebook. He shared a photo of his wife with a man named Frank Oko, whom he identified as her lover, and formally "handed her over" to him in a sarcastic post. The social media post has generated over 12,000 reactions, with followers asking pertinent questions. Meanwhile, a public fallout between a comedian and his wife is trending online. Mr. Odey D Uncommon took to Facebook to accuse his wife, Margaret Paul, of having an affair with a man he named as Frank Oko, going so far as to tag the individual in the post and sarcastically wish them well. Ultimate Frank Oko, aka Mr. Ltd, thank you for sleeping with my wife Margaret Paul From now on, you can continue with her. Please marry her as your third wife. I wish you both well in life.https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1A1n9dBDfc/ Her statement in this video has saved me, which means she never loved me, Mr. Odey D Uncommon.https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DAqP1JX2R/
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The Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, has urged the governments of Bauchi, Katsina, Kebbi, and Kano states to reconsider their decision to shut down state-owned schools for the duration of Ramadan. Ahmad argued that no Muslim-majority country enforces such a practice, suggesting that it is neither a religious requirement nor a beneficial policy. Speaking on Channels Television’s [b]Political Paradigm, she emphasized that keeping schools open during Ramadan is a standard practice, even in countries where Islam is the dominant religion.https://dailypost.ng/2025/03/11/islam-does-not-mandate-closure-of-schools-during-fasting-minister/
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*”A serious government will fix power problem in six months.” – Babatunde Raji Fashola (November 12, 2014)* …. …. *”Stone us [APC] if we do not perform after two years.” – Tony Momoh ( April 3, 2016, The Guardian)* …. …. *”The only way to have stable electricity is to vote out PDP.” – Babatunde Raji Fashola (July 12, 2014, The Nation)* …. …. *”We seriously frown at President Goodluck Jonathan, over the unceremonious removal of the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mr Andrew Yakubu.” -(APC, August 4, 2014, Channels TV)* …. …. *”It’s Time To Restructure Nigeria: The present situation of things where all component units get monthly allocation from the Federal Government only makes the states lazy and unproductive.” – Nasiru El-Rufai (August 2010)* …. …. *”Jonathan should resign if he has no solution to the violence being unleashed on some parts of the country.” – Nasiru El-Rufai (August 2012)* …. …. *”The only solution to the present political uncertainty in the country is for the National Assembly to set machineries in motion for the impeachment of ailing President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.” – Muhammadu Buhari (March 10, 2010, Sun Newspapers)* … … *”Waste: Let me give an instance, presently, there are more than 6 aircraft in the presidential fleet. What do you call that? “Billions of naira is budgeted every year for the maintenance of these aircraft not to talk of operational cost and other expenses.” – Muhammadu Buhari (February 2015, Nigerians in UK)* …. …. *”We intend for instance, to bring back our National carrier, the Nigerian Airways. We shall do this by bringing all the aircraft in the presidential fleet into the Nigerian airway and within a year increase the fleet into about 20.” -Muhammadu Buhari (February 2015, Nigerians in UK)* …. ….. *”Why do I need to embark on a foreign trip as a president with a huge crowd with public funds?* *”Why do I need to go for foreign medical trip if we cannot make our hospital functional?” – Muhammadu Buhari (February 2015, Nigerians in UK)* …. ….. *”Why is the nation's currency, the Naira, now trading for N180 per Dollar, while the South African Rand is trading at R11 to one United States Dollar?” – Babatunde Raji Fashola (Dec 26, 2014, The Nation)* … ….. *”Give Nigerians a daily update on the health of President Umaru Yar’Adua to stem the growing rumours surrounding his state of health.” – Lai Mohammed (December 21, 2009, The Nation)* .. … *”Amaechi is not only clean but a tool to free Nigeria from the corruption imposed on us by those who hate our nation.” – APC (October 24, 2016, Vanguard)* … …. *”The recent proscription of Boko Haram and Ansaru violates the Constitution.” – Lai Mohammed (June 10, 2013, The Nation* Be careful of what you say today because of tomorrow.
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Don Jazzy has opened up about his personal life, revealing something about him that most didn't know. The record label boss said he was married about 18 years ago, when he was 20. He married Michelle Jackson, a model and writer. He said their relationship didn't work out because he was so focused on his music. Sharing a photo of him and his bride at their wedding, he wrote: For so long everyone keeps asking me when am I getting married? Well truth is almost 18 years ago I was 20 and I got married to my best friend Michelle @yarnstaswitch and it was beautiful. I loved love and I loved marriage. Michelle is soooo beautiful inside and outside with such a soft heart. But then me being so young and full of dreams I went and bleeped it up cos I was giving all my time to my Music. Music became priority instead of my family. We got divorced when I was 22 and it hurt. I am still very much in love with my music and I wouldn’t want to marry another and Bleep it up again. So I’m taking my time. Why am I just saying this now?? I really like to keep my relationships private actually. Past or present. But I was watching the bounce interview with Ebuka which is almost like a tell all interview, and I felt bad skipping this huge part of my life. So yeah make una no vex o. His ex Michelle responded with love emojis. Don Jazzy reveals he was married at age 20 to model, Michelle Jackson, and explains why it ended in divorce Below are some reactions to his revelation. Source: https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2021/4/don-jazzy-reveals-he-was-married-at-age-20-to-model-michelle-jackson-and-explains-why-it-ended-in-divorce-2.html
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It is so unfortunate that I have even lost track of the kidnap cases. |
The US State Department has said most US visa applicants, who were denied because of former President Donald Trump's travel ban on 13 mostly Muslim-majority and African countries, can seek new decisions or submit new applications. President Joe Biden overturned Trump's travel ban on his first day in office, Jan 20. On Monday, March 8, the US State Department spokesman, Ned Price, said applicants who were refused visas before Jan. 20, 2020, must submit new applications and pay a new application fee. Those who were denied on or after Jan. 20, 2020, may seek reconsideration without re-submitting their applications and do not have to pay additional fees, Price said in a Reuters report. |
I bet she does. At least she takes her cut. A lot of Nigerian students studying abroad indulge in this act. The yahoo boys will always disturb you. It takes a good conscience and determination not to fall for them amuwo1980: |
U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister announced her conviction on Monday night, saying she will now face time in federal prison for her crime. The 23-year-old and her co-conspirators in Nigeria victimised individuals, several of them elderly, through a variety of online scams. Akinrinola’s co-conspirator in Nigeria orchestrated several scams, such as tricking victims into believing they were eligible for fictitious awards or establishing purported (but false) romantic relationships with victims and exploiting their affections. The co-conspirator in Nigeria directed victims to send money to Akinrinola. While in Kansas as a college student, she received funds from the scam victims — in amounts ranging from hundreds of dollars to as much $20,000 — via wire transfers, money orders, financial applications, Wal-Mart money grams, Western Union, the United States Postal Service, and various other means. Akinrinola kept a portion for herself as her reward and sent the bulk of the funds to her co-conspirator in Nigeria. Her sentencing is scheduled for June 15, 2021, at 9:00 am, before U.S. District Judge Holly L. Teeter. This case is being investigated by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
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Hmmm... what an interesting documentary[color=#990000][/color]...."The journey of the JU BOY" |
olulove: Is this not the banker from Mkw? |
Naija for the show!!! About 30 years ago, I slept at the Murtala Muhammed Airport for four days. No, I was not a homeless vagabond. I had bought the Nigeria Airways ticket to fly to the United States for a one-year sabbatical leave. But when I arrived at the airport, I realized that my ticket was not honoured, though I had bought it legitimately. Whenever a plane was about to leave Lagos for New York, the NA officials posted a manifest list, and my name was not there. They would ask me to wait for the next list. This drama of “Your name is not yet listed, wait for the next manifest list” continued for four days. I couldn’t leave the airport and return home because I lived in Ile Ife, and had bid my people goodbye for one year. They all expected I would be in NY already. I was therefore forced to sleep by the door of the NA office at the airport, waiting for the release of the manifest list with my name on it. I was not alone. There were hundreds of stranded passengers like me there—men, women, young, old, tall, short, thin fat—all sorts of people. The Murtala Mohamed Airport was different then than what we have now. There were no security officers. People drifted in and out in their hundreds. It was rowdy. There was no order of any sort. Food hawkers milled among the crowd of the stranded passengers like me, selling sandwiches, puff-puff, moin-moin, gala, meat pie, hamburgers, even rice and dodo. People hawked sodas such as Cocacola, Fanta, Sprite and malt drinks. The interior of the airport was packed like the Oyingbo market. There were also pickpockets and other fraudsters pulling fast tricks on unsuspecting victims. I was hesitant to buy anything. I had changed all my naira to dollars at the rate of one dollar to three naira. But if I wanted to change my dollar back to naira, I could only collect ONE NAIRA FOR MY DOLLAR at the airport, which would be a loss. I was desperate when I got hungry. But someone was willing to give me two naira for a dollar, so I changed two dollars. I bought some moin-moin and coke. The guys who helped me to change my money said I had no hope of travelling unless I was willing to bribe someone. I was adamant. I wasn’t going to bribe anybody. It was my right to fly out, after all, I had paid for my ticket. By day four, I lost hope of travelling out. I used my handbag as my pillow and reclined on the floor, to take a nap. The young woman who slept a couple of feet away from me was also napping, snoring loudly. I asked her earlier, and she said she had been there for almost a week. She said she was ready at that point to accept the offer of a Nigeria Airways official who wanted sex in exchange for helping her to get on the manifest list. For how long I had been asleep I couldn’t tell when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I opened my eyes. It was Segun Odegbami, the famous international soccer star, who played for the Green Eagles. I thought I was dreaming. I had met him through a friend, Tunde Fagbenle, and we had shared drinks at Fagbenle’s house in Lagos a couple of times. I couldn’t refer to him as my friend, and I didn’t even know he would recognize me or remember my name. I was a fat nobody next to a big star like him, someone for whom Ebenezer Obey had waxed an album, with the chorus, “It is a gooooal, Odegbami,” a bestselling song throughout Nigeria. When I opened my eyes and it was him, I wanted to close my eyes back, thinking I was just dreaming. But he spoke to me. “Moyo, what are you doing on the floor here?” I quickly sat up, wiped my eyes, and smiled at him. I narrated my story. He shook his head, and said with a sigh, “That’s Nigeria Airways for you. I came to see someone off to London, and as I was leaving I happened to see you.” “Na so we see am o,” I told him. “Where is your ticket?” I dipped my hand inside the pocket of my agbada, made out of new Ankara textiles. It had doubled as my daywear and my pajamas for four days. I retrieved the ticket and gave it to him. He said, “Excuse me for a minute. Let me go and talk with them.” Then he went inside the Nigeria Airways office, and within minutes he was back, with two young men. “Moyo, are you ready to go now,” Odegbami said, “because a flight is leaving in about fifteen minutes.” I didn’t need to say yes. My eyes said it all. The two young men picked up my luggage. Odegbami gave me a hug and wished me bon voyage. The two young men led the way with my luggage—just a suitcase and my hand luggage. They took me to the back of the airport, and there was a Peugeot 505 waiting for us. They loaded my luggage in the boot and drove me down the tarmac to the huge aircraft about half a mile away. From a persona non grata, I instantly transformed into a VIP, driven on the tarmac like a departing president. Nobody checked my luggage for any contraband. Everything was loaded directly on the plane and I was given the luggage tags. I walked to my seat and sank into it. I couldn’t help but notice that the plane was less than half full. There were empty seats everywhere when the plane took off. Yet, there were scores of people waiting at the airport, denied their right to fly, after paying their fares. I remembered the poor woman snoring next to me on the floor at the airport. Tears began to fall from my eyes. “If they ever see me again in that godforsaken country,” I swore silently, “they should cut off my head.” —MOYO OKEDIJI, Art History Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, USA. |
Emmanuel Waye, the National Publicity Secretary of Arewa Consultative Forum, says members of the forum are very sad and depressed over the wanton killings recorded in the region and that like many others, he has lost faith in President Buhari’s administration. Waye made this known in an interview with Channels TV on Wednesday, December 30. While addressing the deplorable state of security across the country, Waye said “We are very very depressed. We are very sad in the ACF. Nobody is happy because of what has been happening to our people. How can I have faith in someone who presides over this kind of thing? I had faith in him when I followed him as a reporter and he chased away some foreigners who were coming to kill us. When he was coming to be President, I had faith in him. I witnessed how successful this man was in chasing enemies out of our country in 1983. But now, 300 people kidnapped in his home state.” Waye added that no northerner is happy with the spate of killings and attacks in the region. He said fear rules the Northern region now so much that he like many others cannot go to their villages anymore. “I can’t go to my home state of Taraba. The whole place is in chaos, they are killing people every day. That one is not publicised because there is no oil in Taraba. All over the north, there is insecurity. I have never felt unsafe like I feel now. What can I say? You have seen what is happening to our people,” he said
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complete rubbish... There is no mathematical formula to surviving NYSC. What works for you might not work for another. I know many persons who thought they were the wisest corps members, at the end na dem still dey our back. Not pride, but my suggestion is; just keep peace with the society u find urslf. Explore and learn. Do NOT break the rules of the land. Do NOT follow married women/men or other ladies/guys from the host community. Stick to ur fellow corps members, there's enough to go round. Do NOT miss mammi market. Always send some moni home. Make friends Join ur state indigene forum (You will learn a lot from ur people). Do NOT forget to FLEX while planning ahead. |
complete rubbish... There is no mathematical formula to surviving NYSC. What works for you might not work for another. I know many persons who thought they were the wisest corps members, at the end na dem still dey our back. Not pride, but my suggestion is; just keep peace with the society u find urslf. Explore and learn. Do NOT break the rules of the land. Do NOT follow married women/men or other ladies/guys from the host community. Stick to ur fellow corps members, there's enough to go round. Do NOT miss mammi market. Always send some moni home. Make friends Join ur state indigene forum (You will learn a lot from ur people). Do NOT forget to FLEX while planning ahead. |
Godons1:'I just hope and wish that someday a relative of yours would be killed and in that way you'd learn to watch what you say. Are Nigerian youths this dumb?' |
The truth is as a Nigerian, I will even be scared of collecting the car from u in the first place.... what if the car was stolen? So its not just a one sided matter. |
YorubaKinging:That's your problem man. make ur papa come do him own. |
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