No fewer than 974 Nigerians are currently facing imminent deportation from Canada, official data revealed. According to the date from the Canada Border Services Agency, CBSA, the affected individuals are listed under the country’s “removal-in-progress” category, a designation that indicates deportation proceedings have already begun but are yet to be concluded. No fewer that…
Pop icon Beyoncé has officially joined the billionaire ranks. According to *Forbes*, her net worth has surpassed $1 billion following the massive success of her *Cowboy Carter* era. Her 2024 album *Cowboy Carter* and the subsequent 2024–2025 world tour proved to be career-defining, with the tour grossing more than $407 million and ranking as the…
A lottery player in the U.S. state of Arkansas has won the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot, making it the second-largest lottery prize ever won in the United States, according to the game’s organisers. “With final ticket sales, the Powerball jackpot reached $1.817 billion, making it the second-largest US lottery jackpot ever won and the…
The United States has announced plans to partially halt the issuance of visas to Nigerian citizens beginning January 1, 2026. In a statement released on Monday, December 22, the U.S. Department of State said the suspension will affect nonimmigrant B-1/B-2 visitor visas, as well as F, M, and J student and exchange visitor visas. All…
The Federal Government has announced that its recent diplomatic disagreement with the United States has been largely resolved, following constructive engagement between both countries. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known on Monday, December 22, while speaking to journalists at a year-end press conference in Abuja. The disagreement arose after…
Pope Leo XIV has issued a strong warning over the increasing deployment of artificial intelligence in military operations, saying the transfer of life-and-death decisions to machines undermines the moral foundations of civilisation. The pontiff made the statement in his first World Peace Day message, released on Thursday, December 18, expressing deep concern about the expanding…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday, December 16, signed a proclamation further restricting entry into the United States for nationals of countries identified as high risk due to what the White House described as persistent and severe deficiencies in screening, vetting and information sharing that threaten national security and public safety. Among the…
Former Memphis Tigers football player La’Andre Thomas has died following an officer-involved shooting in Georgia, an incident that remains under investigation. He was 27 years old. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, officers from the Sandy Springs Police Department were dispatched to the Dunwoody Place area around 10:30 a.m. on December 4 after…
Police in Northern California are investigating a shooting that left three people injured inside the Westfield Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara on Black Friday. San Jose police said officers responded around 5:40 p.m. after an adult man, an adult woman and a 16-year-old girl were found with gunshot wounds. All three were taken to…
Suzanne Hinn’s marriage to the popular faith-healer Benny Hinn is officially over for a second time in 46 years. Records from the Hillsborough County Court in Florida, first cited by the Trinity Foundation, show the Hinns’ marriage ended in an uncontested divorce on Nov. 19. When Suzanne Hinn filed for divorce in the…
