By The PUNCH SOME NIGERIANS in the United Kingdom (UK) are seeking legal means to remain in the country as the expiration of their student visas draws near, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. The moves came amid fresh migration policies and warnings recently issued by the UK government. The UK government, in an emergency alert published […]
By Claire Mom, TheCable United States President Donald Trump has denied being a dictator while suggesting that many Americans might welcome one. Trump spoke on Monday during a press conference at the Oval Office, where he signed executive orders to introduce stiffer penalties for suspects who burn the American flag, and eliminate cashless bai...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent KISARAZU IN Japan has been named as the official hometown for Nigerians willing to live and work in the country. This is in a move designed to deepen cultural diplomacy, promote economic growth, and boost workforce productivity. The announcement came on Thursday on the sidelines of the 9th Toky...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia THE NIGERIAN Guild of Editors (NGE) has raised alarm over the growing hardship confronting citizens, citing the strain of economic reforms, persistent insecurity, the crisis in education, and increasing threats to press freedom. In a communiqué released at the end of its Standing Committee Meeting in Owerri, Im...
By Joke Kujenya HIGH-LEVEL talks between United States (US) President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded in Alaska on Friday without an agreement on a ceasefire in Ukraine, despite both leaders describing the meeting as constructive. The three-hour summit, their first in-person encounter since 2019, produced expressio...
By Joke Kujenya UNITED STATES (US) President Donald Trump has pledged he will not conduct business with Russia until the war in Ukraine is resolved, as he heads to Anchorage, Alaska, for a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said the talks would focus […...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent United States (US) President Donald Trump has signalled plans to impose sharply higher tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals, warning that rates could climb to as much as 250 percent within 18 months. In an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, Trump said the duties would start at a lower rate before ...
By Joke Kujenya SWEEPING REVISIONS to the United States of America (USA) visa process will soon require most non-immigrant applicants, including those seeking H-1B visas, to attend in-person interviews. The US Department of State confirmed that effective 2 September 2025, exemptions introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic will be rescinded, r...
By Joke Kujenya DEPLOYMENT ORDERS for two United States (U.S.) nuclear submarines have been issued by President Donald Trump in response to increasingly hostile exchanges with Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev. He remarked that the move signals a stark escalation in nuclear posturing as diplomatic tensions deepen over the war in Ukrai...
By Joke Kujenya MOUNTING PENSIONS between Washington and Pretoria have cast doubt over United States (US) President Donald Trump’s attendance at the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa this November. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump indicated he might delegate representation to another official, citing continued opposition to South Africa...
