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The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, on Friday said America would not discriminate against any Nigerian on the basis of religion or on the new visa regime. President Trump recently signed an executive order that banned citizens from seven countries from travelling into the U.S. for 90 days. The countries are Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The restrictions were part of wide-ranging immigration controls that also suspended refugee arrivals. At a press conference in Abuja on President Donald Trump’s executive order and its effects on Nigeria, the ambassador dispelled the rumour of reducing U.S. visa policy for Nigeria to one year. Mr. Symington said the two-year visa for Nigeria was still valid. “The new order now is for the U.S. government to cross-check as many that are coming into the U.S. before issuing visas. “We will not discriminate on the basis of religion in issuing visas to Nigerians. The two-year visa is still valid contr...

The Lagos state police commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, has agreed to provide security for the February 6th protest that is slated to hold at the National Stadium, Lagos. After a meeting with the organizers of the rally, the Commissioner who spoke to newsmen said : “We had a meeting with the protesters and we explained to them why we advised against the protest. A pro-government group wants to protest that same day and we don’t want a situation where there would be friction. We also don’t want hooligans to hijack the process and injure the protesters. After explaining to them, they said they will go back and discuss with others. They said if they decide to go ahead, they won’t demonstrate but would assemble at a point and read their demands. That notwithstanding, we have resolved to provide security for them. It is our responsibility and we won’t shy away from it. We will ensure trouble makers do not hijack the process.” -LIB

The Lagos State Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni on Wednesday said he will not allow the planned protest against the Federal Government slated for February 5 to hold in the state, The Nation reports. . . Popular musician, TuFace Idibia, who joined the call for protest by some concerned Nigerians over the state of the nation, had used his social media platforms to appeal to his supporters to join the movement. . . But Owoseni, who had earlier stated that there was no official request from the protesters notifying security agencies of their plan, said Wednesday that intelligence report indicates that criminals might hijack the process. . . According to the police chief, the command wasn’t ready for that kind of demonstration and as such would not allow it to hold. He said no matter how good an intention is, hoodlums would always find a way to harass, rob and attack innocent members of the public, who may wish to go about their Lawful duty. . . Owoseni said: “Info...

A junkie held a terrified 13-year-old girl at knifepoint in her bedroom after breaking in so he could exchange her for drugs only for Russian police to storm in and free her. The drug-crazed man broke into the house in the city of Omsk in Omsk Oblast region, central Russia, where the girl lives with her grandmother. Named only as Zhenya, he started demanding drugs from the terrified family, and when it became clear they didn't have any he made the family call the police so that he could get his fix in exchange for the girl's freedom. Police and a SWAT team rushed to the scene and a video filmed by an officer shows the tattooed junkie holding the girl on his lap with a knife to her back. The drug addict and Zhenya get embroiled in tense negotiation, as he demands the policemen leave the room as he did not want to 'get a life sentence'. - -  The girl can be heard crying in terror, asking the intruder to let her go as officers attempt to diffuse the situation by sayin...

A teenager from Pakistan has become an internet sensation after he filmed himself popping his eye balls out. Ahmed Khan, 14, can pop his eyes out beyond eye sockets by over 10 mm. Khan, who studies at a local school in Lahore, discovered his unique ability to pop his eyes last year. 'Last year, I was doing something and I touched my eye and the eyeball popped out,' said the 14-year-old. 'I thought I had damaged my eye or something but realised it did not cause any harm to my eye. - - - 'I tried popping the other eye out and I was successful. This seemed fun and after trying a couple of times I got used to it.' 'Many younger kids in school run away when they see me. They are scared of my eye popping,' he said. 'Even the girls in school get scared. They think that my eyes will fall out into my hands or something.' - - Khan is now 'eyeing' a place in the Guinness World record books. 'Once I had mastered the art of popping eyeballs at ...

Barack and Michelle Obama's vacation on billionaire Richard Branson's Necker Island is over. The world power couple left yesterday and sources on the island told TMZ the Obamas took a helicopter from Necker Island to nearby Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport. The former POTUS and FLOTUS are seen above chatting with BVI Premier Dr. Orlando Smith and his wife before jetting off  private, of course to somewhere unknown. Barack and Michelle have been hanging with Sir Richard Branson since last week after they left White House. It is unclear if they're coming back home to the States.

Meet Danladi Ibrahim, a 23-year-old Nigerian man based in Kaduna who converted a motorcycle into a high-heeled shoe that can be moved. How creative is Danladi Ibrahim's invention?? According to Splufik Nigerians, Danladi was only seven years old when he started going to his father’s shop to watch how he repaired different bicycles. A decade later, having developed much interest, he decided to drop out of Rimi College, Kaduna to venture into welding after which he became a motorcycle mechanic. Ibrahim now uncouples and repair things formerly strange to him. One of his many inventions is a two-wheel motorcycle he reconstructed to a tricycle shaped like a lady’s shoe. According to Danladi, no government agency like the NBTI, NDE or a technical institution like Kaduna Polytechnic or Technical College Malali has ever contacted him on how he can develop or teach youngsters in a joint partnership. He also urges parents to encourage their children to acquire skills, especially ...