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The United States Embassy (US Embassy) in Nigeria has announced a new visa services provider for its Abuja and Lagos consulates, expected to take effect from August 26, 2024. The announcement was made on its website and its official X account on Wednesday. This comes amid complaints from Nigerian applicants over late appointment dates and racketeering at its consulate general office in Lagos. Following the development, the embassy announced a change in its service providers. “The US Embassy in Abuja and the US Consulate General in Lagos are moving to a new visa services provider on August 26, 2024,” it…

Onyeka Onwenu was a legendary figure in Nigerian music and entertainment industry. Here are 12 interesting facts about the late multifaceted artist: Early Life Onyeka Onwenu was born on January 17, 1952, in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria. Educational Background She studied at the University of Ibadan, where she graduated with a BA in International Relations. Music Career Onwenu’s music career began in the late 1970s. She is known for her soulful voice and her ability to blend traditional African music with contemporary styles. Marriage In 1984, Onyeka married a Yoruba Muslim, and the union produced two sons, Tijani Ogunlende and…

Nigerian sprinter, Favour Ofili, has said she will not be competing in the 100-metre race at the ongoing Olympics in Paris due to administrative failures by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC). While expressing her frustration in a series of posts on Tuesday, Ofili questioned the trustworthiness of both organisations, and called for accountability from those responsible for her lost opportunity. The LSU Track and Field alumni hopes to be entered in the 200-metre event. Her post read, “It is with great regret that I have just been told I will not be competing…

Legendary Nigerian singer, song writer, and actress, Onyeka Onwenu, is dead. Onwenu, the multifaceted artist, slumped and died shortly after performing at a birthday party in Lagos. In a shocking turn of events, the music maestro affectionately known as the ‘Elegant Stallion,’ according to sources, died at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after collapsing at a private function. According to sources close to the family, Onyeka Onwenu was attending a friend’s birthday party when she took to the stage to perform. Immediately after her performance, she returned to her seat and suddenly slumped. Emergency services were quickly called, and she…

Landslides swept through tea estates in southern India’s Kerala state on Tuesday, killing over 50 people, authorities said, as hillsides collapsed after heavy rain and sent rivers of mud, water and boulders on homes of workers and villagers. The hillsides gave way after midnight following torrential rainfall on Monday in the Wayanad district of Kerala, a state renowned as one of India’s most popular tourist destinations. Most of the victims were estate workers and their families who were asleep at the time in makeshift tents. Television visuals showed relief personnel working amid uprooted trees and flattened tin structures as boulders…

The telecommunications giant, MTN, has shut down all its stores and service centres across Nigeria. This came on the heels of an outrage by some of its subscribers across the country after the network provider barred their lines on Sunday. In a viral video on social media Monday, a mob is seen destroying a barricade fence just outside the MTN office. The clip showed a large crowd of frustrated subscribers vandalising the telecommunications company’s office in the FESTAC Town area of Lagos State in response to the network blocking subscribers due to a mismatch in their National Identification Number (NIN)…

Despite losing their second group match to Spain on Sunday, the Super Falcons of Nigeria still have a “mathematical chance” to make it to the quarterfinals at the Paris 2024 Olympics. At Athens 2004 Olympics, the Super Falcons, led then by the late coach Ismaila Mabo, made it to the knockout stage for the first time, and incidentally, they defeated Japan in a Group E game. The Super Falcons’ lone goal came from “pocket dynamite” Vera Okolo. It was Nigeria’s first win in Olympic history after losing all three group games at Sydney 2000. On Wednesday, the Super Falcons will…

At Singapore’s House of Seafood restaurant, the fish-head curry comes with a side of crunchy crickets, the tofu has bugs crawling out of it and the patrons can’t get enough. The seaside restaurant is the first eatery to put insects on the menu after the city state’s stringent food authority this month approved for human consumption 16 species ranging from crickets to grasshoppers, grubs and mealworms after two years of deliberation. Crickets and other insects have long been enjoyed as street food in Southeast Asia, but not in the wealthy financial hub, where food imports come with strict restrictions for…

The Metropolitan Police has launched an urgent appeal for a six-year-old girl who went missing in Greenwich, south-east London, on Monday. The force said it was “extremely concerned” for Eudine who was reported missing from the Thamesmead Estate at 22:40 BST. The police said she was seen alone on CCTV at about midday, and have asked people in the Thamesmead area to check gardens, sheds and CCTV and doorbell footage. It is believed the girl is between 3ft 6in and 4ft (1.09m to 1.21m) tall and she is thought to be wearing light pink pyjamas. She also had a white…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially announced that the results for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination will be released on August 5, 2024. Students across the West African region are eagerly awaiting their results, which will be available online and through designated WAEC offices, Schoolpursuit reports. This announcement marks the end of a tense waiting period for candidates who sat for the exams earlier this year. The announcement read, “West African Examinations Council has officially announced that the WAEC 2024 results will be out on Monday, August 5, 2024. “The West African Examinations Council has…