United Arab Emirates Immigration authorities have imposed a visa ban on Nigerians and are now rejecting visa applications.
This was conveyed in a notice issued to UAE's trade partners in Nigeria including travel agencies on Friday October 21.
No reason was given for the visa ban, but the United Arab Emirates Immigration authorities said all applications are on-hold until issues between the UAE government and the Nigerian government are resolved.
It read;
“All Dubai applications submitted are now rejected. It is general for Nigerians and approvals are on hold at the moment.
“Kindly advise your clients to resubmit C2=A0 applications when the issue is resolved between both governments.”
Punch reported that a source at travel agency, Wakanow confirmed the development. The source said;
“It is true, it was issued yesterday. The Dubai immigration did not state when the ban would be lifted but for now, everything is on hold.”
A customer representative from Air Peace, however said the airline is still flying to Dubai with those who already have a valid visa. The representative added that if any changes were to occur as regards flight for Nigerians, it would be duly communicated.
Little Luke Ruehlman, 5, spooked his parents at age 2 when he began incessantly insisting that he used to live a previous life as an African-American woman called Pam Robinson who jumped to her death to escape the flames inside Paxton Hotel in Chicago.
His mother, Erika said the five-year-old had started to scare her a little after he began speaking about a woman she had never heard of named Pam.
After questioning her young son about the random woman to find out who she was, Luke revealed the startling truth about his alleged past life.
Erika told Fox 8: “He turned to me and said, ‘Well, I was’. [He said] ‘Well, I used to be, but I died and I went up to heaven. I saw God and then eventually, God pushed me back down and I was a baby and you named me Luke.”
Luke’s family, who live in Cincinnati, Ohio, said their son told them he travelled by train in Chicago despite them never taking him there, reports The Sun.
Erika decided to research the bizarre claims and was shocked to find out that Pam was named one of 19 victims who died from the fire in 1993.
Luke recalled eerie details about how he tried to escape the burning building and spoke about the moment he “met God.”
Erika says he also speaks about other moments that he “remembered” from his past life.
“He used to say, ‘When I was a girl, I had black hair’ or he would say, ‘I used to have earrings like that when I was a girl,’ she said.
Producers of a paranormal investigations TV show “The Ghost Inside My Child” have also delved into Luke’s case.
During the show, the little boy was shown a page of pictures of different black women aged in their 30s and was asked to find the late Pam Robinson.
Surprisingly, he was able to pick her out within the first go, according to the footage.
Following the creepy development, Luke’s mum decided to reach out to Pam’s family.
She said they described her personality and it revealed shocking similarities between Pam and Luke, such as their love for Stevie Wonder and playing on the keyboard.
A Nigerian man has narrated an interesting story of how he unintentionally linked up his girlfriend, named Bella with his friend, Ayo.
He revealed that his girlfriend was invited for a job interview in Lagos, so he begged his friend to accommodate her because he trusted the guy.
The lady left Warri, Delta state for Lagos and stayed with her boyfriend’s pal in his apartment, however, her attitude began to change.
The narrator known as Born Gifted, said that Bella stopped picking his calls and his friend, Ayo also changed towards him.
He did not know what was happening, so he kept trying to reach her, but one faithful day, his friend picked up his girlfriend’s phone and informed him that she was in the shower.
Fast forward to present day, Born Gifted’s ex is now married to his friend and they have two children, a boy and girl.
Read his write-up; “I remembered when I was dating this girl, she told me she has a job interview in Lagos so I called a friend of mine who lived there that my girlfriend is coming and that he should accommodate her since I trusted him enough to allow my babe pass the night there.
He agreed and accommodated her. My babe left Warri for Lagos and ever since then, her attitude as well as my friend’s attitude has changed. They don’t pick up my calls. The day he managed to pick up my calls, he answered my babe’s phone and told me, she was bathing and I should call her later… to cut the story short, Bella my girlfriend and my friend ( Ayo) are happily married now with two kids, a boy (Jude) and a girl ( Ella).”
Two politicians, a staffer, and the pilot of a helicopter miraculously survived when their aircraft collided with a power line and crashed to the ground before erupting in flames.
Shocking video captures the moment the silver helicopter carrying Brazilian MP Hercílio Araújo Diniz and David Barroso, the deputy mayor of Governador Valadares, slowly drifts into the power cord.
The video of the collision was recorded by a witness on the ground and onlookers can be heard gasping in horror as the helicopter crashed.
All four on board survived with minor injuries, the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais said. They were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The politicians involved in the crash
The Fire Department said that the pilot lost control before colliding with the power line on the side of a highway, the US Sun reported.
Power was cut to the municipalities of Sobrália and Fernandes Tourinho following the crash, local reports said.
The decomposed body of a South African woman, was found under the bed of her neighbour who had been helping search for her.
33-year-old Annelise van Rooyen, had been missing since April 24, 2022 in Cape Town and was found on September 19.
The suspect, Jaun-Paul van der Westhuizen, 32, allegedly misled the family by saying he saw her in different places.
The decomposing body of the victim was found when the accused’s brother was looking for stolen items.
For about five months the man allegedly attributed the sickening stench that his family and friends complained about to dead rats that he was struggling to find.
While speaking to cops, Van der Westhuizen allegedly incriminated his friends Florenzo Steyn, 31, and Marshall Baartman, 27.
They all appeared on a murder charge in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, September 22, 2022.
The prosecutor read the docket in court: “The deceased went missing in April, and she was found on 19 September. Her body was under the bed of accused number one. It was decomposed. Accused number one made an admission to the captain that the deceased went to his home with accused two and three to smoke. He wanted to have sex with the deceased who tried to run; they strangled her and then put her under the bed
The State has indicated that they are opposing bail for all accused. The victim’s mom, Marlene, 53, says:
“This man has been coming to home, I treated him like a son. He helped us with the search and he would come and tell me that he saw Annie in Wynberg and other places and all along he knew what he did
The heartbroken mom says her daughter was last seen walking to a nearby shop.
“We had been everywhere looking for her and then on Monday when Jaun-Paul’s brother was looking for stolen items in his bungalow he found the body and called people,” she explains.
"We knew it was her because of the top she wore the last time I saw her. I picked her clothes that morning. She was not wearing the tights and shoes she had on."
Marlene also tells the Daily Voice that her daughter was mentally challenged.
"She had a mind of a child, if you complimented her top, she would have taken it off. Jaun-Paul took advantage of that and took her away from her 16-year-old son.
Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg had confirmed that cops are investigating a murder case.
Nigerian singer-songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as Tems, has said that there was a time in her life she stole food to survive.
She stated this while recounting her past struggles, adding that she was very broke and hopeless during that period.
Tems spoke while being interviewed by GQ magazine as she revealed that she used to visit an aunt to get food which she would then take home.
She said; “There were times when I was not just broke; I was broke and hopeless. I used to steal food. I used to go to my aunty’s house just so she could give me food to take home.
“I just felt like, What is the point of me existing right now? You have to remember those times. Because that person does not exist anymore.”
Also, Tems said that the year she released “Mr Rebel”, she living alone and struggling financially, noting that she was putting pressure on herself to assist with providing for her family.
She quit her job to focus on music and this made things even harder as the lack of security of stable job meant she would not be able to cater for everyone.
Furthermore, the Try Me crooner said that she had to go on a journey of self discovery and growth in order to achieve her dreams of having a successful music career.
“The decision I made was to not wallow in sadness and chose to stop seeing myself as “this person that can never be anything”.
Tems added; “I didn’t have any self-esteem. I didn’t think I was pretty. I didn’t even think of my voice as anything. I just thought, There are so many people that can sing, I’m not a model, I don’t dance, but whatever chance I have, I’ll take it. Even if I end up singing under a bridge somewhere, I’ll be the best under-the-bridge singer ever.”
A Nigerian man simply known as Ukeme has recounted the time he rejected the advances of a lady who was in a relationship with a customs officer and it almost got him into a mess he could not escape from.
He said that he and the woman were friends and she gave him “green light” but he turned her down because he was aware that she is dating a senior customs officer whom he was also friends with.
Ukeme noted that when he refused to give in to her advances, the lady became upset and decided to teach him a lesson.
The man said that she reported to her boyfriend and claimed that he was asking her out, which is when problem started for him.
In his words; ”I wanted to share a story here on how a lady who was involved with a senior officer I used to know, met me on one of my trips, gave me green lights but wen I didn’t dance to her music, she felt i will open up & decided to lie against me. The man threatened to deal wit me & he did
I used to know a senior customs officer who was the head of a strike force team at ijebu Ode, Benin and Seme border. He used to come around to my former neighborhood & also hang out & we do drink together wit other personalities.
There was a young lady i knew then who lived in our neighborhood & there was rumor going around that he was involved with her but i didn’t believe until he later confirmed same that she’s his small baby & he has invested there since when she was in secondary school.
I traveled home one time & on my way back to Lagos,……we branched umunede(for those that knows) to eat. I initially wanted to eat but when i saw the queue, i decided to change my mind. I bought Suya & 1759 instead but as I was about paying, someone used their hands to cover my eyes. When i checked, it was the young lady in question with so much excitement What are u doing here, she asked & i also asked same? She said she’s going back to Lagos from school & I told her same.
So we gisted a bit while eating & wen done, i wished her a safe trip & i moved. That evening, i saw her again bcos I entered Lagos that day by 5pm while they arrived by past 6pm according to her. So she gave me her number & that was it. I never nursed any interest in her anyway but just the normal exchanges until she started displaying all the lights & proposing hanging out which i didn’t oblige her. So to cut the story short, info got to the man that I’m hanging out with his baby & that was how she then changed the story that I was the one disturbing her.
The man drove to the neighborhood, called me & told me where to meet him, called the lady out & when she arrived, asked her to repeat wat she said. This lady denied everything & said I’m the one disturbing her, that i even asked we meet in a hotel, etc. I was completely shocked 😲. Others we do hang out together said no wonder that they were wondering how she’ll be the one to come disturb me. He brought out his Pistol & said if it was another, he’ll shoot me now. That don’t i know she’s his baby? That he has been investing there & i want to chop where he’s chopping? So to make peace reign, i apologized for the mix up but he still said he must deal with me.
I bought a car for an Irish priest from Cotonou & was to deliver the car personally to him in Uyo so i drove on my own. On getting to ijebu ode, i branched to greet him normally bcos he was on duty. We greeted & he offered me beer, but I told him I’m driving that Malt is fine which he gave me. After which he told me to drive safe. Unknown to me, he had radioed Ofosu command & gave details of the vehicle that they should intercept the vehicle. They waited for me & immediately i got to that point, they came out in their numbers. They asked for the customs papers & the next thing was my papers were fake and they impounded the vehicle.
I started making calls and then called him, he acted very well that how come & all. He told me to remain calm that the vehicle will released. I slept at Ofosu in the bush there for 2 nights & the 3rd day they took vehicle Benin office. I paid #150,000 after much bargain to release the vehicle.
The man that collected the cash from me was the one that told me that he was the one that is responsible for the act and asked if i offended..him and that was how i got to know he masterminded everything. So i left & continued my journey.”
The former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), on Thursday advised Nigerians not to sell their voters card during the 2023 general elections.
Abubakar, who is the Chairman of the National Peace Committee, made the call in a chat with journalists shortly after the committee’s meeting in Minna, Niger State.
The meeting was attended by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, Etsu Nupe, Yahaya Abubakar, the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Martins Agwai (retd), ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Yayale Ahmed, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola and Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.
He said: “I appeal to Nigerians, especially the electorate, to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner as the programme of the electoral process is about to be implemented.
“Don’t sell your votes but vote for credible leaders that will provide basic infrastructure and enhance the wellbeing of Nigerians.
“If we want to have it good, we must work towards electing responsible people to manage our nation’s resources for optimal performance.
“The objectives of having good democratic governance will only be achieved if eligible Nigerians shun all kinds of violence and not engage in the selling of their voter’s cards.”
He also urged politicians, especially those seeking elective positions, to play responsible politics during and after elections.
In his address, Yakubu assured Nigerians that the commission would conduct credible elections next year..
He also challenged politicians to cooperate with the commission and ensure successful conduct of the exercise.
“We at the commission are battle ready to provide a level-playing platform for the smooth implementation of all the electoral process,” the INEC chief stated.
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday, accused the Department of State Services (DSS), of procuring substandard drugs from a chemist store for the activist.
The IPOB had recently alleged that Kanu’s health was fast deteriorating.
Ejiofor, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, insisted that Kanu’s health was deteriorating because of substandard drugs administered to him by the security agency.
He appealed to DSS to allow the family to purchase drugs for the IPOB leader pending his release from custody.
The statement read: “Sadly, we made the startling discovery that despite the alarm raised on Monday, calling for the intervention of responsible foreign governments and institutions on the DSS’ flagrant disobedience of orders of the court, particularly in denying Onyendu Nnamdi Kanu access to his personal doctor and medication, the DSS immediately resorted to local chemist store to procure substandard drugs to be administered on Onyendu.
“Since it is now obvious that the DSS does not have the facility, capacity and/or resources to manage Onyendu’s deteriorating health condition, we are compelled to publicly implore the DSS, to allow us to have Onyendu back unconditionally, or better still, allow us to purchase the prescribed drugs for him pending his unconditional release from their custody.
“With this development, we are now convinced that the Federal Government of Nigeria is ostensibly afraid of the anticipated positive outcome of the Court of Appeal’s judgement.
“Hence, they are doing everything possible to subject our client, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to severe torture, and inhuman/degrading treatment before he finally regains his freedom.”
