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• Wole Soyinka Reveals He’s Been Banned from Entering the United States

  28-10-2025 22:24
  Nigeria’s Nobel Prize-winning author, Wole Soyinka, said on Tuesday that the United States had revoked his non-immigrant visa issued last year, and that he had been informed he must reapply should he wish to visit the U.S. again.The 91-year-old writer had torn up his U.S. green card and renounced his American residency in 2016 in protest of the election of President Donald Trump. The Nobel laureate has held regular teaching appointments at American Ivy League universities since the mid-199
  
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• ChatGPT Will Now Cost More for Nigerians — Here’s Why

  28-10-2025 17:25
  Using ChatGPT or thinking about upgrading? Then you should know that things are changing. If you are on the paid version of ChatGPT here in Nigeria, you will soon be paying a little more. Do not panic, but do pull up your billing settings.  OpenAI, the company behind the world’s most popular AI chatbot, has just announced that Nigerian users of its paid version, ChatGPT Plus, will soon start paying more. The reason? A new 7.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) will now be applied to all paid Open
  
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• Biggest Losers as Rice Prices Continue to Crash in Nigeria

  28-10-2025 15:42
  The gradual but steady decline in rice prices has sparked mixed reactions across the country. While the development is a joy for consumers, some Nigerians have started counting their losses, especially those who rely on local production to get by.  The dramatic price drop didn’t just happen by magic. It followed a recent surge in imported rice through Nigeria’s land borders, which had previously been shut for over five years by the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s
  
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• Who Is Abdussamad Dasuki? The Politician Who Says It’s Time for Nigeria’s Youth to Lead

  28-10-2025 13:08
  Abdussamad Dasuki, a House of Representatives member, captured Nigerians' attention on Monday, October 27, 2025, after his announcement that he wouldn’t run for a third term, to pave the way for younger Nigerians to participate in governance.  The lawmaker representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency of Sokoto State issued a statement, in which he described his decision as a “deliberate act of sacrifice and conviction”.  Dasuki added, This decision is not borne ou
  
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