U.S. announces visa ban on Nigerians undermining polls, democracy

Barely two weeks after the British government vowed to impose visa ban on Nigerian politicians involved in violence and rigging, the United States of America, yesterday, announced visa restrictions on some Nigerians accused of undermining democracy. This was disclosed by the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who said the sanctioned individuals, whose names he

U.S. bans Nigeria’s 2019 election riggers, imposes visa restrictions

The United States (U.S.) Department has imposed visa restrictions on Nigerians who were involved in trying to or undermined democracy in the concluded 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections. It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari won a second term in office in February in an election characterized by logistical problems, violence and killings. The