UPDATE: U.S FINALIZES $20,000 VISA BOND POLICY AFFECTING NIGERIA AND 49 OTHER NATIONS. (PHOTO).
U.S Finalizes $20,000 Visa Bond Policy Affecting Nigeria and 49 Other Nations The United States government has officially formalized its visa bond policy, making it a permanent measure that could require travelers from 50 designated countries, including Nigeria, to pay a refundable bond of up to $20,000 before receiving certain visas. First introduced as a pilot scheme in 2025, the policy targets applicants seeking B1 and B2 visas, which are designated for business and tourism. According to the U.S. Department of State, the initiative is designed to bolster compliance with local immigration laws and drastically reduce visa overstay rates. How the Visa Bond Policy Works Under the permanent guidelines, U.S. consular officers have the discretion to instruct eligible applicants to post a bond as a prerequisite for visa issuance. However, U.S. authorities have clarified that the financial requirement will not be applied automatically to every traveler from the listed nations. Data anal...
The accused persons which turned out to be four men are identified as 22 year old Dada sunday,25 year old Oguntola Dare,23 year old Adetipe Solomon and 18 year old Adetipe Michael,were all arraigned today monday before an Ota Magistrate court for allegedly fighting in public.The accused persons whose addresses were unknown,were bing tried on a three count charge of fighting in public,causing breach of peace and conspiracy.The police prosecutor Sgt Ebibomino Itaita,told the court that the accused persons and others at large,committed the offence on May 4 about 6:30pm at Ejibo Tutun/llo Awera area in Ota.He said that the accused persons,with others now at large,conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of th peace by fighting in public,with dangerous weapons.The offence contravened sections 83 and 24 a {d} of the Criminal code,laws of Ogun state 2006.The accused pleaded not guilty.The chief Magistrate,Mrs funke Odunbanjo,granted bail to the accused persons in the sum of N50,000 each,with two sureties.The magistrate said that the sureties shall swear to affidavits of means and provide established evidence of identification either through the national identity card,a drivers license or an international passport.She also ordered the sureties to provide evidence of tax payment in the last one year ans that the addresses of the sureties should be verified by the police.The case was adjourned to June 3rd for hearing.
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