OUAGADOUGOU (CONVERSEER) – The Burkinabe government has announced a mutual visa exemption agreement with Italy for holders of diplomatic and service passports. Effective 19th August 2025, Burkinabe nationals with these documents can enter Italy for short stays of up to 90 days without a visa, while the same privilege has been extended to Italian officials…
By Joe Udo OUAGADOUGOU (CONVERSEER) – In a historic Pan-African move, Burkina Faso’s transitional government announced on 11th September 2025, that it would waive all visa fees for citizens of African countries. The Council of Ministers approved a law amending the 2025 budget to make tourist and business visas free of charge for all 54…
By Joe Udo ASABA (CONVERSEER) – The Delta State Government has issued a new directive banning what it described as “indecent appearance” among public servants, including bushy beards, artificial braided or dyed hair, long eyelashes, and fake nails. In a circular from the Office of the Head of Service, workers were ordered to maintain a…
By Frank Ulom MADRID (CONVERSEER) – Real Madrid are facing a significant defensive crisis after Antonio Rüdiger was ruled out for up to two-and-a-half months with a thigh injury. The German international sustained the injury in training this week, with medical tests confirming damage to the rectus femoris muscle in his left leg. The club…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno. By Aniekan Sunday The Senior Special Assistant, SSA to Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State on Ethical Orientation, Rev. Osondu Ahirika, PhD, has hailed his boss as a nationalist, detribalised leader and true patriot who has risen above ethnic bigotry Dr Ahirika who spoke on the radio…
