Owing to the recent public disturbance, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has released stiffer visa regulations for Nigerians.

Dubai is one of the most frequently visited countries for business and tourism by Nigerians.

Reports of civil unrest caused by some Africans who are allegedly Nigerians in Dubai have been rife, and a number of Nigerians have been deported.

Some Nigerians have also lamented ill treatment by airport officials and detention at UAE airports.

These ugly turn out of events may have also led to the decision of the UAE government to tighten the visa regulations for Nigerians travelling into the UAE.

In the updated visa portal, there are three new Nigerian requirements mandatory for all visa applicants to provide.

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The three updated requirements are:

• Hotel reservation/place of stay in UAE
• Six-month bank statement
• Return flight ticket.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government has advised Nigerians going to the UAE to be honest with visa applications.

The UAE government introduced a new visa regime issuing tourist visas to only persons aged 40 years and above except for those applying for family visas.

The CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri, confirmed this.

She noted that only those applying for family visas would not be affected by the new rule.

As an added security measure, Immigration Authorities at Dubai International airport are also conducting random eye screening for visitors to Dubai.

Visitors asked to proceed for eye screening are required to present a hard copy of their visa or a printed version of the visa number confirmation page at the screening counter.

It is expected that from September 2022, the UAE government will implement updated entry visa and residency scheme rules with the aim of expanding eligibility for visas.

Every battery has an expiration date. The same is true for smartphone batteries. However, how you use your smartphone has a significant impact on the battery life of your device.

Charging habits as well as the chargers you use, play an important role. There are some habits you should avoid if you want your phone’s battery to last longer.

Here are seven tips to keep your smartphone battery healthy;

1. Avoid overnight charging

Most people charge their phones overnight to enable them to charge fully due to the country’s constant power outage, but this is gradually causing significant damage to your phones. This is because charging over the night causes your battery to be overcharged, which is bad for its health.

2. Avoid using smartphone while it is connected to power bank

When your smartphone is connected to the power bank, avoid using it. Using the device in this mode increases the internal temperatures and reduces battery life.

3. Avoid chargers from unknown manufacturers

There are specific chargers for different phones. Your phone’s manufacturer specifically created a special charger for your phone. They created it to match your phone’s properties and capacity.

Using someone’s charger can be detrimental to your battery performance. Most times it slows down the charging and affects the battery.

In case your original charger gets damaged, make sure you consult trusted phone technicians or visit the manufacturer’s outlets around you to get an original charger.

4. Avoid using phone while charging

This cannot be overemphasized. There have been consistent warnings against using our phones or even receiving calls while they are charging.

Pressing our phones while charging reduces their battery performance. This is because a lot of applications will be working in the background, and this will slow down the charging.

5. Avoid charging constantly

Charging your phone all the time terminates the life of your battery gradually. It is advisable that you charge your phone when it is at 15% or 20%. Recharging it consistently and unnecessarily will shorten its lifespan.

6. Reduce apps running in the background

A lot of apps drain your phone’s battery secretly. Using third party apps is detrimental to your battery performance. These apps run constantly in your background and allow unnecessary advertisements that might break down your phone’s security walls.

7. Reduce your brightness

But screen brightness is a major drain on your phone battery aside from the fact that it affects your eyes. If you need to conserve battery power, turning it to its lowest-but-still-readable

While most countries have been ruled almost entirely by men throughout their histories, an increasing number of countries are electing women to high political offices, including heads of state.

Many of these women are earning praises for their innovative and effective leadership, as well as for providing unique and fresh perspectives on the challenges their countries face.

Here are ten famous countries with female Presidents:

1. Nepal

Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia with Bidya Devi Bhandari as the incumbent President. Bhandari was elected as President of Nepal on 29 October 2015. She is the first female president to be elected by the parliament on 28 October 2015.

Bhandari served as the Minister of Defence from 2009 to 2011.She also served as the Minister of Environment and Population in 1997, and has been an active campaigner for environmental awareness and women’s rights in Nepal.

2. Taiwan

Taiwan is a country in East Asia with Tsai Ing-wen, as the incumbent President. Ing-wen became the President of Taiwan on 20 May 2016, and she is still active in power. She is the first female president of Taiwan. She became the first female nominated by a major party as a presidential candidate in the history of Taiwan. She won her first term of presidency in the 2016 presidential election by a landslide.

In the 2020 election, she was re-elected as president with an increased share of the vote. Tsai is the second president from the Democratic Progressive Party, and the first president to have never held a prior elected executive post.

3. Singapore

Singapore is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. The country is currently ruled by a female President, Halimah Yacob. She was elected as the President of Singapore on 14 September 2017. She is also the first female president in Singapore’s history

Halimah was born on 23 August 1954 in Singapore, to an Indian father and Malay mother. Prior to her presidency, she was the country’s parliament speaker.

4. Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Paula Mae Weekes, is the woman ruling as the incumbent President of Trinidad and Tobago. She was elected as the President on 19 March 2018.

Weekes was born on 23 December 1958, She is the first female President of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the second female head of state in Trinidad and Tobago after Elizabeth II and the second female president of African descent in the Americas. She assumed office on 19 March 2018.

5. Georgia

Georgia is a country located at the intersection of Europe and Asia. Salome Zourabichvili was elected as the incumbent President on 16 December 2018. She is the first woman to be elected as Georgia’s president.

Zourabichvili was born on 18 March 1952 in Paris, France into a family of Georgian political refugees. From 2003 to 2004, she served as the Ambassador of France to Georgia. In 2004, by mutual agreement between the presidents of France and Georgia, she accepted Georgian nationality and became the Foreign Minister of Georgia.

6. Moldova

Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe with Maia Sandu as the president. She was elected on 24 December 2020, and she is still holding the office.

Maia Sandu was born on 24 May 1972, She served as the Prime Minister of Moldova from 8 June 2019 until 14 November 2019. On 12 November 2019, Sandu’s government collapsed after a vote of no-confidence. She is the first female president of Moldova.

7. Slovakia

Slovakia is a country located in Europe. Zuzana Caputova was elected as the incumbent President of Slovakia on 15 June 2019, and she is still in power.

Caputova is also a lawyer and environmental activist. She is the fifth president of Slovakia and also the first woman to hold the presidency, as well as the youngest president in the history of Slovakia, elected at the age of 45.

She won the 2019 presidential election with 58% of the vote in the run-off.

8. Greece

Greece is a country located in southeastern Europe. The incumbent President of Greece is Katerina Sakellaropoulou. She was elected as the President of Greece on 13 March 2020.

Sakellaropoulou was born on 30 May 1956 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She was elected to succeed Prokopis Pavlopoulos on 22 January 2020. Prior to her election as president, Sakellaropoulou served as president of the Council of State, the highest administrative court of Greece. She is the country’s first female president.

9. Barbados

Barbados is a country located in North America. Sandra Mason was elected as the President of Barbados on 30 November 2021. Mason was born on 17 January 1949 in Saint Philip Barbados. She is a politician, lawyer, and diplomat who has served as the first president of Barbados since 2021.

She was previously the eighth and final governor-general of Barbados from 2018 to 2021, the second woman to hold the office. On 20 October 2021, Mason was elected by the Parliament of Barbados to become the country’s first president, and took office on 30 November 2021, when Barbados ceased to be a constitutional monarchy and became a republic.

10. Honduras

Honduras is a country located in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala. Xiomara Castro was elected as the President of Honduras on 27 January 2022, and she is still active in office.

She became the country’s first lady in 2006 following her husband’s victory in the 2005 presidential election. Castro became involved in the National Popular Resistance Front after the 2009 coup d’état which resulted in the end of her husband’s presidency. Due to her husband’s ineligibility, she was nominated as the presidential candidate of the left-wing party at the 2013 election, finishing runner-up to the opposition party’s candidate, Juan Orlando Hernández. Castro was ultimately elected to the presidency in 2021.

She is the first president from outside the country’s two-party system since democracy was restored in 1982.

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) is a state-owned agency under the Ministry of Transportation.

The agency was established on July 15, 2000 by former Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu to help maintain the level of sanity on Lagos major roads.

The mission of the agency is to promote a state-wide culture of traffic regulation, control, and management, as well as to ensure smooth traffic flow on Lagos roads.

Since it was established, the agency has continued to arrest and fine road users found violating any of the road rules and regulations.

While some offences carry various fines, imprisonment and training at Lagos State Driving Institute, there are other major offences that provide for the seizure of the cars, trucks, motorcycles of traffic offenders.

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Some offences which may lead to forfeiture of vehicles by offenders are: violation of routes by commercial vehicles, disobeying traffic control personnel, or neglecting traffic directions.

Here is a list of important rules to obey to avoid troubles with the officials of the agency:

1. Ensure your vehicle does not break down and obstruct traffic flow because this may lead to getting fined for obstruction and also paying the towing fee.

2. Avoid indiscriminate parking, dropping off or stopping to pick passengers on the highway.

3. Always display reflective warning signs at the point of breakdown on the road.

4. Drive your vehicle within restricted routes or dedicated lanes.

5. Do not disobey traffic lights.

6. Be civil and not disobey LASTMA officials.

7. Avoid one-way driving.

8. Ensure to keep to the right lane if your vehicle is moving slowly.

9. Avoid making wrong U-turns.

Remember that ignorance of the law is not an excuse.

There are two options for apprehended traffic offenders – payment of fine or accepting issuance of court referral. If the traffic offender signs an undertaking and agrees to pay a fine instead of appearing in court, then so be it.

On the other hand, if the traffic offender feels he is not guilty of an offence, then the court is on ground to hear his case.

Nollywood boasts of actresses who married at a tender age.

The marriages of some of the acts have been able to stand the test of time while some have had to try other options.

Some of the actresses have remarried more than once in the quest for satisfaction.

Here are eight Nigerian actresses who married young:

Stella Damasus

Damasus married her first husband, Jaiye Aboderin, at 21 in 1999. The couple had two daughters before Jaiye died in 2004.

Damasus remarried in 2007 to Emeka Nzeribe. The marriage lasted for seven months before a mutual agreement to divorce.

In 2011, she became associated with multiple award-winning Nollywood producer and director Daniel Ademinokan as her third husband. This eventually also led to a separation in 2020 and subsequent divorce.

Their relationship sparked a lot of controversies because both parties never publicly admitted to dating, engaged or even married until 2014.

Shan George

The actress first got married in 1985 when she was just 16 years old. She had two children for her first husband, whom she divorced in 1991 when she was 21.

It was rumoured that she married a certain man which didn’t last as well.

In 2011, she got married in a quiet ceremony, which was attended by just a few people. She is said to have opted for a low key marriage because she had been advised to be less open about her private life if she wanted her marriage to last..

She married Anthony Nwosisi, making him the third husband but the marriage too did not last.

In 2020, she revealed she was getting married for the fourth time. In her Instagram post, the actress revealed that her new man is also from Cross River like her, adding that she had been scared and skeptical in the past, but this union seems right and she said yes to her best friend, brother and partner.

Liz Benson

The veteran actress was married to Samuel Gabriel Etim. She lost him in her mid-twenties.

She took another shot at marriage after her conversion to Christianity and married Bishop Great Ameye in a quiet court ceremony in Abuja in 2009. Together, the two are involved in a Christian Evangelical Ministry in which her husband is a pastor while she is an evangelist.

Obot Etuk

Obot Etuk’s first marriage was in 1985 when she was just 15 years and her husband, named Kirikko was 18. Kirikko later went to the U.S and another man took Etuk away from her legally married husband. They had three children before separating and legally divorced in 2002.

Actress Obot Etuk and the late Ernest Asuzu also had a love affair before he got married.

It was rumoured that she has found love again and married in London.

Etuk who took a long break from acting is said to be an ordained minister in Manchester, UK.

Regina Daniels

The young actress got married to billionaire Ned Nwoko in April 2019 when she was just 18.

The marriage continues to receive backlash from trolls who are yet to come to terms with why she married a 64 years old man.

Regina Daniels recently welcomed her first child with Ned Nwoko whom they named Prince Munir Neji Nwoko.

Omotola Jalade Ekeinde

A lot of people do not know Omotola aka Omosexy got married to her pilot husband at the age of 18.

She reportedly met her husband at 16.

Patience Ozokwor

Patience Ozokwor got married when she was 19.

She’s still with her man and together they have 10 children and 14 grandchildren.

Omoni Oboli

The actress tied the knot in 2000 at 21.

She met her husband when she started acting in 1996, and the two got married four years after.

Reports also indicated that they wedded just two weeks after they started dating.

Her marriage has lasted 19 years.

She has three children.