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What I discussed with President Buhari — Donald Trump
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American President, Donald Trump, has provided details of his telephone conversation with his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari. Read More…
Trump’s daughter, Ivanka sparks reactions on social media by sitting on president’s seat
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Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump has thrown the social media into frenzy after posting a photo of herself seated at the Oval Office desk while her father, President Trump, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, stood on either side of her. Read More…
Angola overtakes Nigeria, rated largest oil producing country in Africa
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This is the third time Angola will floor Nigeria as the continent’s largest producer, following the attacks on oil installations in Niger Delta region in 2016. Read More…
Trump Commends Buhari On Fight Against Terrorism
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The United States President, Donald Trump, on Monday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari on the fight against terrorism via telephone. Read More…
Trump To Speak With President Buhari
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Reports indicate that the American President, Donald Trump, may be having a telephone conversation with Nigeria’s President, Mohammadu Buhari, who is still on vacation in London. Read More…
Kenya Declares Drought A National Disaster
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Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, has described the ongoing drought in the country as a national disaster, and has called for international help. Read More…
Trump calls court decision on travel ban ‘disgraceful’
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US President Donald Trump denounced as “disgraceful” Friday an appellate court’s decision blocking his order barring US entry to refugees and nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Read More…
Somalia hails a new president with joy and gunfire
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Holding high portraits of the man who pledges to bring the nation together, Somalis in the capital hailed their new president Thursday, singing in joy while soldiers fired weapons skyward in celebration. Read More…
Sessions confirmed as U.S. attorney general after battle with Democrats
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A bitterly divided U.S. Senate confirmed Republican Senator Jeff Sessions on Wednesday as the next attorney general of the United States after strong pushback from Democrats concerned about his record on civil rights. Read More…
These men say they survived torture in a Syrian prison
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In the latest evidence of atrocities committed by the Syrian government against its people, an Amnesty International report claims as many as 13,000 people have been hanged from 2011 to 2015 at Saydnaya prison in a secret crackdown on dissent against Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Nigeria begins negotiations on CFTA adoption
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Nigeria’s Priscilla Makes UK Tighten Health Care Rules
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Overseas patients needing non-urgent treatment at hospital will be made to pay first under a major crackdown on health tourism in the United Kingdom. Read More…
US, Japan conduct successful missile interception test
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The US and Japan have passed a crucial test for missile defense, shooting down a medium-range ballistic missile with a new interceptor launched from a guided-missile destroyer.
SERAP Writes Trump, Asks US To Return Money Stolen By Abacha
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), an advocacy group, has requested that new US government under President Donald Trump should release to Nigeria a part of the $500 million loot stashed in the US by former military dictator, General Sani Abacha. Read More…
Homeland Security suspends travel ban
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The Department of Homeland Security said Saturday it has suspended all actions to implement President Donald Trump’s immigration order.
U.S. denies Trump’s immigration policy will affect Nigeria’s 2-year visa
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The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, on Friday said America would not discriminate against any Nigerian on the basis of religion or on the new visa regime. Read More…
Iran confirms missile test, drawing tough response from Trump aide
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Iran said on Wednesday it had test-fired a new ballistic missile, prompting a tough response from a senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump. Read More…
Trump Chooses Neil Gorsuch As Supreme Court Nominee
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U.S President, Donald Trump has nominated Colorado Federal Appeal Court Judge, Neil Gorsuch, for the country’s supreme court. Read More…
Trump fires Sally Yates after acting US attorney general contradicted travel ban
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Donald Trump has fired the acting US attorney general after she told justice department lawyers not to defend his executive order banning entry for people from seven Muslim-majority countries. Read More…
Miss France beats Haiti and Colombia to clinch Miss Universe title
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Miss France is the new Miss Universe. Decked out in a gold-sequined gown, 24-year-old dental surgery student Iris Mittenaere beat 12 other finalists to take the crown. As Miss Universe, she will be campaigning for dental and oral care around the world.
Canadian PM says mosque shooting a ‘terrorist attack on Muslims’
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Six people were killed and eight wounded when gunmen opened fire at a Quebec City mosque during Sunday night prayers, in what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a “terrorist attack on Muslims”. Read More…
U.N. Agencies Urge Trump To Allow Refugees Entry
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The United Nations refugee agency and International Organization for Migration (IOM) called on the Trump administration on Saturday to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its resettlement program was vital. Read More…
Theresa May ‘does not agree’ with Donald Trump’s immigration ban
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Theresa May has issued a late-night statement saying she “does not agree” with Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries entering the US, after coming under intense political pressure to condemn the order. Read More…
Judge blocks US from deporting visa holders detained after Trump’s refugee order
No Comments 414 Views | by Liz Ajala
A federal judge granted an emergency stay Saturday to bar deportation of people with valid visas who landed in the U.S., following chaos and detentions after President Donald Trump’s executive order related to immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. Read More…