Foreign Trump nominee elected to head Latin American development bank

U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee was, on Saturday, elected president of the Inter-American Development Bank, the region’s main economic development lender, making him the first U.S. citizen to lead the institution in its 61-year history. Mauricio Claver-Carone, Trump’s senior Latin America adviser, told the bank’s governors before voting began that he would be “a passionate […]

Naira goes south against the U.S. dollar

By Abankula The Nigerian Naira depreciated against the US dollar in the parallel market on Monday in contrast to the massive gains it recorded last week. According to market monitors, ngnrates.com, the US Dollar is being traded at ‚¦445.00 today, 7 September. This is N5 more than last week’s price of N440. The buying rate […]

U.S. police shots a 13 year-old boy with autism after mother called for intervention in boy’s mental breakdown

A 13-year-old boy is seriously injured after he was shot by a Salt Lake City police officer on Friday. (CNN)A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured after being shot by a police officer in Salt Lake City on Friday night, according to his mother. Golda Barton said that her son Linden Cameron, who has Asperger syndrome, […]

“Every 24 hours it’s pain” – Jacob Blake, black man shot 7 times by American police, speaks from hospital bed

By Taiwo Okanlawon Jacob Blake, the African-American shot in the back at close range by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has spoken from his hospital bed. Blake, 29, in a video message released on Saturday by his lawyer Ben Crump, said: “It hurts to breathe,” and that he is in constant pain. The […]

Diezani’s partner, Kola Aluko, to lose $25m Los Angeles mansion

The United States Department of Justice has begun proceedings to seize a $25m mansion in Los Angeles belonging to Kola Aluko, an ally of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria. Aluko and Olajide Omokore, had in 2011 to 2015 allegedly conspired with others to bribe Alison-Madueke in order to win oil production […]

Trump ignites uproar by asking supporters vote twice

  U.S. President Trump: asks supporters to vote twice U.S. President Donald Trump has ignited some uproar, by making a criminal suggestion to his supporters to vote twice, by mail and in person in the 3 November election. He made the call in the critical political battleground of North Carolina. “Let them send it in […]

U.S. begins distribution of COVID-19 vaccine Nov. 1

By Harrison Arubu The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked the nation’s state governors to be ready for COVID-19 vaccine distribution by Nov. 1. The urgent request is contained in an Aug. 27 letter sent to the governors by the CDC Director, Dr Robert Redfield, according to local media reports. Among […]

U.S. indicts 5 Nigerians in $300m fraud, Akintomide extradited from Canada

Five Nigerians, one of them extradited from Canada and three Americans have been indicted by the U.S. Justice Department for their role in a fraudulent “sweepstakes” or lotto scam with an intended loss in excess of $300 million. The Nigerian extradited from Canada on Thursday is known as Harry Cole and he has several aliases, […]

U.S. Democrats officially nominate Biden as candidate

Biden and running mate Harris By Harrison Arubu Democrats on Tuesday officially nominated former Vice President, Mr Joe Biden, to face incumbent President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election. Biden’s nomination came on the second night of the party’s virtual National Convention under the theme, “Leadership Matters”. His emergence followed the announcement […]

Video: U.S. First Lady, Melania Trump, refuses to hold hand with Trump

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