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Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
(NNP) Canada and U.S. have agreed to close their shared border for another 30 days, to August 21, after the expiration of the current closure on July 21. With souring coronavirus cases in the United States, both countries agreed it will be in their mutual interest to close the border for an extended period after […]
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Monday, July 13th, 2020
(NNP) As the United States battles the macabre surging of coronavirus infections and leads the world in deaths from the virus, a cross section of U.S. Congress has written to the Canadian government urging it to begin taking measures towards a phased reopening of the shared border. In an open letter addressed to the Canadian […]
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American Politics, Headlines, NNP News
Tuesday, July 7th, 2020
(NNP) The United States Department of Homeland Security has added to the headache of international students hit hard by the ongoing pandemic by asking those whose institutions have gone fully online due to coronavirus concerns to leave the country and take their courses from their home countries. The new ruling exempts those who are taking […]
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American Politics, COVID-19, Headlines, Health
Sunday, July 5th, 2020
The Federal Government say 322 Nigerians, who departed New Jersey in the U.S. are expected to arrive at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on Saturday. Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama made this known via his verified twitter handle on Saturday. According to him, the returnees are expected to arrive at 2.30 p.m. “Evacuation […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, July 2nd, 2020
Alex Kueng One of the black police officers at the scene of the killing of George Floyd by a white officer in Minneapolis in May has a Nigerian father. Alex Kueng who joined the police largely because he believed diversity could force change in a Police Department long accused of racism, New York Times reported […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, July 2nd, 2020
Dubai Police Thursday said it has extradited Nigerian fraudster Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, to the United States. Also extradited was Olalekan Jacob Ponle popularly known as Woodbery. Both men were arrested by Dubai police last month for defrauding over 1.9 million people, majority of them, reports say, were Americans. “The Director of the […]
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American Politics, Corruption Politics, Headlines
Sunday, June 28th, 2020
Nigerians were unhappy with the handling of the criminal alert by the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) on Saturday. The FBI, via its Twitter page, sought help in its attempt to arrest six Nigerians wanted for their involvement in cybercrimes. The FBI wrote: “Help the #FBI find six Nigerian nationals wanted for their involvement in […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, June 18th, 2020
By Ifreke InyangPopular radio presenter, Daniel ‘Dan’ Foster is dead. A source told DAILY POST that the American passed away after battling with complications linked with COVID-19. Foster arrived in Nigeria in 2000 and quickly became a favourite when he joined Cool FM in Lagos. Popularly known as The Big Dawg, he also worked with […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, June 18th, 2020
Two Nigerians, Nosayamen Iyalekhue, 33, and Esogie Osawaru, 27, have been arrested in the United States by the FBI over a series of romance, pandemic unemployment insurance, and other online scams. The two men were charged with one count of wire fraud. United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling announced Monday that two men have been […]
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American Politics, Articles, Columnists, Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP Columnists
Monday, June 15th, 2020
The Earth of George Floyd – By Emeka Chiakwelu | June 15, 2020 There was a simmering travelling moon Emitting light eclipsed by rapacious scene Enveloping darkness fell in the land That’s was the journey in the alien land But the journey did not start today Nor was it yesterday, it has been 400 years […]
