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Thursday, February 27th, 2020
By Sam Eyoboka UNITED States-based Interfaith leaders, after a fact-finding mission to Northern Nigeria which has been under sectarian attacks, yesterday declared Nigeria a ticking time bomb which may soon become the most dangerous place on the planet. ‘Does anyone give a damn about the innocents dying every day in West Africa? If so, it’s […]
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Sunday, February 9th, 2020
By Harrison Arubu he Federal Government has slashed its visa application charges for citizens of the United States from $180 to $160. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the old amount comprised $160 as visa fee and $20 as “processing and expedient fees”. According to the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr […]
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Thursday, January 16th, 2020
(dpa/NAN) The U.S. and China signed a so-called ‘Phase One’ deal on Wednesday thus putting on hold a trade war between the two economic giants but leaves in place massive tariffs on Beijing’s goods while also sidestepping some of the thorniest issues. The trade war has roiled world markets and slowed global growth over the […]
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Monday, January 6th, 2020
By Idowu Bankole The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has on Sunday, placed Police Commands and Formations nationwide on red alert following the death of Iranian Army General, Qassem Soleimani. In a statement released on Sunday evening, the Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police, Frank Mba, disclosed that “This proactive measure follows Intelligence Report […]
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Monday, January 6th, 2020
By Rasheed Sobowale The United States embassy in Nigeria has warned Americans in the country to be cautious of their movement in response to the recent world events. The embassy, however, noted it has no specific threat information but deems it necessary to remind Americans in Nigeria to observe personal security measures on a regular […]
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Sunday, January 5th, 2020
Two rockets hit near the US embassy in Iraq’s capital Sunday, witnesses told AFP, shortly after the deadline from a hardline pro-Iran faction for local troops to get away from US forces. The vehemently anti-American group, Kataeb Hezbollah, had warned Iraqi security forces to “get away” from US troops at joint bases across Iraq by […]
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Sunday, January 5th, 2020
Washington (CNN)Three Americans were killed in Sunday’s terror attack in Kenya. The Americans — a US service member and two civilian contractors working for the Defense Department — were killed in the attack carried out by Al-Shabaab, US Africa Command, which is responsible for military relations with nations on the continent, confirmed to CNN. Two […]
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Friday, January 3rd, 2020
The US embassy in Baghdad on Friday urged all American citizens currently in Iraq to depart immediately following the killing of top Iranian commander General Qassem Soleimani. “US citizens should depart via airline while possible, and failing that, to other countries via land,” the embassy said in a statement. The development comes after a US […]
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Monday, December 30th, 2019
Nigerian man Emmanuel Mong wanted for fraud has been arrested while trying to catch a flight to Nigeria has been arrested in Washington, Stamford Advocate reported on Wednesday. Mong has been extradited to Stamford where he will be charged for illegally intercepting a $30,000 wire transfer from a privately held pharmaceutical company, Purdue Pharma. The […]
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Wednesday, December 18th, 2019
By New Nigerian Politics – Washington DC – U.S. President Donald J., Trump was today impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on two articles of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The charges stem from the allegation that the president withheld military aid worth $391 million from Ukraine that had already been approved […]
