The chief executive officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has written to US President Donald Trump, expressing “concern” over the executive order which temporarily suspended intake of refugees. Trump’s order had also stopped the issuing of visas to citizens of some Muslim nations. Zuckerberg reminded Trump that America had a longstanding tradition of helping nations in need, […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed directives to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico and crack down on U.S. cities that shield illegal immigrants. Trump, at the signing ceremony, said he would proceed quickly on sweeping plans to curb immigration and boost national security, according to Reuters. The Republican president is […]
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The dollar slid broadly on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump struck a protectionist tone in his inauguration speech, prompting developed and emerging market currencies to gain. The drops and gains were due to the Trump administration’s intention, on its first day in office, to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, TPP. In his inaugural address, […]
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Donald Trump on Friday took over the mantle of leadership as the 45th President of the United States at ceremony that saw Barack Obama end his reign as the 44th president. On a raised platform on the flag-draped West Front of the Capitol, Trump placed his left hand on one Bible that dates from his […]
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As U.S. President Obama prepares to turn the White House over to President-elect Donald Trump next Friday, he is offering some advice to his successor. Excerpts of Obama’s advice to Trump were broadcast on Friday in his recorded interview with CBS News’ Steve Kroft for “60 Minutes”. “One thing I’ve said to him directly, and […]
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Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that he would deliver his farewell address on Jan. 10 “to say thank you” to Americans “and to offer some thoughts on where we all go from here”. Obama, in a message: “My farewell address” obtained by the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, […]
Continue ReadingThe United States President-elect Donald Trump has heaped praises on Vladimir Putin for not immediately retaliating after the U.S. expelled 35 Russian diplomats and imposed other sanctions for allegedly interfering with the presidential election. Trump tweeted his approval after Putin rejected his foreign minister’s proposal to give American diplomats the boot as payback. “I always […]
Continue ReadingThe CIA has confirmed that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the US election. The intelligence agency said the intervention was not only to help Trump win, but also designed to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system. U.S. intelligence agencies believed that as the 2016 presidential campaign drew […]
Continue ReadingTime Magazine on Wednesday announced US President-elect Donald Trump as the 2016 Person of the Year which its editor described as a “straightforward’’ choice. According to the Magazine, Trump was named due to the way he has shaken up US society before taking office. The cover of the new edition shows Trump looking over his shoulder […]
Continue ReadingNigerian-born Adebayo Ogunlesi, who is the chairman of Global Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm and one of Fortune 500 companies, has been named a member of an economic advisory forum to US president-elect Donald Trump. The 63 year-old Nigerian is the only African face in the 16-man team, which has Steve Schwarzman, CEO of private-equity giant […]
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