A former presidential aide to Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has said the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has secured the commitment of the United States on issues concerning the 2023 elections. Omokri spoke on Thursday during an interview with Channels Television. Recall that Atiku Abubakar, travelled to the US for meetings believed to […]
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China has condemned the United States’ ban on Russian oil, gas and coal imports in response to the Ukraine war. It could be recalled that Joe Biden, United States President, on Tuesday imposed an immediate ban on Russian oil and other energy imports in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. Reacting, China Foreign Office spokesperson Zhao Lijian […]
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The United States Treasury has announced that its borrowing will reach a record 3 trillion dollars in the current quarter, as the coronavirus battered the economy and government spending increased, including through massive stimulus programmes. Treasury also noted a change in tax revenue, in part because it is offering deferrals. Last year, the department borrowed […]
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President Donald Trump of the United States has suspended funding of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for mismanaging the COVID-19 Pandemic. President Donald Trump told journalists on Tuesday that the organisation “failed in its basic duty”. “Today I am directing my administration to halt funding while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization’s […]
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The number of deaths in the United States from coronavirus has surpassed those reported by China, where the pandemic began in December, according to a toll published on Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University. There have been 3,415 deaths in the US from the virus, the Baltimore-based university said, more than the 3,309 reported officially in […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites “very hard” if Iran attacks Americans or U.S. assets after a drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader, as tens of thousands of people marched in Iraq to mourn their deaths. Showing no signs of seeking to […]
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The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has congratulated the Nigerian government on the nation’s 59th independence anniversary. In a statement on Monday, Trump said Nigeria is one of its strongest partners and wished the country success in its endeavours. Trump said the US and Nigeria are allies in the fight against […]
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President Donald Trump of the United States of America has announced that he has suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, tweeting that the country “has agreed to take strong measures” to stem the flow of Central American migrants into the United States. But the deal the two neighbors agreed to falls short of some […]
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect even as legal challenges continue in lower courts. The nine-member court, with two liberal justices dissenting, granted his administration’s request to lift two injunctions imposed […]
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President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, on Sunday denied asking then FBI director James Comey to stop investigating ex-national security advisor Michael Flynn, as the Russia meddling probe darkened what would otherwise have been a victorious week for the Republican president. Trump appeared to be backtracking furiously from a tweet Saturday that […]
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