Sola Yomi-Ajayi, the CEO of the United Bank for Africa (UBA)’s operations in the United States, has been appointed to the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) Committee on Sub-Saharan Africa for 2020/2021. Established by the US Congress, the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee provides guidance and advice regarding US EXIM policies and programmes […]
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The Trump administration has been labelled “inept”, insecure and incompetent in leaked emails from the United Kingdom ambassador to Washington. Sir Kim Darroch said that the White House was “uniquely dysfunctional” and “divided” under Donald Trump. But he also warned that the US president should not be written off. The leaked files date from 2017 […]
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The United States and China have announced a ceasefire in their tariffs war, hours after US President Donald Trump upended another international forum by snubbing G20 action on trade disputes and climate change. Over a dinner of steaks and Argentine wine in Buenos Aires, Trump and President Xi Jinping brokered a truce to ensure that […]
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Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations resigned from her position on Tuesday. President Donald Trump, who confirmed the resignation in a Press Conference at the White House, said Haley will leave her post at the end of the year. Trump also said the Ambassador had informed him of her decision to leave […]
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President Donald Trump’s threat to nations against a U.S. bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup has prompted FIFA, soccer’s governing body to refer to guidelines that warn against political influence over bids. Morocco is the only rival to a joint bid to stage the event from the United States, Canada and Mexico, with the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on 28th April 2018, on an official working visit to the United States of America (USA), on the invitation of President Donald Trump. President Buhari will have bilateral meeting with President Trump and a working lunch on Monday 30 April 2018. The meeting is to discuss ways to enhance […]
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Manchester United Football Club has agreed to terminate Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s contract, as he is set to sign for LA Galaxy. Ibrahimovic posted on Instagram: “Great things also come to an end and it is time to move on after two fantastic seasons with Manchester United. “Thank you to the club, the fans, the team, the […]
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A suspected drug dealer ran from the Police and buried himself in the mud after he was pulled over in a car full of cocaine and crystal meth. The suspect, Joe Hobson Jr, was pulled over on Interstate 20 near Conyers, Georgia, USA, on March 1 on suspicion of drug trafficking – but fled shortly […]
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North Korea on Sunday threatened to sink an American aircraft carrier that is beginning joint drills with two Japanese destroyers in the western Pacific Ocean. The USS Carl Vinson will be joined by the Ashigara and Samidare destroyers in “tactical training” drills near the Philippines, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force said. North Korea’s state-run […]
Continue ReadingNot less than two persons have died, with some 17 others injured, as a result of gunshots fired at a ‘teen’ club night in Florida. One of the local news outlets WTSP said that up to 17 youngsters had been shot in the nightclub, according to Lt. Jim Mulligan of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. […]
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