The Federal Government has called on the United States of America, USA, and other friendly nations to come in partnership and fight terrorism ravaging the country. It also said the country remains open and willing to work closely with the governments of nations, willing to work with them in partnership, saying that the country believes […]
As insecurity in the country rages, and the recent threat of the United States of America, USA, threat on the country, the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is meeting with the country’s Service Chiefs and Heads of Security and Intelligence Agencies in Abuja. The agenda of the closed-door meeting, which commenced on Monday, was […]
The Action Democratic Party, ADP has condemned the threat by the United States of America, USA, against the country, saying it is a call for diplomacy and peace. The international community is witnessing a disturbing escalation of tensions between the United States and Nigeria, following threats made by US President, Donald Trump to launch military […]
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Wednesday on a pair of bills to expand background checks before gun purchases, two years after a similar House effort failed to make it through the Senate. The House Rules Committee on Monday will take up the two bills that Democrats, who control the chamber, […]
China is now the largest trading partner of the EU, overtaking the United States in 2020. As trade with most of Europe’s major partners dipped due to the Covid-19 pandemic, China bucked a wider trend. Last year, trade between China and the EU was worth $709 billion (€586 billion, £511 billion), compared to $671 billion […]
The U.S. has imposed visa restrictions on some individuals who “operated with impunity at the expense of the Nigerian people and have undermined democratic principles” in the Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections, Daily Times gathered. In a statement on Monday, Mike Pompeo, secretary of state, said actions have also been taken against some persons in […]
Nigerian singer, Simi and her husband, Adekunle Gold have reportedly welcomed their first child in the United States of America. The report which was first published by blogger, SDK on her blog, alleged that the duo welcomed their baby before Simi released her “Duduke” video. Simi and Adekunle Gold reportedly arrived the US long before the coronavirus pandemic. “Musicians […]
Chinese state media hit back at the U.S. on Monday, accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of trying to divert attention from its own “incompetence” with allegations about the spread of the novel coronavirus. The commentary in the Global Times newspaper, published under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party’s People’s Daily, dismissed as “groundless” allegations […]
The Federal Government has called on the United States of America to consider the long standing relationship between the two countries and reverse its Visa restrictions on Nigeria. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the call yesterday, in his office in Abuja, while receiving the American Ambassador to Nigeria, Her Excellency, Mary Leonard and her […]
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN on Sunday departed Nigeria to attend a three-day meeting of the United States-Nigeria Bi-national Commission in Washington DC. Dr Umar Gwandu, the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations in the Office of the Minister disclosed this in a statement on Sunday […]
The name John Campbell is not new to the debate on Nigeria. He was at a time the Ambassador of the United States of America to Nigeria. So it could be said that he knows a bit of the dynamics in the Nigerian setting. And he is exploiting it for the political advantage of some […]
The Kebbi Government in collaboration with a team of 100 doctors from the country, Chile and United States will offer free surgeries and treatment to patients in Kebbi, beginning from Oct. 28. The Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of Health, Hajiya Halima Dikko, made the disclosure at a news briefing in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. “The […]
The central bank of Singapore eased monetary policy for the first time in three years on Monday, as widely expected, with the city-state’s bellwether economy narrowly dodging recession. Singapore – which is due to hold an election within months – has like other trade-reliant Asian economies been hit hard by the escalating U.S.-China trade war […]
PricewaterhouseCoopers Int (PwC) has said that it plans to invest $3 billion to up skill its employees and develop share technologies to support clients and communities. The consultancy firm said it made the decision in view of the realisation that that one of the world’s most pressing challenges is the growing mismatch between the skills […]
US and North Korean officials have arrived in Sweden on Saturday to restart nuclear talks in the hope of breaking a stalemate between the two countries. The last summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended without agreement and since then, there has been little progress although both sides insisted they wanted […]
The United States has revealed that the assaults on Saudi Arabia’s oil refinery in the early hours of Saturday has been traced to Iran as the Cruise missiles and drones used to carry out the attacks were launched from the Iranian soil. The drone attack on Saturday was reported to have destroyed a 5.7 million […]
…It condemns release of 123 Northerners with motorcycles by Police, seeks state police Patrick Okohue The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday raised concern about safety of Nigerians in the Diaspora and called on the Federal Government to take decisive actions on ensuring Nigerian Nationals in Diaspora are secured wherever they are and also see […]
Nneka Nwogwugwu The “king of R&B,” Robert Sylvester Kelly, otherwise known as, R. Kelly, has made a plea to a Federal Judge in the United States to remove him from solitary confinement and put him in general population. TMZ reports that Kelly’s lawyer, Attorney Steven Greenberg, has filed legal documents claiming the solitary area where […]
The United States bomb test has prompted a reaction from the Russian President Vladimir Putin as he ordered the Russian military on Friday to prepare a “symmetric response” to that effect. The United States department of defense, disclosed they carried out a test on a ground launching missile that was initially forbidden under the 1987 […]
Patrick Okohue The Nigerian political environment has been awash since the weekend following the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu by some aggrieved members of the Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) at the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural Festival held in Nuremberg, Germany. Senator Ekweremadu who was attending as a speaker/special guest of honor […]