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U.S. House set to vote on bills to expand gun background checks

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2021 0

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

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US over taken by China as EU’s biggest trading partner

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2021 0

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 […]

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U.S. bans election riggers in Nigeria over impunity in Kogi and Bayelsa elections

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2020 0

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 […]

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Simi and Adekunle Gold welcome baby

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2020 0

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

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China defends virus records, accuses U.S of “groundless allegations”

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2020 0

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”

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FG appeals to US to reverse visa restrictions on Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2020 0

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 […]

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Nigeria to sign a tripartite agreement with New Jersey, United States of America

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2020 0

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 […]

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Campbell and his broken bottle on Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2019 0

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 […]

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Kebbi to partner 100 doctors for free medical services on Oct. 28

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

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 […]

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Singapore eases monetary policy for first time in three years

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

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 […]

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PwC budgets $3bn to upskill employees, boost technology

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

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 […]

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North Korea and US begin fresh talks on stalled nuclear

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2019 0

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 […]

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US accuse Iran over S/Arabia attack

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2019 0

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 […]

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As Lagos Assembly raises concern over safety of Nigerians in Diaspora

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2019 0

…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 […]

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R Kelly begs Judge to be out of solitary

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2019 0

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 […]

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Update:Russia promises “symmetric response” to US bomb test

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2019 0

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 […]

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Ekweremadu’s Nuremberg treatment, politicians and cry of Nigerian masses

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2019 0

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 […]

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Us warns Greece against Iranian ship

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2019 0

The Iranian ship (Adrian Darya-1) has been denied help by Greece on the suspicion of shipping oil to Syria, prior to this denial the said ship was earlier detained in Gibraltar. In the words of Deputy foreign minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis as he spoke to broadcaster ANT1 that his country was “not willing to facilitate the […]

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Barcelona goalkeeper Neto ruled out for up to two months

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

Barcelona have ruled goalkeeper Neto out for up to eight weeks with a fractured left wrist. The new signing underwent an operation on Tuesday after suffering the injury during training prior to the 4-0 weekend win over Napoli in Michigan. The 30-year-old joined Barca from Valencia in June in a deal worth an initial €26 […]

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Freddie Roach eager for Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather rematch

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2019 0

Trainer Freddie Roach said Wednesday he hopes Manny Pacquiao can set up a rematch with Floyd Mayweather after the Filipino legend takes care of business against Keith Thurman in Las Vegas this month. Roach told reporters he was still bothered by Pacquiao’s defeat to Mayweather in their 2015 clash, which was hyped as the “Fight […]