Babachir Lawal, a former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says a delegation of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including Tinubu, “was the first to alert the US government, a few years ago, about alleged killings of Christians in Nigeria.” Lawal spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday […]
On Thursday, President Joe Biden took a step toward his goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by signing an executive order requiring half of all new vehicles produced in 2030 to be electric, a measure backed by the nation’s largest automakers. The administration also proposed new car emissions regulations that would reduce pollution through 2026, […]
President Joe Biden announced on Monday that the US combat operation in Iraq will be formally ended by the end of the year, marking another step toward ending the two lengthy military conflicts that began in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The US mission in Iraq will evolve, Biden told reporters in […]
American Airlines has agreed to a $5.5 billion loan from the US Treasury as it aims to ride out the downturn caused by the coronavirus, the carrier announced Friday. READ ALSO: Americans to get N441,000 each as Trumps signs historic $2.2trn financial stimulus bill The airline, which has said it could lay off as many […]
The choice of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s United States Democratic presidential running mate is down to many factors including gender and racial balance, family ties as well as her strong presence among the deep-pocket political elite of her California state with a huge voting population. Harris is the first black woman and South Asian […]
Herman Cain, the Republican who ran for president of the United States of America (USA) in 2012, is dead. Trump eulogized him on Thursday at the White House. Cain passed on after contracting coronavirus. The 74-year-old was hospitalised on July 1 after he tested positive. In 2006, Cain survived late-stage colon cancer. On June 20, […]
Donald Trump, United States President has called for the postponement of the 2020 election. On Thursday, the American leader made the call on Twitter. READ ALSO: German economy suffers sharpest decline on record In the tweet, Trump expressed bother that the election would be fraudulent and that it will be a great embarrassment to the […]
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the United States topped two million on Wednesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. READ ALSO: NCC, FIRS sign MOU to ascertain tax transactions of telcos The pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 112,900 people in the United States, which leads the world in […]
Australian officials are frustrated that their push for an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus is being undermined by the White House, which has sought to link the outbreak to a Chinese lab, government, diplomatic and intelligence sources told Reuters. Washington’s attack on China has given Beijing room to argue that Australia’s request for […]
A former U.S. soldier captured in Venezuela said on Wednesday that he had been contracted by a Florida security firm to seize control of Caracas’ airport and bring in a plane to fly President Nicolas Maduro to the United States. Venezuelan authorities on Monday arrested the man, Luke Denman, along with fellow U.S. citizen Airan […]
The United States is expected to deport Iranian professor Sirous Asgari, who was acquitted of stealing trade secrets, once he receives medical clearance to leave, U.S. and Iranian officials said on Tuesday. Asgari might be part of a rare prisoner swap between foes Iran and the United States. Iranian sources have told Reuters that Tehran […]
Iran dismissed as “illegitimate” efforts by the United States to extend the U.N. Security Council arms embargo on Tehran, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday. “Iran is not seeking to exit the 2015 nuclear deal with six powers … America’s move is illegitimate and our reaction will be proportionate,” Abbas Mousavi said in […]
China has published a short animation titled “Once Upon a Virus” mocking the U.S. response to the new coronavirus using Lego-like figures to represent the two countries. Washington and Beijing are locked in a war of words over the origins of the disease, which emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has grown into […]
The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak. North Korean media has not reported on Kim’s whereabouts since […]
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on Wednesday announced that the U.S. would re-open a consulate in Greenland, to shore up Washington’s presence in the Arctic region amid a power competition with China and Russia. The move comes less than a year after President Donald Trump said he wanted to buy the territory, a bid […]
US gross domestic product shrank 4.8 per cent in the first quarter, at an annual rate, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) said on Wednesday, coming in worse than analysts’ expectations. The numbers show the worst contraction since the global financial crisis in the last quarter of 2008. The economy, particularly in the last weeks […]
US President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled national coronavirus guidelines that tasks individual states to ensure widespread testing is available but leaves the federal government acting as a “supplier of last resort.” Public health experts say US testing needs to increase drastically to allow the country to safely begin reopening the economy, as Trump seeks […]
Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the country would be able to double its COVID-19 testing capacity over the next several weeks, which is needed to safely reopen portions of the economy, according to The Hill on Sunday. Fauci made the remarks in a webcast hosted by […]
The U.S. has repatriated another 300 million dollars stolen from the corruption-stained Malaysian state development fund known as 1MDB, authorities said on Wednesday. In total, 620 million dollars has been returned to Malaysia, money the U.S. Justice Department said was laundered through financial institutions in the U.S., Switzerland, Singapore, and Luxembourg. The money is part […]
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States was heading into what could be its “toughest” weeks as coronavirus cases swell nationwide. He warned states not to inflate their needs for critical medical equipment. “There will be a lot of death, unfortunately. There will be death,” Trump said in a somber start to his […]