Professor Abubakar Siddique, Director, Centre for Democratic Development Research, and Training, Zaria, has insisted there were moves to site the United States and France millitary bases in Nigeria. Although the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a statement on Monday, described as “false” the claim that the Nigerian government was considering establishing […]
Northern leaders oppose US, France military base in Nigeria
Some Northern leaders have urged the Nigerian government led by President Bola Tinubu not to allow the United States, US, and French governments to relocate their military bases from the Sahel to Nigeria. They cautioned that allowing the US and French government carry out such move posed danger to Nigeria. This was contained in a […]
Iran imposes sanctions on US, UK over Israel support
The Iranian Government on Thursday imposed sanctions on several American and British individuals and entities for supporting Israel in its war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Islamic republic unveiled the punitive measures in a statement from its foreign ministry. According to the statement, the sanctions targeted seven Americans, including General Bryan P. Fenton, […]
War: Russia using chemical weapons against Ukraine – US
The United States has accused Russia of using chemical weapons in its ongoing war with Ukraine. US said Russia breached the global ban on chemical weapons by using the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian soldiers and deploying riot control agents “as a method of warfare” in Ukraine. “The use of such chemicals is not an […]
US court jails Binance founder, Changpeng Zhao
A United States, US, District court, on Tuesday, sentenced the founder and former Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao to four months in prison. The court judge, Richard Jones said Zhao, whose nickname is CZ, has also satisfied the requirement of him to pay $50 million in fines. The judge also won’t impose five months of probation […]
Four officers dead, others wounded in US shooting
Four law enforcement officers were shot dead and four others were wounded while serving a warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, on Monday. According to BBC, officials said at least one suspected attacker was found dead in the front yard of a barricaded home after a standoff that lasted three hours. The report also […]
Security deal with Saudi Arabia close to completion – US
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said that the US is close to finishing a security deal with Saudi Arabia. Blinken made this known while visiting the Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC, General Secretariat, where he attended the joint ministerial meeting with the foreign ministers of the GCC countries. Local media reported that […]
US: Why I contemplated suicide – President Joe Biden speaks on debating Donald Trump
The United States President, Joe Biden, has disclosed that he contemplated suicide after the death of his first wife and 13-month-old daughter in a car accident. Biden disclosed this during an interview with radio journalist Howard Stern on Stern’s SiriusXM show. The president’s first wife, Nelia, and one-year-old daughter, Naomi, died in a car crash […]
‘Nigerian govt should admit wrongdoing’ – Ejimakor reacts to US report on Nnamdi Kanu
The lead Counsel of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Aloy Ejimakor, on Saturday, reacted to the United States, US, report on the Biafra agitator. Ejimakor urged the Nigerian government to admit its error in Kanu’s trial and bring the prosecution to a closure, “without further ado.” The US “2023 Country […]
‘We are not going anywhere’ – TikTok CEO reacts to potential US ban
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has reacted to the law that stipulates a ban on the Chinese-owned social media platform in the United States, if it’s not sold within nine months. Recall that US President, Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a foreign aid package into law that would see TikTok banned in the US if […]