US imposes 12.5% tariff on Nigerian imports over forced labour claims
The United States has imposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on imports from Nigeria as part of a new trade measure targeting countries it says have failed to prohibit the…
Keir Starmer resigns as UK Prime Minister
Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, less than two years after leading the party to a landslide victory in the…
Trump unharmed after security incident at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night, rushing toward…
US immigration detains Ghana’s ex-finance minister over visa status
The United States (US) immigration authorities took former Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta into custody in Virginia on Tuesday over issues regarding his visa status. The 66-year-old, who served as…
Venezuelan President, wife captured after U.S. airstrikes, says Trump
United States President Donald Trump has announced that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been captured following U.S. airstrikes on Venezuelan territory, making the claim in…
Tinubu to address world leaders at UN General Assembly Sept. 24
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will address the 80th Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday,…
Trump orders US embassies to stop student visa interviews
United States President, Donald Trump, has ordered American embassies to stop the scheduling of new student visa interviews, as his administration moves to expand social media vetting for international applicants.…
U.S. expels South Africa’s Ambassador for ‘hating’ Trump
In a stunning diplomatic escalation, U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio has publicly declared South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, persona non grata, effectively barring him from any official…
US Embassy, Consulate To Close Monday For Presidents’ Day
The United States will temporarily shuts its Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos on Monday, 17 February 2025, in observance of Presidents’ Day. This was disclosed in…
Biden says he will ‘stand down,’ and not run for reelection
The US president ended his reelection campaign on Sunday after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump, leaving the presidential race in uncharted…