US Democrats anoint new leader, Ken Martin, to take on Trump
US flying detained migrants to Guantanamo
Trump orders bombing of ISIS targets in Somalia
Illegal US-based Nigerians abandon work, staying indoors to avoid Trump’s deportation
Trump reiterates BRICS tariffs threat
Trump insists Egypt, Jordan will take Gazans
Lula says if Trump hikes tariffs, Brazil will reciprocate
Meta agrees to pay Trump $25m to settle account ban lawsuit
Trump to sign migrant law as crackdown mounts
Trump invites Netanyahu to White House Feb 4
3,690 Nigerians face deportation from Trump’s United States
Trump freezes federal aid to Americans, triggering fury
Trump’s ‘Gen Z’ press secretary to make White House podium debut
Trump stops HIV funding for Nigeria, others

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Trump ‘not 100% sure’ he’s barred from third term
US President Donald Trump once again hinted at the idea of serving a third term, saying he was “not 100 percent sure” he was barred from doing so under the Constitution, which forbids it.
Trump border czar defends school, church raids as agencies target Chicago
Trump began his second term last Monday with a flurry of executive actions aimed at overhauling US immigration.
US stops issuing gender-neutral ‘X’ passports under Trump order
Trump, shortly after taking office on Monday, signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to only give the option of male or female, as part of an array of actions aimed at quickly reversing policies enacted by his predecessor.
Trump administration directs US agencies to start firing diversity staff
Earlier this week Trump had ordered government agency heads to submit a written plan for reducing employees in DEI offices by close of business on Friday.
Man arrested over TikTok posts threatening Trump
Trump was the target of two assassination attempts last year including one at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was wounded in the ear.
‘Ukraine crisis’ might not have happened under Trump Presidency – Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the 2022 “crisis in Ukraine” — a reference to Moscow’s full-scale military offensive — might have been averted had Donald Trump been US president at the time.
US lawmaker proposes bill to allow third term for Trump
Although Republicans currently hold a slim majority in the House of Representatives, the proposed amendment would require significant bipartisan support and ratification by three-fourths of the states to become law.
US arrests, deports hundreds of ‘illegal immigrants’
“The largest massive deportation operation in history is well underway. Promises made. Promises kept,” she said.
Saudi crown prince promises Trump $600bn trade, investment boost
It did not give details of the source of the funds, which represent more than half of Saudi GDP, or how they are expected to be used.
Trump toughens crackdown on immigration and diversity
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday deployment of an extra 1,500 US troops to the Mexican border, as he stepped up a crackdown against illegal immigration and diversity programs in a whirlwind start to his second term.
What Donald Trump’s second presidency means for Nigeria, by Olu Fasan
Earlier this week, on Monday, January 20, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the US. Eight years ago, on January 20, 2017, Trump was inaugurated as America’s 45th president. His remarkable comeback, after a four-year interregnum, makes him the second US president, since Grover Cleveland in 1892, to return to office for […]
Second coming of Trump and lessons for Nigeria
The much-publicised American presidential election of Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with its earth-shattering outcome came to a fitting climax on Monday, January 20, 2025 with the inauguration of the irrepressible Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States of America. Trump, the man many in America and several parts of the world love to […]
Trump calls bishop ‘nasty’ over mercy for migrants, LGBTQ comment
US President Donald Trump ordered federal employees of diversity offices to be put on paid leave by Wednesday night, and called a Washington bishop “nasty” after she asked him to “have mercy” for migrants and LGBTQ children.
US govt workers in diversity jobs to be put on leave as programs ordered shut
While campaigning, Trump had vilified diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies in the federal government and corporate world, saying they discriminated against white people — men in particular.
Deportation: Trump authorises immigration agents to raid hospitals, churches, schools
Officers will now be able to make arrests at designated “sensitive” areas, including houses of worship, schools, and hospitals.

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