BY Victoria Ojeme The United States has condemned the November 28 violent attack in Borno, Nigeria.  The United States offers its deepest condolence to the families and friends of those killed or kidnapped. These abhorrent attacks are a stark reminder of why the United States stands with the Nigerian government and people as they fight […]

China has decided to impose sanctions on four people with U.S. institutional links who have acted viciously on issues related to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). A foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. Spokesperson Hua Chunying made the remarks in response to the U.S. State Department and Treasury Department’s announcement on Nov. 9 […]

By Nwafor Sunday I have not conceded defeat; Joe Biden and I have a long way to go, American President Donald Trump said on Sunday. Biden won 306 votes in state-by-state Electoral College that decides who wins the White House, against Donald Trump who garnered 232 votes. Trump had insisted that the United States Presidential […]

The U.S. state of Georgia is to conduct a full manual recount of the Nov. 3 presidential election ballots in each county (local government area).

The U.S. on Tuesday reported 131,000 new cases of COVID-19, the country’s highest single-day infection since the start of the pandemic. The U.S. COVID-19 Tracking Project said the country suffered an average of 120,000 new cases every day in the past week. The disease killed no fewer than 1,347 persons across the U.S. on Tuesday, […]

… Cites Bush’s letter to President Clinton By Victor Ajihromanus In an apparent reference to President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept defeat,  former US First Lady and Secretary of State,  Hillary Clinton,  has said the willingness of American Presidents to accept defeat distinguishes American democracy. She said this in post on her Facebook page, where […]

U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden, says his first task in office is to get the coronavirus pandemic under control. Biden stated this in his acceptance speech, which he delivered before a crowd of supporters in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday night. “Our work begins with getting Covid-19 under control. “We cannot repair the economy, restore […]

By Nwafor Sunday United States President Donald Trump Wednesday criticized the ongoing general elections in the country. Trump who had earlier claimed premature victory, described the ongoing elections as strange, nothing that his votes disappeared magically. “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. “Then, […]

By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday said the swift operation by the United States to rescue her citizen held hostage by bandits on Nigerian soil has further confirmed that the Buhari Presidency can neither secure the territorial integrity of the nation nor arrest the wave of insecurity ravaging the country under its […]

By Victoria Ojeme Federal Government has said that it is working with relevant stakeholders to secure United States’ support  for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s bid of becoming the new World Trade Organisation’s Director General. A statement Thursday by Ferdinand Nwonye, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja said the government wishes to inform Nigerians that […]