China imposes sanctions on 6 US lawmakers, 11 others over Hong Kong
China has announced imposition of sanctions on 11 Americans, including six US lawmakers. While disclosing this on Monday August 10,...
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US sets to investigate bombing at Iraq-Kuwait border
The US military has disclosed plan to investigate a militant claim by a newly formed Iraqi militant group of a...
US sets to reduce troop level in Afghanistan
The United States has announced plan to cut its troop levels in Afghanistan to a number less than 5,000. While...
Governor Abbott extends statewide disaster declaration for coronavirus in Texas
Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, on Saturday August 8, 2020, extended a statewide disaster declaration issued in March in response to...
2 former U.S. Green Berets bag 20-year prison sentence for Venezuela Attack
Two former U.S. Special Forces soldiers, Green Berets, Luke Denman and Airan Berry have bagged 20 years prison sentence in...
California AG condemns murder charge against woman over stillborn baby
California attorney general Xavier Becerra has thrown his support behind overturning a murder charge against a woman who delivered a...
Michigan road commissioner to resign after using N-word, says he didn’t regret it.
A rural Michigan road commissioner who used the N-word in a meeting, then doubled-down on it after taking criticism, will...
Sens. Bernie Sanders seeks 60% tax on billionaires to fund Healthcare of Americans
Sens. Bernie Sanders, Kirsten Gillibrand and Ed Markey have introduced a new bill to implement 60% tax on billionaires to...
U.S economy gains 1.8 million jobs as labor market recovery flags
Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly report released on Friday August 7, 2020, has shown that in July last month, the...
Deutsche Bank releases Donald Trump financial records to New York prosecutors
Deutsche Bank, one of the foremost lenders to the president’s business has released Donald Trump financial records to New York...
Fauci’s family battles death threat, seeks armed protection
Dr. Anthony Fauci has sought armed protection, following the death threats against him and his family. While disclosing this on...
Mike Pompeo offers US assistance to Beirut
The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, on Wednesday offered US assistance to Beirut, following the massive explosion that...
Pakistani PM confirms mediation efforts between Saudi Arabia, Iran
The Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has said that the mediation efforts between Saudi Arabia and Iran are making slow...
Nigeria: Lagos mandates worshipers registration, contact tracing for mosques, churches
Ahead of Friday and Sunday reopening of mosques and churches for religious services in Lagos after several weeks of closure...
Generals mistake Beirut blast for attack — Trump
President Donald Trump has said that the massive explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday August 4, 2020, was a "terrible...
India launches Hindu temple construction on demolished mosque site
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has announced plan to kick off the construction of a Hindu temple on a site...
Yemeni prime minister solicits support to tackle deadly natural disaster
Yemeni prime minister Abdulmalik Saeed has directed the local authorities in Shabwa province to do more in protecting people against...
UK signs coronavirus vaccine deal, secures 60 million doses
The United Kingdom government has signed another coronavirus vaccine deal, securing up to 60 million doses of an experimental treatment...
NCDC: No published studies on effectiveness of face shields against COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has warned that there are no published studies that could confirm the effectiveness...
Yemen’s separatists abandon declaration of self-rule, pledges implementation of power-sharing rule
Yemenis southern separatists have made a pledge to rescind their aspirations for self-rule and implement a Saudi-brokered power-sharing agreement with...
Independent panel clears AfDB president of corruption charges
An independent panel which was in charge of the review of Akinwumi Adesina’s corruption case has cleared him of all...
President Buhari hails AFDB President, Akinwunmi Adesina on Clearance by independent Panel
President Muhammadu Buhari warmly rejoices with President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on the clearing of...
Pemex ex-chief rejects corruption charges, vows to name others
Emilio Lozoya, 45, the former chief executive of Pemex, a Mexican state oil firm, formally called Petroleos Mexicanos, has rejected...
AfDB approves $27.4 million for AU’s COVID-19 response
The African Development Bank has approved $27.4 million in grants to boost the African Union’s efforts to mobilize continental response...
Turkey condemns hostile statements, flag-burning protest in Greece over Hagia Sophia
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has condemned statements made by Greek officials and a flag-burning protest in Greece after the first...
Nigerian Muslim cleric rejects politician’s car gift
Sheik Ahmad Abdul-Rahman, the Chief Missioner of Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, has rejected a car gift from a Lagos politician,...
Greece mandates mask wearing on ferries as Covid-19 infections surge
Greece has disclosed that it would mandate mask wearing on ferries arriving on its islands from Tuesday August 4, 2020...
Somalia’s grenade attack kills deputy district Commissioner, injures 5
A Somali grenade explosion which occurred around Shabelle region has killed Mohamed Abdullahi Kosto, the deputy district commissioner and injured...
Lebanon’s foreign minister resigns over lack of will to reform
Nassif Hitti, Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, has tendered his resignation over what he described as a lack of political will to...
30 Nigerian Ladies stranded in Lebanon call for help
About 30 Nigerian ladies who were trafficked to Lebanon have been appealing to Nigerian government to rescue them as they...
British ministers okay relocation of TikTok headquarters to London
ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has announced the British ministers have approved the relocation of its headquarters to London. The...
Afghan forces battle IS gunmen in mass jailbreak
Islamic State militants have clashed with Afghan security forces in a deadly gun battle, following an overnight assault on a...
Syria slams US oil firm deal with SDF
Syria’s foreign ministry has slammed an agreement between an American oil company and Kurdish forces who control northeastern oilfields in...
Israeli military intercepts rocket by Palestinian militants
The Israeli military has announced that it intercepted a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip. While disclosing...
US removes Sudan from terror list to strengthen bilateral relations
The United States has disclosed plan to remove Sudan from its terror list. This was disclosed in a statement on...
Iran arrests US-Based terrorist leader for Shiraz bombing in 2008
Iran has announced the arrest of a US-based terrorist leader accused of being behind a 2008 bombing in the city...
UAE begins start-up operations of nuclear power plant
The United Arab Emirates has begun start-up operations in the initial unit of its first nuclear power plant. This was...
Nigeria: Reps summon NNPC, 3 others over alleged N13B debt, contracts scam
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Upstream has invited the Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC,...
Pelosi expresses lack of confidence in Birx for spread of coronavirus disinformation
Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House Speaker, has expressed lack confidence in Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of White House coronavirus task...
US-backed forces capture ISIS security leader in Syria
US-backed forces, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have in a statement, stated that they had captured a leader of ISIS in...
Lebanon prepares to prevent Israel’s attacks
Lebanese President, Michel Aoun said on Saturday that the country is prepared to defend itself against Israel’s attacks, which are...
Earthquake measuring 6.4 shatters Philippines
An earthquake has shattered Mindanao Philippines, at a depth of 473 kilometers (293.91 miles). While disclosing this on Saturday August...
Apple removes 29,000 apps, 26,000 unlicensed games from Chinese app store
Apple Inc has removed 29,800 apps from its Chinese app store, including more than 26,000 games. According to data from...
Covid-19 measures spark protest in Germany
Thousands of people have protested against measures imposed in Germany to stem the coronavirus pandemic. The gathering on Saturday August...
Nigeria: Lagos reopens worship centres, social clubs
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced plan to reopen worship centres for Muslims and Christians in the...
Where does systemic racism live on college campuses?
By Timothy L. Hall George Floyd’s murder has ignited a nationwide focus on racism. Not just the racism of bigoted...
Morocco records surge in coronavirus cases, shuts down major citties
Morocco’s health ministry has disclosed that the country would shut doors of its major cities to people starting from midnight...
Blood Pressure, The Heart, and COVID-19: New Insights
Dr. Mandeep Mehra of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital has emerged as a frequently quoted thought leader...
China orders US to shut Chengdu Consulate
China has ordered the United States to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu. The order which was issued...
Covid Cure: Texas-based Nigerian Cardiologist says Dr Stella’s video is politically motivated
Dr Abraham Ariyo, a Cardiologist, who lives in Dallas, Texas, has disclosed that the viral video of one Dr Stella...
Israeli Police arrest 12 protesters during anti-government rally
The Israeli police have arrested at least 12 people among the demonstrators protesting against the government’s handling of the coronavirus...
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CAIR-NY Calls on Leaders to #StandWithIlhan After Trump’s Islamophobic Tweet Endangers Rep. Ilhan Omar
(NEW YORK, N.Y., 4/13/19) - The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim...
National Black Church Initiative Raises the Alert Level to Purple
Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 along with additional 116,000 black churches...
The President of the United States of America
The United States of America occupies a unique and the loftiest station in the world and its Constitution has inspires...
Cameroon Cataract Bond Records Successful First Year
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, June 7, 2019/ -- An innovative cataract project funded through a development impact bond...
United States of America Supports Ghana’s Fisheries and Coastal Environment Development Agenda
ACCRA, Ghana, August 21, 2019/ -- The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Fisheries Commission with support from...
NBCI Stands With Mr. Byron Allan And Condemn Both Comcast and the Rev. Al Sharpton
Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 member churches comprised of 15 denominations...
John M. Kennedy: Taking Off the Gloves In His Race to Unseat Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
By Robert Golomb Suffolk County Comptroller John M. Kennedy, 62, the Republican Party candidate for County Executive against 2 term...
U.S. Embassy Builds U.S.-Egyptian Film and Television Industry Connections
CAIRO, Egypt, November 4, 2019/ -- The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that Cairo Industry Days 2019 will host...
