Biden Administration Proposes Strict Asylum Restrictions At Border
US President Joe Biden’s administration has unveiled a plan that would make it harder for migrants to claim asylum once Covid border controls lift in May. It would require adult asylum seekers to use an app to book a meeting with US officials or first claim asylum in another country before reaching the US. Failure […]
Mexico’s Ex-security Minister Genaro García Luna Convicted Of Drug Trafficking
The former face of Mexico’s war on drugs has been convicted by a US jury of drug trafficking. Genaro García Luna, once Mexico’s security minister, was found guilty of taking millions of dollars from Mexico’s biggest crime group, the Sinaloa drug cartel. García Luna – who was arrested in the state of Texas in 2019 […]
CBN Sticks To Presidential Directive To Re-issue Only N200 Old Banknotes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dissociated itself from the press release that purportedly originated from the apex bank, claiming that it has extended the validity of old N500 and N1000 notes to May 1, 2023. In a statement that was issued yesterday, the CBN described the statement as a “FAKE PRESS RELEASE” purported […]
Naira Scarcity:Kaduna Govt. Offers Free Transport, Routine Medical Care To Residents
The Kaduna government says free medical and transport services will be introduced to ease the effect of the naira note scarcity on residents. This was announced by the special adviser to the governor on media and communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, in a statement yesterday. In a meeting held at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House with the […]
“I have Instructed Rivers Voters On Who To Vote” – Wike
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike declared total faith in the willingness of the electorate in the State to vote candidates, including the preferred presidential candidate, as agreed in the 25th February 2023 general election. Speaking yesterday at Ogbo/ Ukordu junction in Ahoada East Local Government Area, venue of the flag-off of phase two of Ahoada-Omoku […]
President Buhari Didn’t Impose Running Mate On Me – Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has made it clear that President Muhammadu Buhari did not impose Senator Ibrahim Shettima on him as his running mate. “The president asked all of us interested to go and contest the primaries of our party. After I was picked overwhelmingly by the […]
Akwa Ibom Election: Appeal Court Declares Umo Eno As PDP Guber Candidate
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, yesterday, affirms Umo Eno as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate for Akwa Ibom state After sacking House of Representatives member, Micheal Enyong, as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the court in his place restored Umo Eno, a former Commissioner for Land, thus setting aside […]
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Baby Pulled From The Rubble Reunited With Aunt And Uncle
A baby born under the rubble of a collapsed building in Syria, and the only member of her immediate family to survive a massive earthquake, has been adopted by her aunt and uncle. Thousands of people had offered to adopt the newborn, who was still connected to her mother by her umbilical cord when she […]
Putin Suspends US-Russia Nuclear Treaty
Russia has suspended the New START nuclear arms treaty with the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. But he emphasised that Russia was not leaving the treaty yet, only suspending its participation in it for the time-being. He blamed the suspension on the West, saying relations had degraded and that it was impossible currently […]
Ukraine War: Biden To Frame Conflict As Battle For Democracy
US President Joe Biden is expected to lay out his view of the war in Ukraine as a battle for democracy during a speech later on Tuesday. He will make his address in the Polish capital, Warsaw – a day after his surprise visit to Ukraine. His speech comes hours after Russia’s Vladimir Putin announced […]
