Foreign

“Poverty Exodus”: Thousands of Migrants Head for US Border

Web News 25 December 2023 533 0

A sprawling caravan of migrants from central and southern America has set off through Mexico heading north towards the United States border. Up to 8,000 people of all ages, mainly from Venezuela, Cuba and Mexico, are part of the procession following a banner which reads “Poverty Continue Reading

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US Backs ECOWAS’ Decision on Niger

Web News 11 August 2023 353 0

The United States has backed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in calling for the restoration of democracy in Niger Republic. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, in a statement, said the United States was pleased with the determination of ECOWAS to explore all options for the peaceful resolution of the crisis. “Democracy […]Continue Reading

Security

DSS Seeks Cooperation over New Security Alert

Web News 24 October 2022 490 0

The Department of State Services (DSS) has called for calm as it works with other law enforcement agencies and stakeholders to maintain peace and order in and beyond Abuja. On Sunday, the United States and Britain issued a travel advisory of a possible terrorist attack in Abuja, targeting government buildings, places of worship and schools, […]Continue Reading

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Four Killed, Multiple Injured in Oklahoma Shooting Spree

Web News 2 June 2022 392 0

Four people have been killed in a shooting spree at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Officers confirmed that the suspected shooter, who was armed with a rifle and a handgun, was also dead. Police arrived at the scene on Wednesday afternoon at St Francis Hospital in three minutes – which they say ensured the death […]Continue Reading

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US Supreme Court May Overturn Abortion Law

Web News 3 May 2022 430 0

The US Supreme Court could be about to overturn the nationwide legal right to abortion, according to an unprecedented leaked draft of a court document. In a 98-page draft opinion, Justice Samuel Alito writes that the 1973 Roe v Wade decision legalising abortion across the US is “egregiously wrong”. If the top US court strikes […]Continue Reading

News Analysis

Lessons From The United States Of America’s Election For Africa.

Web News 11 November 2020 1287 0

In it’s over two hundred years of democracy, the United States of America presidential election 2020 was the most dramatic, unique and historical. For the first time ever, it was an election held during a Covid-19 pandemic that makes it unique.             It was an election that produced the first female Continue Reading