•Ukrainian servicemen of a drone hunting team The United States has agreed to sell $138m worth of urgently needed military equipment to Ukraine to repair and upgrade its HAWK missile systems while a larger $60bn aid package remains stalled in Congress. Ukraine’s air defences, which largely consisted of Soviet-era planes and missile systems whe...
•Japa The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced significant changes to the duration of work permits for non-citizens, including Nigerians, through a temporary and final rule (TFR). Under this new rule, the automatic extension period for some Employment Authorisation Documents (EADs) has been extended from 180 days to a ...
•Surgeons conducting a surgical operation A groundbreaking medical procedure took place in Boston, where surgeons successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into a 62-year-old man who needed a transplant. If the breakthrough is successful, it could bring hope to people who are suffering from kidney failure, reports Ne...
•Former US President Donald Trump A Georgia judge ruled today that the district attorney who brought 2020 election interference charges against Donald Trump can remain on the case if her lead prosecutor steps aside. The former president and his co-defendants had been seeking to have District Attorney Fani Willis disqualified — a move which lik...
A US general and top officials visited Niger Republic today to see the ruling junta, renewing contact after the coup leaders ousted the elected leader, booted out French forces and moved closer to Russia. General Michael Langley, the commander of US Africa Command, was part of the delegation that is visiting Niger through tomorrow, the [&helli...
•US Capitol riot Donald Trump yesterday pledged to free people jailed for taking part in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol as one of his first actions if reelected, calling them “hostages.” The rioters – egged on by the then-president and fueled by his false claims of voter fraud – stormed the seat of […]
No fewer than 300 passengers of Delta Air Lines were today stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos over mechanical failure to the carrier’s aircraft. It was learnt that the passengers who were on their way to Atlanta Georgia, US, were already boarded for an afternoon flight out of Lagos, but were later […]
•Trump The US Supreme Court today removed a potential hurdle to Donald Trump’s bid to recapture the White House, unanimously dismissing a state court ruling that could have barred him from the ballot for engaging in insurrection. The high-stakes ruling in favor of the former president came on the eve of the Super Tuesday primaries […]...
•Kamala Harris US Vice President Kamala Harris yesterday called for a proposed six-week ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war to be accepted, while criticizing Israel over insufficient aid deliveries into Gaza. “Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks, which is what [&...
•Biden and Putin The United States will announce new sanctions on Russia on Friday over the death in prison of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, coinciding with the second anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House said. “At President Biden’s direction, we will be announcing a major sanctions package on Friday of this week [&...
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