The United States of America has commended the Department of State Services (DSS), for blocking a planned attack on its embassy in Abuja. On Wednesday, the DSS revealed that it had foiled planned attacks on the US and UK embassies in the country. The security agency also said the masterminds had been arrested. In a…
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U.S. Vice President Exposed In Email Saga
Vice President Mike Pence, allegedly used a personal email account, which was hacked, during his time serving as Indiana governor, according to a report released Thursday. The Indianapolis Star reported Pence discussed homeland security issues and sensitive matters with top advisers while using his personal AOL account. Some of the topics included Indiana’s response to…
Trump Immigration Net: Mexican commits suicide after third deportation from US
A Mexican man has apparently taken his own life just half an hour after being deported from the United States. Guadalupe Olivas Valencia, 45, jumped from a bridge at the border after he was deported for the third time. According to the BBC, he was found unconscious next to a plastic bag with his belongings……
US Immigration Agents Carry Out Trump’s Order, Arrest Hundreds In Nationwide Sweep
President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders on immigration has been carried out as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have arrested hundreds of people in a nationwide sweep in what they called a routine “enforcement surge.” According to The Associated Press, the five-day operation was designed to round up undocumented immigrants who have criminal histories……
Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Immigration Order
The efforts of President Donald Trump to reinstate a travel ban in the name of national security has been unanimously been ruled against by a federal appeal court. According to the ruling, the United States will remain open to refugees and visa holders from the seven Muslim-majority countries. The San Francisco-based appeals court on Thursday……
Fraud in NITDA: Litigation, crises rock agency as committee submits report
“…. Minister of Communication is desperately pressing for the report to be quashed which partly necessitated the last travel to Las Vegas, USA by Barr. Adebayo Shittu, Dr. Pantami, Dr. Vincent, the Perm Sec. (Arch Sunny Echono) and eight others ” These are not the best of times in Dr. Isah Ali Pantami-led National Information…
President Of Namibia Dares U.S To Join ICC
Namibia has dared the United States of America to ratify the convention on International Criminal Court, ICC and join the community. President Hage Geingob of Namibia said that the only condition it the country would remain a member of the ICC was if the U.S. joined. Recall that Namibia said in March that it would…
Computer Scientists Call For Recount Of Votes In US Election
Some top Computer scientists in the United States have called for the recount of vote totals in some key swing states in the US Presidential election. According to CNN reports, the scientists urged Hillary Clinton’s campaign team to call for a recount of vote totals in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The computer scientists presented their…
Full Text of President Buhari’s Speech At Africa Business Forum, New York, USA
Muhammadu BuhariNigeria’s President Protocol I am delighted to be present here today at the 2nd edition of the United States–Africa Business Forum. I wish to thank the United States Department of Commerce and Bloomberg Philanthropies for organizing this event and for giving me this opportunity to address this august gathering of Political and Business Leaders…
Man Gets 5 Years Jail Term For N10.5million Fraud
Ibrahim Magu, EFCC Chairman EFCC, Abuja: The Lagos State High Court presided over by Justice Kudirat Jose on 21 September, 2016 convicted and sentenced one Michael Ugochukwu to five years imprisonment on a one count charge of stealing to the tune of N10,500,000 (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira Only) property of Patrick Ekeh. The convict was…
President Buhari Arrives New York For 71st UN General Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari is in New York, United State ahead of the71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Recalled yesterday the President left the shores of Nigeria on Saturday to attend 71st United Nations General Assembly Session in New York, United States of Ameriac. Buhari would deliver a keynote address on “Taking Climate Action…
Defence Intelligence Visits Nigerian Communications Commission Office
Members of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) and Foreign Defence Attachés, paid a visit to the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Head Office in Abuja on the 7th of September, 2016. The delegation was received by the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta together with other management of the Commission. Prof….