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The US state of California has warned hospitals against abandoning transgender youth following the recent executive order by President Donald Trump. The newly signed executive order seeks to block transgender youths from participating in female sports. It could prevent them from receiving healthcare across the country, which has prompted California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, to […] More

Disinformation has continued to spread about the many executive orders signed by Donald Trump, president of the United States of America, after his second inauguration into office. One of Trump’s executive orders focuses on the accelerated deportation of illegal immigrants from America. Thousands of illegal migrants, including 3,690 Nigerians, are currently on the eviction flights. […] More

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would withdraw the United States from the United Nations (UN) human rights council. The order would also withdraw the US from the UN’s Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Trump signed the order on Tuesday. The US president also instructed […] More

The announcement by President Donald Trump to cut funding for international HIV/AIDS initiatives, including those targeting Nigeria and other low and middle-income countries, sent ripples across the world. A week later, on January 28, 2025, the administration granted a waiver for essential medicines and medical services, allowing the global HIV treatment programme to continue. The […] More

Egypt has escalated diplomatic tensions by calling for Israel to fully withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon. This demand follows renewed clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants along the border. Egypt’s Foreign Minister emphasized the need for compliance with UN Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war. The recent violence has displaced over 50,000 […] More

Palestinians have started arriving at the Rafah Crossing, which has reopened as part of the recent hostage-ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. Footage from the scene shows children and their caregivers waiting to cross into Egypt, with the crossing initially set to allow the passage of 50 injured persons, including both terror operatives and civilians, […] More

In Washington DC, USA, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi of Africa is invited to lead the prayer and praise session as part of the ceremonies for the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47thpresident of the US. The revered Nigerian evangelist is through after a delivery of 290+ words in 1 minute and 36 seconds. Reporters […] More

Thousands of Nigerian illegal immigrants in the United States have gone into hiding and restricted their movements to public places to avoid being arrested and deported by the President Trump administration. This came as they expressed optimism that they would be protected against deportation by the many lawsuits filed against President Donald Trump over his […] More

Cynthia Rowe, Development Director for the British High Commission in Nigeria and representative of the International Support Group, says military action alone cannot end terrorism and violent extremism. Rowe stated this at a high-level forum on counterterrorism efforts in Nigeria, stressing the need for a multi-dimensional approach to security challenges. “The one thing that we […] More

The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has issued a stern warning to Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) against the plot to boycott the US Dollar. Trump Vows To End Russia-Ukraine War In 24 Hours If Re-elected As US President In a statement issued via his Truth Social media […] More

United States President Donald Trump will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prepare a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 immigrants. The US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, already houses a migrant facility — separate from the high-security US prison for foreign terrorism suspects — […] More

The Namibian ambassador to the United States (US) has dismissed president Donald Trump’s purported deportation LIST which has been circulating online. This comes after a total of 19 Namibians were featured on a list for deportation of more than one million non-citizens purportedly shared by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday.Tap Here To […] More