The United States has warned that foreigners who celebrate or make light of the assassination of conservative activist, Charlie Kirk, may face visa revocation, as officials identified social media account holders in Germany, Brazil, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and parts of Latin America for scrutiny. The warnings followed the killing of Kirk, a 31-year-old…
The United States of America oil exports to Nigeria and other African nations dropped for the fifth month to 3.3 million barrels per day, bpd in July 2025. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, disclosed this in its Monthly Oil Market Report, MOMR. The report stated: “US crude exports declined for the fifth month…
The United States Government has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Nigeria of munitions, precision bombs, precision rockets, and related equipment valued at $346 million. The approval was contained in a statement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, dated August 13, but received via email on Thursday. The agency said it has notified the…
A US appeals court on Thursday ruled that President Donald Trump could continue control of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom. Trump ordered the deployment of thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines into Los Angeles this month in response to protests over federal immigration…
A US senator from California, Alex Padilla was bundled out of a news conference being held by President Donald Trump’s homeland security chief, Kristi Noem on Thursday. This is the latest escalation of tensions over controversial immigration arrests. The lawmaker was pushed and shoved from the room at a federal building in Los Angeles as…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday trade negotiations with China were “a bit stalled” and suggested President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could get involved. “I would say that they are a bit stalled,” Bessent told broadcaster Fox News when asked about trade talks with Beijing. “I believe that we will…
A US federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Department of Education, marking the first time a judge declared the administration’s extensive changes to the department unlawful. Judge Myong Joun from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, who former President Joe Biden appointed, issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting…
Rwanda’s foreign minister, Olivier Nduhungirehe, on Tuesday said a final peace deal to end a crisis gripping the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo would be signed in mid-June in Washington. It was reported that M23 fighters, who UN experts and the United States say have received military support from Rwanda, have made rapid advances in…
The administration of the US President Donald Trump reduced the impact of his automotive tariffs on Tuesday by alleviating some duties imposed on foreign parts in domestically manufactured cars and keeping tariffs on cars made abroad from piling on top of other ones. Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick said in a statement provided by the White…
At least 897 Nigerians secured asylum in the United States over the past two years. This was according to the latest case-completion data from the Executive Office for Immigration Review, EOIR. The data showed that in 2023, US judges granted asylum to 514 Nigerians while another 383 Nigerians were granted asylum in 2024. The figures…