Biden Transition Website Gets A .Gov Domain
The Biden-Harris transition website changed its URL from a .com to a .gov domain on Monday in another sign that the handover is officially underway. Biden shared the new link - BuildBackBetter.gov - on Twitter on Monday after the switch was made. The GSA, the agency which finally allowed the Biden transition to formally begin on Monday, manages the .gov domain...
Taiwan Begins Live-Fire Artillery Exercise
In the midst of China’s ongoing military manoeuvres around the island, Taiwan began scheduled live-fire artillery drills. The Tien Lei drill, a live ammunition artillery exercise, was planned to mimic Taiwan’s defence against an attack by the Peo...
Buhari Congratulates President Macron On Re-election, Pledges Nigeria’s Support To Promote Peace, Stability
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated French President, Emmanuel Macron on winning a second term in office. President Buhari said that the French President’s victory makes history as the only sitting leader of the country to return in two de...
Israel, Iran War: Oil Prices Surge Amid Tension
The price of Brent crude is now $90.54 per barrel, up from $87 days after the war between Israel and Iran escalated. Oil prices jumped more than 3.94 per cent on Friday after Israel carried out a retaliation strike in Iran, triggering fears of an all-out war in the Middle East. Also, the US West Texas Intermediate, WTI crude futures spiked...
Abia-Born Leader, Nwachinemere Kalu-Agba, Re-Elected Deputy Mayor In United States
A Nigerian-born public official, Nwachinemere Kalu-Agba, has been re-elected as the Deputy Mayor (Mayor Pro Tem) of the City of Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, securing another two-year term that will run until 2027. ABN TV reports that the announcement was made public on Sunday through a Facebook post by his younger brother, Mr. Peter Agba Kalu, who congratulated him...
Asian, European Stocks Plunge After US Jobs Report
Asian and European markets sank after an outsized US jobs report dealt another blow, while oil sparked by new sanctions on Russia’s energy. The equity sell-off tracked hefty losses on Wall Street, where all three main indexes finished more than one per cent lower as the new trading year continued to falter. Keenly awaited data on Friday showed the US economy...
Grandmother, 90 First To Receive Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine In Britain
A 90-year-old British grandmother became the first person in a Western country to receive an approved coronavirus vaccine, as Britain rolled out Pfizer-BioNTech’s drug in the biggest inoculation drive in its history. Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, said it was “the best early birthday present” and added: “My advice to anyone offered the vaccine is to take it....
Risk Of Russia Using Nuclear Weapons Has Lessened, Says Scholz
The risk of nuclear weapons being used in the Ukraine conflict has lessened "for the time being", says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. "Russia has stopped threatening to use nuclear weapons in response to the international community marking a red line," Mr Scholz said. On Wednesday, Russia's Vladimir Putin suggested that Moscow would only use nuclear weapons in retaliation. But the US denounced...
World’s Second Richest Man Bill Gates Loses Father
William H. Gates II, the father of Microsoft co-founder and the world's second-richest man Bill Gates, has died at the age of 94, the family announced on Tuesday. In a moving message, his son paid tribute to an 'amazing and dignified man' who was a 'quiet influence on almost everything I have done in life.' The lawyer, philanthropist, and U.S. Army veteran...
Trump Says He’ll ‘Take A Look’ At Elon Musk Deportation
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he may consider deporting Elon Musk, following criticism from the billionaire entrepreneur over the administration’s key spending initiative. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump responded to questions about Musk’s recent attacks on the bill—dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill”—and whether the Tesla and SpaceX CEO could face repercussions, including deportation. “I...
