Trump Planned Stopping $1.5 Billion Aid To Nigeria – Ex-NSA, John Bolton
A former United States National Security Adviser says President Donald Trump once argued that the $1.5bn aid given to Nigeria annually should be stopped, while funding for military operations in Afghanistan and Syria should be cut. The former NSA, John Bolton, stated this in his highly anticipated book titled, ‘In the Room Where It Happened’. Bolton, who left Trump’s administration last...
Ghanaians Break-In, Demolish Nigerian High Commission Building In Accra [Pictures]
Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister has decried the demolition of a portion of the staff quarters belonging to the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, calling on Ghanaian authorities to bring the perpetrators to book. In a Twitter post, Onyeama said the Nigerian government denounced the outrageous attack on a residential building on its diplomatic premises by unknown persons. “We strongly...
COVID-19 Is Weakening, Could Die Out On Its Own Without A Vaccine – Claims Top Expert
The coronavirus (COVID-19), once an 'aggressive tiger' of a disease, has weakened and become more like a wild cat, according to a top Italian doctor. Professor Matteo Bassetti said he is convinced the virus is 'changing in severity' and patients are now surviving infections that would have killed them before. And if the virus's weakening is true, COVID-19 could even disappear without the...
Done Deal: Chelsea Sign Timo Werner From Leipzig
Chelsea announced the signing of German international forward Timo Werner from RB Leipzig on Thursday in the first major move of the summer transfer market. “The 24-year-old has agreed to personal terms with the Blues, and will remain at the German club for the rest of the Bundesliga season,” Chelsea said in a statement. “He will link up with his new...
COVID-19 Survivor Receives $1.1 Million Hospital Bill
A 70-year-old American man who nearly died of COVID-19 has been billed a heart-stopping $1.1 million for his hospital expenses, the Seattle Times reported Saturday. Michael Flor was admitted to a hospital in the northwestern city on March 4, and stayed for 62 days — at one point coming so close to death that nurses held up the phone so...
More Protests Erupts In US After Police Kill Another Black Man
The fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer in Atlanta has poured more fuel on the raging US debate over racism, prompting another round of street protests and the resignation of the southern city’s police chief. The death of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was ruled a homicide by the county medical examiner’s office on Sunday, a day...
Ronaldo Earns £14m More From Instagram Posts Than Playing For Juventus
Ronaldo is Instagram's top earner after raking in £14million MORE from his posts than he does playing for Juventus. According to a new report from Buzz Bingo, the Portuguese superstar has retained his crown as the social media site's highest earner. The 35-year-old, who also has the most followers on Instagram at 222m, raked in £41.7m from 43 sponsored posts in...
Gates Foundation Commits Fresh $1.6bn To Gavi For Delivery Of COVID-19 Vaccine To “Poorest Countries”
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a five-year, US$1.6 billion commitment to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to deliver life-saving vaccines to the world’s poorest countries. According to Gates, the “funding and global coordination will ensure” people all over the world are able to get the COVID-19 vaccine when they become available. The commitment was announced at the Global Vaccine...
George Floyd’s Death: What We Know About The Four Ex-police Officers
One of the officers had been on the job for four days. One was on his third shift ever. And Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, was the field training officer for one of them. Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao were responding to a call about a $20 counterfeit bill...
Ex-Chief Of Staff Calls Donald Trump ‘Nasty’ And ‘Confused’ Over Attack On Jim Mattis
General John Kelly could be the next retired general to rebuke Donald Trump for calling in active duty military in the midst of George Floyd protests as the former chief of staff called the president 'nasty' for his comments about General Jim Mattis, ABN TV reports. Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general, defended Trump's former defense secretary on Thursday after...
