Donald Trump Sets Up “Office Of The Former President” In Florida
Former US President Donald Trump on Monday established an official post-presidency office in Palm Beach County in Florida. “The Office of the Former President” will manage Trump’s correspondence, public statements, appearance, and official activities, according to a press release from the office. “Today, the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump formally opened the Office of the Former President,”...
FG, India Partner To Stop Codeine Syrup Production
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said that Nigeria recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India to prevent the production of codeine-based syrups for importation into Nigeria. This is even as the agency reiterated that it is strengthening actions and cooperation in curtailing the availability, accessibility, and affordability of drugs. The Apapa Strategic Commander of the NDLEA, Buba Wakawa,...
Pakistan: Schools Shutdown Over Fear Of Attack By Taliban Fighters
Local schools in some suburbs in Pakistan on Tuesday closed from academic activities over fear of attacks as jailed Taliban fighters took hostage of a police station, an invasion which has lingered for three days. More than 30 members of the Tehreek–e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group separate from the Afghan Taliban but with a similar hardline Islamist ideology overpowered their jailers...
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Dies Aged 73
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates President whose modernization policies helped transform his country into a regional powerhouse, died on Friday aged 73, state media WAM said. "The Ministry of Presidential Affairs mourn the...
Trump’s Tariff Policies To Remain In Effect Following Appeals Court Ruling
US President Donald Trump received a temporary legal boost for his hardline trade strategy on Thursday, as an appeals court issued a stay that allows his sweeping import tariffs on China and other nations to remain in place—for now. The decision provides short-term relief for the administration after the US Court of International Trade ruled on Wednesday that Trump had...
‘How Much More Carnage Are We Willing To Accept?’, President Biden Makes Fervent Plea For Stricter Gun Laws
President Joe Biden issued a fervent appeal Thursday for stricter gun laws -- including a ban on assault weapons, tougher background check laws and a higher minimum age of purchase -- as a spate of gun massacres have left the nation shaken and prom...
Serbian Leader Says Conflict In Ukraine Is World War Where West Is Fighting Against Russia
The conflict in Ukraine is a world war, where the West is fighting against Russia by means of Ukrainian soldiers, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday. "We should understand that amid the world war, all the talks that its is a regiona...
King Charles III Arrives At Bucknight Palace (PHOTOS)
A tearful King Charles III was greeted by thousands of well-wishers as he arrived at Buckingham Palace today where he will meet with representatives from the Commonwealth - while his mother Queen Elizabeth II's coffin embarks on the historic final journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh, then onto Westminster Abbey for her state funeral. Crowds lining the length of The Mall - including excited young...
COVID-19: China And US Must ‘Unite To Fight Virus’, President Xi Tells Trump
China and the United States should “unite to fight” the deadly coronavirus pandemic, President Xi Jinping said in a call with Donald Trump on Friday, as he called for the US to improve relations. The two countries have clashed in recent weeks over the virus, and Chinese state media said Xi told Trump he hoped the “US will take substantive...
Air Sierra Leone Resumes Direct Flights To Nigeria After 15 Years
After more than 15 years of inactivity, Sierra Leone's national airline, Air Sierra Leone, has started operating regularly between Lagos and Freetown. Air Sierra Leone returned to Nigeria in partnership with a Nigerian airline, XEJet. While XEjet provides technical support to the airline, it also provides three operational aircraft for the airline to return to the country. While speaking with journalists at...
