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70,000 South Africans Show Interest in Relocating to US After Offer to Afrikaner Community

About 70,000 South Africans have shown interest in relocating to the United States after the US extended an offer to resettle individuals from the Afrikaner community. The South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA said its website received tens of thousands of registrations from those seeking more information, adding that it has handed the list of interested individuals to the US embassy in Pretoria. U.S President, Donald Trump, had […]

todayMarch 20, 2025

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China Hits Back at New US Tariffs with Increased Duties and Business Restrictions

China has responded to new US tariffs by implementing tariff increase of 10 to 15 percent on a variety of American agricultural and food products. The Asian country also imposed export and investment restrictions on twenty-five US companies citing national security concerns, but chose not to target any major household brands, unlike its response to the President Donald Trump administration's tariffs on February 4th. China's latest retaliatory tariffs were triggered […]

todayMarch 5, 2025

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Donald Trump Imposes New Tariffs on Imports from China, Mexico, and Canada

United States President, Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on all goods imported from America's three largest trading partners, China, Mexico and Canada. Trump said the US would impose tariffs beginning on Tuesday of 25% on Canada and Mexico, and 10% on China. Recall that he had threatened to impose the import taxes if the three countries did not address his concerns about illegal immigration and drug trafficking. However, […]

todayFebruary 2, 2025

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Zambian Police Officer Faces Arrest After Allegedly Releasing 13 Inmates on New Year’s Eve

A police officer in Zambia is facing arrest and disciplinary action after allegedly freeing 13 inmates from detention on New Year’s Eve. A police spokesperson, Rae Hamoonga, said Detective Inspector Titus Phiri, who was said to be in a state of intoxication, allegedly seized the cell keys from Constable Serah Banda at Leonard Cheelo Police Station in Lusaka, and went further to unlock the male and female cells, instructing the […]

todayJanuary 3, 2025

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10 Killed, 35 Injured in New Orleans Attack; Suspect Linked to ISIS Killed in Shootout.

A driver, flying an ISIS flag from his pickup truck, had yesterday, drove his vehicle into a crowd celebrating New Year's Day in New Orleans' French Quarter and began shooting, resulting in 10 deaths and over 35 injured persons. The incident took place at 3:15 a.m. local time at the intersection of Canal and Bourbon Streets, a famous tourist spot in the French Quarter of the city, renowned for drawing […]

todayJanuary 2, 2025

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Faces Arrest Amid Martial Law Probe and Ongoing Impeachment Trial

A court in South Korea has approved the arrest of the country's President, Yoon Suk Yeol after he was impeached and suspended from power for imposing martial law. This was confirmed by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, stating that the Seoul Western District Court issued an arrest warrant for President Yoon, which was requested by investigators who were looking into his brief imposition of martial law. Yoon is […]

todayDecember 31, 2024

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UNITED KINGDOM BANS HEALTH WORKERS FROM BRINGING DEPENDANTS.

The United Kingdom UK has banned Health and Care Workers from bringing dependants to the country. This was made known by the UK Home Office via its official X handle yesterday as part of its plan to reduce migration into the country, adding that overseas care workers brought an estimated 120,000 dependants to the UK in the year ending September 23. It would be recalled that the Home Office of the United Kingdom on Tuesday, Jan 2, announced […]

todayMarch 12, 2024

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS EUROPEAN UNION’S REPORT ON 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS.

The Federal Government has rejected the European Union’s report on the 2023 general elections, describing the conclusions of the EU Electoral Observer Mission as jaundiced. The Special Adviser to President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy Dele Alake in a statement yesterday urge the EU and other foreign interests to be objective in all their assessments of the internal affairs of Nigeria, insisting that the February 25, 2023, presidential election […]

todayJuly 3, 2023 137

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UNITED KINGDOM NAMES NEW BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO NIGERIA.

The United Kingdom UK has appointed Richard Montgomery as the new British High Commissioner to Nigeria. Montgomery yesterday presented his credentials to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja as he takes over from Catriona Laing who recently concluded her four years as High Commissioner in Abuja. Richard was the UK Executive Director at the World Bank Group Board from 2018 to 2022 in Washington DC, USA before […]

todayMay 19, 2023 121

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