Category: International
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UK Appoints British-Nigerian as Trade Envoy to Nigeria
Florence Eshalomi, a British-Nigerian politician and Member of Parliament for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, has been named the United Kingdom’s new trade envoy to Nigeria. At 44, Eshalomi becomes the second Nigerian to hold this role. She holds a degree in Political and International Studies with Law from Middlesex University. In her new role, she…
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Stampede at India’s Festival Claims 15 Lives
By Miracle Ogunde At least 15 people have reportedly lost their lives, with many others injured, following a stampede at India’s largest religious festival, the Kumbh Mela. According to AFP, deadly crowd incidents are a recurring issue at Indian religious gatherings, particularly at the Kumbh Mela, which takes place every 12 years in Prayagraj, Uttar…
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FULL LIST: Trump Sends 3,690 Nigerians Back Home
…1.4 Million Immigrants Affected Approximately 3,690 Nigerians in the United States are facing deportation as Donald Trump initiates a crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country. A document compiled by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations, reviewed by Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, revealed that the data is categorized by nationality…
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South Korean Airplane Catches Fire
By Miracle Ogunde The Air Busan plane bound for Hong Kong from Gimhae International Airport in southeastern Busan caught fire at around 10:30 pm local time (1330 GMT). Yonhap news agency reports that the incident happened at an international airport in South Korea’s second-largest city on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of 176 people on board.…
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Trump Vows Retaliation After Colombia’s President Denies U.S. Deportation Aircraft Landing Rights
Washington — President Trump vowed immediate and severe retaliation on Sunday after the Colombian government blocked the arrival of U.S. deportation flights over the weekend. The Colombian authorities objected to the Trump administration’s plan to utilize military planes for deporting migrants. According to CBS News, Trump announced via social media that his administration would implement…
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US-based Nigerians panic as Trump deports Mexicans, Haitians, and Indians
The development has created anxiety amongst the Nigerian communities in the US, as many of them feared deportation. Some US-based Nigerians disclosed to Sunday PUNCH that the government would clamp down on Nigerian illegal immigrants after the deportation of Mexicans, Haitians, and Indians. Trump’s staunch supporter and Nigerian-American, Jacob Adegoke, said the current focus was…
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Elephant kills tourist while saving grandchildren in South Africa
A 59-year-old grandfather was tragically trampled to death by an elephant on Saturday while trying to save his grandchildren from the charging animal. The incident, which happened at South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park, was reported by Times Live on Sunday. The fatal encounter unfolded near the park’s Malelane Gate, a popular entry point, when…
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Trump Suspends HIV Funding in Nigeria
The U.S. under President Donald Trump has paused funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), causing alarm for HIV/AIDS efforts worldwide. Since 2003, PEPFAR has contributed over $85 billion to combat HIV/AIDS, saving millions of lives in over 50 countries, including Nigeria, which received more than $6 billion for its HIV/AIDS programs.…
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Trump dismisses 12 independent Inspectors-General
By Miracle Ogunde The independent inspectors general of more than a dozen major government agencies have been dismissed by U.S. President, Donald Trump, on Friday. According to a U.S. media, it was gathered that the agencies include the departments of defense, state, transportation, veterans affairs, housing and urban development, interior, and energy, Washington Post said,…
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Trump urged not to put massive tariffs on UK
The UK should be excluded from the tariffs Donald Trump is threatening to impose on exports to the US, the business secretary has said. Jonathan Reynolds told the BBC that the US has no goods trade deficit with the UK, which occurs when a country imports more than it exports. President Trump has doubled down…