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Dominion Voting Files $1.6b Lawsuit Against Fox News Over False Election Fraud Claims

Faith Mar 27, 2021 0

Dominion Voting Systems on Friday morning filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, alleging that the network share false news about the 2020 US election.Dominion notes that Fox News intentionally aired false…

News

Trump Responds After Washington Post Retracts Fake Story Alleging He asked Georgia To “find the…

Faith Mar 16, 2021 0

Former US President, Donald Trump has reacted after the Washington Post corrected a fake story it published in December last year.Relying on an anonymous source, the paper had used several quotes allegedly made by Trump during the phone…

News

Trump Quits Screen Actors Guild Amid Threats To Expel Him

Faith Feb 5, 2021 0

Donald Trump submitted his resignation from the Screen Actors Guild in a letter to the union's president on Thursday.In his resignation letter to the SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris regarding the “so-called Disciplinary Committee…

Foreign

Trump Hires New Defence Team Ahead of Impeachment Trial

Emmanuel Yashim Feb 1, 2021 0

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has hired a new defence team shortly before his second impeachment trial is due to start.The defence will be led by David Schoen and Bruce Castor, Trump’s office said late on Sunday.…

News

Joe Biden Overturns Donald Trump’s Transgender Military Service Ban

Faith Jan 26, 2021 0

US President, Joe Biden has reversed Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops serving in the military.The White House announced the new executive order, which fulfills Biden’s campaign promise to undo Trump’s transphobic policy.…

Foreign

UAE Signs $23bn Deal to buy F-35 Jets, Drones From U.S.

Mark Longyen Jan 22, 2021 0

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday said that it had signed agreements worth 23 billion dollars with the U.S. on former President Donald Trump’s last full day in office.The country’s embassy in Washington said in a…

News

US President Joe Biden Set To Cancel Trump’s Pro Life Policy

Faith Jan 22, 2021 0

US President Joe Biden is reportedly set to roll back pro-life policies the Donald Trump administration put in place.Former White House Press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany disclosed this information via Twitter. She wrote: “At yesterday's…

Foreign

Biden Launches Strategy to Curb Pandemic on First Full Day in Office

Fatima Sule Jan 21, 2021 0

U.S. President Joe Biden launched a national strategy to curb the raging coronavirus pandemic on his first full day in office on Thursday, laying out a coordinated federal response long resisted by his predecessor Donald Trump.…

Foreign

Trump Leaves White House Promises ‘to be Back’

Emmanuel Yashim Jan 20, 2021 0

President Donald Trump has promised “to be back in some form,” to cheers from the small crowd gathered as he gave a speech just before leaving Joint Base Andrews for Florida, during his final hours as president.“This has…

Entertainment

Donald Trump Grants Clemency To Lil Wayne, Kodak Black And Others

Faith Jan 20, 2021 0

President Donald Trump has granted full pardon to American rappers, Lil Wayne and Kodak Black on his last day in office.The Trump administration released the statement, which outlines pardons to 73 people and commutations of sentences…

Foreign

Trump Ban was Right but Sets Dangerous Precedent – Dorsey

Emmanuel Yashim Jan 14, 2021 0

Twitter’s chief executive Jack Dorsey on Wednesday defended the platform’s decision to suspend U.S. President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely, but also said it sets a dangerous precedent.Twitter banned the outgoing…

Tech

Snapchat Set To Permanently Ban Donald Trump’s Account

Faith Jan 14, 2021 0

Snapchat is reportedly set to permanently ban Donald Trump’s account.On Wednesday, the social media platform announced it will permanently ban his account beginning on Jan. 20, the day President-elect Joe Biden will officially take…

Politics

Show evidence Trump incited people, get N1 million – Fani-Kayode throws challenge

John Ogunsemore Jan 13, 2021 0

Former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has promised N1 million reward to anyone with evidence that Donald Trump incited people before last Wednesday's march on the US Capitol.Fani-Kayode, an ardent Trump supporter,…

Foreign

U.S. House Democrats Introduce Article Of Impeachment Against Trump

News Agency of Nigeria Jan 12, 2021 0

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced an article of impeachment against outgoing President Donald Trump on Monday, as Republicans blocked a measure calling on Vice President Pence to remove his boss from office.The…

Foreign

Twitter Suspends Trump’s Account Permanently

Harrison Arubu Jan 9, 2021 0

Twitter on Friday evening wielded the big stick against outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump, suspending his account permanently.Announcing this in a blog post, the company said it took the decision “due to the risk of…

Tech

Capitol Hill Invasion: Google Pulls Parler From App Store As Apple Threatens Same

Faith Jan 9, 2021 0

Google and Apple are taking steps to remove Parler, a hotspot for far-right extremists and Trump's followers from its app store.Apple has warned Parler to produce and implement a content moderation plan or risk its removal…

Opinion

To Those Who Say Trump Will Go To Jail – By Femi Fani-Kayode

John Ogunsemore Jan 8, 2021 0

You keep screaming “Trump will go to jail! Trump will go to jail!”You even went as far as to boastfully proclaim that,“Trump is shameless and he will spend the rest of his life in prison!” and that “he’s fighting for his life, but…

News

Capitol Hill Invasion: Shopify Removes Trump-Affiliated Online Stores

Faith Jan 8, 2021 0

Online shopping platform, Shopify has removed all online stores affiliated with Donald Trump following Capitol Hill invasion on Wednesday."Shopify does not tolerate actions that incite violence," a spokesperson said in a statement.…

Foreign

Trump Considering Pardoning Himself — New York Times

Harrison Arubu Jan 8, 2021 0

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering pardoning himself in the final days of his administration, according to the New York Times. The paper cited two anonymous sources said to be privy to Trump discussing the subject with his…

World

Trump shouldn’t hold office a day longer — Senate Democratic leader

John Ogunsemore Jan 7, 2021 0

U.S. Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, has called for the immediate impeachment of President Donald Trump, saying the president “should not hold office one day longer”. The call came a day after armed Trump supporters breached the…

News

Trump Supporters Prevent Alleged ANTIFA Member From Breaking Into Capitol Hill (Video)

Faith Jan 7, 2021 3

A video has emerged showing the moment Trump supporters stopped an alleged ANTIFA group member from breaking into Capitol Hill building.The Capitol Building is the meeting place of the United States Congress and the seat of the…

News

Capitol Hill Invasion: Facebook, Twitter lock Trump’s Account

Faith Jan 7, 2021 0

Facebook and Twitter took the bold step of locking Donald Trump’s accounts on their platforms after his supporters stormed the Capitol building to protest the election.Twitter said the decision was made following the riot and invasion…

World

Trump to supporters: “You have to go home now”

Emmanuel Yashim Jan 6, 2021 0

U.S. President Donald Trump told his supporters “to go home now” hours after they stormed the U.S. Capitol.“I know your pain, I know your hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us,” Trump said in a one-minute video posted on…

Opinion

Donald Trump: The Last Hurrah – By Femi Fani-Kayode

John Ogunsemore Jan 6, 2021 1

It is after midnight Nigerian time and we have just slipped into the 6th day of January 2021. Today is the “D-day” for America and the rest of the world and whatever happens later today will shape the collective fortunes of not just America…

Foreign

Joe Biden Blasts Trump For Complaining About Election Results

Faith Jan 5, 2021 0

US President-Elect, Joe Biden blasted Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the November 3 election results during a rally in Atlanta."This administration has gotten off to a God-awful start," Biden said of Trump's handling of the…

Foreign

Kamala Harris Says Trump Call with Georgia Officials as ‘Bold Abuse of Power’

Emmanuel Yashim Jan 4, 2021 0

U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris described outgoing president Donald Trump’s efforts to have election results in the state of Georgia overturned, a “bald-faced, bold abuse of power”.In his latest effort to challenge…

Foreign

COVID-19 Cases, Deaths in United States Exaggerated — Trump

Harrison Arubu Jan 3, 2021 0

President Donald Trump, on Sunday, said the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States was exaggerated. In a tweet, Trump blamed the alleged exaggeration on the “ridiculous method of determination” by the…

Foreign

U.S. Citizens Rank Trump as Most Admired Man of 2020

Emmanuel Yashim Dec 29, 2020 0

U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time edged out former President Barack Obama as the most admired man in America, a new Gallup poll showed on Tuesday.“Trump tied former President Barack Obama for the honour last…

Foreign

Trump Signs $900 Billion COVID-19 Relief Package

Harrison Arubu Dec 28, 2020 0

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he had signed the $900 billion (N349.2 trillion) coronavirus relief package.The action came just hours before a government shutdown, and days after the president opposed the…

Foreign

Trump Warns Iran Over Attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Harrison Arubu Dec 24, 2020 0

President Donald Trump has delivered a stern warning to Iran over alleged rocket attacks on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.The warning came in a tweet which includes a photograph of three unexploded rocket shells that…

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