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French Court Convicts Opposition Leader, Marine Le-Pen of Embezzlement, Bans Her from Public Office
French far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, has been found guilty of embezzlement by a French Criminal court.
The judge, Benedicte de Perthuis sentenced her to a 4-year jail term and further banned her from public office for five years…
US Government Plans Visa Ban Ban on 22 African Countries, 19 Others
The United States government has hinted at plans by the Trump administration to make sweeping immigration changes that will restrict citizens of 41 countries from entering the US.
In the new plan, affected countries are categorized into…
US Excludes UK, All African Nations from Visa Waiver Programme
the United States of America has published its up-dated list of countries whose citizens are eligible to enter the US under the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP).
The VWP allows citizens of eligible countries to enter the US and stay…
The FULL TEXT of President Donald J. Trump’s Inauguration Speech, January 20, 2025
Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Senator Thune, Chief Justice Roberts, justices of the United States Supreme Court, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, President Biden, Vice President Harris and my fellow…
Trump, Elon Musk Set to Speak at Pre-Inauguration Rally in Washington
US President-elect, Donald Trump is set to hold his victory rally in Washington DC ahead of his inauguration on Monday.
Trump who arrived Washington earlier is scheduled to take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown…
TikTok, CapCut Shut down in US, Taken off Apple and Google Stores
Social media website, TikTok has been switched off in the United States of America shutting off 170 million users across the US.
The shutdown is in line with a law due to take effect from Sunday (today) which had mandated TikTok to sell…
Tinubu Heads to Saudi Arabia for Arab-Islamic Summit, to Discuss Israel-Palestine War
President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday depart Abuja for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit.
The summit according to the organisers will in addition to discuss areas of mainstreaming cooperation among member…
Trump Appoints Susie Wiles First Ever White House Female Chief of Staff
US President-elect, Donald Trump has appointed Ms. Susie Wiles as the first ever female White House Chief of Staff.
Ms. Wiles is one of Trump’s Campaign Managers who played leading role in the his presidential campaign.
Wiles, 67 is…
Ghana’s Foreign Minister Emerges Commonwealth Secretary-General
The Commonwealth of nations has appointed Ghana’s foreign minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, as the organization’s new secretary-general during a contentious summit that concluded in Samoa on Saturday. This voluntary association…
Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun Win 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine
The Nobel Assembly has awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine to two medical doctors/ scientists, Dr. Victor Ambros and Dr.bGary Ruvkun.
The award for their sterling work in the "discovery of microRNA and its role in…