Tag: trump
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Human rights attacks fueled by Trump’s second term, says Amnesty
The global system of law and human rights is under threat from a “multiplicity of assaults” which have accelerated since US President Donald Trump’s return to power, Amnesty International said Tuesday in its annual report. “Unprecedented forces are hunting down the ideals of human rights for all, seeking to destroy an international system forged in…
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Trump, Zelensky, others arrive at Pope Francis’s funeral, pay last respect
Some 250,000 people paid their respects before his coffin during its three days of lying in state at St Peter’s Basilica, and huge numbers gathered from dawn on Friday to attend his final send-off. US President Donald Trump paid his respects to Pope Francis at his coffin after arriving at the Vatican on Saturday for…
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Trump’s policies frustrating Nigeria’s market – FG laments
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, has cried out over the adverse impact of U.S. foreign policy decisions particularly those attributed to former President Donald Trump on Nigeria’s oil-dependent economy. Speaking during a Meet-the-Press session organized by the Presidential Communications Team at the Aso Rock…
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Trump sends Easter message to Christians worldwide
US President Donald Trump has sent a special Easter message to all Christians few days to its celebration. Read his message: “This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin,…
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Trade War: Trump’s 14% tariff places N323.96bn Nigerian non-oil exports to US at risk
President of the United States, Donald Trump, on April 2, 2025, announced the enforcement of sweeping tariffs on all goods imported into the country, a move that has placed over N323.96bn worth of Nigerian exports at risk. Tagged the “Universal Baseline Tariff”, the policy imposes a 10 per cent levy on all imported products, with…
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TRADE WAR! Trump laments ahead EU tarriff proposal, says is against US
US President Donald Trump has said the European Union’s proposal for an exemption from tariffs on industrial products, including cars, is not enough to account for the transatlantic trade deficit. The European Union has been very, very bad to us, they don’t take our cars, like Japan in that sense, they don’t take our…
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Iran snubs Trump’s call for direct nuclear talks
Iran’s top diplomat has snubbed direct negotiations with the United States as pointless, his office said Sunday, after US President Donald Trump said he preferred face-to-face talks over its nuclear programme. Trump sent a letter to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last month calling for negotiations but warning of military action if diplomacy failed.…
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‘WAHALA’: Trump imposes 14% tarriff on Nigeria oil, others
The United States President Donald Trump has announced sweeping global tariffs on all imports into the country, slamming 14 percent on Nigeria. According to 2023 data published by Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC), Nigeria exported $6.29 billion to US. The main exports were crude Petroleum ($4.73 billion), Petroleum gas ($920 million), and nitrogenous fertilisers ($167…
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Angry Trump moves to reject visa applications of Nigerians, others critical of U.S. on social media
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed U.S. embassies around the world to scrutinise social media posts of visa applicants for content critical of the United States and Israel before approving their applications. This move followed the executive order signed by President Donald Trump after he returned to the White House, granting the Department…
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Trump’s tarrifs war: We’ll hit back at US, new Canadian PM vows
New Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney said on Thursday that his country would wait until next week to strike back against the latest US threat of tariffs, stating that nothing is off the table regarding possible countermeasures. This is as he warned Canadians that tough times lay ahead, lamenting what he said was the end…