Tag: US
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US Presidential poll:China congratulates Biden
China congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on winning the United States presidential election, ending days of speculation about when Beijing would formally recognize the victory, Bloomberg reports. “We have been following the reaction on this US presidential election from both within the United States and from the international community,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang…
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US announces “first-of-its-kind” visa restrictions
The United States Government has announced visa ban for specific targets. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, disclosed this on Tuesday. The ban was described as “first-of-its-kind”. A State Department’s statement said it would affect wildlife and timber traffickers. It noted that wildlife and timber trafficking are serious transnational organized crime activities that threaten national security,…
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This election is far from over – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has refused to concede after his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, secured the required number of electoral college votes to win the presidential race. In a defiant statement shortly after Biden was projected winner, Trump said the election was “far from over”, and criticised Biden for “rushing to falsely pose as the…
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US applauds Owolewa’s feat as first Nigerian-American elected to congress
The United States Mission in Nigeria has applauded the feat achieved by 31-year-old Oye Owolewa in the 2020 election. @USinNigeria made this known in a congratulatory message on Thursday night, describing it as ‘historic’. It wrote, “DYK – Adeoye Owolewa was the first Nigerian-American elected to Congress?! Historic numbers of young Americans voting reaffirming pillars…
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US election: Oregon governor declares state of emergency
2020 has brought a barrage of emergencies across the country that have required the National Guard—the coronavirus pandemic, hurricanes, wildfires and a wave of street protests. Now those troops are preparing in case they are needed once again, this time for potential violent unrest in the wake of the election. Communities are bracing for protest…
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Attacks on media houses in Nigeria worrisome —UN, UK
The United Nations and the British Government have described the growing attacks on media houses and journalists in Nigeria as disturbing. The UN and the UK, therefore, urged the authorities to stop all harassment and victimization of the media which is crucial in holding governments answerable to the people. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona…
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Why we don’t support Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala as next WTO DG – U.S.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has explained why the President Donald Trump led administration is opposed to the selection of former Nigerian finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The United States said it supported instead Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee. She is “a bona fide trade…
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Trump reduces number of refugee admissions into U.S to 15,000
President Donald Trump has cut the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. to historic low of 15,000 in the current fiscal year. The figure includes 6,000 unused places from the previous financial year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Trump said in a statement distributed by the White House in the early hours of Wednesday.…
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US jails Nigerian Nosa Onaghise for BEC scam, to refund $1,869,419
Nosa Onaghise, a 33 year-old Nigerian residing in Austin, Texas has been sentenced to 51 months in US federal prison for his participation in a conspiracy that laundered more than $1.7 million. Onaghise was sentenced for his role in a conspiracy that laundered more than $1.7 million in Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam proceeds, stolen…
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Lekki Shootings: US Congressional Black Caucus Writes Buhari [Letter]
Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Rep. Karen Bass has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over the Tuesday’s shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll plaza. The caucus called for dialogue with the CBC and the Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Sylvanus Nsofor. In the letter dated October…