US Vice-President JD Vance says immigrants on student visas will be deported if the United States determines their stay is not in the best interest of the country. Vance spoke in an interview with Fox News aired Thursday night. The vice-president said he expects deportation numbers to rise as the President Donald Trump administration ramps…
Ex-Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte is set to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands on Friday, the court said. The 79-year-old, who landed in the Netherlands on Wednesday, is accused of crimes against humanity amid the “war on drugs” during his time in power, including the murder of at least 43 people…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says its operatives have intercepted an undeclared $1.1 million and 135,900 Saudi Riyals at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. In a statement on Thursday, Abdullahi Maiwada, the NCS spokesperson, said the undeclared currencies were found concealed in packs of palm dates during a physical examination of the passenger’s…
Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana, where crops have been ravaged by climate change and disease. Nigeria has struggled to diversify its oil-dependent economy but investors have taken another look at cocoa beans after global…
The Kaduna State Government has commenced the distribution of free agricultural implements and inputs to cooperatives over the weekend. Comprising 10 members, each cooperative was given a package that consisted of a 18 horse-power Tiller, an 18 horse power 3 inch solar-powered irrigation pumping machine and a 13 horse-power 2 inch solar-powered water irrigation machine,…
The Federal Government has officially taken over the Gombe State-owned General Hospital in Kumo, converting it into a Federal Medical Centre. This development was disclosed in a statement released on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. The newly established Kumo Federal Medical Centre becomes the second federal health…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not attend the upcoming negotiations with the United States scheduled for Tuesday. Instead, he has announced the composition of the Ukrainian delegation, which will be led by senior officials. The delegation will include Andriy Yermak, Head of the Presidential Office; Dmytro Sybiha, Foreign Minister; Rustem Umerov, Defence Minister; and Ihor…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is considering imposing tariffs and large-scale sanctions on Russia’s banking sector over its continued bombardment of Ukraine. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the sanctions would be in place until a ceasefire deal is reached. “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely…
The findings suggest the effect of US attacks on his leadership has been to consolidate support for the president, researchers said. An opinion poll published Friday showed an upswing in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s approval rating of 10 percentage points since US President Donald Trump called him a “dictator”. The poll by the Kyiv International…
Actions against Fubara contain elements of treason, says CISLAC The Supreme Court has, through a Certified True Copy (CTC) of its judgment on the political crisis in Rivers State, explained why it restored the Martin Amaewhule-led leadership of the House of Assembly. However, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has described as a treasonable…
