Tag: USA
Trump asks US Supreme Court to lift limits on immigration raids
President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court order that barred U.S. government agents from m [...]
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on India for buying Russian oil
US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order hitting India with an additional 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil.
That will ra [...]
Trump hits South Africa with 30% tariffs – no African country has a higher rate
South African products exported to the US will be hit by a 30% tariff from 7 August, President Donald Trump has announced.
South Africa faces the h [...]
US Grammy winner Ciara becomes citizen of Benin under new slavery descendants law
US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering nationality to the descendants [...]
US deports five ‘barbaric’ migrants to Eswatini
The US has deported five people who it described as "criminal illegal aliens" to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini.
On board the flight were [...]
Is the world shutting its door to Nigeria? By Dakuku Peterside
For years, Nigerians have walked through the world with a quiet pride, knowing that their talent, resilience, and creativity were respected far beyond [...]
Trump threatens Russia with tariffs while unveiling new Ukraine weapons plan
US President Donald Trump has announced the US will send "top-of-the-line weapons" to Ukraine via Nato countries, while also threatening Russia with s [...]
Chelsea crowned champions of the world after thrashing PSG 3-0
The MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was in party mode as the world of football was entertained by the English side Chelsea.
In the [...]
‘Music is very personal to me’ – Moliy
23-year-old Ghanaian-American singer and songwriter Moliy Ama Montgomery is one of the artists across the globe whose song is being played everywhere. [...]
Nigeria has ‘enough problems’ and can’t take deportees from US, minister says
Nigeria will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees or third-country prisoners from the US, foreign minister [...]