The United States Women’s National team is celebrating victory as World Cup champions. After beating the Netherlands 2-0 in Sunday’s final, they hoisted the trophy for the second consecutive tournament. The team will be welcomed home with a ticker tape parade down New York City’s “Canyon of Heroes” […]
U.S. employers added 224,000 jobs Opens a new Window, in June, beating Wallstreet Opens a window’s expectations of 160,000 likely quelling some concerns about an impending economic slowdown on the heels of a worse-than-expected month for job creation. The unemployment rate ticked up slightly at 3.7 percent, while the labor force […]
US President Donald Trump has made history becoming the first sitting US president to step foot on North Korean soil. Trump crossed over the demarcation line separating North and South Korea at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Only two former presidents have made visits […]
US President Donald Trump arrived Sunday in the Demilitarised Zone dividing the Korean peninsula, according to the White House, ahead of a meeting with the North’s leader Kim Jong Un. The expected encounter only suggested a day earlier by Trump on Twitter, comes with negotiations over the North’s […]
The United States and China agreed on Saturday to restart trade talks with Washington holding off new tariffs on Chinese exports, signaling a pause in the trade hostilities between the world’s two largest economies. Commenting on a long-running dispute over China’s Huawei, President Donald Trump said U.S. firms […]
Apple is assembling its new Mac Pro models in China, shifting production from the U.S. where its older models were assembled, CNBC confirmed Friday following a report in The Wall Street Journal. Apple introduced the new Mac Pro earlier this month. It will go on sale later this […]
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who issued a report in April on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, will testify in open session before two House committees on July 17, the panels’ Democratic chairmen said on Tuesday. Representative Jerrold Nadler, chairman of the judiciary panel, and Representative […]
The mouthpiece of Northern Nigeria, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has reacted to the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. The Northern socio-cultural organization said it was still studying the letter and will speak on it soon. ACF, in a one-sentence statement sent to The Nation by its National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim […]
Following his promise to the people that he would make details of his assets public upon assumption of office, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Monday made public his asset, calling on any interested members of the public to verify the same with the Code of Conduct Bureau. The Governor, who visited the Oyo state […]
The Presidency has noted public concerns on the unfortunate attack leading to the death of the daughter of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. The President has already issued a statement expressing his heartfelt condolences to the family of Mrs. Funke Olakunri and followed up with a telephone call. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo […]
The Presidency wishes to seize this moment to reiterate the government’s unwavering determination to secure the release, by peace or by force, the remaining 110 Chibok girls, Ms. Leah Sharibu and all other citizens held captive by terrorists. It is imperative to do this at this time in view of the doubts that may possibly […]
The police in Ogun state have arrested three herdsmen for allegedly killing a farmer Rafiu Sowemimo, 40. The suspects, Muhammed Adamu, Saliu Ismail, and Saliu Adamu allegedly killed Sowemimo on Sunday at Adao village in Alabata, Odeda Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were said to have allowed their cattle stray into the […]
