President Trump to spend weekend at Mar-A-Lago resort for the seventh time

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump arrived for another weekend at his Florida resort on Thursday, this time without the usual retinue of top aides who have accompanied him in the past. This is his seventh visit since taking office in January. This visit coincides with a closely watched anniversary in North Korea, where analysts have... Read More

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April 13, 2017

Trump says China has turned back North Korean coal ships, applauds China’s “big step”

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Donald Trump has applauded China’s move in turning a fleet of coal-carrying cargo ships back to North Korea this week, describing it as a “big step” towards cracking down on the rogue state. Trump praised reports of China turning away North Korean coal during a joint news conference with NATO Secretary... Read More

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April 10, 2017

US and China finally agree on North Korea nuclear threat, Tillerson says

by Itunuoluwa Adebo US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that China understands now how dangerous North Korea’s nuclear program has become and agrees action must be taken to stop it. “I think even China is beginning to recognize that this presents a threat to even China’s interests,” Tillerson said during an interview on... Read More

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April 7, 2017

Trump’s ‘very very great relationship’ with Xi Jinping threatened by Syria airstrikes

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump has hailed the start of “a very, very great relationship” with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, after months of Twitter attacks and tension ended in a steak dinner at the Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. When Xi came to the US two years ago, Trump attacked Barack Obama’s red-carpet welcome, claiming he... Read More

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April 6, 2017

‘North Korea stealing from Nigerian banks to fund nuclear programme’

A Russian cyber security firm, Kaspersky in a report has claimed that North Korea’s hacking operations has expanded to Nigeria. The cyber security firm said hackers backed by North Korea are targeting financial institutions in 18 countries, including Nigeria. According to CNN, some security experts believe North Korea was spending the funds on its nuclear... Read More

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April 5, 2017

North Korea fires a missile into the Sea of Japan ahead of US-China meeting

by Itunuoluwa Adebo North Korea fired a ballistic missile off the coast of the Korean Peninsula, ahead of the first meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, The missile which fell into the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, on Wednesday morning and is one of several they... Read More

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April 3, 2017

“I am not the United States of the past” | Trump talks tough on China and North Korea

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump has issued China with an ultimatum that if it fails to put pressure on North Korea to disable its nuclear program, the US is prepared to take action against them on its own. “Well, if China is not going to solve North Korea, we will,” the president said in an... Read More

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March 17, 2017

Trump calls North Korea out for behaving very badly, accuses China of complicity

by Dolapo Adelana US president Donald Trump says North Korea has been behaving very badly. North Korea and the US have been at loggerheads because of the Asian country’s possession of nuclear weapons, a policy, America is uncomfortable with. Trump while speaking on the matter via his Twitter account on Friday also accused China of... Read More

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January 3, 2017

North Korea won’t complete nuclear weapon capable of reaching the U.S. – Trump

President-elect of the United States of America says North Korea will not complete the nuclear weapon it is building. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday said the isolated, nuclear-capable country was close to test-launching an intercontinental ballistic missile, although some experts have said it is years away from being able to deliver a... Read More

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October 11, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: A rhapsody of reality and a blast from the past

by Femi Fani-Kayode God loves Nigeria so much. For those that doubt it kindly consider the following. They created ebola in their demonic labs for bio weapons. They sent the disease to our shores through an insane Liberian but the Lord defended us and refused to allow it to take root in our shores. The... Read More

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September 5, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles | Nigeria’s situation now requires hard choices|FG enforces strict rule at LUTH

From the papers this morning- a Tracklist PDP says Oshiomhole sent government house policemen to intimidate our members – YNaija Kenyans, Nigerians continue to bicker on social media – YNaija This is what Senators earn annually – YNaija Dino Melaye wants Udoma, Adeosun, Emefiele sacked – YNaija Nigeria’s situation now requires hard choices, says Central Bank... Read More

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June 17, 2016

Opinion: The ugly face of America’s not-so-subtle biases

by Abiola Akintunde The mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando has revealed the subtle biases in the language that public officials use to define human right abuse or terror and who is eligible to perpetrate it. One thing is clear about American politics in light of the massacre in Orlando: Muslims who commit... Read More

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June 22, 2015

Instagram is now banned in North Korea

North Korea has taken secrecy a step further by blacklisting Instagram in a bid to stop embarrassing news leaking out of the country. Instagram users who attempted to open the photo sharing app were confronted with a message which reads “Warning! You can’t connect to this website because it’s in blacklist site.” According to Daily Mirror, some observers have claimed the reason behind the ban... Read More

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June 21, 2015

North Korea’s ‘agbo’ cures HIV and Ebola

I remember when growing up I would have a stomach upset or headache or something as silly as a slight scratch on my arm. I would cry to my mother and she’d always have the solution to soothe me – the bitter agbo that is always hidden under the under or behind the standing mirror. The concoction (agbo) every mother has readily... Read More

Drug, Ebola, hiv, Kim Jong Un, North Korea

June 15, 2015

Finally! North Korea officially confirms executing Hyon Yong Chol

Remember the North Korean defense chief that was executed for dozing off during a military event? North Korea has officially dispatched bulletins announcing his execution , South Korean media reports. South Korean news network YTN on Monday reported that the news was sent from North Korean embassies in China and other locations to the host governments,... Read More

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May 14, 2015

Executed or Purged, North Korea defence chief Hyon was killed

by Ranti Joseph So apparently there is a difference between being executed and purged. The South Korean spy agency has retracted their previous statement saying that the North Korean defence Chief Hyon Yong Chol, was publicly executed. It said that it cannot confirm if he was actually publicly executed and later said he was purged.... Read More

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December 4, 2014

Steady improvement: Nigeria is now 39th most corrupt nation in the world

by Kolapo Olapoju According to global corruption scrutineers, Transparency International, Nigeria is now ranked as the 39th most corrupt country in the world. Based on the Corruption Perception Index 2014 released on Wednesday, December 3, Nigeria earned 27 out of a maximum 100 marks to place 136th out of the 175 countries surveyed for the report. Nigeria’s new position... Read More

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November 30, 2014

Meet Forbes Magazine’s 12 Youngest Most Powerful People of 2014

by Isi Esene They are young and they wield so much influence wherever they go – these 12 are Forbes Magazine’s Youngest Powerful People of 2014. Today Forbes released its annual list of the world’s 72 most powerful people. From emerging tech titans to the supreme leader of a wayward nation and the self-proclaimed... Read More

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September 29, 2014

“Don’t travel to #Nigeria” – #America warns its citizens against coming this way

by Kolapo Olapoju The U.S State Department has issued a travel advisory to its citizens, warning them against travelling to certain countries, which includes Nigeria. The US Passport and International Travel Office says Americans should be wary of visiting countries with unstable government, ongoing civil war, violence, and frequent terrorists attacks. The warning stated, “We... Read More

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July 18, 2014

Opinion: The North Korean examples Nigeria needs to learn

by Onuoha Frank One thing to admire in North Korea is the tenacity of the government and people in the face of staggering and often negative opposition. Hate them love them, the people always find ways to survive. North Korea is a nation (unlike Nigeria they have attained the status of Nationhood) that almost all... Read More

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August 29, 2013

Did Kim Jong Un execute his ex-girlfriend for making a sex tape? North Korean leader ‘had singer shot along with a dozen leading musicians’

Kim Jong Un is rumoured to have executed his former mistress after she made a sex tape with a number of her fellow entertainers. A South Korean newspaper published claims that the secretive leader had handed out the death penalty to a dozen musicians from a leading orchestra. One of the victims was allegedly Hyon... Read More

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May 19, 2013

After launching 3 short-range missiles: North Korea now fires projectile into eastern waters

North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. North Korea routinely test-launches short-range missiles. But the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing recent tension, including near-daily threats by North Korea to... Read More

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April 16, 2013

‘I saw my first execution at 7’: North Korean defector reveals ordeal, streets lined with dead bodies (PICTURED)

A young woman who fled North Korea has revealed the horrific details of her upbringing in the pariah state, where she first saw someone executed when she was just seven-years-old. Hyeonseo Lee was brainwashed to believe that the country, run by the murderous Kim regime, was the greatest in the world. But when her eyes... Read More

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April 12, 2013

Oh, the children: Haunting images of a gov’t ‘indoctrination’ ceremony North Korea (LOOK)

They are barely seven years old, but these glum-looking children are already being drafted into a tyrannical regime hellbent on waging nuclear war with the world. Standing in arrow-straight rows, their faces are hardly the picture of happiness as they are forced to pledge their allegiance to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and call... Read More

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December 19, 2011

#InCaseYouMissedIt: North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il dies, aged 69

by Rachel Ogbu Kim Jong-il’s death was announced early this morning but American intelligence agencies believed North Korea kept the news secret for roughly two days. He was reported to have died of a heart related illness on Saturday while traveling on a train during an official visit outside the capital. News of his death... Read More

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President Trump to spend weekend at Mar-A-Lago resort for the seventh time

Trump says China has turned back North Korean coal ships, applauds China’s “big step”

US and China finally agree on North Korea nuclear threat, Tillerson says

Trump’s ‘very very great relationship’ with Xi Jinping threatened by Syria airstrikes

‘North Korea stealing from Nigerian banks to fund nuclear programme’

North Korea fires a missile into the Sea of Japan ahead of US-China meeting

“I am not the United States of the past” | Trump talks tough on China and North Korea

Trump calls North Korea out for behaving very badly, accuses China of complicity

North Korea won’t complete nuclear weapon capable of reaching the U.S. – Trump

Femi Fani-Kayode: A rhapsody of reality and a blast from the past

The YNaija Tracklist: North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles | Nigeria’s situation now requires hard choices|FG enforces strict rule at LUTH

Opinion: The ugly face of America’s not-so-subtle biases

Instagram is now banned in North Korea

North Korea’s ‘agbo’ cures HIV and Ebola

Finally! North Korea officially confirms executing Hyon Yong Chol

Executed or Purged, North Korea defence chief Hyon was killed

Steady improvement: Nigeria is now 39th most corrupt nation in the world

Meet Forbes Magazine’s 12 Youngest Most Powerful People of 2014

“Don’t travel to #Nigeria” – #America warns its citizens against coming this way

Opinion: The North Korean examples Nigeria needs to learn

Did Kim Jong Un execute his ex-girlfriend for making a sex tape? North Korean leader ‘had singer shot along with a dozen leading musicians’

After launching 3 short-range missiles: North Korea now fires projectile into eastern waters

‘I saw my first execution at 7’: North Korean defector reveals ordeal, streets lined with dead bodies (PICTURED)

Oh, the children: Haunting images of a gov’t ‘indoctrination’ ceremony North Korea (LOOK)

#InCaseYouMissedIt: North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il dies, aged 69

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