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February 9, 2023

Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquake continues to rise with rescue efforts yet to reach all survivors

On Thursday, the death toll from this week’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria approached 16,000, as expectations waned that many survivors would be discovered 72 hours after the calamity and irritation grew over the sluggish delivery of supplies. A Turkish official stated that the accident created “very substantial challenges” to holding elections on May 14,... Read More

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February 6, 2023

At Least 1,300 Killed by Powerful Earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Hundreds of structures were destroyed and over 1,300 people were killed when a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit large sections of Turkey and Syria early on Monday. As rescuers continued to comb through piles of debris in cities and towns across the region, they feared the death toll might increase to hundreds. Residents on both... Read More

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The Big 5: Police invite Shehu Sani for questioning in a murder case, Russia warns of dire consequences over Syria and other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. The governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku Thursday, said he supports a recent statement made by a former chief of staff, Theophilus Danjuma, which accuses the Nigerian Army of colluding with armed bandits. Ishaku disclosed this when he hosted the probe panel set up by the chief... Read More

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February 28, 2018

The Big 5: Air Force deploys jets in search of missing 110 schoolgirls, N’Korea ‘providing materials to Syria chemical weapons factories’ and other top stories

These are the top stories you should be monitoring today. The Nigerian Air Force has deployed 100 fighter jets in the search of the 110 schoolgirls abducted on February 19. The students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe were abducted from their hostels by suspected members of Boko Haram. Twenty... Read More

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U.S. and Russia make deal on Syria ceasefire

Three US officials say the United States and Russia have reached agreement on a cease-fire in southwest Syria, as President Donald Trump held his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Politico reports. This marks a new level for the U.S. in trying to resolve the civil war in Syria. Details about the agreement and... Read More

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White House says Syria may be planning another chemical attack

The Trump administration has said it discovered evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad could be planning another chemical weapons attack, according to Fox reports. In a statement, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said “The United States has identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime that would likely result in the mass... Read More

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Russia vows to target US planes after shooting down Syrian Air Force jet

The Russia defense ministry says it will treat the United States led coalition planes in Syria, as targets following the shooting of a Syrian Air Force jet by the U.S military on Sunday. Russia, a key Syrian ally condemned the act of the U.S. downing of the Syrian government fighter jet after dropping bombs near... Read More

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US strikes Pro-Assad Military in Syria

Aby Itunuoluwa Adebo The U.S military has launched air strikes against pro-Assad troops in Syria after they ignored several warnings from both coalition and Russian forces, Thursday. A Pentagon official said the Syrian forces, were close to the Jordanian border and posed a threat to coalition partners on the ground. They were repeatedly ordered to... Read More

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U.S sanctions on missile work show ‘ill will’ – Iran

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Iran said on Thursday that the new U.S sanctions targeting it’s ballistic missile program show “ill will” and are likely to undermine the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned two senior Iranian defense officials, Chinese man and three Chinese firms and an Iranian company,... Read More

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Donald Trump handed “classified” intel to Russians; so what?

by Soma Oj. The only time things are ever allowed to get this murky is when we are tucked in on Saturdays with nothing to do but watch silly movies with mind blowing plot lines and incredibly good characters to bring them to life. Movies about crazy Presidents who started wars based on their naivete... Read More

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Pres.Trump attempts to reassure Turkish President after U.S plan to arm Kurds

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Donald Trump on Tuesday, sought to repair relations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is alarmed about a U.S plan to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria. Trump said he and the Turkish president would have a “long and hard discussion” as he welcomed Erdogan to the Oval Office for a... Read More

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Syria denies U.S accusation of building crematorium at Prison

by Itunuoluwa Adebo The Syrian government on Tuesday denied accusations made by the U.S. that a crematorium had been built at one of its prisons that could be used to dispose of detainees’ remains. A foreign ministry statement published by state news agency SANA said the U.S. administration had come out with “a new Hollywood... Read More

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U.S says Syria built crematorium at prison complex to cover up mass murders

by Itunuoluwa Adebo The United States has evidence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime built a crematorium at a large military prison outside the capital Damascus, a State Department official said, Monday. The acting assistant secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Stuart Jones said U.S officials believe the crematorium would be used to dispose of bodies... Read More

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“Lets make peace”| Trump tweets peace-making intentions to Russia

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump met with Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov at the White House, Wednesday to discuss Ukraine, Syria and bilateral issues. The meeting comes after Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone last week about the war in Syria for the first time since Trump ordered a missile strike against a... Read More

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Turkey warns US of the backlash from decision to arm Kurdish fighters

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Turkey has warned the US, Wednesday that the decision to arm Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in Syria could end up hurting Washington, and accused its NATO ally of siding with terrorists. The warning came a week before President Tayyip Erdogan is due in Washington for his first meeting with President Trump,... Read More

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United States to increase number of deployed troops to Afghanistan

by Itunuoluwa Adebo The final proposals for a planned troop increase in Afghanistan are expected to cross President Donald Trump’s desk this week. US officials say the likely range for the US troop increase in Afghanistan is between 3,000 and 5,000, but could be as low as 1,500. The increase would be to accelerate training... Read More

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Trump says the United Nations has turned its back on conflicts

President Trump is presently hosting the United Nations security council ambassadors to lunch at the White House to discuss national security and recent conflicts in Syria and North Korea. President #Trump is hosting the United Nations Security Council ambassadors at the White House today. pic.twitter.com/f2FlnObx2e — Fox News (@FoxNews) April 24, 2017

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Trump goes to court to block Obama era legacies

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump in his drive to dismantle President Barack Obama’s regulatory legacy, has signed executive orders with great fanfare and breathed life into a once-obscure law to render null numerous Obama-era regulations. The administration is also engaging another tactic, going to court to stop federal judges from ruling on a broad array of... Read More

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POTUS does an about-face on Nato, Syria, China and Russia

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Within a few hours, President Trump has abandoned stances that were the bedrock of his establishment-bashing campaign. NATO, he said, is “no longer obsolete” He has also backed down a threat to brand China a currency manipulator. In another shocking turnaround, Trump praised Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, whom he had previously... Read More

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FG condemns chemical attack in Syria

by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Government has condemned the use of chemical weapon which led to the death of 87 persons, including children in Syria. In a statement on Wednesday, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Olushola Enikanolaiye urged all parties to end hostilities. He urged the conflicting parties to resume negotiations in order... Read More

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Sean Spicer clearly forgot the golden rule of “Never Compare”

Sean Spicer White House Press secretary forgot the first rule of politics during a press briefing on Tuesday. Do not compare anything or anyone to Adolf Hitler. While answering a question about Russia’s potential complicity in the Syrian chemical attack last week, he tried to pull a Hitler comparison. “You had someone who was as... Read More

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The Thread: Sean Spicer takes a nasty beating on Twitter for pro-Hitler comments during Jewish Passover

When it rains, it pours. It sure has this week and it’s only the middle of the week. Uncle Reuben’s remarks about TBoss’ ‘mangoes’ are still turning Nigerian Twitter’s head upside down and Sean Spicer just had to put his foot in his mouth again about the holocaust. Why? Wait a minute. Abati was the... Read More

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Will Tillerson’s visit to Moscow quell troubled waters in Syria?

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State a one-time recipient of the Russian Order of Friendship from President Vladimir Putin arrives Tuesday in Moscow amid brewing tensions over the ongoing conflict in Syria. This trip is the most sensitive to date for Tillerson. The secretary of state is seeking to leverage both international condemnations... Read More

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A closer look at Wizkid’s new video, Pepsi’s real inspiration and more | See our top 10 photos from the past week

A woeful attempt at unifying the world through an ad backfired at Pepsi and Kendall Jenner this week when the world actually united to call the Cola-manufacturers out on their folly via social media. But that’s not all that happened and you’ll see in our top 10b photos from the past week: Senator Dino... Read More

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“We are prepared to do more” | US Ambassador Nikki Haley warns Syria

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Nikki Haley the US Ambassador to the United Nations warned Friday that the United States “is prepared to do more” in response to Syria’s use of chemical weapons and delivered a sharp rebuke to Russia for its support of the Syrian regime. “The United States took a very measured step last night,” Haley... Read More

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Russia diverts warship to protect Syria from US air strikes

by Azeez Adeniyi Russian President, Vladimir Putin on Friday diverted a warship to protect the Syrian coast against further missile attacks by the United States of America. The United States had fired cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase from which President Donald Trump said a deadly chemical weapons attack was launched, killing over 80 people.... Read More

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Did Hillary Clinton predict Trump’s airstrike launch?

By Itunuoluwa Adebo Hilary Clinton in her first interview since losing the 2016 elections, said misogyny played a role in her election loss. Clinton said at the Women in the World summit “spends a lot of time wrestling” with the fact that 53% of white women voted for Trump and the impact of her gender... Read More

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We have your receipts: President Trump, didn’t you say attacking Syria was a horrible idea?

It’s no news by now that President Donald Trump’s America launched 59 BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles early this morning into Syria’s Shayrat Air Bas. Ostensibly, this attack … and was limited to the base itself, destroying aircraft, runways, ammunition dumps and fuel facilities at the base. There are also reports that say this morning’s... Read More

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5 potentially huge fallouts from Trump’s Syria airstrikes

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump’s recently launched military airstrikes on a Syrian government airbase is barely hours old, but has thrown the 45th administration headlong into the world’s most intractable foreign policy crisis. These are the takeaways; Overreach Though the strikes may be getting support from some key Western players, Turkey and aligned regional powers.... Read More

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The Thread: The world erupts in anger over Trump’s 59 missile strikes in Syria

Seems Trump can do nothing right by Americans. His actions are consistently interpreted in negative light, even when he insists that he means well for America and for global peace. Take this matter of ordering a missile launch against Syria. Few days ago, the news networks broadcast the chemical attack carried out in Syria which... Read More

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