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Donald Trump Vows to Block Birthright Citizenship for Nigerians in the United States If Re-elected

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has made a pledge to prevent Nigerians and other nationals who are undocumented immigrants from obtaining citizenship for their children born in the United States. If reelected in 2024, Trump vowed to take immediate action on his first day in office. In a statement on Tuesday, Trump outlined his plan... Read More

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US-Russian Relations Hit a New Low as Barack Obama and Celebrities Face Entry Ban

In a tit-for-tat move following the latest wave of sanctions imposed by Washington, Russia announced on Friday that it had banned the entry of 500 American individuals, prominently featuring former President Barack Obama on its list. The Russian foreign ministry, in a strongly-worded statement, cited the Biden administration’s repeated imposition of anti-Russian sanctions as the... Read More

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January 30, 2023

FG okays U.S. visa ban on democracy saboteurs

The Federal Government asserts that any action taken against those who undermine the nation’s democracy, which has been nurtured by the blood of many patriots, is appropriate and justifiable. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, said this on Monday in Abuja during the 20th edition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s (PMB) Administration Scorecard Series... Read More

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January 6, 2023

Funke Akindele’s Battle on Buka Street grosses over N27 million within four days in the United States

Filmmaker Funke Akindele’s latest effort, “Battle on Buka Street,” has taken a major step forward less than two weeks after it generated over N135 million at theaters across Nigeria and West Africa. The film’s domestic total for the four-day New Year’s weekend in the US was over N27 million ($61,000). With the backing of Amplify... Read More

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November 25, 2020

Soccer legend, Diego Maradona leaves a legacy of imperfect glory | #YNaijaSportsExtra

Argentine football legend, Diego Maradona has just passed on after suffering a heart failure. The fabled Argentina attacking midfielder suffered a heart attack at his Buenos Aires home, with Argentine President, Alberto Fernandez declaring three days of national mourning. Maradona during his glory days enjoyed tremendous success as a footballer at both the national and... Read More

Deep Dive, The Sports Blog

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November 24, 2020

Coronavirus cases spiking in the U.S. should tell Nigeria that the pandemic isn’t over

A viral video now featured on Aljazeera English of a frontline nurse in El Paso, Texas brings the conversation on COVID-19 to the top of the trend list on Twitter. The pandemic, which was declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020 is still on-going even as countries continue to relax restrictions that help... Read More

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September 25, 2020

New US guidelines could restrict Nigerian students to 2-year courses, Lagos calls for monthly payment of house rent | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

The United States is seeking new guidelines that could restrict some international students, including Nigerians, from admission of more than a two-year period. However, it is unclear when the policy will take effect and if it will affect students currently in the US, in spite of their status document. Among the countries targeted in the... Read More

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January 7, 2018

Academic mercenaries for hire: A professional college cheater tells his story

Editor’s note: Louis Stone, a writer’s pseudonym, lives on the East Coast of the United States of America. He approached YNaija to tell his story of how he makes a living writing papers and doing assignments/etc for students ranging from high school to postgraduate. In the following article, some details and names of individuals and... Read More

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November 16, 2017

U.S. lays claim to $300m Abacha loot

The United States (US) has reportedly laid claim to $300 million stashed abroad by the late military dictator, Gen Sani Abacha. Highlights: According to The Nation, the United States allegedly told a court in an unnamed foreign country that it had an interest in the loot because it was saved the US dollar. The Attorney-General... Read More

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October 20, 2017

The Late 5: Buhari’s proposed $5.5bn loan could take up to 30 years to repay, FG releases N3.5bn for vaccination programme, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: It’s President Muhammadu Buhari’s second day in Turkey where he is attending the D-8 Summit and, as you’d expect, is doing whatever he can to portray Nigeria in the best light. In a statement, President Buhari outlined how he plans to make Nigeria... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

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October 13, 2017

The Big 5: Osinbajo says he approved NNPC loans, House to probe Minister of Agriculture for Yam exportation, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: There were a number of new appointments from the Aso Villa Thursday. President Buhari first appointed Prof Isa Hayatou Chiroma as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, then he re-appointed Uchechi Orji as Managing Director of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment... Read More

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October 12, 2017

Following U.S. footsteps, Israel withdraws from UNESCO

Following the United States withdrawal, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday, said his country would withdraw its membership from UNESCO. “Netanyahu instructed the Foreign Ministry to prepare Israel’s withdrawal from the organisation in parallel with the U.S.,’’ the prime minister’s office said. Netanyahu in a statement praised the U.S. decision earlier Thursday to pull out... Read More

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October 12, 2017

U.S. to pull out of UNESCO

The United States Thursday, announced that it is to withdraw from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), accusing the body of “anti-Israel bias.” According to AFP, State Department spokeswoman, Heather Nauert said Washington would establish an “observer mission” to replace its representation at the Paris-based agency. The move, which could be announced as... Read More

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September 30, 2017

Donald Trump’s health secretary, Tom Price resigns

U.S. President Donald Trump‘s scandal-hit health secretary, Tom Price had to leave the President’s administration Friday, amid a scandal over his use of expensive private jets for government travel. Price is the latest top official to leave the administration – others who also left as a result of one scandal or self-inflicted wound since Mr Trump... Read More

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September 18, 2017

President Trump leads US delegates to UN general assembly

The White House has disclosed that, President Donald J. Trump will lead the United States’ delegation to the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York City this week. The President will participate in approximately 20 meetings with world leaders and other events. In In a tweet, the White House wrote, “President Trump participates in... Read More

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September 11, 2017

North Korea warns US of greatest pain if Trump pursues oil sanction

Following the US’ pursuit of a oil embargo on North Korea and freezing of its leader Kim Jong Un, the regime has warned that it will inflict “the greatest pain and suffering” on the US if it does not discontinue from the agenda, according to The Guardian. The US seeking of the sanctions came after... Read More

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September 4, 2017

North Korea could cripple the US economy with an EMP attack – Analyst

North Korea is poised to deliver a devastating blow to the United States’ economy with successive high-tech electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks, which would plunge the world into chaos. It should be noted that, North Korea has long boasted about its ability to smack down the United State’s financial systems and transport networks with a series... Read More

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September 3, 2017

Donald Trump considering cutting “all trade” with countries doing business with N’Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States is considering cutting “all trade” with countries doing business with North Korea. He made this statement in a tweet on Sunday, in further reaction to North Korea’s ‘successful’ hydrogen bomb test which has drawn the attention of the international community. Earlier, it was reported that Trump is... Read More

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September 3, 2017

Donald Trump to meet national security team to discuss N’Korea test

After what it Pyongyang described as a ‘perfect success’ – the hydrogen bomb test – U.S. President is set to meet with national security chiefs on Sunday. Donald Trump had earlier stated that North Korea had become “a rogue nation” following the nuclear test. Also, saying that appeasement won’t work with them, just as he... Read More

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August 27, 2017

Donald Trump reveals who will pay for THE WALL

U.S. President Donald Trump has once again reiterated that the Mexican Wall which he promised is going to be built. In a tweet on Sunday, Trump clears the air on who would pay for the wall – Mexico. He says the wall has to be built considering Mexico is one of the ‘highest crime nations... Read More

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August 19, 2017

Farooq Kperogi: America’s South is like Nigeria’s North and vice versa

by Farooq Kperogi It is all too easy to look at the United States and be led to suppose that it is impervious to internal divisions because it prefixes the adjective “united” to its name. Many people think it is immune from the regional rivalries that we associate with our interminably feuding societies. Even though... Read More

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August 18, 2017

Obstructionist Democrats must stop tampering with U.S. security – Trump

President Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for using the courts to tamper with the security of the United States. Trump, who stated this on Friday via his Twitter account labelled the Democrats as “obstructionists”. “The Obstructionist Democrats make Security for our country very difficult. They use the courts and associated delay at all times. Must stop!” he... Read More

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August 18, 2017

Opinion: Leadership lessons for Africa from the Charlottesville’s incident

by Timi Olagunju The saying goes that ‘silence is consent’, so I choose to write, rather than remain silent on the issues all over the news about Charlottesville. Sometime in June 2015, I arrived Charlottesville, Virginia for a program at the Presidential Precinct during which I took courses both at the University of Virginia’s... Read More

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August 13, 2017

“No place in society for racism, white supremacy and neo-nazis” – Ivanka Trump

The day after deadly protests that occurred in Charlottesville, Va. following a “Unite the Right” white nationalist rally, daughter and adviser to US President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump called on Americans to come together and said there was “no place in society for racism, white supremacy and neo-nazis.” [Read Also: Donald Trump condemns violent white supremacists rally... Read More

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August 11, 2017

Guam teaches its citizen how to prepare for a nuclear attack

by Adedotun Michael Guam, the US border town on the threat of an attack by North Korea, has taken a bold step to prepare for a possible attack. Officials from the city aren’t keeping the citizens in dark. They have decided to teach the citizens ways of preparing for an attack. Their move became imperative... Read More

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August 11, 2017

You’re on your own, China warns N’Korea

by Adedotun Michael The Chinese government through Global Times Newspaper has stated clearly it won’t come to the rescue of North Korea if it launches missiles threatening U.S. soil and there is retaliation, but it would intervene if Washington strikes. In the publication, China today, strongly warned both Washington and Pyongyang not to do anything... Read More

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United States will respond to Russia’s move to expel diplomats by Sept 1

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said Monday that the United States will respond to Russia’s government’s move to cut American diplomatic staff in Russia by over 700, according to POLITICO reports. Tillerson promised the U.S. response after his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Sunday. The U.S. is yet to decide on what... Read More

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Transcripts of Trump phone calls reveal he urged Mexican President to stop criticizing wall

In emerging reports Thursday, The Washington Post claims it has transcripts of President Trump’s phone calls made to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, pressuring him to remain quiet about paying for the border wall in January. The transcript with Peña Nieto was one of two phone call conversations that were revealed Thursday, on the call Trump boasted... Read More

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Trump frustrated by war in Afghanistan, suggests U.S. military commander be fired

President Trump’s doubt about the Afghanistan war has led to delays in strategy and a suggestion that the U.S. military commander in the region should be fired. According to Reuters, President Trump demanded more information on what was called “the end-state” from his top national security aides at a July 19 meeting in the White... Read More

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U.S. bans travel to North Korea from 1st of September

The United States Department has said Wednesday that the travel ban on U.S. passport holders to North Korea will take effect on Sept. 1 and that Americans in the country should also leave before that date, Reuters reports. The ban comes amid heightening tensions between the United States and North Korea, which has claimed it... Read More

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