The position was stated by the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Frank Garcia, during a congressional hearing on violence in Nigeria on Thursday, where he acknowledged that the Nigerian government had not made sufficient progress in addressing attacks on vulnerable communities despite diplomatic engagements and security cooperation between both countries.
Republican Congressman, Byron Donalds, has defeated Democratic candidate, David Jolly, in Florida’s gubernatorial election, making history as the first Black governor of the southeastern state and the first Black Republican elected governor in the country.
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s United States Senate election, defeating Republican candidate Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate.
US President Donald Trump has admitted that the war against Iran contributed to the Republican Party's sweeping losses in Tuesday's midterm elections, as Democrats seized control of both chambers of Congress in a major setback for his administration.
The Democratic Party has regained control of the United States Senate after defeating Republican candidates in six states, including Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kansas and Iowa, in Tuesday's midterm elections.
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a three-count charge bordering on cybercrime and defamation against a Kaduna man and supporter of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Mubarak Abdullahi, over the alleged circulation of a fake letter purportedly written by President Bola Tinubu to the President of the United States.
The United States has named 24 Nigerians arrested by immigration authorities over criminal offences ranging from wire fraud and money laundering to drug violations, identity theft, assault and cruelty towards a child.
United States President, Donald Trump, has called for a change of leadership in Ukraine, declaring that it is time for the country to have a new president, in a dramatic escalation of his differences with Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, over the conduct of the war with Russia.
US President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to revive his dismissed lawsuit accusing former Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, former FBI Director, James Comey, and other political opponents of conspiring to undermine his 2016 presidential campaign by linking it to Russia.
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
