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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama says Nigeria is working to meet United States requirements to get off the list of countries affected by the immigration ban. He said this on Tuesday at a joint news conference in Washington with.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria –...

The United States has announced an additional $40million (N14 billion) aid to Nigeria as to address the humanitarian crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency. US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, made the announcement in Washington DC on Tuesday.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria –...

The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of the Iran-backed militia. US rap star, Cardi B, has condemned the killing of Iran commander, Qassem Soleimani..... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/36rJFLy Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

US President Donald Trump has authorized a US military strike near Baghdad’s airport which resulted in the death of Iran’s Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, the Pentagon confirmed in a statement on Thursday.“At the direction of the President, the US military has taken decisive defensive...

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina has criticized US' inclusion of Nigeria in a “Special Watch List (SWL)” of countries that have engaged in or tolerated “severe violations of religious freedom"..... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog –...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected a US call for an immediate ceasefire in northern Syria, saying Turkey’s offensive will continue. His comments come as US Vice-President Mike Pence and.... Read more via Newtelegraph – https://ift.tt/2IVREqp Get more World News

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese government and Communist Party officials it believes responsible for the detention or abuse of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang province, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.... Read more via Vanguard Nigeria –...

The Saudi King in response to the drone attacks on two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia has said they are capable to respond. The drone attacks on two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia has raised.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2Nm2f1I Get more World News

Flags flew at half mast in Harare on Saturday, but a day after former president Robert Mugabe's death many Zimbabweans preferred to work as usual than publicly mourn the independence hero turned despot.... Read more via Daily Monitor – https://ift.tt/2UM7Uiv Get more World News

North Korea has reportedly executed its special envoy to the U.S. and four other Foreign Ministry officials after the February U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi didn’t work out. According to Reuters, South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reports that Kim Hyok Chol—who had served as U.S. … Read...

Iranian officials rebuffed President Donald Trump’s suggestion that they call him to try to defuse frictions as the U.S. ratcheted up its actions against Tehran. Several top Iranian aides and lawmakers predicted Sunday that the.... Read more via Time – http://bit.ly/2HgQ8O5 Get more World News

Iran has pulled out of key commitments under the 2015 international nuclear deal, a year after it was abandoned by the US. President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran would keep enriched uranium stocks in the country and not sell them abroad.... Read more via BBC News – https://bbc.in/3035DSl Get...

Under intense questioning about why the Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights was good but the Russian seizure of Crimea was bad, the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, told senators that there was an.. Read more via The Guardian – http://bit.ly/2D48sbJ Get more World News

In a stunning rebuke of President Donald Trump, nearly all the Republican members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday provide a full investigation into the death of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi..... Read more via...

United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, says those who interfere in Nigeria’s election must be held accountable. In a statement released by the US state department Friday, Pompeo said the elections are Nigeria’s opportunity to solidify its place as the democratic leader in Africa...

The United States called Thursday on all sides in Nigeria, including the military, to ensure that next week’s election is "free from outside pressure and intimidation." Amid mounting tensions over potential violence and vote-rigging, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Feb. 16 vote offered...

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo met with Senegalese Prime Minister Mohammed Dionne today in Washington, D.C. The Secretary reiterated the United States’ commitment to Senegal with the signing of Senegal’s second Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact..... Read more via Pulse.ng –...

The CIA believes that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to US media reports. Sources close to the agency said it had assessed the evidence in detail...... Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2Q08IAq Get more World News

An official with North Korea’s Foreign Ministry issued a veiled threat Friday, warning that Pyongyang could restart "building up nuclear forces" if the US does not ease the crippling sanctions levied on North Korea. The comments come ahead of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s meeting with his...

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has vowed to "break" swingeing sanctions re-imposed by the US targeting core parts of the economy. The Trump administration is restoring all sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal in a bid to pressure Iran..... Read more via BBC News –...