Abuja, Nov. 28, 2025 – The Democratic Front (TDF) has described the outcome of the recent meeting between Nigerian officials and their American counterparts on issues surrounding insecurity in Nigeria as a big win for the country. The group said this in a statement signed by its Chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad, and Secretary, Chief Wale Adedayo. It credited its success to the diplomatic approach adopted by President Bola Tinubu. The statement reads: “We believe that President Tinubu actually prepared the ground for the new understanding and partnership between …
Netanyahu to meet Trump as US intensifies Gaza truce push
Washington, Sept. 29, 2025 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to hold a crucial White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday amid assertions from Washington that an ambitious plan to end the war in Gaza is nearly complete. The meeting — the fourth between the two allies since Trump took office in January — comes after the US leader shared a 21-point proposal aimed at concluding the Israel-Hamas conflict with other regional heads in New York last week. “We have a real chance for …
US inflation rises in July in line with expectations
New York, Aug. 13, 2025 -U.S. consumer prices increased moderately in July, largely in line with expectations, though rising costs for goods because of import tariffs led to a measure of underlying inflation posting its largest gain in six months. The consumer price index rose 0.2% last month after gaining 0.3% in June, data showed. In the 12 months through July, the CPI advanced 2.7% after rising 2.7% in June. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI rising 0.2% and increasing 2.8% year-on-year. Excluding the volatile food and energy …
Trump orders new census excluding undocumented immigrants
Washington, Aug. 8, 2025 – President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded work begin on a new census as redistricting battles are spreading across the country. In a social media post, Trump announced he directed the Commerce Department to “immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024.” “People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS,” Trump added. The U.S. Census Bureau says …
Trump’s African summit – a masterclass in modern colonial theatre
By – Tafi Mhaka Washington, July 11, 2025 – On July 9, United States President Donald Trump opened a three-day mini summit at the White House with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal – by subjecting his distinguished guests to a carefully staged public humiliation. This was not the plan – or at least, not the part the public was meant to see. A White House official claimed on July 3 that “President Trump believes that African countries offer incredible commercial opportunities which benefit both the American …
UK economy shrinks for second month in a row
London, July 11, 2025 – Britain’s economy unexpectedly contracted for a second month in a row in May, official data showed Friday, in a blow to Britain’s Labour government as it seeks to kickstart growth. Gross domestic product shrank 0.1 percent in May, following a 0.3 percent contraction in April, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. Economists had expected growth of 0.1 percent. The figures add to problems faced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labour government as it battles global uncertainty over US tariffs and …
US Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill, Vance breaks 50-50 tie
Washington, July 1, 2025 – Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cut bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. The outcome capped an unusually tense weekend of work at the Capitol, the president’s signature legislative priority teetering on the edge of approval or collapse. In the end that tally was 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Three Republican senators — Thom Tillis of North …
Over 14m vulnerable people could die by 2030 due to US foreign aid cut
Washington, July 1, 2025 – More than 14 million of the world’s most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by 2030 because of the Trump administration’s dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected on Tuesday. The study in the prestigious Lancet journal was published as world and business leaders gather for a United Nations conference in Spain this week hoping to bolster the reeling aid sector. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) had provided over 40 percent of global humanitarian funding until Donald Trump returned …
Iran says US attacks ‘will have everlasting consequences’
Tehran, June 22, 2025 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the US of violating the UN Charter and international agreements with its bombing attacks on nuclear sites in his country. Iran’s National Nuclear Safety System Center has also issued a statement saying that no radiation had been released to the environment through the attacks. Authorities in Iran said Sunday there are “no signs of contamination” after the US attacks on the country’s key nuclear sites in Isfahan, Fordo and Natanz. “No signs of contamination have been recorded,” said …
US bombs three nuclear sites in Iran
Washington, June 22, 2025 – The United States carried out airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday, June 21, targeting key facilities at Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan. The strikes were announced by President Donald Trump in a national address later that evening. According to the president, the goal was to destroy Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities. He stated that the military operation was carefully planned and that all U.S. aircraft involved returned safely after dropping heavy bombs on the Fordo facility, a site deeply buried beneath a mountain and heavily …