US President Donald Trump threatens tariffs, taxes, and sanctions to pressure Russia into ending the conflict. President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him to end the ongoing war in Ukraine or face severe economic repercussions, including taxes, tariffs, and sanctions. Taking to Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump …
President Trump grants full pardon to Ross Ulbricht, creator of notorious dark website Silk Road
US President, Donald Trump has granted an unconditional pardon to the creator of the notorious dark web page Silk Road in honor of the ‘Libertarian Movement.’ Ross Ulbricht, 40, was arrested in 2013 because the dark website he founded facilitated the sale of illicit drugs using cryptocurrency. In 2015, he was sentenced to two life …
President Trump finally speaks on banning TikTok
United States President Donald Trump has said he’s open to the possibility of Elon Musk purchasing TikTok. TikTok ban, which took effect on Sunday, temporarily forced it offline, leaving over 170 million US users without access to the platform. On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order delaying the enforcement of the …
Read the farewell letter Joe Biden left for President Trump
President Donald Trump on Monday teased reporters by waving a letter left for him in a drawer of the Oval Office’s Resolute Desk by the outgoing President Joe Biden. It is part of a tradition of one president leaving a welcome note to his successor. Its contents have been revealed. As I take leave of …
24 Democratic states and cities sue over Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship
Twenty-four Democratic-led states and cities are suing President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship in the US. The lawsuits allege that a Trump executive order signed on Monday, January 20, violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which gives a constitutional right of citizenship to all children born in the United States. “Despite a …
Judge’s absence stalls APC aspirant’s N10m nomination fee refund suit
The hearing of a suit filed by an All Progressives Congress, Deputy National Chairman (North) aspirant, Sunny Moniedafe, was stalled on Tuesday at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja due to the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu. The case, which was scheduled for hearing, borders on Moniedafe’s demand for a …
Canadian PM promises a strong response if US imposes tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed a strong response if U.S. President Donald Trump moves forward with a proposed 25 percent tariff on Canadian imports, a measure Trump signaled could take effect as early as February. “Canada will respond and everything is on the table,” Trudeau said during a news conference at a cabinet …
US President Donald Trump announces plan to fire thousands of White House staff
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to fire thousands of White House staff who are not aligned with his vision to Make America Great Again. Trump disclosed this on his social media platform, Truth Social, before publicly firing several senior employees in an unprecedented shakeup. Read the post below… ‘Our first day in the …
Greenland PM Rejects Trump’s Remarks: “We Don’t Want to Be Americans”
Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede has firmly dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion of American control over the Arctic island, reinforcing Greenland’s commitment to self-determination. “We are Greenlanders. We don’t want to be Americans. We don’t want to be Danish either. Greenland’s future will be decided by Greenland,” Egede declared during a press conference on …
Trump sacks first woman to head a US military service
President Donald Trump’s administration has removed Admiral Linda Fagan, the first woman to lead a US military service, from her position as head of the Coast Guard. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the Coast Guard, has not yet commented on the dismissal. However, Fox News cited a senior official who attributed the …