US President Donald Trump has formally launched his re-election campaign, urging supporters to “keep this team in place” for four more years. The Republican president made his case before thousands of supporters at a rally in Florida, calling the state…
Wife of ex-Nissan boss Ghosn seeks Trump help (Guardian)
The wife of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on Monday reached out to US President Donald Trump, asking him to press Japan at upcoming talks about “fair trial conditions”. Carlos Ghosn is awaiting trial in Japan over charges of under-reporting his…
Macron to send Trump replacement friendship tree (BBC)
French President Emmanuel Macron says he will send US leader Donald Trump a new “friendship tree” after the original died. The two men planted the oak sapling in the White House grounds last year. It was designed to celebrate the…
*INEC has not issued me certificate of return as senator-elect yet- Okorocha (Punch) * Presidency hails withdrawal of petition against Buhari’s victory, by Coalition for Change (Nation)
INEC has not issued me certificate of return as senator-elect yet- Okorocha (Punch) Immediate past Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, on Monday said that the Independent National Electoral Commission had yet to issue him with a Certificate of Return…
*Man arrested for allegedly cutting off 11-year-old boy’s hand (Guardian) * 14.2m Nigerians took drugs in 2018 – NDLEA (Nation)
Man arrested for allegedly cutting off 11-year-old boy’s hand (Guardian) The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a fish farmer, Jeremiah Obifor, 61, for allegedly cutting off the hand of an 11-year-old boy, Goodluck Amechi. The Spokesperson of the…
*Shut up, I’ve not left PDP, Agbaje tells Bode George (Punch) * 2019 UTME: We have not announced cut-off marks –JAMB (Punch)
Shut up, I’ve not left PDP, Agbaje tells Bode George (Punch) The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last election, Jimi Agbaje, has asked a former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Bode George,…
Transgender army ban: They take massive amounts of drugs —Trump (Punch)
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he decided to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military because they take a “massive amounts of drugs”. Trump told Britain’s ITV television in a wide-ranging interview that the military had strict rules regulating…
Trump meets May on day two of state visit (BBC)
US President Donald Trump has said he believes Britain can have a “very very substantial trade deal” with the US after it leaves the EU. Mr Trump spoke to business leaders at a meeting co-hosted by the prime minister on…
Donald Trump arrives for three-day UK state visit (BBC)
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have arrived in the UK for a three-day state visit. Air Force One landed at Stansted Airport at around 09:00 BST (04:00 ET). Mr Trump will meet members of the Royal…
Donald Trump calls Meghan Markle ‘nasty’ ahead of UK state visit (Metro)
Donald Trump has expressed shock at comments Meghan Markle made about him during his 2016 Presidential campaign. The US President branded her words ‘nasty’ in a move that is unlikely to go down well ahead of his UK state visit…