When Emmanuel Macron , President of France, Theresa May, prime minister of the United Kingdom,UK and Angela Merkel, president of Germany recently embarked on state visits to major African countries back-to-back, it was a clear testament to the fact that…
Trump turns on Supreme Court nominee’s accuser (Guardian)
The woman whose sexual assault allegation threatens to bring down Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee rejected an ultimatum Friday for testifying in the Senate after the US president turned against her, claiming her accusation could not be true. The increasingly…
Facebook stops sending staff to help political campaigns (BBC)
Facebook will no longer send employees to work at the offices of political campaigns during elections, the company has announced. The social network used to offer dedicated staff to political campaigns to help them develop their online advertising campaigns. Donald…
Lagos gov ticket: Ambode’s wife fails to change Tinubu’s mind (Punch) * APC reviews timetable, presidential primary now September 25 (Punch)
Lagos gov ticket: Ambode’s wife fails to change Tinubu’s mind (Punch) A last-minute effort by the wife of the Lagos State Governor, Bolanle Ambode, to save her husband’s job was said to have hit a brick wall on Tuesday. It…
Trump accuses China of trying to ‘impact’ US election with trade war (Guardian)
President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused China of seeking to influence upcoming US elections by taking aim at his political support base in the countries’ escalating trade war. “China has openly stated that they are actively trying to impact and…
College professor shoots himself in protest against Donald Trump (Independent)
A sociology professor shot himself in protest at Donald Trump’s presidency, police have said. Mark J Bird, an academic at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) in Las Vegas, was charged with firing a handgun in a prohibited building, carrying…
US-Canada trade talks end in deadlock, to resume next week (DW)
The US and Canada’s attempts at forging a new trade deal ended this week with few signs of progress. Negotiations were upended after a series of inflammatory remarks by President Trump were leaked to the Canadian press. Negotiations between Canada…
Donald Trump given red card by Fifa boss in Oval Office (ITV)
President Donald Trump received a red card among other gifts in an Oval Office meeting with the head of world football’s governing body. Fifa president Gianni Infantino gave Mr Trump several tokens during a meeting on Tuesday, including red and…
Donald Trump finally became an impeachable president (Rawstory)
I’m not predicting impeachment (though it’s possible if Dems win the House in November) or conviction (unlikely in any case), but everything changed with lawyer/fixer/better-call-Sauler Michael Cohen’s guilty plea in which he implicated Trump as co-conspirator-in-chief. It’s no ordinary co-conspirator…
LASU Senate re-elects Prof. Noah as DVC, Academics (Vanguard) *We arrested 57 suspected homosexuals- Lagos Police (Punch)
LASU Senate re-elects Prof. Noah as DVC, Academics (Vanguard) The Senate of the Lagos State University (LASU) on Monday re-elected the institution’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Prof. Olumuyiwa Noah, following the expiration of his tenure on Aug. 24. The university’s Spokesman, Adekoya…
