Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is bowing down to former nemesis President Donald Trump and wholeheartedly supporting the president’s bid to end birthright citizenship. But that wasn’t always the case for the Canada-born lawmaker, as “Late Night” host Seth Meyers showed…
Trump threatens to shoot migrants who throw stones at US military (Punch)
President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that soldiers deployed to the Mexican border could shoot Central American migrants who throw stones at them while attempting to cross illegally. Trump told journalists at the White House that a group of several…
Trump: ‘I always try to tell the truth’ (BBC)
US President Donald Trump says he always tries to tell the truth when he can, despite how the media portrays him. “I do try,” he told ABC News in an interview aired on Thursday. “I always want to tell the…
Trump shocks with racist new ad days before midterms (CNN)
In the most racially charged national political ad in 30 years, President Donald Trump and the Republican Party accuse Democrats of plotting to help people they depict as Central American invaders overrun the nation with cop killers. The new web…
Eight feared dead as rival youth groups clash in Lagos Island (Guardian) * 2019: Why Atiku’s dream will crash, by Tinubu (Nation)
Eight feared dead as rival youth groups clash in Lagos Island (Guardian) Residents and traders in some parts of Lagos Island are now living in fear after eight youths were reportedly killed during the renewed bloody clashes between Onola and…
Kanye West says he’s quitting politics (BBC)
Kanye West says he’s “distancing” himself from politics. On Twitter the rapper claims he’s being “used to spread messages I don’t believe in.” He has been a vocal supporter of President Trump but this decision appears to centre around a…
Nigeria to acquire more equipment to tackle insecurity, says Buhari (Punch) * Labour union storms Aso Rock, march on Lagos streets in minimum wage protest (Guardian)
Nigeria to acquire more equipment to tackle insecurity, says Buhari (Guardian) Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the government would acquire equipment to protect citizens and combat insecurity in the country. Buhari, who spoke during his condolence visit to…
Pharrell not ‘Happy’ about Trump playing his song after synagogue shooting (NYPost)
Pharrell Williams sent President Trump a cease-and-desist letter Monday after the president’s campaign played the hit song “Happy” during a rally that took place just hours after the massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. “On the day…
Trump Criticizes the Media as Pipe Bombs Target Democrats and CNN(NYTimes)
President Trump on Thursday blamed the news media for the division and anger in the United States, as the authorities discovered more pipe bombs intended for the president’s political rivals. Mr Trump had called the night before for national unity…
Man gropes woman on US flight, blames Trump (Standard)
A man accused of groping a woman while she was asleep on a flight allegedly tried to excuse his behaviour by saying Donald Trump “said it was OK”. Bruce Alexander is said to have told an FBI officer after he…