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…
Donald Trump Praises JIM BROWN we’re helping Black People! (TMZ)
You scratch Donald Trump’s back, he’ll scratch yours … just ask Jim Brown — who was just praised publicly by the President days after the NFL player went to bat for Donald during a radio interview. Brown told “JT The…
I don’t want to meet ‘lifeless’ Buhari again, Donald Trump warns
Donald Trump, the United States president referred to Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari as “lifeless” shortly after a meeting between the two leaders on April 30, according to Financial Times Monday. Buhari, the first sub-Saharan Africa president to meet Trump since…