President Joe Biden and his Republican opponents have announced they have agreed in principle to raise the US debt ceiling and avert a default. President Joe Biden described the agreement as a “compromise”, while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it…
US national security advisor to visit Saudi Arabia
President Joe Biden’s national security advisor said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia at the weekend for talks with Saudi leaders as well as Indian and Emirati officials. “This weekend I will be in Saudi Arabia for meetings…
U.S. President Biden to run for 2nd term
U.S. President Joe Biden, plans to run for another term in office, he announced on Twitter on Tuesday. “Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. “To stand up for their fundamental freedoms. I…
Klobuchar says Biden and McCarthy should negotiate over budget, not debt limit
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said Sunday that she believes President Joe Biden should sit down with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and negotiate Republicans’ proposed spending cuts, but she insisted those talks should be in relation to the federal…
US President Joe Biden pledges $500m to curb Amazon deforestation
United States President Joe Biden pledged a $500 million investment to the Amazon Fund on Thursday, a sum that would make his country one of the world’s largest donors to the international conservation program to protect the Amazon rainforest from…
US President Biden ends Ireland visit
“Remember, Joey, the best drop of blood in you is Irish,” President Joe Biden said, quoting his grandfather. Such fierce ethnic pride from “the most Irish of all American presidents,” as the Taoiseach describes him, was guaranteed to be a…
*I watched helplessly as mob set my son ablaze – Ondo mother (Punch)*Eko bridge to be open to vehicular traffic on May 31 (Guardian)
I watched helplessly as mob set my son ablaze – Ondo mother (Punch) Last Easter Monday, when Christians all over the world were celebrating Jesus Christ, an Uber driver, Tope Olorunfemi, was begging for his life in the Ijoka area…
At least 4 dead in shooting in Louisville, Kentucky: Police
At least four people have been killed in a mass shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, police have said, adding that the suspected shooter has also been found dead. The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) said there was no…
Obidients, give us a break — Ehi Braimah
Nigeria’s political environment has assumed a new but disappointing and frightening mob culture over an election that has been won and lost. In a previous article, I pleaded for peace and asked that we should stand together as we await…
