9 things Ambode said in his statement on APC Lagos State governorship primaries (Daily Trust) The executive governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode has accepted the outcome of the primary election of the All Progressives Congress held on Tuesday. The…
Buhari assures South Sudan of Nigeria’s support (Sun) * Stranded Delta flood victims create 10 private IDP camps (Vanguard)
Buhari assures South Sudan of Nigeria’s support (Sun) President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday assured South Sudan that Nigeria is prepared to help stabilize that country both politically and economically. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi…
Melania Trump to make solo Africa trip (Nation)
The US First Lady Melania Trump will travel to Africa later this year, her office announced Monday, with further details expected in the coming weeks. “This will be my first time traveling to Africa and I am excited to educate…
Melania Trump’s parents granted American citizenship via mechanism bitterly opposed by her husband (Independent)
The parents of Melania Trump have been sworn in as US citizens after completing a path to naturalisation her husband has repeatedly attacked and promised to severely curtail. Viktor and Amalija Knavs took their oaths to become Americans after the first lady…
Melania Trump praises LeBron James after president’s insult (BI)
First lady Melania Trump praised LeBron James less than a day after President Donald Trump lashed out at the NBA star on Twitter. She also said she is open to visiting the school for underprivileged children James recently opened in…
Donald Trump: The Queen is a ‘tremendous woman’ (CNN)
US President Trump described Queen Elizabeth II as a “tremendous woman” in an interview with The Sun newspaper, hours before he and first lady Melania Trump are due to meet the monarch for tea on Friday. “She is a tremendous…
Trump welcomes Melania back to White House after Kidney Treatment (Independent)
Melania Trump returned to the White House in “high spirits” on Saturday following a weeklong hospitalization for kidney treatment, a lengthy stay that raised questions about whether the first lady’s condition may have been more complicated than first revealed. President…
