CBN: No expiry date for old naira notes (NewTelegraph) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated that all versions of the naira, including the old and new designs of the N1000, N500, and N200 notes, as well as the…
Pelosi blames Biden for election loss as finger pointing intensifies
Former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Democrats might have fared better in Tuesday’s election if President Joe Biden had exited the race sooner. Pelosi – one of the most powerful politicians in Washington – told the…
Who wants Donald Trump dead? — Magnus Onyibe
So, who wants Mr. Donald Trump, the former US president and front-runner for the November 5, 2024, presidential election, dead? There are four possible suspects. The first is Iran, which recently declared it would exact revenge for the US-inflicted murder…
US presidential hopeful Nikki Haley uses SNL cameo to mock Trump
United States Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley made a surprise appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live and took a swipe at former President Donald Trump over his age, his mental fitness and his refusal to debate her. Haley appeared in…
Biden signs landmark law protecting same-sex and interracial marriages
Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law landmark legislation protecting same-sex marriages, hailing it as a step toward building a nation where “decency, dignity and love are recognized, honored and protected”. The signing ceremony on the White House South Lawn…
Nancy Pelosi stands down as leader of US House Democrats
Nancy Pelosi, who has led Democrats in the US House of Representatives for almost two decades, has announced she is standing down from the role. The 82-year-old is the most powerful Democrat in Congress and the first woman to serve…
U.S. sails warships through Taiwan for first time since Pelosi visit
The U.S. Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in the first such transit publicized since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August, at a time when tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy.…
US Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan prompts China to hold military drills, vent anger
China has furiously condemned the highest-level US visit to Taiwan in 25 years as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed the self-ruled island as “one of the freest societies in the world” and pledged American solidarity. Beijing has demonstrated…
Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid heightened US-China tensions
Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has arrived in Taiwan, on a visit that has enraged China which claims the self-governing island as its own territory. Pelosi’s arrival in Taipei late on Tuesday risks triggering…
As Pelosi arrives in Malaysia, Asian tour still overshadowed by expected Taiwan stop
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday for the second leg of an Asian tour that has been overshadowed by an expected stop in Taiwan, which would escalate tensions with Beijing that claims the self-ruled island as…