Trump paid $750 in income taxes in 2016 Donald Trump paid no federal income taxes whatsoever in 10 out of 15 years beginning in 2000 because he reported losing significantly more than he made, according to an explosive report released Sunday by the New York Times. The President paid just $750 in federal income taxes … Read more
Tests confirmed the presence of Naegleria fowleri in the system after a child contracted the microbe and died earlier this month. Texas officials have warned thousands of residents of a city in the state about using tap water after a deadly brain-eating microbe was found in the water supply. Tests were carried out on the … Read more
Yuko Takeuchi, Japanese actress dead Yuko Takeuchi had taken the lead role in many TV series and films, including Miss Sherlock Award-winning Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi has been found dead at her Tokyo home at the age of 40. Police have launched an investigation and suspect the mother of two took her own life, media … Read more
President Donald Trump President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to write his name in history, to leave a presidential legacy that can’t be erased no matter what happens on November 3. And now he has it. With his nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and her likely confirmation … Read more
Head of Poland’s Auschwitz Memorial The head of Poland’s Auschwitz Memorial has written to Nigeria’s president offering to serve part of a 10-year jail term handed to a 13-year-old boy for blasphemy. Piotr Cywinski requested a pardon for Omar Farouq, who was accused of making blasphemous statements during an argument and sentenced by a sharia … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison The world’s nations must do all they can to understand the origins of COVID-19, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday, comments that could worsen tensions with China. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Morrison said an inquiry into the roots of the virus would minimise the threat of … Read more
President Lungu President Lungu was speaking today at State House in Lusaka, when outgoing Nigerian High Commissioner President Edgar Lungu has reiterated governments’ commitment to developing strong bilateral ties and exploring areas of cooperation with Nigeria to the mutual benefit of the two countries. And President Lungu says Zambia will also continue to pursue opportunities … Read more
“Kim Jong Un asked to convey the message that he is very sorry” a letter to South Korea’s presidential Blue House said. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a rare apology on Friday over the killing of a South Korean official who was apparently trying to defect near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary. “Comrade … Read more
South Korea South Korea said Thursday North Korean troops shot a South Korean government official and set his body on fire after they found him on a floating object in waters near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary. According to Seoul’s announcement, the man disappeared from a government ship that was checking on potential unauthorized fishing … Read more
My Ancestors Are Igbo, Bishop T.D Jakes Popular American preacher, Bishop T.D Jakes A popular American preacher, Bishop T.D Jakes of the Potter’s House, has revealed that his ancestral root is Igbo, South-East, Nigeria. He said this in an interview with BBC Igbo. According to him: “Mine was traced back to West Africa, to Nigeria and particularly … Read more
US Eric Trump Eric Trump, the third child of US President Donald Trump, must testify no later than October 7 as part of a probe into the Trump Organization, Judge Arthur Engoron ruled Wednesday following a New York Supreme Court hearing in Manhattan. Eric Trump, who serves as a top executive in the Trump Organization, … Read more
Complete recovery is possible, but too early to gauge long-term effects of poisoning, hospital says Alexey Navalny Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was released on Tuesday from Berlin’s Charite Hospital. “The patient’s condition had improved sufficiently for him to be discharged from acute inpatient care,” the hospital said in a statement. Read Also: Buhari Reports … Read more
(Updates with Republic World comments) India lambasted remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Kashmir during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Erdoğan’s comments “constitute gross interference in India’s internal affairs and are completely unacceptable,” T S Tirumurti, India’s permanent representative to the U.N., said in a tweet on Wednesday. “Turkey … Read more
Reopening Nigerian High Commission in Canada The Nigerian High Commission in Canada says it will resume in-person immigration and consular services on Thursday. This is coming six months after it shut its doors in compliance with the host country’s guidelines for the prevention of the spread of the novel coronavirus. Read Also: Akeredolu, APC Will … Read more
US President Donald J. Trump It is my profound honor to address the United Nations General Assembly. Seventy-five years after the end of World War II and the founding of the United Nations, we are once again engaged in a great global struggle. We have waged a fierce battle against the invisible enemy the China … Read more
The United States and China, on Tuesday, engaged in war of words over the COVID-19 pandemic at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). President Donald Trump, in his pre-recorded video message, referred to coronavirus as “China virus” Trump maintained that China and the World Health Organisation (WHO) deliberately lied to the rest of the world … Read more
Cameroonian Woman Kills Her Children, Cooks Them Ekohotblog, September 22, 2020. A woman identified as Salamatou in Cameroon, has reportedly murdered her two children, aged 2 and 6 months, in cold blood and cooked both bodies. According to reports, the unfortunate incident occurred on Monday, September 14, 2020, at around 11 a.m. local time in … Read more
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson on Tuesday moved a step closer to getting parliamentary approval British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday moved a step closer to getting parliamentary approval for new powers to break the Withdrawal Agreement struck with the European Union last year as lawmakers backed changes to the Internal Market Bill. The bill … Read more
Arrest Ugandan police have arrested security officers who were on duty when a fire gutted Makerere University, Uganda’s top university on early Sunday, Patrick Onyango, Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson said on Tuesday. Onyango said that they were holding the university security and police officers who were guarding the main administration building block, known as the … Read more
Plaque A plaque, planted by Thai pro-democracy activists as a symbol of defiance against Thailand’s monarchy A plaque, planted by Thai pro-democracy activists as a symbol of defiance against Thailand’s monarchy, has disappeared just a day after it was cemented near the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Bangkok Deputy Police Chief, Piya Tawichai, told dpa on … Read more