Religious Freedom: FG tells US govt to focus on burning issues affecting the country
SA to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina on Sunday criticised the United States’…
Religious freedom: CAN laud US for placing Nigeria on Special Watch List
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has welcomed the idea of the United States government placing Nigeria on a special watch list for having “engaged in or tolerated severe violations…
Focused look at human trafficking could reveal better data, top U.S official says
U.S President, Donald Trump The United States could fight human trafficking effectively with more refined measuring tools which could distinguish young victims from old, or those trapped in domestic…
Saudi Arabia promises to show ‘material evidence’ linking Iran to oil attack
Saudi Arabia said it would show evidence on Wednesday linking regional rival Tehran to an unprecedented attack on its oil industry that Washington believes originated from Iran in a dangerous…
Human Trafficking: NAPTIP faults U.S. reports
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has expressed dissatisfaction with the United States’ report on Trafficking In Persons (TIP). The report upgraded the NAPTIP to…
Pence, Pompeo deny writing anonymous NYT op-ed
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied authoring a New York Times opinion article that claimed there is a “resistance” inside the administration seeking to…
World leaders send condolences to UN chief over Annan’s death
World leaders on Monday sent a message of condolence to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres over the passing of former UN chief Kofi Annan. Annan died on Saturday morning at the…
North Korea says still open to talks after Trump-Kim summit canceled
May 25, 2018 North Korea responded on Friday with measured tones to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to call off a historic summit with leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for…
Trump thanks Kim Jong Un for releasing 3 U.S. prisoners
May 10, 2018 President Donald Trump welcomed three former U.S. prisoners at a military base near Washington on Thursday, thanking North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for their release and…
Trump’s CIA nominee sought to withdraw over interrogation role
May 7, 2018 President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, Gina Haspel, sought to withdraw over concerns about her role in the agency’s interrogation program, two sources familiar with…