I’m free of COVID-19, says Trump, resumes rallies

United States President Donald Trump said yesterday his doctors had found he no longer had COVID-19 and would not be a transmission risk to others as he returns to holding big rallies during the final weeks of the race for the White House. His physician said on Saturday that the president had taken a test […]

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Let people’s will prevail in Ondo election, US counsels

The United States of America through its mission in Nigeria has called on all stakeholders to ensure that free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections reigns in Ondo State on Saturday. In a statement on the mission’s website, the country reiterated its belief in free, fair and transparent electoral processes, calling on all stakeholders in the […]

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‘Next 48 hours critical for Trump’

American President, Donald Trump, Friday, pushed up the number of world leaders afflicted by the deadly Coronavirus pandemic to 11. Trump’s announcement on Friday that he and his wife, Melania had tested positive to the virus, saw things moving very fast for him as he was spirited to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre […]

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Trump walks unassisted, with mask, to helicopter for hospitalisation

President Donald Trump walked out of the White House unassisted and wearing a mask Friday to the Marine One helicopter to be transported to the hospital for Covid-19 treatment. Trump, who was in a dark suit, walked past waiting journalists without taking questions. The helicopter left for the quick trip to the Walter Reed military […]

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Finally, Trump, Melania in COVID-19 web

POTUS suffers Fatigue, Flown To Hospital Buhari Wishes American Counterpart Speedy Recovery United States President, Donald Trump was, late yesterday, flown to hospital less than 24 hours after testing positive to the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. The White House said the decision to move the President to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre was taken […]

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Trump, Melania test positive for COVID-19

President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19, upending the already tense US election, but was described by his doctor on Friday as feeling “well” and able to perform his duties while quarantining. Trump, 74, first announced on Twitter that he and First Lady Melania Trump, 50, had tested positive for the virus. “We will […]

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Trial of Sudan’s Bashir adjourned to October 6

Sudan’s former president Omar Hassan al-Bashir sits inside a cage at the courthouse where he is facing corruption charges, in Khartoum, Sudan September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah The trial of ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir and others for a 1989 military coup was adjourned on Tuesday to October 6, the presiding judge said. Proceedings […]

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Mali junta chief demands end to economic sanctions

Colonel Assimi Goita (C), President of CNSP (National Committee for the Salvation of People) addresses to the press during the ceremony of the 60th anniversary of Mali’s independence in Bamako, on September 22, 2020, one day after announcing that the transitional presidency would be assigned to a retired colonel, Bah Ndaw, 70 years, ephemeral Minister […]

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ECOWAS asks Mali junta to reinstate Keita government

Nigeria seeks stiffer regional sanctions Ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Leaders of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have demanded the reinstatement of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as Mali’s president. Keita was forced to resign in the early hours of Wednesday by soldiers who toppled his government on Tuesday. The ECOWAS leaders made the demand […]

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Donald Trump’s younger brother dies

Republican president-elect Donald Trump hugs his brother Robert Trump after delivering his acceptance speech CREDIT: Getty US president’s sibling and ‘best friend’ passed away in a New York hospital at the age of 71. “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight,” Trump said in a White […]

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