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US Job Growth Slows As Unemployment Hits 4-Year High

September 5, 2025 5:54 pm

The U.S. labor market showed signs of strain in August, with job growth slowing to a crawl and unemployment climbing to its highest level in nearly four years. The economy added just 22,000 jobs last month, a sharp deceleration from earlier gains, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3% from 4.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Revisions to previous months painted a similarly sobering picture. June’s employment numbers were adjusted downward to show a loss of 13,000 jobs, marking the first negative month since December 2020 and ending what had been the second-longest period of continuous employment …

Oil Prices Rise On Ukraine Conflict And Supply Concerns

September 2, 2025 10:06 am

Oil prices climbed on Tuesday amid growing concerns over supply disruptions as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine intensifies, while investors also weigh upcoming U.S. jobs data that could influence interest rate decisions.

Brent crude rose 37 cents, or 0.54%, to $68.52 per barrel by 7:17 AM WAT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained $1.01, or 1.58%, to $65.02 per barrel. WTI futures did not settle on Monday due to the Labor Day holiday in the United States.

The market is closely watching U.S. labor data, set to be released this week ahead of the Federal Reserve’s September meeting. …

How U.S. Sanctions Quietly Cripple African Economies

August 29, 2025 2:24 am

Editorial Statement

Sanctions are a weapon dressed up as diplomacy. Washington calls them “smart” and “targeted,” but in Africa their impact is anything but surgical. They bleed economies, choke small businesses, starve hospitals of medicine, and punish the powerless while leaving the powerful intact. The rhetoric of precision is a lie. What we are witnessing is not strategy, it is collective punishment in slow motion.

This series strips away the polite camouflage. It follows the trail of frozen bank accounts, collapsed currencies, and children turned away from clinics because shipments were blocked at the border. It documents how sanctions, far …

The Silent Network: Putting The World In U.S. Hands

August 15, 2025 5:09 am

“Revealing the silent forces reshaping our world and why understanding them has never been more critical.”

By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze
Investigative Journalist | Public Intellectual | Global Governance Analyst | Health & Social Care Expert

Executive Summary

The Silent Network Putting the World in U.S. Hands is a forensic, high-clarity investigation into the hidden architecture of American global power—an interconnected system of military, economic, intelligence, technological, and cultural levers designed to operate with precision and deniability. Far from being an ad hoc accumulation of influence, this network is the product of decades of calculated strategy, refined from the post–World War …

No Nigerian Will Be Mandated To Take COVID Vaccines – FG

Religious Freedom Blacklist: Nigeria To Engage U.S. – FG

December 10, 2020 2:55 am

Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that Nigeria will vigorously engage the U.S. government to remove her name from its blacklist of countries over concern on religious freedom, the report says.

It also stated that the Nigerian government has also expressed its displeasure to the U.S. government on this development.

Read Also: Police Officers Are Now Afraid To Wear Their Uniforms – FG

The position of Nigeria’s was made known by Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson for the ministry, who in a statement on Tuesday disclosed this following the announcement of the U.S. adding Nigeria among countries of concerns against …

Federal Authorities Reviewing Noose Found In Bubba Wallace’s Garage Stall

Federal Authorities Reviewing Noose Found In Wallace’s Garage Stall

June 22, 2020 5:14 pm

“Regardless of whether federal charges can be brought,” Town stated, “this type of action has no place in our society.”

Motorsport.com reported that the FBI was at Talladega Superspeedway on Monday.

NASCAR President Steve Phelps is scheduled to hold a teleconference with reporters at 1:30 p.m. ET Monday.

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U.S. Passes 100,000 Coronavirus Death Toll

May 27, 2020 4:13 am

The U.S. has surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, the world’s highest.

It reached the mark on Tuesday night as figures rolled in from the states.

John Hopkins University estimated the death toll at 98,902 deaths as at 01:30GMT on Wednesday.

But data company Dadax which runs worldometers.info said 100,579 people have died.

On Tuesday alone, fresh infections were 19,049 , while fresh deaths were 774.

U.S. caseload of infections is now 1,725,275 and still counting.

Read Also: Russia: Putin’s Aide Recovers From Coronavirus

President Trump has been accused of causing the carnage, by not taking action when …

What Those Dying Of COVID-19 Have In Common

April 13, 2020 7:00 am

A team of researchers from eight institutions in China and the U.S. has offered a fresh insight into why 85 patients died of multiple organ failure after suffering severe COVID-19.

All individuals whose data the team studied received care at either the Hanan Hospital or the Wuhan Union Hospital between January 9 and February 15, 2020.

The researchers came from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital in Beijing, and the University of California – Davis and six other institutions.

Their study uncovered a series of factors that the majority of these patients shared.

The study has been published by …

U.S. Jobless Claims Rise To 205,000

February 14, 2020 4:55 am

A report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday revealed that the number of initial jobless claims in the United States had risen to 205,000.

According to the report, the number of people filing for U.S. unemployment benefits increased by 2,000 to 205,000 from the previous week’s revised figure in the week ending February 8.

Meanwhile, the previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 202,000 to 203,000, the bureau noted.

The report also showed that the four-week moving average of initial claims, a method to iron out data volatility, remained flat at 212,000.

The previous …

U.S.

US Job Growth Slows As Unemployment Hits 4-Year High

Oil Prices Rise On Ukraine Conflict And Supply Concerns

How U.S. Sanctions Quietly Cripple African Economies

The Silent Network: Putting The World In U.S. Hands

Religious Freedom Blacklist: Nigeria To Engage U.S. – FG

Federal Authorities Reviewing Noose Found In Wallace’s Garage Stall

U.S. Passes 100,000 Coronavirus Death Toll

What Those Dying Of COVID-19 Have In Common

U.S. Jobless Claims Rise To 205,000

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