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Mixed Reactions As Biden Forgives Millions Of Student Loans

Mixed Reactions As Biden Forgives Millions Of Student Loans

August 25, 2022 5:19 am

President Joe Biden yesterday announced that the U.S. government will forgive $10,000 in student loans for millions of former college students who are presently debt-saddled, keeping a pledge he made in the 2020 campaign for the White House.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the move could go on to boost support for his fellow Democrats ahead of the November congressional elections, but some economists said it may fuel inflation and some Republicans in the U.S. Congress questioned whether the president had the legal authority to cancel the debt.

Debt forgiveness will free up hundreds of billions of dollars …

Biden Frowns At Killings Of Four Muslims In US City

Biden Frowns At Killings Of Four Muslims In US City

August 8, 2022 3:51 am

The President of the United States, Joe Biden on Sunday condemed the killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico, which the police have launched an investigation into. 

‘I am angered and saddened by the horrific killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque,’ the US president wrote on Twitter.

‘While we await a full investigation, my prayers are with the victims’ families, and my Administration stands strongly with the Muslim community. These hateful attacks have no place in America.’

Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico’s largest city, yesterday declosed that they are investigating the murders of three Muslim men that they …

Two Confirmed As Lightning Strikes Near White House

Two Confirmed Dead As Lightning Strikes Near White House

August 6, 2022 4:21 am

No fewer than two people were killed and two more were in critical condition yesterday after a lightning strike near the White House the night before, police in the US capital said.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the lightning hit Lafayette Square, a small park across the street from the White House, shortly before 7:00 pm (2300 GMT) Friday, leaving two men and two women with ‘critical life-threatening injuries,’ according to a statement from Washington’s fire and emergencies department.

All of the victims were transferred to nearby hospitals, but the Metropolitan Police said on Friday morning that two …

Ukraine War Russia Accuses US Of ‘Direct Involvement’

Ukraine War: Russia Accuses US Of ‘Direct Involvement’

August 3, 2022 6:20 am

The government of the United States has been accused by Russia of direct involvement in the Ukraine war, as the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Moscow’s invasion continued its passage to Lebanon without problems.

Moscow declared on Tuesday that it was reacting to remarks made by Vadym Skibitsky, the deputy head of military intelligence for Ukraine, regarding the manner in which Kyiv used long-range HIMARS rocket launch systems provided by the US based on what he referred to as excellent satellite imagery and real-time information.

While claiming that US officials were withholding specific target information, Skibitsky …

US Lawmakers Passes Bill Banning Certain Assault Rifles

US Lawmakers Passes Bill Banning Certain Assault Rifles

July 30, 2022 7:50 am

The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill that would ban assault weapons for the first time in decades, in a move that appears like a response to a series of mass shootings that shocked the country.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the legislation was approved on Friday by a 217 to 213 vote in the Democrat-majority House. All but two Republicans voted against it, joined by a handful of Democrats.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the bill a ‘crucial step in our ongoing fight against the deadly epidemic of gun violence in …

Liberia Signs Bill Allowing Dual Nationality Into Law

Liberia Signs Bill Allowing Dual Nationality Into Law

July 25, 2022 5:21 am

Liberia has signed into law a bill that allows dual citizenship, reversing a longtime ban viewed by some as hypocritical going to the fact that the elites secretly held US citizenship.

The bill, signed into law by President George Weah Friday has now been passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the bill now amends the West African state’s nationality law, allowing Liberians to remain citizens after acquiring a second nationality.

Liberia which was presently a country founded by Americans has a significant diaspora living in the United States. An …

Police Detain 17 US Lawmakers For Protesting Abortion Rights

Police Detain 17 US Lawmakers For Protesting Abortion Rights

July 20, 2022 3:54 am

No fewer than 17 Democratic lawmakers, including prominent progressives such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, were among those arrested at an abortion rights protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday, the police have confirmed. 

In a post on Twitter on Tuesday, the US Capitol police claimed that the demonstrators had blocked traffic on a nearby road and were been given three warnings before officers made the arrests.

‘We made a total of 35 arrests for Crowding, Obstructing or Incommoding,’ the police said. ‘That arrest number includes 17 Members of Congress.’

Africa Daily News, New York reports that …

UK, US Express Satisfaction Over Outcome Of Osun Guber Poll

UK, US Express Satisfaction Over Outcome Of Osun Guber Poll

July 19, 2022 3:22 am

Following last weekend’s victory at the Osun State governorship elections, congratulatory messages have continued to pour in for Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Governor-elect as well as the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had defeated the incumbent and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gboyega Oyetola, and 13 others in the keenly contested elections which was held on Saturday.

On Tuesday morning, the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States governments praised the people of the state for their …

Black Man Shot By Police In US Had 46 Bullet Wounds - Examiner

Black Man Shot By Police In US Had 46 Bullet Wounds – Examiner

July 16, 2022 5:05 am

A 25-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by police in Akron, Ohio on Friday, while fleeing a traffic stop had 46 gunshot wounds, the medical examiner’s office revealed Friday.

A summary of the autopsy findings on Jayland Walker was released by Summit County medical examiner Lisa Kohler, the Akron Beacon Journal newspaper reported.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the release of body camera footage of Walker’s June 27 shooting sparked several days of angry protests in Akron, a city of 190,000 people in northern Ohio.

Walker had 46 gunshot wounds including graze injuries and 15 exit …

Fresh Worry As North Korea Fires Suspected Rocket Launchers

Fresh Worry As North Korea Fires Suspected Rocket Launchers

July 11, 2022 3:52 am

North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple rocket launchers Seoul claimed on Sunday, becoming the latest in a series of provocations by the nuclear-armed nation to heighten tensions in the region.

Washington and Seoul officials have continued to issue warnings that the isolated regime is preparing to carry out what would be its seventh nuclear test — a move that the United States warned would provoke a “swift and forceful” response.

Read Also: North Korea Has Ignored Multiple Overtures For Talks – US

Last month, South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup said Seoul would “strengthen” its defence capabilities, as …

Biden Makes Big Move To Protect US Women's Right To Abortion

Biden Makes Big Move To Protect US Women’s Right To Abortion

July 9, 2022 5:39 am

U.S. President Joe Biden yesterday signed an executive order that is expected to ease access of women to services to terminate pregnancies and then slammed for the umpteenth time, the Supreme Court for overturning Roe v Wade.

What the court did, he said, was an exercise in ‘raw political power’.

Biden, a Democrat, has been under pressure from his own party to take action after the landmark decision last month, which upended roughly 50 years of protections for women’s reproductive rights.

The government’s health department is instructed by Biden’s new directive to increase access to “medication abortion”—pills prescribed to end …

Kuje Prison Attack US Raises Strong Alarm, Warns Citizens

Kuje Prison Attack: US Raises Strong Alarm, Warns Citizens

July 7, 2022 4:36 am

Against the backdrop of Tuesday night’s attack on Kuje prisons, the United States Embassy in Nigeria has warned its citizens in the country against travelling on the airport road in Abuja as well as about 19 states in Nigeria.

The warning is coming on the heels of the attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Kuje Prison who also freed some inmates on Tuesday night.

Among the states are Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara and riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River.

In the aftermath, Citizens have now been advised to only embark on …

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