Tag: Antony Blinken

PDP, Labour Party kick As US Secretary of State calls Tinubu

Abibat Babalola

The Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party on Wednesday expressed anger over the telephone conversation between the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Blinken pledged stronger ties between the US and Nigeria during a 20-minute telephone call to Tinubu, who is in France. The US Department of State spokesperson, Matthew Miller, in a statement said Blinken spoke with the president-elect on Tuesday. The development came 24 hours after the Joe Biden administration announced the imposition of visa restrictions on Nigerians who allegedly disrupted…

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US kills Al-Qaeda Leader Al-Zawahiri In Drone Strike

Abibat Babalola

A United States drone strike killed Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri at a hideout in the Afghan capital, President Joe Biden said Monday, adding “justice had been delivered” to the families of the September 11, 2001 attacks. In a somber televised address, Biden said he gave the final go-ahead for the high-precision strike that successfully targeted Zawahiri in the Afghan capital over the weekend. “Justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader is no more,” Biden said, adding that he hoped Zawahiri’s death would bring “closure” to families of the…

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Russia Slams Entry Ban on Biden’s Wife, Daughter

Abibat Babalola

U.S. President himself and Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, as well as hundreds of lawmakers, are already on the blacklist, Russia says Russia has placed an entry ban on the family of U.S. President Joe Biden, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday. Joe Biden’s wife, Jill and daughter, Ashley would no longer be allowed to travel to Russia. READ ALSO: Lagos Blames Eko DisCo Power Surge As Fire Guts Storey Building 46 Migrants Found Dead in Abandoned Trailer in US Ogun Workers Declare Strike, To Ground State Indefinitely…

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