Tag: Donald Trump

‘At MetLife Stadium,’ Trump To Attend Club World Cup Final

Ganiyu Amodu

. He has had a greater presence in sport during his second term, becoming the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl   US president Donald Trump has confirmed he will attend Sunday’s Fifa Club World Cup final in New Jersey. The news came a day after Fifa, world football’s governing body, announced it has opened an office in New York’s Trump Tower. The United States is hosting the first edition of an expanded Club World Cup and will be a co-host for next year’s World Cup, along with…

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‘How Lagos-Based Yahoo Boy Defrauded Trump of N460 Million’

ADEOLA YUSUF

FBI gives dirty details of a sophisticated cyber scam by Ehiremen Aigbokhan that siphoned off millions meant for the inauguration of United States President   The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has disclosed that a Nigerian internet fraudster, Ehiremen Aigbokhan, orchestrated a sophisticated cyber scam that siphoned off more than N460 million meant for the inauguration of United States President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025. The FBI revealed this via a civil forfeiture complaint filed before a U.S. District Court. The bureau disclosed how Aigbokhan, operating from Lagos State…

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‘Pork-filled, Disgusting Abomination,’ Elon Musk Slams Trump’s Spending Bill

Ganiyu Amodu

Elon Musk has publicly condemned President Donald Trump’s proposed spending bill, calling it an “outrageous, pork-filled, disgusting abomination” just days after his departure from a White House advisory role, The Independent UK reported. The billionaire entrepreneur, who recently completed a 130-day stint as a special government employee leading the Department of Government Efficiency, voiced his disapproval in a post on X on Tuesday. Musk sharply criticised the bill’s projected impact on the federal deficit, warning it would push the budget shortfall to $2.5trn and leave American citizens with an “unsustainable”…

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Obama Slams Trump Over Media Crackdown, Tariffs, Others

ADEOLA YUSUF

Former United States President Barack Obama has criticised some recent actions of President Donald Trump, accusing the current administration of clamping down on the media, targeting political opponents, and threatening institutions that promote diversity and free expression. Obama made the remarks during a conversation with Hamilton College President, Steven Tepper, where he expressed concern over what he described as troubling trends under Trump’s leadership. He particularly faulted the White House’s decision to revoke The Associated Press’s access to key West Wing areas after the news agency refused to adopt the…

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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Says Inflation May Last Longer With Tariffs

ADEOLA YUSUF

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday appeared to back away from a “base case” view that inflation from President Trump’s new tariffs could be transitory, saying that “it is also possible that the effects could be more persistent” as the economy digests “significantly larger-than-expected” trade duties. Trump, at the same time, turned up the pressure on Powell, calling on him to lower rates. “This would be a PERFECT time for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to cut Interest Rates. He is always ‘late,’ but he could now change his image,…

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‘NY, LA, Boston, Others,’ Pro-Ukraine Protests Erupt Across America

ADEOLA YUSUF

Protests broke out across the United States on Saturday following a tense confrontation between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting at the White House. According to The Guardian, the clash, which occurred on Friday, prompted hundreds of demonstrators to gather in cities such as Waitsfield, Vermont, New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, expressing their support for Ukraine and condemning the actions of Trump and Vance. The protests were initially planned to coincide with Vance’s visit to Vermont for a ski…

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Trump, Zelensky Engage In Tense Engagement In Oval Office

ADEOLA YUSUF

United States President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky openly argued in the White House on Friday, February 28, as they clashed on the need for compromising with what the Ukrainian president called Russia’s “killer” leader. Trump berated Zelensky as they sat in the Oval Office, telling him to be more “thankful” and saying, “You’re in no position to dictate what we’re going to feel.” And he told the Ukrainian president that he either “make a deal” with Russia “or we’re out.” US Vice President JD Vance, sitting nearby, also attacked…

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Trump Says US Will Sell $5 Million ‘Gold Card’ To Wealthy Foreigners

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the US would sell a “gold card” to wealthy foreigners, giving them the right to live and work in the US and offering a path to citizenship in exchange for a $5 million fee. “We’re going to be selling a gold card,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “You have a green card. This is a gold card. We’re going to be putting a price on that card of about $5 million and that’s going to give you green card privileges, plus it’s going…

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‘Landing In Lagos Shortly,’ US To Deport 201 Nigerians

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Trump Effect,’ US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., speaks on the batch-by-batch deportation schedule Nigerians already in the US immigration camps + his position on Drop Box Policy suspension rumour    No fewer than 201 Nigerians are in the immigration camps set to be deported home from the United States in line with President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, just as the country revealed that it has not suspended the Drop Box policy of renewing its visa. Eighty-five of those to be deported by the Donald Trump administration have been…

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US Targets Churches, Schools, Hospitals As Mass Deportation Move Begins

ADEOLA YUSUF

    The policy change by President Trump ends more than a decade of restrictions that protected these “sensitive areas.”   The United States immigration authorities have been granted the ability to arrest individuals at schools, churches, and hospitals following President Donald Trump administration’s reversal of policies that previously classified these locations as off-limits for enforcement. The policy change ends more than a decade of restrictions that protected these “sensitive areas.” African Union ‘Dismayed’ Over US Withdrawal From WHO 10 Facts About BPSS, Stroke That Affects Women In Salons ‘7.5%…

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