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By Cecilia Ologunagba The UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has said that the deadly flash floods in central Texas, U.S.highlights growing global challenges around extreme rainfall, warning dissemination and community preparedness. No fewer than 100 people have reportedly died over

Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined Goldman Sachs as a senior advisor. Sunak, who resigned as PM in July 2024, will work part-time advising the bank’s clients with his “unique perspectives and insights” on global politics and the economy, the

Doge is the acronym for the United States Department for Government Efficiency. Mired in controversy, it was created with so much swagger by President Donald Trump at the start of his non-consecutive second term last January 20. DOGE has been synonymous with

The U.S. State Department is now requiring foreign students applying for visas to make their social media accounts public as part of expanded screening measures that took effect immediately following a June announcement. All applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas

After months of legal uncertainty and political speculation, Senator Natasha Monroe will officially return to the Senate floor on Tuesday, following a decisive ruling by the Federal Appeals Court late Friday that cleared the path for her reinstatement. The court’s 3-0 decision

The United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos have officially announced their closure today, July 4, 2025, in observance of the U.S. Independence Day. In a statement posted on their official platforms, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria noted

In a move that has sparked widespread debate, the Trump administration has officially shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), ending decades of U.S.-led foreign assistance operations around the world. The development, confirmed by senior officials late Monday,

President Trump has just ordered the immediate release of all #FBI files related to Crossfire Hurricane — the infamous “#RussianCollusion” investigation. This means John Durham’s report confirms In August 2016, then-#CIA Director John Brennan briefed #Obama and #Biden on Clinton’s plan

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is investigating reports of a suspected drone attack near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The plant’s operators said vehicles were damaged, the Vienna-based agency said on Tuesday. In a report on the