Culled from https://www.theguardian.com/ President says incident, in which Secret Service agent was saved by bulletproof vest, was ‘totally shocking to me’ DONALD TRUMP said on Saturday night he initially thought that the sound of a gunman charging a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was a tray falling,...
By JKNewsMedia UNITED STATES President Donald J. Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran on Wednesday, saying the U.S. will only consider a ceasefire request if Tehran guarantees full access to the strategic Strait of Hormuz. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the US President’s remarks, shared by the The White House via X, reflected a hardline [&...
By Bola BOLAWOLE “A 17TH century English author, diplomat, and politician, Sir Henry Wotton (1568 – 1639), was quoted as describing, in 1604, an ambassador or diplomat as ‘an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country’” “How can an honest gentleman also tell lies?” “That is the irony of it […]
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT DONALD Trump has unveiled plans to provide $2,000 payments to low- and middle-income United States (U.S.) citizens, funded by revenue from tariffs on imports from countries including China, Mexico, and Canada. Any remaining tariff income would be directed toward reducing the national debt, which currently exceeds $38...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE “ARE REFORMERS-rulers jinxed? Why do they often suffer the dire consequences of the misrule of their predecessors? Sultan Tuman Bay the Second, the Mamluk reformer-ruler of Egypt; Emperor Louis XVI, the reformist Bourbon ruler of France who got caught up in the French Revolution of 1789; Mikhail Gorbachev, the reform...
By Tunde Rahman IN AN age when the lines between truth and falsehood are getting increasingly blurred, I was nonplussed when President Trump labelled Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern on October 31. My incredulity was heightened given that his action stemmed from unproven allegations of genocide against Christians. Was it another deepfa...
By JKNewsMedia IMAGES CIRCULATING online falsely claiming to show Peter Obi in meetings with United States (US) President Donald Trump have been dismissed as fabricated. In a statement posted on his X handle, Mr Obi stressed that the photos currently being shared on social media are fake and doctored, describing the accompanying stories as en...
By Claire Mom, TheCable United States President Donald Trump has denied being a dictator while suggesting that many Americans might welcome one. Trump spoke on Monday during a press conference at the Oval Office, where he signed executive orders to introduce stiffer penalties for suspects who burn the American flag, and eliminate cashless bai...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter INTENSIFYING EFFORTS to end the war in Ukraine took centre stage at the Vatican on Saturday, as United States (US) Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky held urgent private talks during the funeral of Pope Francis. Against the backdrop of mourning, the two leaders met for 15-minutes inside St Peter’s ...
By Joke Kujenya TENSIONS BETWEEN the United States and Russia reached a boiling point as President Donald Trump threatened to impose secondary tariffs of up to 50% on countries purchasing Russian oil, should Moscow continue to resist a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine. The remarks came after Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed doubts abo...
