US President Donald Trump ordered a 75-day pause on enforcing a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the US, as he floated an idea of partnering with the appās Chinese owner. The executive order delayed implementation of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which took effect January 19 and would prohibit…
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed during a traffic stop Monday in Coventry, Vermont, near the U.S. border with Canada, the agency said in a statement. The incident was the first time since the 2010 slaying of Agent Brian Terry in Arizona that a Border Patrol agent was slain by an assailant,…
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States (POTUS). The 78-year-old made a rare comeback four years after he lost to Joe Biden. Trump promised a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback. Republican Trump, 78, was a political…
Pastor William Kumuyi, General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, is currently in the US on invitation to attend todayās inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. Kumuyiās invitation as a global spiritual leader, was confirmed by A. Larry Ross Communications, a prominent public relations firm based in the…
TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect. TikTok credited President-elect Donald Trump, who retakes power on Monday, for making the reversal possible ā though the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden had earlier said that…
TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States late Saturday shortly before a national ban on the app was to take effect, with President-elect Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office. āA law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately, that means you canāt use TikTok for now,ā said…
The US Supreme Court has upheld a law that bans TikTok nationwide unless its China-based parent company ByteDance sells the platform by this Sunday. TikTok had challenged the law, arguing it would violate free speech protections for the more than 170 million users it says it has in the US. But that argument was rejected…
Three Nigerians in the US have been sentenced for their involvement in a prolonged fraud scheme that frequently targeted elderly victims, according to authorities. Fatai Okunola, 38, of Kalamazoo, received a prison sentence of just over 10 years for his role in the conspiracy and was ordered to pay more than $730,000 in restitution. Okunola…
The United States Government and the Federal Republic of Nigeria have signed a memorandum of understanding to repatriate the sum of $53 million stolen funds to Nigeria. The funds were part of funds of the Galactica asset linked to former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Speaking during the signing, the Attorney General of the Federation…
The United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has issued a warning about the link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk. In a new Surgeon Generalās Advisory released on Friday, Dr. Murthy emphasised the dangers of alcohol use, describing it as a significant, preventable cause of cancer in the United States. āThis advisory highlights alcohol…
