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By Alltimepost.com Following nation-wide protest against ban on immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority nations and the subsequent court ruling against part of the executive order, the beleaguered Trump administration, late on Sunday backpedaled, with clarification exempting holders of green-card from the ban, “absent the receipt of significant derogatory information.” In a statement, The Secretary to the Department of Homeland …

California has announced a proposal, called “Calexit” that would establish it as a separate nation from the U.S., officials have said. The proposal for California to secede from the U.S. was submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday, according to a report. The proposed “Calexit” initiative was a name borrowed from the UK’s “Brexit” departure from the EU. …

(Edo) -Mr Johson Oghuma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged the winner of the Etsako Federal Constituency by-election in Edo. Oghuma emerged winner with 39,876 votes to defeat the People’s Democratic Party candidate Mr Jude Imagwe who polled 18,193 votes. The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Shola Omotola, who announced the result at about 12:45 am on …

Donald Trump’s executive order to close America’s borders to travellers from some Muslim-majority countries caused chaos on Saturday, as multiple people who had flown to the US were held at major airports while others were barred from boarding flights or were pulled off planes overseas. By Saturday evening, there were 11 people in detention at New York City’s John F …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has revealed that he officially wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari asking him handed over to the Nigerian Air Forcethat the two armoured helicopters bought by the immediate past administration in the state. Wike in a statement explained that he wrote the letter following the high custom duty charged for the helicopters and the refusal …

Refugees and migrants have been blocked from boarding flights to the US or clearing customs in the country after Donald Trump signed an executive order banning the entry of nationals from a string of predominantly Muslim countries. Cairo airport officials reportedly confirmed seven US-bound migrants, six from Iraq and one from Yemen, were prevented from boarding an EgyptAir flight to …

(CNN) With just a few quick strokes of the pen, President Donald Trump on Friday banned — temporarily, for now — more than 134 million people from entering the United States. Trump barred citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US for at least the next 90 days by executive order, which a senior White House official said later …

Gambian President Adama Barrow said Saturday that every aspect of his tiny west African state would need an overhaul after ex-leader Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule, but that its dread secret police would remain. Barrow faces an uphill task after taking over from Jammeh, who left behind a dysfunctional economy and allegedly emptied state coffers ahead of his departure. Rights group …

By Jim Garamone -DoD News WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump signed two executive actions and watched as Vice President Mike Pence ceremonially swore in Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes on Friday. Mattis once again swore “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States” just as he did as a young Marine reservist …

US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May have reaffirmed their commitment to the Nato alliance after White House talks. Mrs May confirmed Mr Trump was “100% behind Nato” despite the president’s recent comments calling the transatlantic alliance obsolete. Both leaders said they would work to establish trade negotiation agreements. Mrs May also said Mr Trump had accepted …