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United States President, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship — a right guaranteed by the US Constitution and affirmed by the Supreme Court more than 125 years ago. On Monday, Trump issued a blitz of executive actions to start reshaping federal immigration and border policy, many of which are expected to face significant legal …

In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” The newly inaugurated president described the decision as part of his effort to “renew the pillars of American civilization,” according to the order. The executive order also directs that Alaska’s highest peak, Denali, be returned …

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has announced the approval of a licence for the construction of a new refinery. The approval was given to MRO Energy Limited, an energy company for the construction of a 10,000 Barrels Per Stream Day Refinery at Imode In Ughelli, Delta State, This development comes two months after …

President Joe Biden on Monday issued an extraordinary slate of preemptive pardons for prominent critics of President-elect Donald Trump and members of his own family, using executive prerogative as a shield against revenge by his incoming successor while also guaranteeing his closest relatives aren’t subject to future prosecutions. Clemency for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of Congress …

Fact Check: Trump falsely claims that tariffs are paid for by foreign countries in inaugural speech President Donald Trump falsely claimed in his inaugural address that the tariffs he imposed during his first presidency will be paid for by foreign countries, in turn “enriching” Americans. Study after study, including one from the federal government’s bipartisan US International Trade Commission, found that Americans bore almost the entire …

Trump acknowledges his political comeback and says “the American people have spoken”. “I stand before you as proof that you should never believe something is impossible to do. In America, doing the impossible is what we do best,” Trump says. He concludes by saying that America will not be conquered or intimidated “We will not fail. From this day on, …

Getty Images TikTok briefly went darkin the US over the weekend, after the Supreme Court denied a bid by Chinese owner ByteDance to overturn a law banning it. But it was back after a day with a message thanking incoming president Donald Trump for his “efforts” in restoring the app. Why is TikTok back? On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a …

Every new president begins a fresh chapter in American history. And when Donald Trump is inaugurated in a freezing Washington DC on Monday, he will be hoping to usher in a new era for this country. The ceremony in the rotunda of the US Capitol, moved indoors for the first time in decades due to the bitter cold, will also …

He noted that he actively opposed numerous unlawful court injunctions against the EFCC and filed several lawsuits on behalf of the HEDA Resource Centre at the Federal High Court in Abuja.  Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has explained why he ceased defending the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), representing the agency in court, and attending its events. In a …

An Indian court awarded a life sentence on Monday to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where she worked in the eastern city of Kolkata, rejecting demands for the death penalty and saying it was not a rare crime. The woman’s body was found in a classroom at the state-run R G …