The United States announced Friday, July 24, that it will not take in any new foreign students seeking online-only study. The policy change was announced in a statement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This announcement comes after the US rescinded a hotly contested order to expel those already in the US and preparing for online study because…
Benjamin William Mkapa, the former President of Tanzania is dead at the age of 81. Mkapa, a skilled diplomat served as president for 10 years from 1995 to 2005. President Magufuli who announced his death, said Mkapa died at a Dar eS Salaam Hospital in the early hours of Friday July 24, at the age of 81. Magufuli…
A Nigerian man in the U.S., Damilola Bamidele Isaac Samuel, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for ATM fraud. Samuel, 22, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud on Dec. 10, 2019. He was convicted in Shreveport, Louisiana for using fraudulent ATM bank cards to steal more than $260,000 from dozens of…
The United States Navy has commended a Nigerian man identified as Lieutenant Victor Agunbiade for managing it’s largest overseas cash disbursement office well. Lieutenant Agunbiade was awarded the Navy and Marin Corp Development Medal for his exemplary accountability. According to the US Navy, Agunbiade effectively managed its largest cash disbursing office handling 45 million dollars…
China has ordered the closure of the United States consulate in Chengdu, China, days after the US announced the forced closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas. Relations between the US and China is at an all time low as both nations squabble over the Covid-19 pandemic, trade, treatment of muslims and racial minorities…
China has announced a $1 billion loan to Latin America and the Caribbean for access to it’s Covid-19 vaccine. The announcement was made during a virtual gathering between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Latin American counterparts on Thursday (Chinese time), according to a statement released by the Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry. The virtual…
A powerful 7.8 earthquake has struck off Alaska’s southwest coast. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 7.8 magnitude quake struck Tuesday at about 11:12 p.m. PST. It had a depth of 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) and was centered 60 miles (96 kilometers) south-southeast of Perryville, Alaska. A tsunami warning was issued for South Alaska,…
Three people including a pastor and a Police chief were stabbed by a member of the congregation during a Bible study session at a church in the US. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon, July 18, at around 3 p.m. at the Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly, Virginia, when a member of the church stabbed…