Trump Administration Ends The ‘Dreamers’ Program (DACA)
President Trump announced he would terminate an Obama-era policy that protects young unauthorized immigrants from deportation. The legislation, known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, expires March 5, 2018, and affects nearly 800,000 people. Trump called on Congress to act on legislation that would replace the DACA policy before its deadline. Attorney General, Jeff […]
Weekend Roundup: North Korea Threat Grows
North Korea has conducted another test of a nuclear weapon. This one came in the form of a hydrogen bomb. The North Korean government called the device an advanced hydrogen bomb, which would have the capability of being fired in a long range missile. US officials have indicated, however that it would likely take some [...]
Scam And Intrigue At The Nigeria’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
The National Health Insurance Scheme – known as NHIS and modeled after the British National Health Service – was intended to bring universal health care to Nigerians. However, the system meant to provide affordable services particularly to the country’s poor has failed and fraud allegations more widespread than believed. A hearing last December in the […]
Weekend Review: Hurricane Harvey Devastates Texas, UN Condemns Trump, North Korea Fires Another Missile
It has been confirmed that one person has been killed in a house fire caused by the destruction of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. Charles J. Wax, mayor of Rockport, Texas, confirmed on Saturday in a news conference that the victim was found after the storm has passed through the inland. As a city on the […]
New Photos from North Korea Reveal Possible Missile Program
New photos out of North Korea appear to showcase new developments in the country’s missile program, according to experts, which includes a previously hidden type of projectile. KCNA, the North Korean State media, announced on Wednesday that leader Kim Jong Un had taken a trip to the nation’s Chemical Material Institute of the Academy of […]
US Navy Vessel Collides with Oil Tanker
The US Navy is looking for answers after the USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant ship. Search and rescue operations are underway to locate 10 missing sailors. The guided missile destroyer collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore.This is the fourth incident of its kind so far this year. The rise in [...]
Study Reveals Women and Children More Likely to be Suicide Bombers than Men
According to a research conducted at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, women and children make up the majority of suicide bombers used by the militant group, Boko Haram, as opposed to men. The study analyzed the 434 suicide bombings that have been carried out since 2011 by the Nigerian-based terror group. The data […]
Charlottesville Mayor Places Partial Blame on Trump for Violent Protest
Michael Signer, Democratic mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia said on Sunday that Trump should take a bit of responsibility for the protest that turned deadly on Saturday morning. He essentially alluded to the fact that Trump has indirectly encouraged organized white supremacists and far-right activists who caused the racially charged violence in the city. “Look at […]
Trump Intensifies North Korea Rhetoric
Donald Trump warned North Korea that a military option is “locked and loaded” in an escalating war of words between US and North Korea. “Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!” Trump tweeted Trump warning came after North […]
North Korea Set to Lose $1 Billion Annually Due to New UN Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council announced on Saturday that it has unanimously approved a new sanctions resolution on North Korea. Designated as the most strictest sanctions imposed by the United States “on any country in a generation”, the new authorization will ban North Korea from exporting many of its most lucrative and valuable products such as […]