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 […]
Chemical Attacks Continue in Syria
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 […]
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 […]
Nigeria: Ezekwesili Calls For Change Of Nigeria’s Present Political Class
”For Nigeria to survive, it must overthrow the existing order especially the 57-year-old political class and entrenched pattern,” these were the strong words of Nigeria’s former Education Minister Ms Oby Ezekwesili, when she spoke at the Big Ideas Podium with the theme “Nigeria: The Economics of Failure’’ of the African Heritage Institution (Afri-Heritage) in Enugu […]
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 […]