Section: Nigeria
US Reps To Announce Trump’s Formal Impeachment Inquiry
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during an event at the Atlantic Festival in Washington, DC on September 24, 2019. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi will on Tuesday announce the start of a formal impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump in the US House of Representatives, US media reported. Speaker Pelosi was to...
Nigerian freestyle wrestler Odunayo Adekuoroye secures her place at the 2020 Olympics
Odunayo Adekuoroye has qualified for the 2020 games in Tokyo.She booked her place at the Olympics after winning the bronze model at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan.She joins the list of Nigerian representatives at the 2020 event. …read more Source:: Pulse...
Calls for Trump impeachment gain momentum
US President Donald Trump has defended his demand from Ukraine’s president to investigate Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden over influence-peddling allegations linked to his son, Hunter. In a pair of tweets on Saturday, Trump reiterated that Biden’s links with Ukraine needed to be investigated,...
Trump Slams ‘Partisan’ Whistleblower As Biden Pushes Back
US President Donald Trump on Friday vigorously rejected a whistleblower’s claim of wrongdoing, amid reports he used a call with Ukraine’s president to pressure him to investigate the son of Trump’s Democratic rival, Joe Biden. The whistleblower’s secret complaint has triggered a tense showdown between Congress, whose...
Trump Denounces ‘Partisan’ Whistleblower As Scandal Swirls
Donald Trump angrily denied wrongdoing Friday in a phone call with a mystery foreign leader that prompted an intelligence whistleblower to sound the alarm, as reports say the complaint centers on a conversation with Ukraine’s leader. The allegations have triggered a showdown between Congress, whose Democratic leaders are demanding to see...
Yellow Vest Crisis ‘Very Good For Me’, Says Macron
Protesters listen to Jerome Rodrigues (L), one of the leading figures of the ‘Yellow Vest’ (gilet jaune) movement, as they take part in an anti-government demonstration, on April 20, 2019 in Paris. / AFP President Emmanuel Macron has said he believes the yellow vest protests that rocked France since last year have been good for him as they...
Super Eagles drop in FIFA Ranking
The Super Eagles recently played 2-2 draw against Ukraine in an international friendly game at the Dnipro Stadium. The post Super Eagles drop in FIFA Ranking appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. …read more Source:: Premium Times...
Macron Hails Ukrainian Film-Maker Oleg Sentsov’s Release
French President Emmanuel MacronFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday hailed Ukrainian director Oleg Senstov’s release by Russia as part of a landmark prisoner swap. “I hail the release of film-maker Oleg Sentsov under a prisoner exchange conducted today between Russia and Ukraine. We have always been by his side,” he said in a...
Russia, Ukraine Swap 70 Prisoners Amid Tensions
Friends and relatives waves as a plane carrying former prisoners lands on September 7, 2019 at Boryspil international airport in Kiev after a long-awaited exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kiev, a day after Russian President said for the first time the “large-scale” prisoner exchange with Ukraine was being finalised. Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP...
Injured Ahmed Musa out of Nigeria, Ukraine friendly
Musa becomes the latest high-profile name that would be pulled out of the Super Eagles’ roster. The post Injured Ahmed Musa out of Nigeria, Ukraine friendly appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. …read more Source:: Premium Times...
