Section: Nigeria
Politics: There’s one other person the FBI targeted as aggressively as Michael Cohen
The common thread between the two raids: investigators apparently did not believe either man could be trusted. The FBI’s raid on President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer’s home and office Monday took Washington by storm. There is one other known, high-profile instance in the last year in which the FBI targeted someone...
Politics: Russian military jamming in Syria is seriously affecting US drones
Russia has reportedly deployed electronic warfare equipment that is successfully jamming small US military surveillance drones. Russia has reportedly deployed electronic warfare equipment that is successfully jamming small US military surveillance drones. Department of Defense officials speaking to NBC News did not confirm if they lost any of the...
New United States Sanctions Targeted At Russians
The Russian Embassy in Washington, DC Photo Credit: ZACH GIBSON / AFP A new round of United States sanctions targeting oligarchs and businesses is “aimed at the Russian people,” Russia’s US embassy said Friday. “We are told that these measures are not aimed against the Russian people, but they are,” the embassy said on its Facebook page,...
Politics: Why the FBI’s raid on Michael Cohen’s office could spell trouble for Trump
Michael Cohen's possible criminal exposure heightens the possibility that he could "flip" against President Trump. News that the FBI seized work product between Michael Cohen and his clients could pose significant ramifications for President Donald Trump, who is one of Cohen’s longtime clients. If investigators find that...
Finance: Russian markets are getting slammed as fresh sanctions take hold
The benchmark MICEX index lost as much as 10% at one point on Monday Russian markets are getting slammed on Monday, with the country’s RTS Index losing more than 11% by 4.2o p.m. BST (11.20 a.m. ET; 6.20 p.m. in Moscow). “The US sanctions imposed on Russia last Friday have caused turmoil in Russia’s markets today and financial...
Politics: Paul Manafort moves to suppress potentially explosive evidence against him in the Russia investigation
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's motion is unlikely to succeed, but experts said it may be worth a shot, given what's at stake. Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort filed a motion Friday to suppress key evidence the special counsel Robert Mueller obtained against him last May. Manafort’s lawyers argue that...
United States Slams Sanctions Against Putin Over Spy Row
US President Donald Trump hosts a working lunch with the Baltic heads of state in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Photo Credit: Olivier Douliery / AFP The United States struck President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle Friday, imposing sanctions on seven of Russia’s most influential oligarchs and stoking a...
Politics: The Trump administration targets Putin’s inner circle with new Russia sanctions
The US has sanctioned seven Russian oligarchs, 17 senior Russian government officials, and 12 Russian-operated entities. The US slapped new sanctions on seven Russian oligarchs, 17 senior Russian government officials, and more than a dozen Russian entities on Friday. The US Treasury Department cited Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine,...
Politics: Mueller obtained a new search warrant against Manafort last month, and it could signal a huge shift in the Russia investigation
Special counsel Robert Mueller may be shifting his focus from Paul Manafort's Ukraine lobbying work to potential collusion with Russia. The special counsel Robert Mueller obtained a search warrant against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort as recently as March 9, new court documents show. The search warrant was related to...
Free Education: Here are the 3 government-run scholarships and how to apply
Here's everything you need to know about Federal Government's scholarship, the requirements and how to apply. The Nigerian Scholarship Board (NSB) has announced that the Federal Government of Nigeria runs only three higher education scholarship schemes. According to NSB, the three scholarship schemes the government runs for Nigerian...
