Section: Nigeria
Politics: Sean Spicer: Trump was not aware of Manafort’s secret work with Russian billionaire to benefit Putin
Sean Spicer denied that Trump had been aware that his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, lobbied on behalf of a Russian oligarch in the mid-2000s. White House press secretary Sean Spicer denied on Wednesday that President Donald Trump had been aware that his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, lobbied on behalf of a Russian oligarch in...
In Ukraine: MP claims ex-president’s party secretly paid ex-Trump aide $750,000
Sergiy Leshchenko told reporters in Kiev that Yanukovych's party recorded a secret payment of $750,000 to Manafort in 2009. An Ukrainian MP alleged Tuesday that the party of ousted president Viktor Yanukovych secretly paid former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort $750,000 via an offshore shell company.Sergiy Leshchenko told reporters in...
In Ukraine: MP claims ex-president’s party secretly paid ex-Trump aide $750,000
Sergiy Leshchenko told reporters in Kiev that Yanukovych's party recorded a secret payment of $750,000 to Manafort in 2009. An Ukrainian MP alleged Tuesday that the party of ousted president Viktor Yanukovych secretly paid former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort $750,000 via an offshore shell company.Sergiy Leshchenko told reporters in...
Donald Trump: US President to reaffirm NATO ‘commitment’ at May summit
The Trump administration has been scrambling to reaffirm its commitment to Washington's military alliances. The White House confirmed that President Donald Trump will join fellow NATO leaders for a key May summit in Brussels, as the US administration seeks to quash questions about Trump’s support for the alliance.The Trump...
Politics: Hacked text messages allegedly sent by Paul Manafort’s daughter discuss ‘blood money’ and killings, and a Ukrainian lawyer wants him to explain
A human-rights lawyer wants to know who was advising or influencing Yanukovych when he ordered Ukrainian security forces to crush protests with force. One familiar name that has emerged: Paul Manafort. On February 20, 2014, Ukrainian riot police opened fire on thousands of demonstrators who had gathered in central Kiev. They were protesting...
SPAR Nigeria: Company supports community school in promoting assertiveness in students
SPAR’s Marketing Manager, Emmanuel Isangediok thanked the school authorities and teachers for impacting knowledge to the children. As part of its commitment to add value to host communities, leading Hypermarket, SPAR joined Ilupeju Junior Grammar School to organize its annual inter-school competition at the school’s premises on...
Rex Tillerson: US Secretary of State to skip NATO meeting in Brussels next month
Tillerson will be replaced by a lower-level official at the NATO meeting on April 5-6. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will skip a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels in April, but will travel to Russia and Italy the same month, a US official said Tuesday.Tillerson will be replaced by a lower-level official at the NATO meeting on...
Politics: The FBI’s investigation into Trump and Russia coincided with game-changing, Russia-related events on the campaign trail
James Comey said on Monday during a public hearing that the bureau in July opened its investigation into Russia's interference in the US election. FBI Director James Comey said on Monday during a public hearing before the House Intelligence Committee that the bureau opened its investigation into Russia’s interference in the US election...
Donald Trump: Germany owes NATO “vast sums of money” – says US President
US President Donald Trump unleashed a diatribe against Germany on Saturday, saying Berlin owes "vast sums of money" to NATO and must pay Washington more for security. US President Donald Trump unleashed a diatribe against Germany on Saturday, saying Berlin owes “vast sums of money” to NATO and must pay Washington more for...
In Ukraine: Trade war drives fresh wedge between govt and rebels
It was always an uncomfortable paradox for Ukraine's warring sides: while Kiev and Russian-backed rebels battled each other for nearly three years, trade kept flowing across the frontline. It was always an uncomfortable paradox for Ukraine’s warring sides: while Kiev and Russian-backed rebels battled each other for nearly three years,...
