Section: Pulse Nigeria (Nigeria)
Politics: Trump scrapped a $2 billion deal with the UAE days before the secret Seychelles meeting that Mueller now has his eyes on
Trump said he turned down the proposal because he did not want to be perceived as taking advantage of the presidency. President Donald Trump rejected a business proposal from a close United Arab Emirates associate days before a Trump surrogate met an Emirati delegation and Kremlin-aligned Russian investor Kirill Dmitriev in the Seychelles. Trump...
Nigerian Navy: 16 Ukrainians arrested, vessel for illegal entry on Nigeria’s waters
One vessel, MT San Padre Pio and the 16 all-male crew members were held in the operation, Capt. Suleiman Olorundare, Commanding Officer of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, Bonny told newsman. The Nigerian Navy said on Friday that it had arrested 16 Ukrainian nationals for illegally transporting 5 million litres of diesel without permit...
Politics: Trump received a mysterious letter from Putin in 2013 — and no one knows what was in it
The letter was personally delivered to Trump in New York by the daughter of a Russian oligarch. It's contents remain a mystery to this day. President Donald Trump reportedly received a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin as a gift in 2013, and its contents remain a mystery. The gift supposedly arrived after Trump put on the Miss...
Tech: 4 African countries with satellites in the orbit
Only Ghana had its first satellite to be solely built by indigenous engineers. In today’s world, having a satellite in orbit is considered a leap in technological development. At present, 8 of the 52 African countries have achieved this fate but only four currently have functional satellites.Technology is a significant part of our lives,...
Politics: Mueller has secured sworn testimony from a little-known but pivotal witness in the Russia investigation
The many threads of a January 2017 Seychelles meeting between a Trump associate and a top Kremlin ally are beginning to materialize. The special counsel Robert Mueller has secured sworn testimony from George Nader, a little-known but critical witness in the Russia investigation. Nader serves as an adviser to the United Arab Emirates’ Crown...
Politics: ‘The Russian bear came out of hibernation’: The US’s top intelligence official issues an ominous warning to Congress
"Thanks to Vladimir Putin, we've gotten a wake-up call," said Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday that Russia has come “out of hibernation” and poses a stark threat — cyber and otherwise — to the US and its allies. “Thanks to [Russian President]...
Politics: From the Pentagon’s UFO program to death by cyanide at the UN court: 17 unbelievable stories that got lost in the relentless news cycle of 2017
The news cycle moved incredibly fast in 2017, and there were plenty of fascinating stories you might have missed. President Donald Trump. Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, and Irma. The Russia investigation. The #MeToo movement. Las Vegas. There were so many huge, consequential stories in 2017, and they all came at a breakneck pace, one after another....
Politics: From the Pentagon’s UFO program to death by cyanide at the UN court: 17 unbelievable stories that got lost in the relentless news cycle of 2017
The news cycle moved incredibly fast in 2017, and there were plenty of fascinating stories you might have missed. President Donald Trump. Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, and Irma. The Russia investigation. The #MeToo movement. Las Vegas. There were so many huge, consequential stories in 2017, and they all came at a breakneck pace, one after another....
Politics: From the Pentagon’s UFO program to death by cyanide at the UN court: 17 unbelievable stories that got lost in the relentless news cycle of 2017
The news cycle moved incredibly fast in 2017, and there were plenty of fascinating stories you might have missed. President Donald Trump. Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, and Irma. The Russia investigation. The #MeToo movement. Las Vegas. There were so many huge, consequential stories in 2017, and they all came at a breakneck pace, one after another....
Politics: White House officials reportedly said that time Angela Merkel had to explain the ‘fundamentals’ of EU trade to Trump 11 times was ‘humiliating’
White House officials claimed Merkel was condescending toward Trump when explaining Ukraine during one of their first calls, and that wasn't the only incident. A meeting between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel led to a conversation between the two leaders that White House officials reportedly said was...
