Trump announces posthumous top US civilian honour for Charlie Kirk

Former President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was fatally shot on Wednesday, will be posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. Speaking at a Pentagon ceremony commemorating the September 11, 2001, attacks, Trump said, “I’m pleased to announce that I…

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Trump demands $1bn from University of California over student protests

On Friday, President Donald Trump demanded a staggering $1 billion penalty from the University of California system as part of the administration’s continued allegations of antisemitism in UCLA’s handling of pro-Gaza student protests in 2024. The proposed fine is five times larger than the settlement Columbia University agreed to in response to similar federal allegations,…

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Judge Halts Trump-Era Deportation of TPS Holders from Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua

A U.S. federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of immigrants from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. In a strongly worded 37-page ruling, District Judge Trina Thompson stated that the plaintiffs “seek only the freedom to live fearlessly and pursue the American dream,” rejecting what…

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FG To Boost Non-Oil Revenue, Economic Council To Meet Over Trump’s Tariff

The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, has stated that the Federal Government plans to enhance non-oil revenue as a strategy to mitigate the negative impact of the trade tariffs imposed on certain countries by President Donald Trump. Edun also reassured that the Economic Management Team (EMT) will convene to evaluate the potential effects of the…

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Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States today

The 78 year old Republican is returning to the White House after winning the 2024 US presidential election against Kamala Harris. He is only the second president in history to serve two non-consecutive terms. The first was Grover Cleveland, who served from 1885-1889 and then again from 1893-1897. Trump graduated with a bachelor’s degree in…

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