…the FBI agent said the university became a victim of spoofing, a form of cybercrime attack The agent of Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI), Mr Ayotunde Solademi, on Tuesday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how one Kolawole Erinle involved in a cybercrime allegedly defrauded Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in the United States
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Republicans, Democrats bicker over Chinese spy balloon
The Republicans and the democrats in the United States of America (USA) are currently at each others throat over the invasion of Chinese spy balloon. Republicans savaged Joe Biden on Sunday over his handling of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, while Democrats defended the president’s decision to shoot it down after it floated across the
Read moreUS shooting down balloon ‘damaged’ relations, says China
Beijing claimed the balloon was a civilian aircraft that was blown off course A United States decision to shoot down a Chinese balloon that Beijing claimed had veered off course has “seriously impacted and damaged” relations between the two countries, China’s foreign ministry said Monday. The aircraft, which Washington said was a spy balloon, had
Read moreWon’t Let Disinformation Come In Way Of Strong Bilateral Relations With Pakistan – US
…says what we can do is counter disinformation, and misinformation with information PAKISTAN: The United States again turned down allegations of regime change in Pakistan, dismissing PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s claims that the US was involved in a conspiracy to overthrow his government. The US said that it would not let disinformation get in the
Read moreUS urges calm in Kenya after election
The United States urged Kenyans to stay calm and be patient, Tuesday, a day after William Ruto was declared winner of the presidential election and immediately faced a challenge from rival Raila Odinga. “We urge all parties to work together to peacefully resolve any remaining concerns about the election through the existing dispute resolution mechanisms,”
Read moreNigeria’s feedback over religious violence too poor – US
The zero or little concern and response by the Nigerian government to the increase of terrorism in the country, is the reason why we blacklisted Nigeria over alleged violations of religious freedom, the United States said. It explained that the Federal Government had been “tolerating egregious acts taking place in that nation.” Speaking during a
Read moreUS Election: Former Secretary Of State, Powell Dumps Trump, Supports Biden
Former US Secretary of State, Collin Powell, has severed ties with his former boss, Donald Trump, while calling on Americans to vote massively for Joe Biden. Powell, on Tuesday night, made public his endorsement for Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, thereby giving the ex-Vice President’s bid a major support. Biden has been officially nominated to run for the
Read moreI will ban Chinese TikTok in United States today – Donald Trump
President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns. Trump’s comments came after published reports that the administration is planning to order China’s ByteDance to sell TikTok. There were also reports Friday that
Read more160 Nigerian evacuees from United States land in Abuja
The Ethiopian Airlines aircraft conveying about 170 Nigerian evacuees from the United States has landed safely at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. THE DAILY VENDOR gathered that the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft touched down in Abuja at about 12:10pm on Sunday, May 10. THE DAILY VENDOR reported earlier that Nigerians stranded in the
Read moreSaudi Arabia Urges US to Remove Sudan from Terrorism List
Saudi Arabia has called on the United States to remove Sudan from its list of sponsors of terrorism, in a meeting with a visiting envoy on Wednesday. The US last month lifted fast-changing Sudan from a blacklist for religious freedom violations, but Khartoum awaits the bigger prize of removal from the terror list. The designation
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s Impeachment “Unconstitutional Travesty” – White House
The White House has hit back at lawmakers after President Donald Trump was impeached, slamming the “illegitimate articles of impeachment” and voicing confidence the president would be acquitted in the Senate. “Democrats have chosen to proceed on this partisan basis in spite of the fact that the President did absolutely nothing wrong,” spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham
Read moreUS President, Trump Pays $2m in Damages to Charities
The United States President, Donald Trump on Tuesday paid $2 million in damages as part of a settlement overuse of his former charity to further his political and business interests – the latest item on the US president’s list of legal woes. Trump had been accused of using foundation funds to settle lawsuits, promote his
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