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    Category: Foreign

    Trump Deploys Federal Resources to Memphis in Push to Combat Violent Crime

    September 18, 2025 (updated September 18, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Trump Deploys Federal Resources to Memphis in Push to Combat Violent Crime President Donald J. Trump has announced the deployment of federal resources to Memphis, a move aimed at tackling the city’s long-standing struggle with violent crime. The initiative, framed as a federal-state partnership, drew widespread reaction from residents, business owners, and lawmakers who see it as a turning point... Read more

    Category: Foreign

    U.S. Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Level in Three Years

    September 18, 2025 (updated September 18, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    U.S. Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Level in Three Years Mortgage rates in the United States have fallen to their lowest point in three years, marking the third consecutive week of declines as President Donald J. Trump continues efforts to reduce costs for Americans. According to CNBC, rates fell sharply on Tuesday as investors in mortgage-backed securities moved ahead of... Read more

    Category: Foreign

    Adeyanju Ask NASS To Investigate Alleged Imprisonment of over 125 Nigerians in Benin Republic

    September 17, 2025 (updated September 17, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    ….says one dies Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, Wednesday, called on the Federal Government and National Assembly to urgently investigate the alleged improvement of over 125 Nigerians in Benin Republic's prison. Adeyanju made the call as a lawyer to Ekene Bonaventure, Chigozie Chiedozie, Hassan Ebbe and over 125 indigent Nigerians whom he said have been in Prison Civil... Read more

    Category: Foreign, Human Angle

    DNA Evidence Links Suspect to Murder of Conservative Influencer Charlie Kirk — FBI

    September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    DNA found at the scene of the murder of US conservative influencer Charlie Kirk has been matched to suspect Tyler Robinson, FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday. Robinson, 22, was arrested Thursday after a 33-hour manhunt and is expected to be formally charged in the murder later this week. Kirk, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, was shot... Read more

    Category: Foreign

    Zambian Court Jails Two Men for Witchcraft Plot Against President Hichilema

    September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    The pair were arrested in December with charms, including a live chameleon, which prosecutors said were intended for a ritual to cause the president’s death. A Zambian court has sentenced Leonard Phiri and Mozambican national Jasten Mabulesse Candunde to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema. The pair were arrested in December with... Read more

    Category: Foreign, Human Angle

    U.S., Israel Dismiss Ceasefire Calls, Vow to Crush Hamas

    September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Both leaders dismissed proposals for a temporary truce, insisting only Hamas’s defeat would bring peace. JERUSALEM — Israel and the United States on Monday rejected mounting international pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza, declaring that the war can only end with the destruction of Hamas and the release of all hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of... Read more

    Category: Foreign

    Deputy Speaker, meets Nigerians at Harvard, canvases support for Presidential economic reforms

    September 14, 2025 (updated September 14, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Benjamin Kalu, has called on Nigerians to fully support the various economic reforms being implemented under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He equally urged the people to give their backing to the reserved seats bill that is currently before the national assembly. Kalu made the appeals when he met... Read more

    Category: Foreign

    Tinubu working assiduously to engender responsible borrowing to address Nigeria’s public debt – Speaker Abbas

    September 9, 2025 (updated September 9, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    …advocates stronger oversight to align with the Renewed Hope Agenda for sustainable growth The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep Abbas Tajudeen has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, is working assiduously to address Nigeria's public debt through a non-oil revenue drive. This is even as the Speaker noted that public debt, if well utilised, can engender growth... Read more

    Category: Business, Foreign, Politics

    China, Nigeria call for UN reforms, global unity on 80th anniversary of anti-fascist war

    September 1, 2025 (updated September 1, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    The Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Ms Yan Yuqing, alongside the Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) Prof. Eghosa Osaghae; Chairman of NIIA, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, and other scholars have called for the reform and further democratisation of the UN Security Council to allow the admission of more permanent members.They also... Read more

    Category: Foreign

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