Many people think — though erroneously – that Man or Woman of the Year, Person or Personality of the Year is given only to saints; even devils have a right to it, and have many times been so “rewarded” in the past! The award is usually a recognition of who impacted lives the most, globally or within a geographical location, …

A federal appeal court on Monday upheld a jury verdict ordering President-elect Donald Trump to pay $5 million for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. A New York jury found after a nine-day civil trial last year that the former president had sexually abused Carroll at a Manhattan department store in 1996. Trump was ordered to pay $2 …

The Federal Government has called the bluff of the President-elect of the United States of America, Donald Trump, after he threatened to sanction countries that embraced BRICS. In October, Nigeria emerged as a partner country of BRICS. This is a move towards becoming a full member in the next two years. BRICS, originally an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, and …

The United States President-elect, Donald Trump, has named Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate, as his pick for director of national intelligence. The selection of Gabbard, now a Republican, continued Trump’s trend of filling key positions with loyal allies rather than seasoned professionals in the intelligence field. In a statement announcing her appointment, Trump said, “As …

United States President-elect Donald Trump has appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk to lead a soon-to-be-established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk, owner of X, the microblogging platform previously known as Twitter, was an avid supporter of Trump during the electioneering leading up to the November 5 presidential election. The former president defeated Vice President …

Scriptures say heaven and earth may pass away but not one jot of the word of God will go without fulfilling the purpose for which it was sent (Matthew 24:25). So also did the Preacher say there is nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1; 9). What is happening today has happened before and there is nothing new regarding the …

US prosecutors announced charges on Friday in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former president Donald Trump and a prominent dissident Iranian-American journalist. The foiled assassination plot on Trump was allegedly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to avenge the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020 in a US strike ordered by then-president …

In a victory that stunned the world, the road was clear, paved with gold, yesterday for Mr. Donald Trump to ride triumphantly back to the White House. Even though, according to book makers, the race was neck and neck, Trump was not quite sure and could be said to be prepared for the worst. But it was the best in …

Since learning that Donald Trump will return to the White House, undocumented immigrant Angel Palazuelos has struggled to sleep. The 22-year-old, a graduate student in biomedical engineering who lives in Phoenix, Arizona, is haunted by the incoming president’s promises of mass deportations. “I was terrified”, said Palazuelos, reflecting on the moment he heard the news. “I am in fear of …

I understand wealthy United States citizens and conservatives of the evangelical hue rooting for Donald Trump. The rich believe he would loosen regulations and protect them and their businesses from excessive taxation. Conservative evangelicals believe he is the bulwark against wokeism, especially the ultra-liberal variety. And white folks want their country back. But Africans at home and in the Diaspora …