BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, another frontline Democratic Presidential hopeful, Senator Benie Sanders has withdrawn from the contest, paving the way for his rival, and former US Secretary of State, Mrs Hillary Clinton. Giving the development, the Vermont Senator is billed to appear with Mrs. Clinton at a campaign event in New Hampshire. […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five Dallas Police officers have been killed, six wounded by gunmen during protests against the shooting of black men by Police. Following the altercation, three people are already in the custody, while another man in a stand-off with the police shot himself dead. The protests followed the deaths, earlier this […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The late UK Lawmaker Jo Cox was killed because of her strong political views, so confirmed by her widower Brendan. The husband confirmed this in a press interview, saying that it was the wish of his late wife that people stand up for her beliefs “in death as much as […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Witnesses at the Sunday Orlando gay club night shooting have confirmed the daring gunman, Omar Mateen was a regular visitor at the Florida club. A performer at Pulse in Orlando, Chris Callen, clarified that Mateen had visited the club several times. The State media indicated that investigators were pursuing the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Barrack Obama has in the interim ruled out Islamic State (IS) involvement in the bloody Sunday Orlando night club shooting. Obama in his first public reaction on the sad incident asserts: “No direct evidence” Orlando gunman was part of wider plot by so-called Islamic State. The gunman, Omar […]
…Leads Sanders With 3 million votes; 291 pledged delegates; 523 superdelegates, BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is on her way to clinch the Democratic Presidential ticket as she has reached the required number of delegates. The count puts Mrs. Clinton on 2,383, which is the number needed to […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Barrack Obama has paid tribute to the late world boxing legend, Muhammad Ali. Obama in his condolence message Saturday declared “Muhammad Ali shook up the world. And the world is better for it”. Ali, the three-time world heavyweight champion and one of the world’s greatest sporting figures – […]
US President Barack Obama is set to break the record of American Presidency, as he is billed to visit Hiroshima, Japan later this month, since 1945 the city was hit by the world super power. Obama who is the first US Leader to visit the city since the sad event which claimed 140,000 lives scheduled […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 1600 structures were affected while other significant damages were recorded in a wild fire which broke out in the Canadian city of Fort McMurray. Premier of the Province, Ms Alberta Rachel Notley, who confirmed the outbreak, said the fire was still on the move, with more communities, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a renewed opposition to the China’s trade policy, Republican Presidential candidate hopeful, Mr. Donald Trump has accused China of “raping” US and spreading corruption in the world. Trump made the accusation Sunday, at a rally in Indiana, declaring that China was to be held responsible for the greatest stealing […]
Republican US Presidential hopeful, Donald Trump’s two party’s rivals – Ted Cruz and John Kasich have announced they will co-ordinate strategies against him. One of the highpoints of the horse trading is that Cruz is billed to reduce campaign in the Oregon and New Mexico primaries obviously to help Kasich. Again, Kasich is expected to […]
US President, Barrack Obama has again warned that it might take its ally, UK 10 years to negotiate trade deals with US if it leaves EU. Obama who gave the warning in an interview with BBC reiterated “It could be five years from now, 10 years from now before we were able to actually get […]
Almost five years after his regime led other forces to topple his almost three decades administration, US President Barack Obama has again admitted that failing to prepare for what follows after the ousting of former Libyan strongman, Col. Muammar Gaddafi was the worst mistake of his government. Obama made the regret during questions and answers […]
The leading controversial US Republican Presidential aspirant, Mr. Donald Trump and his Democratic counterpart, Mrs. Hillary Clinton have recorded more victories in the key States of Florida, Ohio, Illinois and North Carolina. Still, a new twist has been introduced in the parties’ Presidential nomination race as another Republican aspirant, Marco Rubio dropped out of the […]
Donald Trump has won the South Carolina primary in the Republican race for president, cementing his status as the man to beat for his party’s nomination. In the Democratic contest, Hillary Clinton beat Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in a tight race in Nevada. Both results will be key ahead of the “Super Tuesday” round on […]
US Republican Presidential hopeful, Donald Trump’s outburst that Muslims should be barred from entering the country has been roundly condemned. Trump has been quoted to have declared that many Muslims nursed “hatred” towards America. The condemnation has been coming from fellow Republicans, Democrats, Political and Muslim leaders, the UN and foreign leaders who criticized that […]
By Ayo Balogun BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the agonizing state of the country, the United States (US) President Barrack Obama has declared that his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad does not deserve to occupy his present position, therefore must vacate. Consequently, Obama has indicated that the US was prepared to work with any nation, […]
Bill Cosby lost his latest bid to fend off a lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 1974, as the California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the comedian’s petition to review the case. The accuser’s attorney, Gloria Allred, said the decision cleared the way for […]
Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft has made the first visit to Pluto, speeding past at 14km per second. Earlier, the space agency released the most detailed picture yet as it hurtled towards the dwarf planet on Tuesday. The probe was set to grab more images and other data as it passed just 12,500km from the little […]
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to the American gay rights movement. The court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution’s guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law mean that states cannot ban same-sex marriages. With the landmark ruling, […]
