Wale Odunsi

Nigeria

Deputy Editor at Daily Post (Nigeria)

Writer | Humanitarian | God's plan | Likes, RTs ≠ approval

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Trump administration closes US foreign disinformation office for 'censoring' Americans

1 week ago | dailypost.ng | Wale Odunsi

The Trump administration has shut down the U.S. State Department’s Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, also known as the Global Engagement Center (GEC). Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted that under the Biden administration, the office, previously within the Bureau of Global Public Affairs, cost taxpayers more than $50 million per year.
California announces suit against Trump over US tariffs

1 week ago | dailypost.ng | Wale Odunsi

Governor Gavin Newsom has declared the readiness of the state of California to commence legal action against President Donald Trump for imposing tariffs on imports into the United States. Newsom, a Democratic Party member, announced that the lawsuit would challenge the president’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs he said portends risks to the economy of California.
Russia accuses UK, US of involvement in Ukraine conflict

1 week ago | dailypost.ng | Wale Odunsi

The Russian government has accused the United Kingdom and United States of involvement in the war in Ukraine through media narratives that put the federation in a bad light.
US offers $8 million reward for Mexican cartel's Olascoaga brothers

1 week ago | dailypost.ng | Wale Odunsi

The United States government has sanctioned four individuals affiliated with La Nueva Familia Michoacana, LNFM, a Mexican cartel designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The Department of the Treasury, in a press release on Tuesday, stated that the Specially Designated Global Terrorists poisoned citizens by trafficking fentanyl and other illicit drugs into America.
Ukraine: US retains sanctions against Russia

1 week ago | dailypost.ng | Wale Odunsi

The United States government has ruled out the possibility of granting Russia a reprieve from the restrictions imposed on the federation at war with Ukraine. Department of State’s spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. will not enter into bilateral agreements with Russia or ease sanctions until a ceasefire in Ukraine is agreed. “There would be no negotiations, no decisions, no arrangements until after the carnage has stopped,” Bruce stated at a media briefing on Tuesday.
US artificial intelligence development threatens humanity - China

1 week ago | dailypost.ng | Wale Odunsi

The Chinese government has warned that the “uncontrolled development” of artificial intelligence in the United States could lead to grave repercussions and prove catastrophic for the world. Chinese Ambassador to Russia, Zhang Hanhu, accused American companies of prioritising monetary interests over user safety, citing cases in which teenagers had taken their own lives.
Ukraine: Orthodox Church, UN condemn Russia's Palm Sunday attack

2 weeks ago | dailypost.ng | Wale Odunsi

The Orthodox Public Affairs Committee has condemned “the brutal and disgraceful attack” carried out by Russia on Ukraine’s city of Sumy on Palm Sunday. The committee said what should have been a day of peace, prayer, and spiritual reflection at the start of Holy Week became a day of terror. In a statement shared with DAILY POST, OPAC expressed regret that civilians, many of them Orthodox Christians, were killed as they gathered to worship.
Russia spurns US proposal, attacks Ukraine with 100 drones nightly - Zelenskyy

2 weeks ago | dailypost.ng | Wale Odunsi

President Volodymyr Zelenskky has condemned Russia’s latest missile strike on Ukraine, accusing Moscow of disregarding the United States proposal on cessation of hostilities. In response to the bombing of Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy, Zelenskyy stated that Russia had placed continued destruction above diplomacy. The Palm Sunday morning strike wreaked havoc as two ballistic missiles hit many citizens who were marking the religious holiday ahead of the Easter celebrations.
Ukraine: Russia responds to claims of recruiting Chinese fighters

2 weeks ago | dailypost.ng | Wale Odunsi

Russia has debunked claims by Ukraine that Moscow enlisted an unconfirmed number of Chinese nationals to fight alongside its soldiers on the battlefield. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, in an interview with TASS News Agency, described the information as incorrect. “I can say that nothing could be farther from the truth, mildly speaking,” Rudenko said on Saturday.
US-Russia relations returning to normality under Trump - Lavrov

2 weeks ago | dailypost.ng | Wale Odunsi

The relations between Russia and the United States is going back to normality, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared on Saturday in Turkey. During a panel discussion at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Lavrov blamed the Biden administration for the strained Moscow-Washington relationship in recent years.