United States Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/united-states/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:40:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://afinjufm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-Afinju_Logo-removebg-preview-32x32.png United States Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/united-states/ 32 32 233669348 U.S. Government Shuts Down After Budget Talks Collapse https://afinjufm.com/u-s-government-shuts-down-after-budget-talks-collapse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-government-shuts-down-after-budget-talks-collapse https://afinjufm.com/u-s-government-shuts-down-after-budget-talks-collapse/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:40:28 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=14641 The deadlock, which stems from partisan clashes over health care funding, halted operations across multiple federal agencies at 12:01 a.m. ET (0401 GMT). The shutdown is expected to affect hundreds of thousands of government employees and disrupt services for millions of Americans. President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders have traded blame for the impasse. Speaking […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/u-s-government-shuts-down-after-budget-talks-collapse/feed/ 0 14641 US cuts Nigerians’ visa validity to three months https://afinjufm.com/us-cuts-nigerians-visa-validity-to-three-months/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-cuts-nigerians-visa-validity-to-three-months https://afinjufm.com/us-cuts-nigerians-visa-validity-to-three-months/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:11:14 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=11704 According to a press release issued by the US Embassy in Abuja, “most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of Nigeria will be single-entry visas with a three-month validity period.” The new visa restrictions is said to take immediate effect. However, the embassy clarified that “those US non-immigrant visas issued before July 8, 2025, […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/us-cuts-nigerians-visa-validity-to-three-months/feed/ 0 11704 Khamenei says Iran will ‘never surrender’, warns US off https://afinjufm.com/khamenei-says-iran-will-never-surrender-warns-us-off/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=khamenei-says-iran-will-never-surrender-warns-us-off https://afinjufm.com/khamenei-says-iran-will-never-surrender-warns-us-off/#respond Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:15:56 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=11082 The speech came six days into the conflict, with Trump demanding Iran’s “unconditional surrender” while boasting the United States could kill Khamenei and fueling speculation about a possible intervention. The long-range attack began, when Israel launched a massive bombing campaign that prompted Iran to respond with missiles and drones. The strikes destroyed two buildings making […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/khamenei-says-iran-will-never-surrender-warns-us-off/feed/ 0 11082 South Africa says US expulsion of its ambassador ‘regrettable’ https://afinjufm.com/south-africa-says-us-expulsion-of-its-ambassador-regrettable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=south-africa-says-us-expulsion-of-its-ambassador-regrettable https://afinjufm.com/south-africa-says-us-expulsion-of-its-ambassador-regrettable/#respond Sat, 15 Mar 2025 07:51:50 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/2025/03/15/south-africa-says-us-expulsion-of-its-ambassador-regrettable/ The Office of the President of South Africa has noted the regrettable expulsion of its Ambassador to the United States of America, Ebrahim Rasool, and urged for diplomatic decorum between the two nations. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen. Recall that Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on  Friday that Ambassador […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/south-africa-says-us-expulsion-of-its-ambassador-regrettable/feed/ 0 9475 Ukraine wants peace from day one – Zelenskyy  https://afinjufm.com/ukraine-wants-peace-from-day-one-zelenskyy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ukraine-wants-peace-from-day-one-zelenskyy https://afinjufm.com/ukraine-wants-peace-from-day-one-zelenskyy/#respond Sun, 09 Mar 2025 08:12:16 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/2025/03/09/ukraine-wants-peace-from-day-one-zelenskyy/ President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that his country is fully committed to having a constructive roundtable discussion with US representatives in Saudi Arabia. The meeting is scheduled to be held next week as countries seek ways to end the war with Russia. He made it known yesterday that Ukraine has been seeking peace […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/ukraine-wants-peace-from-day-one-zelenskyy/feed/ 0 9317 US Cuts USAID Budgets By More Than 90% — State Dept https://afinjufm.com/us-cuts-usaid-budgets-by-more-than-90-state-dept/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-cuts-usaid-budgets-by-more-than-90-state-dept https://afinjufm.com/us-cuts-usaid-budgets-by-more-than-90-state-dept/#respond Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:21:30 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=9112 The US State Department said the United States has cut the budgets of overseas development and aid programs, with multi-year contracts pared down by 92 percent, or $54 billion.

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/us-cuts-usaid-budgets-by-more-than-90-state-dept/feed/ 0 9112 Argentina moves to withdraw from WHO after US exit https://afinjufm.com/argentina-moves-to-withdraw-from-who-after-us-exit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argentina-moves-to-withdraw-from-who-after-us-exit https://afinjufm.com/argentina-moves-to-withdraw-from-who-after-us-exit/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:26:52 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=8636 Argentina is also considering plans to pull out of the World Health Organization, WHO.

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/argentina-moves-to-withdraw-from-who-after-us-exit/feed/ 0 8636 Trump Signs Order To Get Transgender Ideology Out Of Military https://afinjufm.com/trump-signs-order-to-get-transgender-ideology-out-of-military/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-signs-order-to-get-transgender-ideology-out-of-military https://afinjufm.com/trump-signs-order-to-get-transgender-ideology-out-of-military/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:47:03 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/2025/01/28/trump-signs-order-to-get-transgender-ideology-out-of-military/ The US President Donald Trump said he had signed an executive order ridding the military of what he called transgender ideology, in a potentially major setback for LGBTQ rights. In a series of orders related to the military that Trump told journalists he had signed on Air Force One, he also called for the building […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/trump-signs-order-to-get-transgender-ideology-out-of-military/feed/ 0 8418 Donald Trump Sworn In As 47th US President https://afinjufm.com/donald-trump-sworn-in-as-47th-us-president/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=donald-trump-sworn-in-as-47th-us-president https://afinjufm.com/donald-trump-sworn-in-as-47th-us-president/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:22:17 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=8218 Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, POTUS, making a rare comeback four years after he lost to Joe Biden.

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/donald-trump-sworn-in-as-47th-us-president/feed/ 0 8218 Nollywood Actress Omoborty weds partner in US https://afinjufm.com/nollywood-actress-omoborty-weds-partner-in-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nollywood-actress-omoborty-weds-partner-in-us https://afinjufm.com/nollywood-actress-omoborty-weds-partner-in-us/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:26:32 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=7729 Nollywood actress Biodun Okeowo, also known as Omoborty, has legally married her partner in the United States.

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