IT'S TRUMP!

Washington (CNN) Donald Trump will become the 45th president of the United States, CNN projects, a historic victory for outsiders that represents a stunning repudiation of Washington's political establishment.

The billionaire real estate magnate and former reality star needed an almost perfect run through the swing states -- and he got it, winning Ohio, North Carolina and Florida.

The Republican swept to victory over Hillary Clinton in the ultimate triumph for a campaign that repeatedly shattered the conventions of politics to pull off a remarkable upset. Clinton conceded to Trump in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Speaking at a victory party in New York, Trump was gracious toward Clinton and called for unity.

"We owe (Clinton) a very major debt of gratitude to her for her service to our country," Trump said. "I say it is time for us to come together as one united people."

US tells Nigeria: You are hurting our business interests

Foreign-exchange controls implemented by Nigeria’s government over the past year are hindering the ability of US companies to do business in Africa’s largest economy, according to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker.

US companies have “been quite explicit it’s a barrier to trade,” Pritzker said in an interview in the Nigerian commercial capital, Lagos on Monday.

The policies also hurt Nigerian manufacturers because they import about 52% of their inputs and need dollars to pay for those, she said. Pritzker will raise the issue with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, the capital, on Tuesday.

Donald Trump calls for 'complete ban' on Muslims entering US

Donald Trump on Monday called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States," an idea swiftly condemned by his rival candidates for president and other Republicans.

The proposed ban would apply to immigrants and visitors alike, a sweeping prohibition affecting all adherents of Islam who want to come to the U.S.

Trump's campaign said in a statement such a ban should stand "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on." It said the proposal comes in response to a level of hatred among "large segments of the Muslim population" toward Americans.

Alleged $6billion oil theft: Disclose your source – US tells Oshiomhole

Apparently embarrassed by the claim of Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, that a senior United States official had disclosed that a former Minister under President Goodluck Jonathan stole $6 billion Nigeria’s oil money during the official visit of President Muhammadu Buhari few weeks ago, the United States, yesterday, requested that the name of the US official, who made the disclosure, be made public. 

A top US official, who spoke on conditions of anonymity to Newswatch Times, said at the appropriate time, the US would question Governor Oshiomhole on the comment attributed to him in the Nigerian media. 

He stated further that President Barrack Obama was working on the request of President Buhari, who had sought for the assistance of the US to retrieve monies stolen by Nigerian officials. 

According to him, Oshiomhole was trying to pre-empt the US, which would certainly publish names of those who looted Nigeria’s oil money in no distant future. 

Desmond Elliot & other Lagos House of Assembly members at US conference for legislators

  

Honorable Desmond Elliot and other members of the Lagos state House of Assembly are currently in the US for a US conference for legislators holding in Washington DC. 

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U.S. to trace Nigerian stolen assets, boost military help

The United States will offer to help Nigeria's new leader track down billions of dollars in stolen assets and increase U.S. military assistance to fight Islamic militants, U.S. officials said, as Washington seeks to "reset" ties with Africa's biggest economy.

President Muhammadu Buhari visit to the US is viewed by the U.S. administration as a chance to set the seal on improving ties since he won a March election hailed as Nigeria's first democratic power transition in decades.

U.S. cooperation with Buhari’s predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, had virtually ground to a halt over issues including his refusal to investigate corruption and human rights abuses by the Nigerian military.

"President Barack Obama has long seen Nigeria as arguably the most important strategic country in sub-Saharan Africa," U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken told Reuters. "The question is would there be an opportunity to deepen our engagement and that opportunity is now."

The improving ties with Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer, come as U.S. relations have cooled with two other traditional Africa powers - Egypt and South Africa.

US provides $10.5m Grant For Internally Displaced People in NorthEeast Nigeria

The US government has provided a $10.5 million grant for the rehabilitation of the internally displaced persons in Northeast Nigeria. The grant was announced in a statement released by the USAID today June 11th.

The statement in part reads;

Chinese Hackers, Hacked into US Government Computers, Stole Sensitive Details of Four Million Federal Employees

Chinese Hackers are believed to have hacked  into US government computer network system to steal some sensitive details of four million federal workers.

The statement is credited to the Department of Homeland Security, who admitted the shocking breach yesterday with one security expert calling the situation as an 'attack against the nation'.

The attack could be used to blackmail or impersonate them as FBI launches investigation.

Meanwhile, the Chinese Embassy denies claims -  calling the accusations as 'irresponsible'.

Some Experts have slammed the US security systems as 'failure' and calling for overhaul.

 

The hack is just the latest the in a series of major breaches that have shown the vulnerability of the federal government. The previous attacks include:

• At least 25,000 Homeland workers and thousands of other federal employees had their private files compromised last November.
• And government agencies were also targeted a year ago by another suspected Chinese cyber-attack.
• Last year Russian hackers are believed to have accessed unclassified computer systems at the White House and State Department.
• Hackers also stole information on 100,000 taxpayers from the online computers of the US Internal Revenue Service last month.
• In February, the Wall Street Journal reported that the State Department had been unable to evict Russian hackers from its email system despite months of help from spies and private companies.