United States President-elect, Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, a longtime GOP operative, as his White House chief of staff.

Wiles was Trump’s campaign manager and has been widely credited for running what was Trump’s most disciplined and well-executed campaign.

Trump had given a special thanks to Wiles for her prominent role in the campaign during his victory celebration on Wednesday.

Trump appoints first female Chief of Staff in U.S. history

He described Wiles as tough, smart, innovative and said she is universally admired and respected.

“Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history, and was an integral part of both my 2016 and 2020 successful campaigns.

“It is a well deserved honor to have Susie as the first-ever female Chief of Staff in United States history. I have no doubt that she will make our country proud,” Trump said.

Former Nigerian Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has commiserated with the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the death of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja.

In a statement by the Media Aid to the former Military President, Abdullahi Mahmud describes the death of the late Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja as not only a profound loss to his immediate family but to Nigeria as a whole especially at this point in his life and career.

General Babangida eulogised the late Chief of Army of staff as a fine officer and a dedicated leader of men whose sense of patriotism was exemplary, saying his vigorous effort at the frontline of war to end banditry and insurgency has already borne good fruits and it is unfortunate that he would not be around to see it through.

The statement which quoted the Former Nigerian Military President says his heart goes out to the deceased beloved family, his officers and men, as well as the country that has once again lost a gallant army chief, one in the fine tradition of his brilliant predecessors.

While enjoining the Nigerian Armed Forces to continue to make the necessary sacrifice to safeguard the country’s democracy and her territorial integrity, General Babangida also joined other Nigerians in applauding their courage.

Judge declares Joe Biden’s immigration program for spouse of US citizens Illegal

A federal judge has struck down a Biden administration program that would allow unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens to get legal status and U.S. citizenship, declaring the policy illegal.

U.S. District Court Judge J. Campbell Barker, an appointee of President-elect Donald Trump, found the program violates U.S. immigration law, agreeing with a lawsuit filed by Texas and more than a dozen other Republican-led states.

The ruling is a major defeat for the outgoing Biden administration, which argued the policy, known as Keeping Families Together, promoted family unity among mixed-status households.

When it was announced earlier this year, officials said roughly half-a-million undocumented immigrants were likely eligible for the program.

The Justice Department can appeal Thursday’s ruling, but the incoming administration of Trump, has vowed to dismantle President Biden’s immigration policies. Trump has separately promised to seal and militarize the U.S.-Mexico border and oversee the largest mass deportation in American history.

The Keeping Families Together initiative was announced by Mr. Biden in June, just weeks after he took a different executive action to sharply limit asylum along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The program would give work permits and deportation protections to undocumented immigrants who are married to American citizens and have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years without committing serious crimes.

Most importantly, the policy would also allow these immigrants to apply for permanent residency, also known as a green card. After three years, green card holders married to U.S. citizens can apply for citizenship.