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21 Jan
Five days after Alhaja Sikirat Odumosu, wife of former Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Hakeem Odumosu, was abducted in Arepo, Ogun State, the police are yet to establish contact with her kidnappers.
21 Jan
Mixed feelings have trailed the cryptocurrencies launched by Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, shortly before Trump was inaugurated as the new President of the United States of America, accusing them of taking advantage of the people.
20 Jan
Where in the world is Melania Trump? Back in Washington in a sharply tailored outfit that exudes international woman of mystery as her husband once again becomes president of the United States. Wearing a long navy coat and matching wide-brimmed hat -- which shielded her eyes in most photos and hindered her commander-in-chief husband's attempts…
20 Jan
Leaders from around the world reacted to Donald Trump's return Monday to the White House, offering congratulations and urging good relations with the mercurial leader. Here are some of the first reactions after Trump took the oath of office for a second term: - 'Just peace': Ukraine - "President Trump is always decisive, and the…
20 Jan
US President Donald Trump vowed to embrace trade wars Monday, promising tariffs and taxes on other countries in a nationalistic inaugural address after being sworn in as the 47th president. "I will immediately begin the overhaul of our trade system to protect American workers and families," he said at the US Capital. "Instead of taxing…
20 Jan
New U.S. President Donald Trump says God saved him from an assassin’s bullet to “make America great again.” Trump said this during his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States on Monday. “Just a few months ago, in a beautiful Pennsylvania field, an assassin’s bullet ripped through my ear. “But I felt then…
20 Jan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Former Managing Director of Assets Management Cooperation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, and four others for allegedly defrauding Arik Airline N76 billion and $31.5 million, respectively. Kuru and other defendants were arraigned before Justice Mojisola Dada of a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja. Other defendants…
20 Jan
Donald Trump will be sworn in for a historic second term as US president Monday, promising a new "golden age" for America as the world braces for the return of his unpredictable leadership. Freezing weather has forced the 78-year-old's inauguration ceremony in Washington indoors, but the first hours of the most extraordinary comeback in US…
20 Jan
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has confirmed that 86 people lost their lives in the tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday at Dikko Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Gurara Local Council of the state.
19 Jan
The Odenigbo Royal Family, Akpakwume autonomous community, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, at the weekend, called on Governor Peter Mbah to intervene in the continued incarceration of the 86-year-old blind monarch, Igwe Ekwueme Odenigbo. The royal father was last week remanded in correctional custody alongside his 33-year-old son, Izuchukwu, by an Enugu Magistrate's…
19 Jan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a warning about potential global disruption due to the economic policies of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump. The IMF noted that a wave of threatened tariffs could exacerbate trade tensions, reduce investment, affect market pricing, distort trade flows, and disrupt supply chains. While tariffs, tax cuts, and deregulation…
19 Jan
Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Washington on Saturday in protest at the policies of Donald Trump and his Republican Party, two days before the billionaire reclaims the Oval Office. The "People's March" has been organized by a collective of civil rights and social justice groups, including the team behind the Women's March,…
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