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US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term. With less than a month left in office, Biden had faced growing calls from death penalty opponents to…
5 Jun 2024
A group of U.S. lawmakers has sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to help in the return of Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive who has been detained in Nigeria for almost three months. A US citizen, Gambaryan is head of financial crime compliance at Binance and has been held at a prison…
1 Jun 2024
Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday to demand acceptance of a ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe
24 May 2024
Republican lawmakers in the southern US state of Louisiana gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would criminalize possession
23 May 2024
US President Joe Biden rolled out the red carpet Thursday for his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto, unveiling plans during a lavish state
9 May 2024
The United States has paused a bomb shipment for Israel over concerns it was going ahead with a major ground operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a senior America administration official said.
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Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, yesterday, visited Bunkure Local Council of Kano State to sympathise with families of the 16 hunters murdered in Uromi, Edo State.
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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the forfeiture of $20,000 confiscated by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) from a United States-bound traveller, Olusola Okunfulure, to the Federal Government.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed a report claiming it introduced N5,000 and N10,000 banknotes to facilitate cash transactions as false.
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Reactions last night trailed the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, which upheld the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, replaced Mele Kyari alongside other members of the board of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) with technocrats to lead amidst concerns over political will to push through the required reforms.
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A coalition of civil society organisations has called for immediate investigation into allegations of misconduct against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Public Petitions, Neda Imasuen.
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi over his scathing remarks on the performance of the President Bola Tinubu administration.
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The recent gathering of eight governors from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic to discuss issues surrounding the Lake Chad Basin is not only commendable, it is a much-needed collaborative attempt at solving multifarious problems posing joint threat to the prosperity and continued cohabitation of communities around the Chad basin.
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Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has claimed that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, initiated her recall process using fake constituents.
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The federal ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is showing seriousness to compete ahead of the November 8, 2025, gubernatorial ballot in Anambra State. But gladiators for the party’s ticket are stopping at nothing, including zoning, religious denomination and deep pocket as their bargaining chips