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President Joe Biden wades into the politically treacherous issue of crime and guns with a trip Thursday to New York, where recent shootings of police have highlighted a growing fear of violent disorder in America’s big cities. Biden, who is traveling with Attorney General Merrick Garland, will meet with newly sworn-in mayor and rising Democratic star Eric Adams at New …

A recent report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, revealed that since inauguration in 2015, the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has disobeyed many court judgments. During the public presentation of the report, SERAP’s  Deputy  Director,  Kolawole Oludare highlighted some of the court judgments which his organisation had secured against the federal government but which no action has been …

The January 24 military coup that overthrew Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré comes amid a deepening security crisis in the country. Both civilians and defence and security forces have long voiced their discontent, including with Mr Kaboré’s political stewardship. This was also West Africa’s fourth coup in less than two years. Mr Kaboré’s deposition follows those of former Malian presidents Ibrahim Boubacar …

There is palpable tension at the ‘Buhari House’ national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party prepares to inaugurate states party executives. Consequently, a detachment of policemen have taken over the premises located on Blantyre Street, Wuse 2 District, Abuja to stage off any …

Nigeria has called for a greater collaboration among Africans to effectively confront challenges such as climate change, public health, local vaccine production, among others. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, in a statement, said that President Muhammadu Buhari made the call on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr Buhari spoke at …

Kano State Director for Public Prosecution, Barrister Aisha Mahmoud, yesterday, informed the Magistrate Court trying three suspects in connection with the murder of a five-year-old, Hanifa Abubakar, that it would terminate the trial following the successful filing of a fresh case before a Kano High Court. Mahmoud, who also doubled as the prosecution counsel, told the Magistrate that, “We filed …

A combined team of security operatives made up of the police, army and vigilante men, yesterday, killed three suspected kidnappers terrorising motorists along the Benin/Ekpoma road in Edo State. The incident occurred at Okwo in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state. The kidnappers had reportedly taken over the ever busy highway earlier on Tuesday but were driven into the …

Nigeria’s Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has called for a complete reorientation on the exercise of regulatory authority in the country because over-regulation is killing businesses. According to him, for businesses and investors to thrive in the country, regulatory requirements need to be reduced and certification processes need to be faster. According to a statement signed by Laolu Akande, Mr Osinbajo’s spokesperson, …

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit has uncovered 96 financiers of terrorism, including 424 associates/supporters of the financiers. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made this known during a briefing on the anti-corruption fight of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)’s regime on Thursday. The minister also said the fraud unit unmasked 123 companies and 33 bureaux de …

•Approves N115bn to dualise Katsina road The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved contracts worth $328.87 million in consultancy services for the supervision of the various railway projects in the country. FEC also approved N115.4 billion for the dualisation of Kano-Kazaure-Kongolam highway in Katsina State. These were disclosed to newsmen yesterday in Abuja by Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike …