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Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit. President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a first, …

Kim Jong-un has pledged to disarm his nuclear arsenal and Donald Trump has given security guarantees in a joint statement at the end of a historic summit in Singapore. The commitments were vaguely worded and did not represent an advance on similar agreements – which have proved hard to enforce – between the two countries over past decades, but the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed that his administration has commenced work on the design and development of houses for judges beginning with judges of the Appeal Court and the Federal High Court in the state. Obaseki said this while declaring open the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Benin Branch, 2018 Law Week and the official commissioning of the …

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are the unlikeliest of statesmen, but fate has thrown the US President and the North Korean tyrant an opportunity granted to few historic figures — together they can change the world. Their summit in Singapore on Tuesday — which will begin with a one-on-one meeting, alongside translators — represents an opening awaited for 70 …

Nigeria and Morocco on Monday signed agreements on regional gas pipeline, development of chemical plant and vocational training and technical supervision in Rabat. A statement issued by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the regional gas pipeline would enable Nigeria to provide gas to West African countries close to Morocco and Europe. President Muhammadu …

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and King Mohammed VI of Morocco reached a number of agreements during the two-day visit to the North African country by the Nigerian leader. Mr Buhari travelled to Morocco on Sunday on the invitation of Mr Mohammed. According to the Nigerian presidency on Monday, the visit is the first by a Nigerian Head of State …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed outstanding Head Teachers and teachers in the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (Edo BEST) program, noting that the scheme is changing the perception of the public school system in the state. The governor, who said this when he hosted the teachers to a lunch at the Government House, in Benin City, noted …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has condemned the use of children as laborers by employers of labor and warned that his administration will not accept any form of exploitation of children in the state. Obaseki, who gave the warning on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labor, marked by the United Nations each year, threatened that the …

The Presidency on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari had not been in the good reckoning of a vocal section of the country’s elite because of his performance in office. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this in an opinion titled “June 12 tsunami and the ones who won’t forgive Buhari” made available …

…Gov berates Uhunmwode council chairman over poor condition of health center   Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, at the weekend lampooned local government council chairmen in the state, saying it was unfortunate that councils have failed to do more than paying workers’ salaries and in discharging other mandates to justify their existence. Obaseki’s hammer fell heavily on the chairman …