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First lady announces ‘Be Best’ program, which aims to promote physical and emotional wellbeing in today’s ‘ever-connected world’ Melania Trump, the first lady of the United States, briefly stepped out of her husband’s larger than life shadow on Monday to launch a campaign against cyber-bullying – before putting on a show of unity with Donald Trump. Just as Hillary Clinton …

Donald Trump said in a tweet on Monday that he will announce a “decision” on the Iran nuclear deal at 2pm on Tuesday, at the White House. Trump had faced a deadline of Saturday 12 May to recertify the deal. Trump has signaled he will pull out of the agreement by the deadline unless it is revised, but he faces …

Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) President, Dr. Frederick Fasehun, has kicked against police arraigning Senator Dino Melaye on a hospital stretcher, saying, it represents a gross violation of human rights by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. OPC further called for the immediate release of the Senator. In a statement issued in Lagos at the weekend, the Yoruba socio-cultural group vilified …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a new Battalion of the Nigerian Army, as well as a new Police Area Command in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the president, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Monday said these were part of measures to …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the absence of a robust, well-modeled, well-organised, adequately monitored and quality technical and vocational education and training with appropriate national and international certifications is responsible for the massive movement of young people abroad in search of greener pastures. Governor Obaseki said this while delivering the Anniversary Lecture at the 60th Anniversary …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. The meeting was held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja shortly after Buhari returned from his weekend trip to his hometown, Daura in Katsina State. At the end of the meeting, Saraki and Dogara …

Abuja, Nigeria – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN yesterday acknowledged the crucial role placed by the Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice (ANEEJ), with the return of Abacha loot. He gave this commendation in Abuja as keynote speaker at the opening ceremonies of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) week. The Vice President’s words: “I acknowledge the role played by …

A chairmanship aspirant in yesterday’s ward congresses of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State was stabbed to death moment before the exercise got under way. Pockets of violence were also recorded in Imo State, Oyo State, Ajegunle and Isolo both in Lagos. The Ajegunle violence claimed one life. Killed in Delta was Jeremiah Oghoveta ,who had declared …

…Insists he collected no money National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has written a letter to the acting chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, warning him to stop linking him with money collection from the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd), saying nothing of such took place …

The governor of Taraba state, Arc. Darius Ishaku, weekend described as false and misleading, claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that Fulani herdsmen don’t move around with AK-47 rifles but sticks and machetes. The President had made this claim during his bilateral meeting with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in Washington DC, last week. “The problem of herders …