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Vienna, Austria – Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), has urged the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari to show leadership by ensuring that all those mentioned in the Panama Papers Leak, as well as the recently released Paradise Report are investigated and brought to justice. ANEEJ also called on the President to make sure that those fingered in the …

WASHINGTON — North Korea constitutes a worldwide threat that requires worldwide action, President Donald J. Trump said on Tuesday in a press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Blue House in Seoul. “We call on every responsible nation, including China and Russia, to demand that the North Korean regime end its nuclear weapons and its missile programs …

Eight-four indigenes of Edo State, returning from Libya were received in Benin City on Tuesday by the state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki who assured them of rehabilitation. Obaseki assured the returnees, comprising of sixty males and twenty-four females, that his administration would place them on a monthly stipend for three months while they undergo various vocational training. “You should see …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured the old students of the state’s premier secondary school, Edo College Benin City, that their alma-mater will be re-built. Obaseki gave the assurance on Monday when members of Edo College Old Boys Association (ECOBA), led by their president worldwide, Dr. Reuben Osahon, paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Benin City, …

Donald Trump has claimed tougher gun laws would not have prevented Sunday’s mass shooting at a south Texas church, arguing that more restrictions might have led to more casualties. Speaking at a news conference in South Korea on Tuesday where he was asked about “extreme vetting” for gun purchases, the president said: “If you did what you’re suggesting, there would …

Eighteen months before guiding Donald Trump to election victory, Steve Bannon delivered the opening shot in the ruthless Republican campaign to paint their Democratic opponent as corrupt. The future White House chief strategist produced a book in May 2015 accusing Hillary Clinton of trading favours for donations to her charitable foundation. Its questionable central charge, on the sale of a …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), former Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Adolphus Karibe-Whyte (JSC) and stakeholders in the justice sector, have urged players in the justice sector to pursue speedy dispensation of criminal cases. The charge was given at a symposium on speeding up criminal litigation in Nigeria, organised by the Initiative for Socio-Cultural Fairness and Equity (FISE) in …

President Muhammadu Buhari says Federal Government’s leveraging on Information and Communication Technology ( ICT ) and the enforcement of Bank Verification Number ( BVN ) has saved the nation of N24.7 billion monthly. The president disclosed this when he declared open the 2017 eNigeria Conference, organised by National Information Technology Development Agency ( NITDA ) at the International Conference Centre, …

Contrary to the rumoured death of former Vice President Alex Ekwueme in the social media, an official of Memfys Neurological Hospital, Enugu, and his younger brother have debunked the report. An official of the hospital who on condition of anonymity in Enugu on Tuesday said that ”Ekwueme is still in Memfys Hospital. “Former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, is alive, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment towards achieving the promised change made to Nigerians during his campaign in 2015, noting that Information and communication Technology, ICT, would be used as the major driver for his administrative developmental governance and economic reform plans to achieve the desired goal. President Buhari disclosed this in Abuja at the opening ceremony of the …