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The arrest of President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort Monday and former Trump campaign official Rick Gates saddled the White House with a grave new political reality. By taking one or more people into custody, a prospect first reported by CNN Friday, Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller ushers in a perilous time for the White House, reflecting …

The Trump administration is working on a nuclear weapons policy that is intended to mark a decisive end to the era of post-cold war disarmament, by bolstering the US arsenal and loosening the conditions under which it would be used. A draft of the new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) was presented in September at a White House meeting between Donald …

Edo State Government has disclosed plans to enact laws against human trafficking, as part of the ongoing measures to tackle illegal migration and drastically reduce the trade in human beings. The state Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice and Chairperson of the Edo State Taskforce on Human Trafficking, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, disclosed this at the flag-off of a state-wide sensitization workshop on …

Edo State Government is taking decisive steps to solve the problem of shortage of teachers in some schools in the state, said Governor Godwin Obaseki last weekend. Obaseki made the disclosure, in a speech delivered on his behalf by the State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Christopher Adesotu, at Igbanke in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state during the donation …

HONOLULU — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reiterated that the United States will not accept a nuclear-armed North Korea. Mattis spoke at a news conference following talks with South Korean Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo in Seoul on Friday. The two men met for the 49th annual Security Consultative Meeting in the shadow of North Korea’s continuing nuclear program and …

Legal Luminary and former member of the House of Repreentatives, Dr. Ehiogie West-Idahosa has blamed the rejection of a motion to establish Gelegele Port and concession same to Edo State government on methodology problem. The motion, sponsored by a member, representing Egor/Ikpoba okha federal constituency at the House of Representatives Abuja, Mr. E.J. Agbonayinma, hit the rock when the method …

Donald Trump had barely left the US Capitol on Tuesday after a meeting with Republican senators when Jeff Flake took the Senate floor. He delivered a barnstorming speech, excoriating the state of the Republican party under the stewardship of the president. Just moments before, reports that Flake would not seek re-election had sent shockwaves across Washington. From the Arizona senator’s …

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has rejected the quota system being practised in the country saying it is detrimental to the progress of any nation. He therefore insisted that Nigeria must insist on merit in the conduct of our national affairs. The Vice President also attributed the lack of development of the nation to corruption perpetrated by politicians in collaboration …

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Colonel Hameed Ali (retd.), has said the ruling All Progressives Congress has not fulfilled its promises after two years in government. Ali also said the party is gradually losing its core values, vision and mission, adding that more than fifty percent of the positions in the Buhari government are being held by members …

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said that it was impossible for anyone to Islamise Nigeria, as claimed by Christian interests. Osinbajo, who was speaking in Lagos on Friday during the Greater Nigeria Pastors Conference convened by Apostle Wale Adefarasin and Rev. Abayomi Kasali, explained that the recent uproar over the country’s subscription to Sukuk Bonds was not justified. The Federal …