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ONITSHA—Concerned lawyers in Onitsha, Anambra state have advised Ndigbo resident in the northern parts of the country to return home before the October 1 deadline quit notice served them by Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, whether the threat to their lives is going to be carried out or not. They said all of them should come home now because there are …

The 36 Governors at the monthly National Economic Council, NEC, on Thursday pleaded with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to hand over federal roads in various states governments. The NEC meeting under the chairmanship of the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo noted that the Excess Crude Account stood at $2,309 billion as at 22nd September, while Stabilisation Account Balance was …

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has revealed what he will do if the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, denies him the chance of fyling its flag at the 2019 presidential election. We reported that Fayose had officially declared his intention to captain the political ship of Nigeria in 2019. His posters are already all over the country. Although, his ambition has …

WASHINGTON — The United States faces a volatile, unpredictable world and must keep up its guard, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said recently during a reconfirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. President Donald J. Trump nominated Dunford, who has served as the nation’s highest-ranking military officer since October 2015, to …

WASHINGTON — United States Senate on Wednesday agreed to Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford’s reappointment for another two-year term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dunford will continue to serve as the principal military advisor to the president, the secretary of defense and the rest of the National Security Council through Sept. 30, 2019. The general’s reconfirmation as …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed plans to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to strengthen the state’s security apparatus so as to tackle the lingering security challenges in the heart beat of the nation. Obaseki stated this while responding to questions on the killing of three police officers and the kidnap of the Chief Executive Officer of Ogba …

In an attempt to address the incidence of illegal migration, Edo State Government in collaboration with Action Aid Nigeria and the Ideal Development Resource Centre (IDRC), have concluded plans to train 1,600 youths and women on vocational skills for self-sustenance. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Mrs. Magdalene Ohenhen, disclosed this on Thursday in Benin City at …

It took almost a week after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico for the U.S. territory’s plight to take center stage in the American news cycle. That was partly due to President Trump, who used his Twitter account and public statements to wage a battle with the National Football League and its protesting athletes, rather than focusing national attention on …

A former state judge who believes that “God’s law” can invalidate federal court decisions won Alabama’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, sending a clear warning to President Trump and GOP leadership that conservative grass-roots anger will continue to roil the party into the 2018 midterm elections. Roy Moore, who was twice suspended from his job as the …

The leadership of the Senate and governors from the South East states of Nigeria are reportedly to meet President Muhammadu Buhari on ways to resolve the crises emanating from the series of ethnic agitation including that of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The senators’ resolve to meet with the executive was reached on Tuesday at its resumption after eight-week …