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The Nigeria Police Force has said that the search warrant executed in Sen. Danjuma Goje’s house has nothing to do with the 2017 budget as alleged by report in the media credited to him. The Police on April 20 searched Goje’s house situated at No. 10 Haile Salasie Street, Asokoro District Abuja, following intelligence report at the disposal of the …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that former President Goodluck Jonathan from his first days as President showed he was too small for the office, saying he, Obasanjo, acted more as an opponent of Jonathan than a supporter of Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the 2015 presidential poll. Obasanjo, who said Jonathan deceived him that he would not give Mrs. Diezani …

The US has signalled sanctions and diplomatic pressure are its priorities for dealing with North Korea as senators who attended a White House briefing said they had not been presented with “a specific military option”. Tensions between the US and North Korea are already inflamed before an anticipated sixth nuclear test from Pyongyang, which has accelerated its long-range missile development …

The Trump administration unveiled what it called the biggest tax cuts “in history” on Wednesday, in a move that will simplify the US tax system, slash taxes for businesses large and small – including Trump’s own – eliminate inheritance taxes and set the president on a collision course with Congress over the likely $2tn-plus cost of the proposal. Critics immediately …

Again, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday stayed away from the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC which held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Similarly, over 20 out of 36 Ministers were equally absent at the meeting. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presided over the meeting. The Opening preliminaries of Wednesday’s meeting were not short of what played out penultimate Wednesday …

The homeland security department is set to launch an office for American victims of immigrant crime. The Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement, or Voice, opens on Wednesday and is intended to keep victims informed of the immigration proceedings of suspects. Critics have argued that such an office is misguided in part because multiple studies show that immigrants are less likely …

The Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the presidency not to unnecessarily shield President Muhammadu Buhari from his country men on account of his poor health. The opposition party which felt irked by the last Monday’s expulsion of the Punch Newspaper reporter in the State House by the president’s Chief Security Officer …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has finally admitted that his electoral defeat in the 2015 elections was partly caused by former U.S. President Barack Obama and his officials who made it abundantly clear to him by their actions that they wanted a change of government in Nigeria and were ready to do anything to achieve that purpose. In an advanced copy …

The House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated its Committee on National Intelligence to investigate the source of the N13 billion discovered in a residential apartment at Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. The House also mandated the committee to ascertain the owner of the money discovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The resolution followed the adoption of a motion …

Donald Trump is aiming to simplify the personal tax code by cutting rates and eliminating deductions used by more affluent Americans. White House economic adviser Gary Cohn told a press conference at the White House that the plan would cut the top income tax rate from 39.6% to 35%. It also would reduce the number of personal income tax brackets …