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By Victor Osehobo Ofure Benin City, Nigeria – Frustrated by a recent significant tax increase for traders in most markets across Edo State capital, traders at the popular Oba market in Benin City yesterday took to the streets in protest. The men and women own small businesses with an annual turnover of less than N100,000 per annum in their thousands …

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, identified poor implementation of development policies by African governments as a big impediment to the prosperity of the continent. The former president spoke in Lagos at the public presentation of the book `Making Africa Work`. The book was co-authored by Obasanjo, Greg Mills, Jeffrey Herbst and Davies Dickie, all of the Brenthurst Foundation. …

There was a disagreement on Tuesday between the Lagos State Police Command and a 51-year-old resident of Magodo Phase II, Alhaji Alaka Abayomi, who was arrested in connection with Badoo killings in Ikorodu. While Abayomi told our correspondent that the police lacked evidence and had released him, the command said he was still in custody. The oil and gas operator …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday gave more insights into the theft in his Gwarimpa residence in Abuja, saying the suspects stole all movable objects in the house. Jonathan, in a statement by his Media Aide, Ikechukwu Eze, in Abuja, noted that Nigerians were concerned about the vandalism and theft in the residence. The aide said the enquiries by journalists …

Donald Trump announced plans for new immigration laws on Wednesday that would cut the total number of immigrants admitted to the US by half over a decade and prioritize those who can speak English or are well-educated. The proposed legislation, unveiled at the White House, would also cap the number of refugees admitted to the US every year at 50,000, …

Washington (CNN)-President Donald Trump signed into law Wednesday morning legislation that levies new sanctions against Russia and restricts Trump’s own ability to ease sanctions in place against Moscow. The bill is one of the first major pieces of legislation that was sent to Trump’s desk, and it represents a rebuke of the President by giving Congress new veto power to …

New York —The Committee to Protect Journalists joined more than 20 press freedom organizations announcing the launch today of the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a new nonpartisan website dedicated to documenting press freedom abuses across the United States. Led by the Committee to Protect Journalists and Freedom of the Press Foundation, the site will serve as a central repository for …

By Victor Osehobo Ofure Edo State pensioners on Monday in Benin City continued their protest as they mourned two of their members who died as a result of medical challenges last week. Their spokesman, Mr. Gabriel Osemwekha said that their members died because they could not afford medical treatment. According to him, “Most of the pensioners have health challenges and the state …

New York – The death of Khaled al-Khateb, a Syrian freelance correspondent for the Russian government-funded broadcaster RT’s Arabic-language service, in Homs province on Sunday is a tragic reminder of the risks journalists face covering Syria’s conflict, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. RT Arabic reported that al-Khateb, 25, was traveling with a Syrian Army convoy through the village …

New York —The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday condemned Israeli soldiers’ raid of the office of PalMedia, a production company that provides broadcast services to Al-Quds TV and other broadcasters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Israeli soldiers on July 29 raided the PalMedia complex, which houses the offices of the pro-Hamas broadcaster Al-Quds TV, the pro-Hezbollah, Lebanese …