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It was an unseasonably cool day in New York. At 1.50pm on 9 June, Hillary Clinton tweeted that Barack Obama was backing her for US president. Half an hour later, Donald Trump tweeted: “Obama just endorsed Crooked Hillary.” At 2.27pm, Clinton replied: “Delete your account”. It was the most retweeted post of her campaign. Just before 4pm, several figures passed …

By Cheryl Pellerin – DoD News WASHINGTON — Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer sends a signal to allies and adversaries in the Asia-Pacific region that what happens in the region matters to the United States, the commander of U.S. Pacific Command said in Hawaii on Saturday. The Asia-Pacific region is inextricably linked to America’s future security and economic …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state, former Deputy Governor of the state, Rev. Peter Obadan, former Chief whip of the senate, Senator Rowland Owie, have lamented the death of Justice Andrew Obaseki, saying it was a great loss to the people of the state. The late Obaseki, who is the uncle to Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, died …

Fresh effort is being made to end the frosty relationship between the Presidency and the Senate to end their frosty relationship. But the Red Chamber of the National Assembly has given the Aso Rock Villa three conditions it must meet for peace to reign. Top of the conditions is the removal of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said his administration would cut expenditure and stick to available resources to help the government cope with the reality on ground, while also calling for a change of people’s attitude to expenses. This was on Friday, during a courtesy visit by the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) at Edo State Government …

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced what it called “general amnesty” for its members who it said participated in the crisis that engulfed the party in the last 14 months. It said while it would overlook the sins committed by those set of people, it nevertheless warned that anyone who participates in fresh plot against the …

Edo state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, highlighted some of his administration’s measures to tackle human trafficking, revealing that a special task force led by the newly-sworn in Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state, Professor Yinka Omoregbe, would be set up to address the social malaise. He added that the DSS, the Nigerian Police, and other …

The embattled former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has finally surrendered his struggle for the leadership of the party, even as the PDP has slated October to hold its National Convention for the election of new executives. In Sheriff’s reaction Thursday, 24 hours after the Supreme Court judgment that nullified his chairmanship, he …

Donald Trump’s denial of collusion with Russia suffered yet another blow on Friday when it emerged this his son failed to disclose the presence of a former Soviet military officer at a now notorious meeting. Rinat Akhmetshin – who claims he served in a counterintelligence unit but never formally trained as a spy – told the Associated Press that he …

The President of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has revealed that the focal point of the company is to replicate the revolution it brought about in cement production into agriculture particularly rice and sugar. This is coming just as the Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, expressed optimism that the state has the potential to produce the local requirement …