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A major crisis is looming between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and the All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmakers in the state House of Assembly as the lawmakers are threatening to dump the party over the governor’s alleged attempt to starve the House of funds. The lawmakers claimed that to worsen the situation, the governor, last week, allegedly slashed N25 …

Donald Trump said on Sunday that it was “time to move forward in working constructively with Russia” after his meeting at the G20 with Vladimir Putin. After returning from the summit of the world’s leading economies in Germany on Saturday night, Trump began Sunday with a series of tweets defending himself against criticism that he had been too soft on …

Republican senators left Washington more than a week ago without voting on a long-promised repeal of the Affordable Care Act or their unpopular plan to replace it. The GOP lawmakers return on Monday with the daunting task of crafting a bill still very much in front of them, amid swirling doubts about the prospect of finding a solution any time …

Donald Trump appears to have backed away from working with Russia to create a cybersecurity unit to guard against election hacking following widespread criticism of the idea. The US president had said in a Sunday morning tweet that he and Vladimir Putin had discussed “forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit so that election hacking, & many other negative things, will …

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — As part of the continuing demonstration of the U.S. commitment to its allies against the growing threat from North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, conducted a 10-hour sequenced bilateral mission yesterday with South Korean and Japanese fighter jets. The mission …

By Shannon Collins – DoD News CHICAGO — About 265 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans have been competing in the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games here throughout the week. But most of them would tell you the stars of the games have been the athletes’ service dogs. Via Navy Chief Petty Officer Ron Condrey, who recently …

The Edo Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC) has declared N2.18 billion as total allocation accrued to the 18 local governments in the state from the Federation Account for the month of June. Mr Anthony Eboigbodin, the Head of Uhunmwode Local Government Administration, disclosed this on Friday after the JAAC meeting chaired by Governor Godwin Obaseki at the Edo State …

Edo state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has donated N2m to the families of four victims, who were killed by suspected Fulani Herdsmen in the state. Mr. Anthony Eboigbodin, the Head of Uhunmwode Local Government Council, disclosed this at the end of a Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) meeting presided over by the governor at Edo State Government House in Benin, …

Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Sabi Abdullahi, said Senate’s rejection of nomination of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) “still stands“. He made this known in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Abuja. Abdullahi was reacting to a statement credited to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo that Magu would remain …

New York —The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its report, “Justice Denied: Ukraine comes up empty in probe of Pavel Sheremet’s murder,” at a press conference in Kiev, Ukraine, on July 12, 2017 at the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center, 2 Khreshchatyk Street Kiev, Ukraine 01001 Nearly a year after prominent journalist Pavel Sheremet was killed by a car bomb …