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WASHINGTON — It is too soon to tell if there may be an opening for talks with North Korea about denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Defense Department officials said at a news conference on Thursday. At the press briefing, Chief Pentagon Spokesperson, Dana W. White said she wouldn’t speculate on what North Korea’s activities are or are not. The North …

Great Benin King, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II has assured the President and founder of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Dr. Fredrick Fashaeun of Palace acceptance of the group as a non-militant entity, but one protecting the human race. The Oba of Benin advised Dr. Fredrick Fashaeun to continue to pilot the affairs of the organization in the manner that …

In an apparent message of no-nonsense signals to lawbreakers, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has warned the Ijaws of the state, not to take the State Government’s tolerance for granted. Obaseki who gave the warning in commemoration of the International Day for Tolerance, marked on November 16, each year, said the state government’s commitment to a free society where …

ABUJA—The growing debt profile of the Federal Government could be worse and needs to be carefully managed, the International Monetary Fund, IMF, has said. It said in its 2017 Economic Outlook, released on Thursday, that public debt rose above 50 per-cent of Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in 22 sub-Saharan African countries at the end of 2016 and could rise to …

The recent accusations of sexual misconduct against a long list of powerful men in Hollywood and other industries have been widely believed — and led to resignations, loss of careers and other fallout. Meanwhile, some of the women who accused Donald Trump of sexual harassment or assault during the presidential campaign wonder when the president might finally pay a price …

WASHINGTON — Another woman went on national television this week to press her case of sexual assault by a powerful figure. But the accused was not Roy S. Moore or Harvey Weinstein or Donald J. Trump. It was Bill Clinton. “I feel like people are starting to believe and realize that I was truly sexually assaulted by Bill Clinton,” Juanita …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said that a new security arrangement that will enhance the operation of the police and other security agencies in the state will be launched by December 1. Obaseki disclosed this on Thursday while briefing the press shortly after an inspection of facilities at the State Command of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), in …

Ibadan—The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South West continued unabated, yesterday, as both the Senator Buruji Kashamu faction and that of Dr. Eddy Olafeso held two parallel zonal meetings in Ibadan. The two factions of the party are both claiming authenticity. As for Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe, loyalist of Senator Kashamu, who brandished a court judgment which …

The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede, has revoked the residence permits of the expatriate workers in six companies, including Intels Nigeria Ltd., said to belong to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The affected workers were also directed to leave the country before November 30, 2017 failing which they may be deported. The Immigration Service Public Relations Officer, Sunday James, said …

Here is a timeline of the recent crisis in Zimbabwe, which has seen the military take control of the country with President Robert Mugabe saying he is under house arrest. – Vice president sacked – Mugabe November 6: Mugabe fires Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a rival of Mugabe’s wife Grace, 52, to succeed the veteran 93-year-old leader in power. The …