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The race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump appears to be getting even closer with just six days left before the election. An average of six different polls shows that Clinton is now just 1.7 percentage points ahead of Trump. But there’s still a lot of variation – one poll finds that Clinton is three points ahead, another finds that …

The Ohanaeze Youth Council and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra on Tuesday reacted to former Abia State governor, Orji Kalu’s assertion that the Igbo people are better traders than politicians. The groups, which spoke in separate interviews with our correspondent in Enugu, differed in their reactions to Kalu’s statement. The Ohanaeze Youth Council, the …

How do you gift your popularity to someone else? As Barack Obama rolls up his sleeves to ensure Hillary Clinton succeeds him in the White House, his argument increasingly boils down to a simple message: Do it for me. With approval ratings almost unheard of for an outgoing leader — 54 percent, according to the latest Gallup average — the …

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Wednesday, said it welcomed the statement attributed to President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring that any Nigerian is free to leave the country if they have another one, but says no to the conditions he gave for such exit. Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB IPOB in a statement entitled, “IPOB welcomes Muhammadu Buhari’s …

Stakeholders from the Niger Delta under the aegis of the Pan Niger Delta Forum on Tuesday attributed the renewed militancy in the region to what they called alienation and lack of meaningful development of the region. They said they had consulted widely and had come up with 16 points that could help the Federal Government achieve its “quick wins initiative.” …

All is now set for Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, to appear in the ongoing trial of his former NSA, Col Dasuki, to testify in favour of the former NSA. He had earlier faulted the charges slammed on Dasuki, claiming that the ex-NSA could not have stolen $2.2billion. He was quoted to have said, “We bought warships, we bought …

President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has vetoed the rejection of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees by the Senate. When the confirmation of the nominees was put to a voice vote by Saraki during Tuesday’s plenary, the “nays” were more than the “ayes” but the Senate President ruled that the “ayes” had it. This happened some few …

Niger Delta militants have described Tuesday’s meeting with the Federal Government by some stakeholders in the region as an exercise that will not put an end to the attacks on oil facilities. The agitators stated that none of the stakeholders chosen to be part of the meeting with the Federal Government was aware of the plight of the Niger Delta …

The meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and Niger Delta Stakeholders has started at the State House’s Banquet Hall. However, militants were conspicuously absent ‎at the meeting which is aimed at resolving the seemingly intractable crisis in the oil rich region. In attendance are the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and governors of Delta, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa States. Ministers who …

By Terri Moon Cronk – DoD News WASHINGTON — The Oct. 17 incident in which American and Russian aircraft flew within a half mile of one another over Syrian battlespace was inadvertent contact and not hostile, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters on Monday. The flight was disclosed during a teleconferenced news briefing out of Baghdad Oct. 28 with …