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Donald Trump called a senior Republican senator from Iowa on Wednesday whose congressional committee is investigating his son, Donald Trump Jr, and promised him critical federal support for the biofuel ethanol, a key issue for the lawmaker. Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate judiciary committee and a major advocate of the ethanol industry, announced on Twitter that he had …

A police lieutenant in Georgia has been moved to administrative duty after being heard on video during a traffic stop saying “we only shoot black people”. News outlets report dashcam video from July 2016 shows a white female driver telling Cobb County police Lt Greg Abbott she was scared to move her hands in order to get her cellphone. Abbott …

After fires and two explosions early on Thursday at a chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, that lost power due to flooding caused by tropical storm Harvey, residents of the surrounding area were left unsure if the plant was producing toxic emissions. As official sources gave contradictory advice, an executive with plant owner Arkema said eight more tanks could yet burn …

Edo State Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC) on Wednesday said that the total allocation for the 18 Local Government Councils in the state for the month of August was N2, 146,235,377. Head of Owan East Local Government Administration, Mr. Akeena Ade-Akhani, presented the figures after the JAAC Meeting presided over by Governor Godwin Obaseki, at the Government House in …

After fires and two explosions early on Thursday at a chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, that lost power due to flooding caused by tropical storm Harvey, residents of the surrounding area were left unsure if the plant was producing toxic emissions. As official sources gave contradictory advice, an executive with plant owner Arkema said eight more tanks could yet burn and explode, …

His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, on Wednesday commissioned the revamped Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency (EDSTMA), with a charge to the officials to be committed to their jobs. According to Oba Ewuare II, Benin City has always had a well designed layout of roads; feeder roads, streets and …

Edo State Executive Council on Wednesday approved the bill for the Edo State Health Law 2017, from the Ministry of Health, seeking to domesticate the National Health Act of 2014. The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr. Paul Ohonbamu, who addressed journalists after the weekly meeting, said that: The immediate benefits of the bill includes the remodeling and standardization of …

Ministers at the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday offered special prayers, thanking God for sparing the life of President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari was meeting the whole members of the cabinet for the first time since his return to Abuja on Aug. 19 after a medical vacation in London. The prayer session was led by the Minister …

The three men drove through the night from Louisiana hauling three boats, ready for whatever the storm would throw at them. Brad Johns and his dad Wayne, and their friend John Utesch, helped save lives during Hurricane Katrina and planned to do the same in Houston as part of a volunteer rescue force, paying their own way. The challenge was …

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s controversial memorandum on trangender persons serving in the United States Military is being subjected to a review by a panel of experts serving within the the Departments of Defence and Homeland Security. Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis, made this known yesterday in a statement. The Defense Chief dislosed that his Department has received the President’s memorandum addressing …