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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 …

Robert Mugabe remains in detention at his home in Zimbabwe more than 12 hours after the military declared on national television that it had temporarily taken control of the country to “target criminals” around the head of state. The move by the armed forces appears to have resolved a bitter battle to succeed the 93-year-old president, which had pitted his …

…directs law enforcement agencies to arrest culprits, abort process to forestall crisis Edo State Government has described as egregiously abominable, sacrilegious and criminal, the planned coronation of one Godwin Oguyenbo as the “Pere of Olodiama Kingdom,” in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. Reacting to an advertisement on page 22 of the Vanguard Newspaper of Tuesday, November …

In a move to keep to his promise to the chieftains and loyalists of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to appoint more ministers to his cabinet, President Muhammadu Buhari is considering a tentative proposal to restructure some of the ministries, appoint eight new ministers to his cabinet and reshuffle the cabinet, THISDAY has learnt. Presidency sources privy to the proposal …