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Arizona senator John McCain torpedoed his party’s Obamacare repeal bill – and with it Donald Trump’s legislative agenda – in a night of high drama on Capitol Hill in the early hours of Friday morning. McCain’s vote against the bill delivered a major setback for Republicans who have spent seven years vowing to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care …

The Senate effort to pass a “skinny” repeal of Obamacare failed dramatically early Friday morning by a 51-49 vote. John McCain joined Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who had previously made their objections known to defeat the bill. The failure of efforts to repeal Obamacare meant that Donald Trump is likely to start the next six months of his presidency …

Senators have cast their votes to amend sections in the fourth amendment of the 1999 Constitution. The lawmakers made 32 new amendments to the country’s constitution. See the full list below: 1. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, (Fourth Alteration) Bill, No. 1, 2017 (Composition of Members of the Council of State) – This bill seeks to amend the …

Google took aim Wednesday at the red-hot mobile messaging market, with a new artificial intelligence-powered Allo app that seeks to compete with popular rivals such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. But the app’s reliance on Google’s predictive software drew immediate criticism from privacy advocates who argued it could open up user data to law enforcement — with former US intelligence …

Mr Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communication, says the Federal Government is highly committed to supporting and promoting creative ideas and products like the e-paper vendor. The minister said this in his address at the formal launch of the e-Paper Vendor, a PDF newspaper services by the “Be Better Centre’’ on Thursday in Abuja. “Be Better Centre’’ is an organisation …

Google is set to launch an affordable device for the Nigerian market – Meet Ice 2. The company stated this on Thursday, at the Google for Nigeria event in Lagos. Google ‘s Chief Executive Officer, Sunday Pitchai, said, “Yes, Google is set to launch an Android device in September. One cool thing about this device is the price. The Ice …

The Senate, on Wednesday, voted on the proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution during which the lawmakers rejected devolution of power to the states. At its plenary in Abuja, the lawmakers rejected the alteration of the Second Schedule, Parts I and II of the Constitution to move certain items to the Concurrent Legislative List to give more legislative powers to …

Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would not allow transgender individuals to serve in the US military in any capacity, reversing a policy put in place by Barack Obama a year ago. The US president tweeted: “After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow … transgender individuals …

Senate Republicans on Tuesday took a tentative step toward fulfilling seven years of promises to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), something they achieved only after the dramatic return of Senator John McCain, who was diagnosed last week with brain cancer. The procedural vote, which passed without the support of a single Democrat, allows the Senate to open debate on …

Dr Salawadeen Sikiru, the Gombe State Coordinator, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has said that federal workers currently benefiting from the scheme would continue to enjoy the services after retirement. Sikiru made this disclosure while briefing newsmen shortly after a stakeholders’ meeting in Gombe on Wednesday. “We have a programme for this category of workers but we are still working …