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•Trump blames Biden for weak economic growth   •European markets cut losses, close higher The US economy contracted for the first time in three years in the first quarter of 2025, swamped by a flood of imports as businesses raced to avoid higher costs from tariffs, underscoring the disruptive nature of President Donald Trump’s chaotic trade policy. Trump’s tariffs have continued …

Banks will commence implementing charges for alerts and other short messages (SMS) communications to their customers at the rate of N6 for every SMS transaction with effect from today. This is coming on the heels of the increase in telecommunications rates by telecommunication providers following a nod by the Federal Government. The SMS charges were increased by 50% to N6 …

The Court of Appeal in Calabar, on Wednesday, upheld the conviction of Peter Ogban, a professor jailed in 2021 for rigging a senatorial election for Godswill Akpabio, a senator from Akwa Ibom State. Mr Akpabio, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is the president of the Nigerian Senate. The rigging happened in an election he lost before he contested again in 2023, …

The report, citing unnamed sources, suggested Tesla’s board had contacted executive search firms to begin a formal CEO search process. Tesla has firmly denied a report claiming the electric vehicle (EV) giant is actively searching for a replacement for CEO Elon Musk. The report, citing unnamed sources, suggested Tesla’s board had contacted executive search firms to begin a formal CEO search …

By Eben Enasco  “Was it not Friday last week I got a call while in the office, that at the Back gate, some people were shooting. I was not sure it would be one of us in the Physiotherapy department”. “Yes it was Alex Ogunbiyi a bystander who had gone out to eat and was hit by a bullet shot …

By Idahosa Musa No fewer than 31 suspected criminal syndicates have been busted by troops of the Nigerian Army’s 4 Brigade, during a raid on a building in the First Bank Estate, Awesome Garden, along the Benin-Sapele Bypass, Benin, Edo State. The well carried out operation, which took place on Monday, was led by the Brigade Commander, Brig-Gen Ebenezer Oduyebo. …

By Eben Enasco  The  wave of violence linked to cultism has hit Ibiwe, Water resources along Adesuwa Road, Sapele Road and Ugbowo areas in Edo State, resulting in the deaths of eight people. It was learned that the clashes between rival cult groups, Aye and Maphit Confraternity left three suspected innocent citizens and five suspected cult members dead. The area …

By Idahosa Musa The people of Iyerekhu community in Etsako West Local Government Area in Edo State have sent a “Save Our Soul’ (SOS), to the Governor of the State, Senator Monday Okpehbolo, over alleged Fulani herdsmen’s attempt to sack them from their community. The people who were seen protesting their ordeal in a one minute, fifty-eight second (1:58) video …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  In a bid to bolster national security and curb prevalent misuse of tinted vehicle windows, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced the reactivation of its digital Tinted Glass Permit (TGP) system across the country. Consequently, motorists have been given a 30-day grace period, beginning May 1, 2025 to regularize their permits or face enforcement actions. This …

By Idahosa Musa The Office of the First Lady of Edo State has flagged off the 2025 African Vaccination Week (AVW), with a charge for parents to immunize their children against preventable diseases. Speaking on Tuesday at the Primary Health Centre in Eyaen, venue of the flag off, Mrs. Edesili Anani, Coordinator in the Office of the First Lady, said …