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Massachusetts senator endorses presumptive Democratic nominee and puts herself in the frame as possible vice-presidential candidate. Senator Elizabeth Warren has declared herself ready to be Hillary Clinton’s running mate in the US presidential election. The Massachusetts senator – popular among the progressive wing of the Democratic party – made the declaration shortly after endorsing Clinton, calling her “a fighter with …

By Oaldipo Airenakho Ekpoma, Nigeria – Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Thursday flagged off the construction of dual-carriage intra-city roads in Ekpoma, Edo Central Senatorial district, saying his government will work till its last day. The 7.5-kilometre intra-city roads, is to be completed in three months, Oshiomhole said, adding that his government has worked tremendously in all parts …

Want to end extreme poverty? Technology hyper-billionaire Bill Gates says the answer is chickens. And that’s not the name of new Microsoft software. Gates, the founder of the world’s largest software company, says the best thing to improve the lives of the world’s poorest is not computers or the Internet but raising a few roosters and hens. “It’s pretty clear …

President meets Bernie Sanders at White House, then releases video declaring: ‘I cannot wait to get out there and campaign for Hillary’ Barack Obama launched a coordinated push to unify Democrats against Donald Trump on Thursday, formally endorsing Hillary Clinton for the first time after a conciliatory meeting with her primary opponent Bernie Sanders. In a rapid sequence of events …

Democratic candidate’s campaign perseveres despite Hillary Clinton’s delegate count but seems to be shifting focus to long-term impact on US politics. From the dying embers of his presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders has forged a new slogan that gives a clue to what the defiant leftwinger will do after losing the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton. “The struggle continues” might not …

UN member states have pledged to end the Aids epidemic by 2030, but campaigners say the strategy adopted by the 193-nation general assembly on Wednesday barely mentions those most at risk of contracting HIV/Aids: men who have sex with men, sex workers, transgender people and intravenous drug users. Activists walked out in protest after the resolution was adopted on the …

Thousands of people are expected to attend an Islamic prayer service for Muhammad Ali on Thursday, the start of two days of poignant ceremonies honoring the late boxing legend. Ali’s hometown of Louisville in the southern US state of Kentucky will host the tributes that will bring together VIPs and huge crowds of ordinary fans in the city of 600,000. …

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent forty-seven ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and subsequent confirmation. Senate President Bukola Saraki who read the list, said they are Career Foreign Service officers. According to President Buhari, the curricular vitae of the nominees would be forwarded to the Senate. Some of the names are Ngozi Okeke; Garba Baba; Usman Bakori; Ibrahim Isa; …

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, on Wednesday, confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari and three of his ministers were currently sick. Lawal disclosed this while saying the opening prayer at the beginning of a meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. …

The Federal Government has said that it understood the ‎present economic situation in the country and has the magic wand to turn it around. Government also said following due process has caused a delay in releasing the N350 billion it pledged to inject into the economy to reflate it. Government had promised to release the money immediately the 2016 budget …