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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Agency for International Development is on the cusp of being shuttered, according to the Trump administration’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk — who has been wrestling for control of the agency in recent days. Early Monday, according to report by the Associated Press, Musk held a live session on X Spaces, previously known …

Says former Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi was right about elitist manipulations of Democracy in Nigeria” By Williams Adesoji Abuja, Nigeria – A prominent Nigerian social critic, human rights activist and pro-democracy advocate, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, has urged Nigerians to be ready to always fight for their democratic rights. Comrade Nowinta, an international conflict resolution expert, who doubles as Executive Director, …

As reactions continue to trail the planned deportation of about 5, 144 Nigerians illegally living in the United States (US), the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has said that the Federal Government is ready to welcome them home. According to reports, no fewer than 5,144 Nigerians may be affected in the initial stage of the ongoing deportation exercises from the …

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N950 to N890, effective from Saturday. This price adjustment is said to be in response to favourable developments in the global energy sector and a significant decline in international crude oil prices. Dangote Refinery said its decision to crash …

In a post on his X account on Sunday, Sowore claimed that Adejobi habitually detains Nigerians at will. Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has accused Nigerian Police Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi of abusing his power. In a post on his X account on Sunday, Sowore claimed that Adejobi habitually detains Nigerians at will. Reacting to a post about TikToker …

CNN — A day after signing steep new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, President Donald Trump acknowledged what economists, members of Congress and even some of his own aides — in their previous lives — have been saying all along: Americans may find themselves paying the costs. “THIS WILL BE THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA! WILL THERE BE SOME PAIN? YES, MAYBE (AND MAYBE …

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, said its members have started lifting Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol from the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries. Spokesman of the association, Joseph Obele, said the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL – owned refineries  were  operational and supplying them the product. In a statement on Saturday, he stated: …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation and an undeniable sense of betrayal from the country’s North American neighbors as a trade war erupted among the longtime allies, the Associated Press reports. The Republican president posted on social media that the tariffs …

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New trade penalties against Canada, Mexico and China that President Donald Trump plans to impose Saturday represent an aggressive early move against America’s three largest trading partners, but at the risk of higher inflation and possible disruptions to the global economy. In Trump’s view, the 25% tariffs against the two North American allies and a …

The Federal Government has been urged to immortalise the designer of Nigeria’s national flag, the late Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi. The appeal was made by the family of the deceased in a press release issued on Saturday by Akinwumi Akinkunmi, an engineer and son of Pa Akinkunmi. The family expressed gratitude to the Federal Government for not reneging on its …