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Donald Trump’s remarks on Ukraine on Monday were far from the biggest announcement the US president could have made. The good news for Kyiv is familiar. Trump has permitted NATO’s other members to buy American arms – a wide range of them, it seems. Included are the urgently needed Patriot interceptor missiles, and the batteries that fire them. Trump even suggested there were …

Donald Trump very rarely loses control of his own story. But the Jeffrey Epstein saga is beyond his powers to quell. It’s a new twist for the president, being at odds with the loudest and most conspiratorial faction of his MAGA movement. For once, he’s becoming the victim of an out-of-control conspiracy, not the initiator of one. He looks like the insider …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Government on Monday, secured a N1.2 billion education grant from OPay Digital Services for Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma. In her address to newsmen before the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Ms Sally Suleiman, Special Adviser to Governor Monday Okpebholo on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) said the feat was a …

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has advised Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo, against dissipating his energy and resources to probe his immediate predecessor,  Godwin Obaseki. Wike, who gave the advice during his visit to the state, also urged the governor to concentrate on the development of Edo. The minister said in a statement signed by his spokesman, Mr …

The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has stated that the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari will be buried at his hometown in Daura, Daura Local Government Area of the state, on Tuesday. Late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari The governor stated this while briefing newsmen on Monday at the Government House, Katsina, following the demise and subsequent burial arrangements of the former Nigerian …

US President Donald Trump on Monday told Russia to resolve its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions as he laid out plans for new infusions of weaponry for Kyiv. “We’re very, very unhappy” with Russia, Trump told reporters as he met with NATO chief Mark Rutte in the White House. “We’re going to be doing …

Following the nationwide mourning of former President Muhammadu Buhari, the Edo State Government on Monday suspended the commissioning ceremony of the newly acquired 100 Edo Line buses, a transport service owned by the state government. The commissioning ceremony, scheduled to hold at the Benin City Central Park, along Obakhavbaye Road in Benin, had attracted dignitaries from across the country. The …

Mr Buhari died on Sunday at a London hospital following a prolonged illness. The federal government has declared Tuesday a public holiday in honour of late President Muhammadu Buhari. This was disclosed by the interior minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, according to a statement by the ministry. “President Muhammadu Buhari served Nigeria with dedication, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to the unity …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – In a bid to address the rising wave of insecurity in Edo State, the Governor of the State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the establishment of a Special Security Squad, aimed at flushing out kidnappers and cultists in Edo. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Benin by Fred Itua, …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – The Chief Imam of Uromi and President, Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Edo-Delta Chapter, Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen The cleric was said to have been abducted at the Angle 90 Area of Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of the state around 2:pm on Thursday. …