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President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been confirmed as US attorney general – the nation’s top law enforcement official. Blanche won confirmation in a 50-49 vote, with Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski opposing him. Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote after announcing he believed Blanche was the best option the president would put forward. …

Residents, commuters and motorists have expressed concern over the increasing rate of open defecation along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, calling on government authorities to urgently address the situation. Those who spoke with NAN in separate interviews on Saturday in Mowe identified the affected locations as road medians and roadsides stretching from Kara through Pakuro, Ibafo and Mowe to the Sagamu Interchange. …

UN on Friday said childhood deaths have risen as no fewer than 300 children have died in the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Health experts, however, urged trials of the only vaccine against the disease to halt further spread of the rare Bundibugyo species. Children and women continue to bear a disproportionate share of …

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) rescued 363 victims and arrested scores of terrorists, informants, logistics suppliers and other criminal suspects in one week during operations nationwide. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, made this known on Friday in Abuja, while providing weekly updates on ongoing military operations. Onoja said the operations also resulted in the neutralisation …

Centre for Public Accountability, Rule of Law and Transparency Initiative has backed the EFCC restriction on Osun government accounts. The group, led by Dr Raymond Ndukwe, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, expressed concern over the reported directive requesting EFCC to lift the restriction secured through court. While acknowledging concerns about the timing of the restriction, the group, however, …

Gov. Hyacinth Alia has announced plans to close some Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Benue as a result of improved security in the state. Alia made the announcement during a media chat with the Renewed Hope Ambassadors Presidential Media Team, led by Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Strategy. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports …

…Tegbe charges members on people-centred leadership The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe has inaugurated the newly constituted Governing Board of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) in Abuja. Tegbe urged the new board members to ensure every decision is guided by how it improves the lives and livelihoods of ordinary Nigerians. The ceremony was attended by the Permanent Secretary, Board Chairman …

  *Why Trump seems so obsessed with talking about grass WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will tell you: The grass is always greener on his side of the fence. And tell you. And tell you. Trump has spoken repeatedly of his prowess with green lawns since returning to the White House — at some events even spending more time …

  Adebayo warned that if the claim proves correct, it raises critical questions about the security, intelligence, processing capability and reliability of the technology expected to play a central role in Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The Head of Research and Strategy at Kimpact Development Initiative, Oluwafemi Adebayo, has raised fresh concerns over the technological integrity of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation …

  *Trump signs immigration actions on birthright citizenship, ‘ birth tourism’ WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, in a sign that even after his first attempt at limiting birthright citizenship was rejected by the Supreme …