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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken swift action against one of its prominent members, Senator Dino Melaye from Kogi, suspending him over alleged anti-party activities. This decision, according to a memo sighted by TRIBUNE ONLINE on Friday, was made by the ward party executive committee in Ayetoro/Iluagba Ward 1 after reviewing the report of the disciplinary committee set up …

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, Friday met with the Vice-President for Infrastructure at the World Bank, Guangzhe Chen, to discuss bold reforms aimed at improving electricity access across the country with the objective of accelerating infrastructure development and economic growth. During the meeting, which focused on addressing ongoing challenges in Nigeria’s power sector, …

BENIN CITY – Eight days to the Edo State governorship election, Yiaga Africa has expressed concern about the possibility of violence during the election as a result of its pre-election observations and therefore called on security agencies to be on guard, the political parties to campaign on issues and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be fair to all parties …

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and he advised American Catholics to choose who they think is the “lesser evil” in the upcoming U.S. elections. “Both are against life, be it the one who kicks out migrants, or be it the one who kills …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has raised alarm over the security situation in the state ahead of the upcoming election. Speaking to former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Obaseki expressed concerns about the conduct of the police and other security agencies, accusing them of actively participating in actions aimed at disrupting the election process. Obaseki said, “You were …

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, paid a visit to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom. This was disclosed in a statement by Dada Olusegun, the Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media. In the statement released on his verified X account on Thursday, Olusegun revealed that the visit aimed to further strengthen the diplomatic ties between Nigeria …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump emerged Wednesday from a rocky debate against Kamala Harris looking to regain his footing with 55 days until Election Day, the first ballots already going out in Alabama and other states on the cusp of early voting. Not even three months ago, Trump stepped off the debate stage in Atlanta having watched President Joe Biden deliver a disjointed, …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed optimism following a new report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealing Nigeria’s trade surplus reached N6.95 trillion in the second quarter of 2024. This is according to Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy) in a statement he released on Thursday. It noted that this represents a 6.60% increase compared …

A billionaire and an engineer have become the first non-professional crew to perform one of the riskiest manoeuvres in space – a spacewalk. Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis stepped out of the SpaceX spacecraft around 15 minutes apart, starting at 11:52BST, wearing specially-designed suits. “Back at home we all have a lot of work to do, but from here Earth …

Seventeen of the 18 political parties contesting the September 21 Edo governorship election have signed a peace accord ahead of the election. PDP Chairman Anthony Aziegbemi and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, who were present during the signing of the peace accord, declined to sign. Aziegbemi told newsmen that they were declining because 10 members of the party were currently being …