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Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has condemned the behaviour of some youths who displayed underwears during the recent visit of First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, calling the act “disrespectful and unacceptable” This is contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mustapha Muhammad, on Monday in Kano Speaking during a special prayer session held at the …

The Guards Brigade Nigerian Army has clarified circumstances surrounding the death of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Mr Abdulsamad Jamiu, during an armed robbery incident in Dei-Dei, Abuja. In a statement on Sunday, the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Guards Brigade, Lt. Olawuyi Odunola, said the corps member was fatally caught in crossfire during an exchange between …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for invoking the history of “Operation Wetie” during a summit of opposition political parties in Ibadan. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary in a statement while reacting to comments made by Makinde, termed the remarks as a dangerous incitement and a threat to national security. …

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was unharmed and other top White House officials were evacuated from an annual dinner of the White House Correspondents’ Association after a man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby and opened fire.   The shooting suspect was taken into custody and identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, two …

“I can’t imagine that there’s any profession that is more dangerous,” President Donald Trump told reporters, just hours after he was at the centre of yet another major security incident. While a small army of Secret Service agents make the president arguably the world’s most protected person, keeping him safe is proving to be no easy task. First there was …

The man arrested after shots were fired inside the hotel where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was being held on Saturday night has been named to the BBC’s US news partner CBS by law enforcement sources as Cole Tomas Allen. The 31-year-old suspect is from Torrance in the Los Angeles region, California. After he was detained by security agents inside …

Neda Imasuen, the Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, on Tuesday appealed to leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the district to emulate their counterparts in Edo Central and Edo North by granting him a return ticket to the Senate. Imasuen made the appeal during a visit to party leaders in Benin City, the …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. Navy is clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a vital sea route for oil shipments whose disruption is increasingly threatening the global economy. Sweeping for underwater explosives could take months despite a tenuous ceasefire between the United States and Iran in the weekslong war, experts say. Any future claims …

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The latest ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran appeared to fail Saturday before they began, as Tehran’s top diplomat left Pakistan and President Donald Trump soon afterward said he had told envoys not to travel to Islamabad. The negotiations were meant to follow historic face-to-face talks earlier this month between the U.S., led by Vice …

It’s become a joke – through gritted teeth – these days in EU circles, that whenever leaders meet, as they did these last two days in Cyprus – expecting to discuss practicalities, such as the new EU budget – they get railroaded by yet another crisis. There is the ongoing energy crisis provoked by the US-Israel war on Iran, Russia’s …