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WASHINGTON — To borrow a favorite phrase from the man himself, President Joe Biden is at an inflection point. Is his on-the-ropes reelection campaign about public service or his ego? About securing his legacy or shaping the future? Such opposing forces of American politics have been clashing with each other since his awful debate with Donald Trump. Biden now is weighing whether to …

When computers and tech systems around the world went down Friday, snarling airports, closing Social Security offices and limiting jail operations, many people had one question: How on Earth could this happen in 2024? A software update from a single cybersecurity company, US-based CrowdStrike, was the root cause of the chaos, underlining the fragility of the global economy and its dependence on computer systems …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has accused the state police command of complicity in the attack on its Governorship Candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo and the reinstated deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that gunmen attacked the two on Thursday while exiting Benin Airport shortly after they arrived from Abuja aboard a chartered flight. The …

The ousted Senate Chief Whip, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has rejected the chairmanship of the Committee on Tourism offered him, saying he is not a tourist. Ndume also said only his constituents, who elected him, can ask him to leave the All Progressives Congress, APC, for another party. Furthermore, he lauded President Bola Tinubu on the N70,000 new minimum wage but …

The Cause Of The Outage Is Unclear, But Many Of Those Impacted Have Linked It To Microsoft PC Operating Systems. Major global institutions have reported suffering a mass IT outage that has crippled operations and impacted customers. The institutions include international airlines, major banks, media outlets, and hospitals. It was unclear as of the time of this report if any …

The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philips Shaibu, on Friday, said he was already an unofficial member of the All Progressives Congress. He said the only thing still keeping him in the Peoples Democratic Party was because he was yet to officially dump the ruling party in Edo. Reacting to questions on why he was supporting the APC governorship …

A police officer identified as Okon, attached to the All Progressives Congress candidate in the September 21 governorship election, Monday Okpebholo, was killed after mobs attacked the convoy of his principal and that of reinstated deputy governor of the state, Philip Shaibu, in Benin on Thursday after leaving the Benin Airport. Shaibu, who was impeached by the State House of …

Gunmen on Thursday in Benin attacked the convoy of the Edo governorship candidate of APC, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, and the reinstated Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, killing one of the security details. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident occurred on Airport Road when Okpebholo and several others arrived in the city from Abuja aboard a chartered …

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministers of Finance, Wale Edun, and Education, Prof Tahir Mamman to explore ways to pay the four months’ salaries being withheld from university non-teaching staff comprising Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU). President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, disclosed …

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has reacted to the N70,000 minimum wage presented to them by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu had through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris disclosed that the Nigerian government would pay N70,000 as new minimum wage to workers. Reacting to the development, a source in the meeting told Vanguard that organized Labour …