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Hails Tinubu for landmark history Chairman, Senate Services Committee, Senator Sunday Karimi, APC, Kogi West has disclosed that the National Assembly would soon work on the transfer of the responsibility of the conduct of elections to the local councils from the various state electoral bodies to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Speaking with Journalists in Abuja yesterday on the …

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has suspended the enforcement of electronic central motor registry registration for vehicle owners in the country. The Force Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, had on Saturday said the IG ordered that the enforcement of the e-CMR should commence on July 29. The enforcement order sparked an outcry from Nigerians, who accused the police of creating …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Three persons have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in Benin City, the Edo State capital, Southern Nigeria. It was gathered that the manager of the hotel, known as Cibeles Luxury Hotel, located at 9, Emoavwodua Street, off Limit Road, off Sapele Road, Benin City, made a distress call to the police who immediately …

Following an attempt on the life of former United States President Donald Trump at a political rally on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Pennsylvania, authorities have identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Crooks. “Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, is the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania,” …

…commences e-call up for Lekki-Epe FTZ, August 1 The Lagos State Government has said no going back on the planned enforcement banning operations of all unregulated commercial bus operations, specifically “Danfos” and “Koropes” along Lekki-Epe corridor, scheduled to commence on October 1, 2024. This followed speculations making the rounds on the suspension of the plans  by government. Speaking with Vanguard, …

Israel has targeted Hamas’ military chief Mohammed Deif in a strike on a designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza which killed at least 90 Palestinians. It is not clear yet if Deif was among the dead. But who is he? An elusive and powerful figure, Deif is understood to be one of the masterminds behind the October 7 attacks. He has led the …

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump, which opens a dark new chapter in America’s cursed story of political violence, shook a nation already deeply estranged during one of the most tense periods of its modern history. The targeting of a former president at a campaign rally just days before he accepts the Republican nomination is, by definition, an attack on democracy and …

The White House said President Biden spoke with former President Donald Trump on Saturday evening. No further details were provided on the call. Biden will convene a briefing with homeland security and law enforcement officials at the White House on Sunday morning, the Associated Press reports. The White House is seen Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. The Associated Press reports that a barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a bloodied Trump, who said he was shot in the ear, was surrounded …

…Delegation travels to Nigeria United States President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States (PAC-ADE) will host its second meeting of the year from July 14-17, 2024, in Nigeria, the State department said on Friday.  This is the first PAC-ADE trip to the African continent.  Members of the Advisory Council will convene in Lagos and Abuja, where …