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WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy submarine has arrived in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in a show of force as a fleet of Russian warships gather for planned military exercises in the Caribbean. U.S. Southern Command said the USS Helena, a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, pulled into the waters near the U.S. base in Cuba on Thursday, just a day after a Russian frigate, a …

President Joe Biden and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a 10-year security agreement Thursday that they hailed as a milestone in relations between their countries, but that alone was not enough to stop Zelenskyy from wondering how much longer he could count on America’s support. Zelenskyy also said his country “urgently” needed additional air defense systems to protect Ukrainians and the nation’s infrastructure from Russia’s continued …

President Joe Biden said Thursday that he will not use his presidential powers to lessen the eventual sentence that his son Hunter will receive for his federal felony conviction on gun crimes. Biden, following the conclusion of a news conference held at the Group of Seven summit of the world’s wealthiest democracies, responded he would not when asked whether he plans …

A chieftain of the Yoruba socio-cultural association, Afenifere, Akin Fapohunda has said the draft of “A Bill for an Act to substitute the annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with New Governance Model for the Federal Republic of Nigeria”, would be sent to President Bola Tinubu on Friday. The draft bill which is seeking a return to the regional form …

…says labour will demand wage arrears for workers To maintain industrial peace in the country, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), have called on the President, Bola Tinubu, not to present any figure regarding the minimum wage bill to the National Assembly without consulting the organised labour and members of the Organised Private Sector …

The Cap’n of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), (aka Pyrates Confraternity), Benbow Deck, Dr Chris Ekiyor has faulted the economic policies of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu led federal government, saying it cow the weak to submit to the leadership of the country. In a chat with newsmen in Benin City on the nation’s 25years of unbroken democracy Dr Ekiyor …

As against predictions by analysts, tightening of the monetary policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) might not effectively curb inflation, according to the World Bank. In its recent report titled, “Global Economic Prospects” on the outlook for the rest of 2024 and 2025, the World Bank rated Nigeria’s economic growth at 3.3% in 2024 as projected at the …

President Bola Tinubu says he will approve a new minimum wage that the Nigerian government can afford.  He stated this on Wednesday at a dinner with the Senate President and Deputy Senate President, among other top government officials to mark Nigeria’s 25 years of unbroken Democracy in Abuja. The President, while appreciating those who stood by him over the years, …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Assistance of the International Criminal Police Organization ( INTERPOL) has been sought to hunt down and arrest fleeing patrons of warring cult groups terrorizing Edo State, as the State government-led renewed fight against criminal activities particularly cult-related killings advances. The Commissioner of police (CP) in the state, Funsho Adegboye gave the hint during the week. The COMPOL …

The immediate past national vice Chairman North of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Salihu Lukman, says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu does not stand a chance of reelection in the 2027 poll. Lukman who resigned his membership of the APC over alleged bad governance under the President Tinubu-led administration adduced the hardship faced by an overwhelming majority of Nigerians …