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Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to “kick the enemy out” of his country’s territory after it emerged that Ukrainian troops were in control of dozens of Russian villages and large swathes of land a week into Kyiv’s surprise cross-border incursion. The scale of the incursion became clearer on Monday when Putin held a meeting with local officials from the border regions as …

In a bid to drive economic growth and transformation, the NdiAbia Communities’ Development Initiative has launched the ‘Youth Out Loud Abia’ programme, aimed at mobilizing, mentoring, and mainstreaming 1.7 million youths across Abia State. The programme, under the Abia Communities Cooperative for Empowerment and Economic Development (ACCEED), seeks to empower emerging business ventures and foster community-driven growth across the state. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the top of his first speech as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz turned to Vice President Kamala Harris and declared, “Thank you for bringing back the joy.” The next day, Harris took the theme a step further, branding the Democratic ticket “joyful warriors.” Contrast that with former President Donald Trump, who opened a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida a few …

The chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ibadan, Professor Ayoola Akinwole, has said that the federal and state governments must resolve the conflicts between the Nigerian government, the working masses, and Nigerian students in the university system. The ASUU boss noted that the government needs to “resolve these conflicts by addressing the concerns of all three groups, …

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party has called on the federal government to investigate what he termed the ‘rascalities of leaders’ that always rob Nigeria golden opportunities to make a positive change. Obi was reacting to the poor outing of Nigerian team in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024, according to report by Vanguard. He complained against the …

WASHINGTON — “Mass Deportation Now!” declared the signs at the Republican National Convention, giving a full embrace to Donald Trump’s pledge to expel millions of migrants in the largest deportation program in American history. Some Republicans aren’t quite ready for that. Lauren B. Peña, a Republican activist from Texas, said that hearing Trump’s calls for mass deportations, as well as terms like …

Vladimir Putin fixed the commander in chief of Russia’s military, General Valery Gerasimov, with a cold stare and a look of exasperation. The video, released Wednesday by the Kremlin, showed the Russian president was not happy with news from the southern region of Kursk. At that moment, hundreds of Ukrainian troops, backed by tanks and protected by air defenses, were advancing into the region. …

Younger Americans do not appear to hold Vice President Kamala Harris responsible for what many of them believe is a worsening U.S. economy under the Biden-Harris administration, according to a new survey from CNBC and Generation Lab. The latest quarterly Youth & Money Survey, taken after Biden dropped out of the race in July, revealed that 69 per cent of …

In fulfilment of their vow to come out for a one million man march as part of the end bad governance protest, the protesters turned up in their numbers on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at two venues, Apo district and Lokogoma district, both in Abuja. The protesters who strategically skipped the MKO Abiola National Stadium after the City Gate and …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an investigation into the alleged diversion of the rice donated by the Federal Government to the Kano State Government by some officials. The party also demanded the urgent prosecution of those likely to be indicted by the independent probe. The State Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, expressed concern over the …