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United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s visit to Abidjan January 22-23, 2024, advanced commitments made during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit by expanding partnerships with the government, institutions, and people of Côte d’Ivoire.  According to the State Department Spokesperson’s office, Secretary Blinken met with President Alassane Ouattara and senior members of his government to discuss shared priorities to strengthen …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON In what appears to be endless reign of violent killings in parts of Edo State, gunmen suspected to be cultists, again dastardly murdered three persons in Benin City, the state capital on Sunday night. The latest incident which replicated the barbaric and mindless killings of several persons last December, put a bold question mark on the effectiveness …

Marietta, Ga. (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered court records to be made public in the divorce involving a special prosecutor hired in the election case against Donald Trump and others and accused of having an affair with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The newly unsealed court records, however, didn’t include any references to the affair allegations that …

Washington (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to resume cutting for now razor wire that Texas installed along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border that is at the center of an escalating standoff between the Biden administration and the state over immigration enforcement. According to Associated Press, the 5-4 vote clears the way for …

• Market awaits Cardoso’s long-term inflation target ahead of Feb MPC meeting• New external members of committee to be unveiled before meeting• Import-dependent companies faltering• FX market ‘rigged’ against us, operator cries out  President Bola Tinubu is starting to look like a poor economic manager as widespread scepticism sweeps across the economy less than a month into a year, a …

A former General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army, Danjuma Ali-Keffi, has asked President Bola Tinubu to investigate the death of former Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, in a plane crash, which he linked to terror financiers in the country. He also petitioned the president over his “illegal arrest”, detention and compulsory retirement from service for allegedly …

…Says kidnapping, banditry has worsened since May 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that despite the funds released for the fight against insecurity, the rate of kidnapping and banditry has increased under President Bola Tinubu. In a series of posts made on his X handle on Monday, the former …

An All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant and member of the National Assembly, representing Ovia Federal Constituency, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, yesterday, challenged Blessing Agbomhere, to make public a document indicting him of fraud, home and abroad or be ready for legal action for his false allegations. Agbomhere, also a governorship aspirant, had in statement warned the leadership of the party …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has declared the commencement of the first-ever free computer-based mock exam for private applicants participating in the 2024 first-series West African Senior Secondary School Examination (WASSCE). All prospective candidates are encouraged to participate in the mock test, slated for January 23–24, as announced in a statement issued by Moyosola Adesina, the Acting Head of …

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Barrister Nyesom Wike stated that President Bola Tinubu has approved emergency procurement of digital tracking tools to help curb kidnappings. Wike, disclosing this during a media interface in Abuja on Monday, mentioned that, without delving into details, the informants recently apprehended by security agencies in the territory are cooperating and providing actionable intelligence. He added …