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CNN — Brian Butler, a former Mar-a-Lago worker referenced as “Trump Employee Number 5” in the classified documents indictment of Donald Trump, spoke exclusively with CNN on Monday about what he saw at the former president’s private club and the subsequent fallout after a search there by federal investigators. Butler’s interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins provides new details on how he unwittingly helped move classified documents onto Trump’s private plane – and on …

Some members of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF) have dissociated themselves from the allegation of padding in the approved 2024 budget made by their chairperson, Abdul Ningi. The senators expressed their position in a statement jointly signed on Monday. The signatories are Aminu Abass (PDP, Adamawa Central), Ibrahim Bomai (APC, Yobe South), Abdulaziz Yar’adua (APC, Katsina Central) and Lawal Usman …

Last week, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) indicated that following exchange rate volatility, rising inflation and other economic challenges that worsened the investment climate last year, 767 manufacturers shut down operations while 335 became distressed. MAN made this lamentation in response to the recently proposed Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL) by the Federal Government. According to the association, the unintended …

Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has revealed his intention to dialogue with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. Gumi said this in a bid to facilitate the release of the abducted schoolchildren should President Bola Tinubu give him the opportunity to negotiate. …

President unfolds plans on student loan, livestock Massive agric, airport projects inaugurated in Niger Payment of wage award to workers by state governments will bring big relief to a cross section of Nigerians, the President said yesterday. He challenged the governors to toe this path in collaboration with the Federal Government as part of efforts to alleviate the economic reform …

CNN — The embattled prime minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, has resigned after weeks of mounting chaos in the Caribbean nation, where gangs have been attacking government structures and social order is on the brink of collapse. Henry said in a video address late Monday that his government would leave power after the establishment of a transitional council, adding, “Haiti needs peace. Haiti needs stability.” “My government …

By Eben Enasco With the world gradually moving away from the traditional career path, the Executive Chairman of Oredo Government Council, Dr. Tom Obaseki has identified the need for parents to train their Children in digital skills, to compete globally. The Council Chairman who addressed participants at the 2024 Career Day event, themed; “Constructing our Future”, jointly hosted by the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called on Muslim faithful to foster good neighborliness and kindness during the Ramadan season. In a statement to mark the beginning of the Holy Month of Ramadan, the governor said the fasting period should serve as a time for soulful reflection, devotion, prayers and to care for one another. According to him: “As the Muslim faithful embark on …

President Joe Biden’s FY 2025 Budget Request provides resources to the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to strengthen its partnerships and expand collaboration with international partners to promote economic prosperity, regional security and stability, and revitalize shared democratic values. The United States Department of State gave this indication today, following the 2025 budget proposal …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government has in the last seven years and a half years focused on revamping and upgrading the State’s health sector, decentralizing the system and bringing quality and effective healthcare services closer to the people. Obaseki said this when he inspected the progress of work at the ongoing reconstruction of Aruogba Primary …