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WASHINGTON — Several states will participate in Tuesday’s off-year general election that will determine the next governor in two states and provide insight into how abortion rights are shaping American politics. Voters in Kentucky will decide whether to give a second term to Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat running in a heavily Republican state. In Mississippi, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is seeking reelection against a …

• No court gives judgment based on public opinion, Presidency replies Obi• There’s still hope in judiciary, says Enugu LP lawmaker Eleven days after the Supreme Court pronouncement on the February 25 presidential poll, which validated the victory of President Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, yesterday broke his silence, expressing disappointment that the apex …

Chef Hilda Baci has congratulated Irish Chef, Alan Fisher, who emerged as the latest Guinness World Record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. The Guinness World Records on Tuesday disclosed that Fisher from Ireland cooked for 119 hours and 57 minutes at his restaurant in Japan. Reacting to Fisher’s success, Baci who is the former record holder, …

“The Bible says that there is a time for peace and a time for war,” intoned Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu on October 30. “This is a time for war.” But what happens when this is no longer the case? Amid the death, destruction, displacement and despair in Gaza, the focus has understandably been on Israel’s response to the pogrom visited on …

Former President Donald Trump holds an edge over President Joe Biden in a series of hypothetical matchups among registered voters in four key swing states, new polling from The New York Times and Siena College shows. In Nevada, a state Biden narrowly carried in the 2020 presidential election, Trump boasts 52% support to Biden’s 41%. Trump also tops Biden in …

Of the controversies and flip-flops that have trailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s numerous appointments since he assumed office barely five months ago, possibly the most dangerous and consequential to Nigeria’s democracy was the recent nomination and then confirmation by the Senate of at least two known political figures as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). These appointments …

One of the promises made by President Bola Tinubu on assumption of office was that his administration would cut down on the over-reliance on borrowing for public expenditure.In fact, Tinubu said he was going to curtail government’s borrowing so as to reduce debt service burden on the country.Besides, Tinubu told Nigerians that his “fuel subsidy is gone” pronouncement on May …

Recent moves in the downstream oil sector highlight Nigeria’s paradox of misery amid enormous endowment. While the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited pledged six million barrels of crude to the Dangote Refinery by December, five other smaller domestic refiners lamented their inability to commence production. Pump prices of refined products climbed higher amid continued supply hitches. Without further delay, President …

Senator Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) says nobody should be seen as above the law when dealing with issues of oil theft and spillage in the country. Nwoko, who is the Senate Vice Chairman on Environment, and member representing Delta North Senatorial District, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on Sunday. He said that …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government will partner with religious bodies in the State to safeguard the environment, ensuring a cleaner and greener Edo. Obaseki said this when he received the leadership of St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Lagos Street, Benin City, led by Venerable Moses Onovwuke, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, …