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Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and presidential candidate of the Labour Party during last general election, Peter Obi, are in Port Harcourt for a book presentation. The book titled ‘Witness to reconciliation: my personal journey towards reconciliation in Ogoni land’ and written by the Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, is being presented at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre, …

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the brink of impeachment Thursday after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations that the state’s Republican majority had largely met with silence until now. In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led House investigative committee that spent months quietly looking into Paxton recommended impeaching the state’s top lawyer on 20 articles, including …

Biden insists again ‘there will be no default’ WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his Republican debt negotiators hit “crunch” time Friday at the Capitol, straining to wrap up an agreement with President Joe Biden to curb federal spending and lift the nation’s borrowing limit ahead of a fast-coming deadline. They hope to end weeks of frustrating talks and strike a …

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio. The state Medical Licensing Board voted that Dr. Caitlin Bernard didn’t abide by privacy laws when she told a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment in …

Edo State Government has said it is strengthening its workforce through ongoing reforms in the civil and public service, leveraging technology to enhance productivity and deliver efficient and quality service to Edo people. The Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq., who spoke to journalists in Benin City, said the government adopted a technology-driven system, upskilling workers to meet …

The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA on Friday flagged off the 2023 farming season, four years after it last did so. At the occasion where she distributed assorted agricultural inputs to farmers, Minister of State in the FCT, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu noted that the last time the event took place in the FCT was in 2019. “During the protest, …

Islamist Al-Shabaab fighters attacked an African Union military base in Somalia on Friday, the AU force said, without specifying if there were any casualties. The Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group has been waging a jihadist insurgency against the central government in the fragile Horn of Africa nation for more than 15 years. The army base in Bulo Marer, 120 kilometres (75 miles) …

Nigerian street singer, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable has revealed he rejected N5 million to perform at the ‘Renewed Hope’ concert held in celebration of the forthcoming inauguration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Recall the concert was held at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Thursday with a display of performances from top artistes including Buju, Brymo, Fireboy, Asake, Naira Marley, …

A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 visit to California. (FILES) In this file photo taken on March 29, 2022 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II leaves after attending a Service of Thanksgiving for Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in central London. – An FBI …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received the Declaration of Assets Form from Prof. Isah Mohammed, Chairman, Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB. The Declaration of Assets Form was presented to the President at the presidential villa, Abuja. It’s a constitutional requirement for public office holders to declare their assets when they take up the office and when they are exiting the …