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*VP says terrorism in Sahel region a global challenge at King’s College public lecture *Adds: Africa can lead revolutionary approach to climate change crisis *Sees digitalization as continent’s best opportunity to leap-frog “Africa can take full advantage of the global complexities we see today and indeed thrive in the face of the uncertainties and disruption through knowledgeable leadership which is …

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— The former student who shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school in Nashville and killed three children and three adults had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance of the building before carrying out the massacre. Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake did not say exactly what drove the shooter to …

ATLANTA — A Georgia judge on Monday ordered the Fulton County district attorney’s office to respond to a motion by former President Donald Trump to throw out a report by a special grand jury that investigated attempts to interfere in the state’s 2020 presidential election. The motion by Trump’s legal team also seeks to toss out all testimony from the inquiry and …

Deposit Money Banks are set to raise their cash withdrawal limits from the current N20,000-N50,000 range to over N80,000-N100,000, according to multiple bank officials. The move, it was learnt, would help bank branches to tackle lingering queues in some cities across the country. The Central Bank of Nigeria had on Friday directed commercial banks to open for operation on Saturday …

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has taken steps to avert the impending nationwide strike of the Nigeria Labour Congress, billed to commence on Wednesday. The labour union had threatened to embark on the nationwide industrial action, if the cash crunch, fuel scarcity and electricity tariff increase were not addressed. In response to the strike threat by the …

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has said that Musiliu Akinsanya better known as MC Oluomo, a staunch supporter of the All Progressives Congress and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, must pay, if he is found guilty of breaking the law during the just-concluded elections in the state. Hamzat made this known on Tuesday morning during a live appearance …

A former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Labaran Maku, on Tuesday admitted that many in the camps of the ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, underestimated the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and his supporters known as the ‘Obidients’. Maku, who is a PDP chieftain from Nasarawa State, further said that the …

United States Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Department of Defense, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday jointly released a statement on President Joe Biden’s ten-year plans for implementing the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability. The implementation, they said is in partnership with Haiti, Libya, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, and Coastal West …

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has assured of effective collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to expeditiously and transparently prosecute the 781 electoral offenders apprehended from a total of 489 major electoral infractions across the nation. Usman Baba, CFR), said all Commands were tasked with submitting casefiles centrally at the Electoral Offences Desk, Office …

Edo State government has a strong business case for the new Airport project proposed in Uzairue, Edo North Senatorial District of the State, the State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Osa Nehikhare said on Monday. In a statement, the commissioner said that the justification for the project stems from the increased commercial activities in the area occasioned by the …