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…How party chair, Adamu announced Lawan as ‘consensus’ candidate In what appears a move closer to revealing the identities of those alleged to be undermining the presidential aspiration of  All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a top official of the party has now listed those involved in the plot. Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, had alleged …

See photos showing US Navy recovering spy balloon from water See image of a Chinese balloon hovering over Taiwan US intelligence officials believe that the recently recovered Chinese spy balloon is part of an extensive surveillance program run by the Chinese military, according to multiple American officials familiar with the intelligence. The surveillance program, which includes a number of similar balloons, is …

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., applaud. (Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden exhorted Congress Tuesday night to work with him to “finish the job” of …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a media conference after the EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) LONDON— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Britain on Wednesday, his first trip to the U.K. since Russia’s invasion began nearly a year ago and only his second confirmed journey outside Ukraine during the war. The British government says …

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a $10 billion arms sale to NATO ally Poland as Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine rages. The State Department notified Congress that the sale comprises mid-range, mobile HIMARS artillery rocket systems, associated ammunition and related equipment. Poland and other eastern flank NATO allies become increasingly concerned about the possibility of a new …

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday, acknowledged cheers from supporters moments before the judge rose for lunch at Court 5 at Old Bailey in his ongoing trial for alleged organ harvesting in the United Kingdom. Sporting a wine jumper on a blue shirt and what seemed to be a black jean, he sat in the dock with his wife …

…We won’t be used to derail general elections, CBN assures INEC …Promises to make cash available to electoral umpire ….As Yakubu meets NSA, Defence/Service Chiefs, IGP Amid fears that the lingering fuel scarcity and naira redesign policy, which has led to a scarcity of currency notes and chaotic situations in banks across the country were being orchestrated to scuttle the …

With about 16 days to the general election, there are strong indications that the new naira notes scarcity may disrupt the exercise.  The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, said this during a meeting with the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele at the CBN headquarters, Abuja, on Tuesday. He explained that many service providers to INEC had …

…As 15 tech startups compete for regulator’s support In a bid to halt Nigeria’s dependence on foreign technological solutions and promote indigenous creative and innovative ideas and solutions, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has braced up to ensure that young people in the country with digital solutions are given every deserving support. At the 3rd edition of its annual Internet …

Nigeria’s Supreme Court, on Wednesday, restrained the Federal Government from enforcing the February 10 deadline for the use of N200, N500 and N1000 old Naira notes. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a seven-member panel, halted thefull implementation of the demonetization policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, according to report by the Vanguard.. The ruling followed …