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  Former US president Donald Trump claimed Friday, July 26 that conflicts in the Middle East could escalate into a third World War if he loses the 2024 election. The Republican nominee for president made those remarks as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort …

President Bola Tinubu says he does not owe any cabal compensation as he spent his fortune pursuing his presidential ambition during the last election.   The President, who received a delegation of Islamic leaders led by Sheikh Bala Lau, at the State House on Thursday, July 15, said his victory …

Trump shot, then nominated. Biden gets COVID-19 and more calls to quit. Days after being shot, Donald Trump has become the Republican presidential nominee. His rival, President Joe Biden, is isolating with COVID-19. More senior Democrats in the United States are urging him to quit the race. How critical a …

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order preventing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from providing the voter register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) for the upcoming local government elections.   The interim injunction was delivered following a motion ex-parte …

Unlike the French legislative elections in which a surprise leftist surge foiled the far right at the last minute, Britain’s July 4 parliamentary polls went almost exactly as predicted. Frustrated with the rising cost of living, economic stagnation, increasing poverty, deepening inequality and myriad failures related to the delivery of …

He said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the Anambra Consultative Council, adding that the state deserved to be at the mainstream of the country’s politics. “I believe the meeting is part of the strategy by the state APC to re-organise and unite our party members in …

The Republican candidate for the 2024 presidential election suffered minor injuries when a sniper, identified as Thomas Crooks, took multiple shots at him at a campaign rally on July 13. The attack is a reminder of the kind of danger political leaders face around the world, including in Nigeria. Nearly …

Nigerian clergyman and Senior Pastor of House on the Rock, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, has received heat from social media users after he issued a statement condemning the assassination attempt on former US President, Donald Trump, at a campaign rally last night.   A bullet pierced the former US President’s right …

Nancy Pelosi is reportedly concerned about  chances of Joe Biden beating  Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.   The former Speaker of the House is said to have been working with some House Democrats to try and come up with a plan to make Biden reconsider and step down as the …

French President, Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him on Monday, July 8 to remain temporarily as the head of the government after the weekend’s chaotic election results that left the government in limbo.   Macron on Monday his PM to stay, pending difficult negotiations …