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Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has reacted to the petrol price hike and scarcity of naira notes which is currently bedevilling the country.  In a statement released on Friday, February 3, Akeredolu stated that there is pervasive discontent in the land and unless some urgent redemptive steps are taken …

Come spring, chances are there’ll be driving tours in fake panda cars along the A646 between Halifax and Todmorden, with overnight stays in dodgy-looking farmhouses. Happy Valley has done for Calderdale what Peaky Blinders did for Birmingham, and dark telly tourism is all about ticking off locations and looking the …

The Dow fell more than 450 points, or 1.5%, in midday trading. The S&P 500 was also down about 1.5% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was off by 1.3%. There was also not much economic data for investors to focus on other than a new housing report, which was mixed. Housing …

In Trogir’s Benedictine monastery, I spotted a sculpture of the Greek god Kairos, one of the two words the ancient Greeks used to define time. Chronos – chronological – is the obvious one, but Kairos signifies a time in between, when something special happens. A critical or opportune moment to …

Within minutes of leaving Edinburgh’s Waverley station, we’ve shaken off the urban sprawl and entered a world of emerald hills, meandering rivers, and tiny blink-and-you’ll-miss-them villages. There are buzzards and deer, too. Under brilliant blue skies we surge into a land bathed in history and intrigue. Borders railway I’m back …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has denied directing marketers to engage in an upward review of price and pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol.   Recall that it was reported on Tuesday July 19, that the NNPC had in a notice to oil marketers, approved an upward review …

Editor’s note: Senator Manchin reacts to the initial reports; he denies being a flat “no” on a possible reconciliation bill and wants to wait for further inflation numbers. “I said can we just wait until the inflation figures come out [for] July, until we know if the Federal Reserve will …

With a likely drubbing heading their way in November, Democrats are desperate to prove that they have accomplished something. In that vein, they apparently think they have a way to curb inflation: Raising taxes! Yes, really. HAH! “Anti-inflation reconciliation bill” is absolutely 100% Team Biden at its best. https://t.co/Boq1MHtHS8 — …