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Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has warned his political rivals against assuming that him signing the presidential peace pact was a sign of weakness.    Fubara said this while receiving members of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) from the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers on …

Poverty is a political choice – one that Conservative governments have much to answer for. Since 2010, Tory administrations have chosen to have a significant percentage of our population impoverished, including, especially, our country’s children. The Child Poverty Action Group’s analysis of official data last week showed that a third …

Controversial American political pundit has gone an extra mile to prove her blackness.    On Thursday, March 21, media personalities Charlamagne, Jess Hilarious and DJ Envy all surprised Candace with a pop “Black quiz” they had compiled, and the proud Republican impressed the gang right off the bat by rapping …

Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has rubbished claims that some Nigerians are sponsoring terrorism in Nigeria.    The Federal government recently identified 15 entities including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, allegedly involved in terrorism financing. Read here.   Reacting to the news, Sheikh Gumi …

Luz Adriana Camargo Garzon will lead probes into President Petro and his son after weeks of delay in the appointment process. Colombia’s Supreme Court of Justice has chosen Luz Adriana Camargo Garzon as the country’s new attorney general, amid ongoing turmoil for the government of President Gustavo Petro. Camargo was …

March marks the thirteenth anniversary of the conflict in Syria, with systematic atrocities and untold suffering of civilians. According to UN estimates, 16.7 million people, equivalent to 70 per cent of the total population, will require humanitarian assistance in 2024. Roughly half the pre-war population remains displaced inside or outside …

The United States says it is not pressuring Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to step down amid a fresh wave of violence and soaring instability in the Caribbean nation, where powerful gang leaders are demanding Henry’s resignation. During a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller …

Paul Begala said that Joe Biden hasn’t really changed, but Trump’s mental abilities have gotten worse, and he’s melting down. Begala said on CNN, “Remember when Joe Biden confused Barack Obama with Donald Trump? Oh, wait, no, that was Trump. Well, remember when Joe Biden was under oath, and he …

President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump made dueling visits to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, with Mr. Biden challenging his predecessor to “join me” in securing the country’s southern frontier and Mr. Trump blaming the president for lawlessness at the border. The remarks came at a moment of …

A 33-year-old photographer, Zacheaus Salawadeen, has been killed by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Niger State.    The father of three was reportedly stabbed to death in the early hours of Tuesday, February 27, 2024,  at his residence in Tundun Fulani area of Minna.    Zacheaus was until his death, a Special …