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Trevor Reed, the former U.S. Marine who was detained in Russia for nearly three years and later freed in a prisoner swap, was injured while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department said on Tuesday. Mr. Reed’s condition was not immediately clear. He is receiving medical care in Germany, said Vedant …

Arsenal could be ready to part with one of their most beloved superstars in a bid to land Kylian Mbappe from PSG. The Frenchman is believed to have agreed a deal with Real Madrid next year upon the expiry of his Paris Saint-Germain contract – and following an offer from …

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, hinted on Tuesday at the possibility of a prisoner swap involving two Americans detained in Russia, Paul Whelan and the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Speaking at a wide-ranging news conference at the United Nations, Mr. Lavrov said the channel to discuss detained …

WASHINGTON — Republicans on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to temporarily replace the ailing Senator Dianne Feinstein of California on the Judiciary Committee, raising new questions about how her party will be able to move forward with Senate work without her. Pressure is mounting for Ms. Feinstein, 89, who …

  The Supreme Court has ruled that the old N200, N500, N1,000 notes remain valid and should be in circulation till December 31, 2023.    In a ruling delivered today March 3, the apex court also nullified the Federal Government’s naira redesign policy, declaring it as an affront to the …

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said anyone criticizing him and other governors opposing the New Naira Swap policy is not being fair to them. Nigerians have lashed out at him and ten other APC governors for filing a lawsuit against the Federal Government over the naira redesign policy. …

The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, February 20, brokered a truce between the federal government and Governors who are members of the party and who have also been kicking against the cash swap policy instituted by the Central Bank of Nigeria.    Recall that some …

The spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC), Festus Keyamo, is of the opinion that President Buhari was ill-advised with regard to his directive on the naira swap policy.   Recall that on Thursday, February 16, President Buhari in a national broadcast on the controversial policy, ordered …

Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has shared his thoughts about the recent pushbacks against Naira swap policy instituted by the Central Bank of Nigeria.    In a tweet he shared, Shehu Sani said the recent pushbacks are because politicians want to buy votes with available old notes. He …

Justice Eneojo Eneche of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, has stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), President Muhammadu Buhari and 27 commercial banks from suspending or interfering with the currency redesign end date of February 10, or issuing any directive contrary to the said date.   In …