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Nigeria’s ongoing struggle against terrorism—particularly violence affecting Christian communities in parts of the country—has renewed calls for deeper military cooperation with the United States.

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A renewed wave of online conversations has thrust former presidential candidate and 2027 hopeful, Gbenga Hashim, back into national focus as Nigerians revisit a major national security proposal he made more than four years ago. The discussions, trending under the hashtag #HashimSecurityVision, have dominated the platform X (formerly Twitter) over the past 24 hours. The resurgence follows the reappearance of …

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Alex Murdaugh has been found guilty of murdering his wife and son after a jury of seven men and five women spent less than three hours deliberating.

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Exporters of food products have called on the Federal Government to assist in providing enabling environment for easy export to the United States under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The exporters bared their minds at a recent Stakeholder’s round-table meeting held at the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Apapa, Lagos. Organised by the AGOA Trade Resource Center (ATRC), …

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Tayo Olanipekun The Hudson County, New Jersey, has chosen Prince AZK Adekoya II as a Grand Marshal of the 2019 Jersey City Caribbean Carnival Parade, marking the 400 years commemoration of slave trade. The County Executive said in the Citation on the honouree, dated July 24, 2019, that Adekoya II was so honoured for being among those “much admired for …

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Tayo Olanipekun U.S.Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs,Robert Scot, has said the recent excoriating comments of the U.S.President Donald Trump on the continent notwithstanding, African countries will still partner with the U.S. in addressing the North Korean issue. He said his country has “very strong relationships across the continent” which remain unchanged. Scot spoke yesterday in Washington D.C.at a …

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Nigeria has the second largest HIV epidemic in the world as well as one of the highest new infection rates in sub-Saharan Africa with many of its citizens living with the dreaded condition unaware of their status, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria has said. The Acting Public Affairs Officer of its Consulate General, Kevin Krapf, who made this known in …

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There is no evidence of accountability for Nigerian police and other officials who have abused journalists as media men work at “great personal risk to report on issues that impact the lives of individuals in the societies.” The U.S. Department of States Spokesperson, Heather Nauert, who made this assertion on Thursday, added that journalists are often under threat from those …

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Chicago Booth School of Business has announced its 12 weeks Business Reporting Journalists In Residence Fellowship at the Stigler Center, University of Chicago Booth School of Business Chicago, Illinois, USA. In a publication made available by the institution, the initiative was launched in March 2017 to provide training for business journalists. “The Stigler Center Journalists in Residence Program provides a …

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Trump may have avoided taxes for 18 years, leaked records shows Washington – Report said that Donald Trump, U.S. Republican presidential candidate could have avoided paying federal income taxes for as long as 18 years. The information is contained in a leaked tax document obtained on Sunday by the New York Times in Washington. Trump The Republican presidential candidate’s tax …

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