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Xi, Biden exchange warnings on Taiwan
The US and Chinese leaders have warned each other over Taiwan during a phone call that lasted more than two hours. President Joe Biden told his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that the US strongly opposed any unilateral moves to change the island’s status, reports the BBC. But he added that US policy on Taiwan
Russia hits Kyiv area as Ukraine troops eye south
Russia has carried out deadly strikes across Ukraine, as Kyiv stepped up its efforts to retake the occupied southern Kherson region. Five people were killed and 26 injured when missiles struck the central city of Kropyvnytskyi, officials said. Three people died in Bakhmut, in the east, reports the BBC. Near Kyiv, 15 people were
US economy shrinks again sparking recession fears
The US economy has shrunk for the second quarter in a row, a milestone that in many countries would be considered an economic recession. That is not the case in the US, which uses additional data to make that call, reports the BBC. But the contraction, at an annual rate of 0.9% in the
Afcon qualifiers postponed to 2023
Qualifying matches for the Africa Cup of Nations which were scheduled for September have been pushed back to March next year to help the continent’s teams prepare for the World Cup in Qatar, AFP learned on Thursday. The decision to delay the qualifiers was eased when the finals, originally scheduled to be held in
Insecurity in Abuja: IPOB asks FG to obey UN, release Kanu
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has demanded the immediate release of its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). IPOB said that the sudden closure of all the government schools in Abuja because of the threats from terrorist groups to take over the capital city calls for
El-Rufai: How I told Buhari about terrorists’ plot to abduct him
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed he informed President Muhammadu Buhari about the plot by terrorists to abduct him. He insisted Buhari was not aware of the plans until he met with him on Sunday. In a video released over the weekend, the terrorists that abducted some train passengers in March threatened to kidnap
ASUU: Gbajabiamila apologises to Nigerians over Harvard University post
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, has apologised over his Twitter post displaying a picture at the Harvard University in the United States of America, where he’s currently undergoing a leadership course while public universities in the country had been on strike for five months. Writing on his official Twitter handle, Gbajabiamila
Buhari to N’Deltans: Allow govt to execute projects in your area
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged people of the Niger Delta region to provide a conducive environment for the government to implement developmental projects initiated for the zone. The President made this appeal yesterday at the Presidential Villa during the opening of a twoday Management Retreat organized by Ministry of the Niger Delta Affairs. Buhari, who
Insecurity: Reps Minority back Senate on move to impeach Buhari
The House of Representatives’ Minority caucus, yesterday, said that it was on the same page with the Senate on the threat to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari, if he failed to end terrorism in Nigeria at the expiration of the six-week ultimatum given to him on Wednesday. The House Minority Caucus expressed this position while briefing
Presidency: 23 states, FCT get N24.450bn from grant schemes
…puts national access to water at 64% The Presidency has disclosed that 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have benefitted the sum of N24.450 billion from the Conditional Grant Schemes as incentives to invest more of their resources into areas of national development priorities in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)/Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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