Former union leader Dan Osborn’s independent run for U.S. Senate in deeply Republican Nebraska has shown unexpected strength and if he pulls off an upset victory could make the Navy veteran a Washington wild card next year. A series of recent polls has shown Osborn within striking distance of incumbent Republican Senator Deb Fischer, a…
Napoli came away from Empoli with all three points on Sunday, but the Serie A leaders struggled against stubborn opponents, and manager Antonio Conte was content to get the win after a disappointing opening 45 minutes. A second-half penalty by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia earned a 1-0 win, but Napoli could easily have trailed at the break…
A Moscow court fined Telegram Messager four million rubles (41,400 U.S. dollars) for refusing to delete information banned in Russia, the court press service said. Telegram was found guilty of committing an administrative offence for failing to “remove information when such removal is required by Russian law,” the court said in a statement. The court…
A positive stride towards enhancing integration, business, trade, and investment in Africa is being pursued by regional parliaments through collaborative action. The ECOWAS Parliament and the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) recently demonstrated this partnership with a plan to initiate a framework promoting integration. During a courtesy visit to the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, the…
T The key highlights of the bilateral energy cooperation between the U.S. and Nigeria have emerged as the inaugural U.S.-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue gets underway in Washington DC. The details are made available by the U.S. Department of State, which uploaded it on its website, and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
The Federal Government on Wednesday unveiled guidelines for the implementation of the “Zero Per cent Duty Rate and Value Added Tax” exemption on certain basic food items. The guidelines followed the announcement by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abba Kyari, on the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on some specific imported food…
Nigeria and the Organization of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Dialogue Mechanism on Technical Cooperation, which also involves establishment of the OACPS Secretariat in Nigeria. The MoU was signed in Abuja by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on behalf of the Nigerian government…
Says ‘we do not tolerate errors, mistakes in Justice Ministry’ The need to consider placing occupants of the office of the Attorney-General at the Federal and State levels on life pensions has been advocated. Abdulkarim Abubakar Kana, the Nasarawa State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, made the suggestion while addressing…
The Federal Government has recalled all ambassadors, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has clarified. The media was agog with the recall of Nigeria’s High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola, but clarifying the decision on Saturday, the minister said the action was not a witch-hunt but affects all career and…
Former Nigerian Vice-Presidential candidate and Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has commended Scotland’s choice of Humza Yousaf as the first non-White First Minister of the country. The 37-year-old of South Asian descent was elected leader of the Scottish National Party on Monday, March 27, and will be the youngest and first Muslim leader of…
