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President Donald Trump abruptly ended trade talks with Canada, deepening tensions between the two close neighbors and long-standing economic partners. The US president said Thursday that he was pausing negotiations in response to an announcement released last week by the...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Northern Elders Unity Forum has called on President Bola Tinubu to warn the Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, about alleged attempts to lure PDP members into the All Progressives Congress (APC),...

The Lakes Area Office of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Friday deployed a task force to implement strategic operational measures aimed at addressing the accumulation of aquatic algae, popularly known as water hyacinth, around the Ikorodu axis. The...

The Ekiti State Government is committed to harnessing opportunities in the livestock value chain to promote economic growth and development in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Ebenezer Boluwade, said Governor Biodun Oyebanji's administration is committed to...

US President Donald Trump's administration announced sweeping sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies in a renewed effort to pressure Moscow to reach a peace deal in Ukraine. The sanctions, announced Wednesday, came a day after Trump said a planned...

The spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Darlington Nwauju, has applauded the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, for introducing a “bold and brilliant set of reforms” in the Ministry aimed at transforming the...

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his special interest in Ekiti State by releasing more resources for the state to carry out laudable people-oriented and legacy projects in the last three...

Oil prices rose 5% on Thursday following US sanctions on major Russian suppliers over the Ukraine war, continuing gains made in the previous session. Brent crude futures were up $3.39, or 5.4%, at $65.98 a barrel by 1018 GMT, while...

Kaduna Electric has been criticized by residents of Millennium City in Kaduna for alleged forced metering and arbitrary migration to Band A tariff. The electricity distribution company was also accused of failing to meet the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)...

The Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) has announced that the local government elections in the state will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2026. The chairman of the commission, Mamman Nda Eri, made the announcement during a stakeholder meeting...