-Yahoo News The White House Thursday addressed the joint intelligence report that found Russia had attempted to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, more than five months after the report’s conclusions were made public. First, on Twitter, President Trump dismissed the concerns about Russia as a “big Dem HOAX” and suggested
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-Yahoo News Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on Wednesday sharply condemned U.S. strikes on Syrian regime forces — like the shoot-down of a military jet over the weekend — as “completely illegal.” “I think the military action that is being taken against Syrian government assets is completely illegal,” Kaine said in an interview
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will receive a petition to recall Senator Dino Melaye today. This was confirmed to a Publication, by a source in the Kogi Government. The source who pleaded anonymous, added that all that needs to be done has been completed and “it is left to INEC to
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A pan-Nigeria youth group, I belong to One Nigeria Initiative has commended Acting President Yemi Osinbajo for opening set of meetings with northern and south eastern leaders, aimed at calming the tension being generated by the October 1 forceful eviction order handed to the Igbo speaking people of Nigeria by
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Anietie Udobit, Agency reports The opposition MDC-T party has insisted that it is united under the leadership of Morgan Tsvangirai, denying reports its veteran leader may be ousted. The party was reacting after media reports claimed that Tsvangirai's elected deputy Thokozani Khupe was plotting to topple him with the connivance of National
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By CHRIS EKEKE Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the nation's security challenges are self-inflicted, blaming the situation on the failure of the state to create an inclusive society. Speaking yesterday at a conference organized by the Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (NALT) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State to mark the
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By JAMES EZEMA The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has on Monday cleared Senator Mudasiru Oyetunde Hussein to contest the party’s primaries for the Osun West senatorial district holding on Tuesday June 13, 2017. The seat became vacant following the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke on April 23 and
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-Agency Reports British Prime Minister, Theresa May has faced calls to quit after her election gamble to win a stronger mandate backfired, throwing British politics into turmoil and potentially delaying the start of Brexit negotiations. As May tries to shake away the humiliation calling for “stability”, Labour rival Jeremy Corbyn said she
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By CHRIS EKEKE, Abuja The House of Representatives has hinted that it will next week, pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). It would be recalled that the Senate passed its version of (Petroleum Industry Governance Bill) last week. Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum (upstream), Hon. Victor Nwokolo gave the hint yesterday while speaking
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