U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced unprecedented large-scale emergency security funding of some 100 billion U.S. dollars to assist war-torn Israel and Ukraine.In a rare Oval Office address, Biden said the "urgent" funding request will be sent to Congress on Friday.Stating that world history is at "an inflection point,"
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Canada's foreign minister said Thursday that the country has recalled 41 of its diplomats from India after the Indian government said it would revoke their diplomatic immunity, escalating a spat over the slaying of a Sikh separatist in Canada.The moves come after Canada's allegations that India may have been involved
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An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has called on President Bola Tinubu to sack the Federal Capital Territory minister, Nyesom Wike, saying the minister is satanic.The cleric, in a video sermon of over 14 minutes posted on his official Facebook page, labelled Wike as "Satanic" for receiving the Israeli Ambassador
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A Labour Party (LP) member who represents Ojo Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Seyi Sowunmi, has reclaimed his seat at the green chamber.UNITY TIMES reports that the Court of Appeal in Lagos, on Thursday, dismissed the suit brought before it by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress
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President Bola Tinubu has directed the withdrawal of the nomination of Imam Kashim-Imam as the chairman of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA.The withdrawal was contained in a statement issued by the special adviser media and publicity to the president, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday.The statement reads, “President Bola Tinubu has
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House of Representatives has appealed to the executive arm of government to appoint new justices to the Supreme Court so as to expedite the hearing and determination of matters for effective and efficient justice delivery in the country.This followed the unambiguous adoption of a motion brought under matters of urgent
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Chairman/chief executive officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd) has charged newly trained 2,500 personnel of the agency ready for deployment to stand firm and reject insidious temptations that will come their way from drug barons and cartels.Speaking at the passing out
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Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Bauchi State have arrested a suspected kidnapper, Mohammed Sani Rinji and a fake medical doctor, Usman Sadique Yelwa. Their arrest was disclosed yesterday in Bauchi by the state commandant, Ilelaboye OyejideOyejide told journalists that due to intense security operations of
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All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State has suspended the embattled Roni local government area party chairman, Alhaji Sale Idris.He was arrested for alleged rape and for impregnating a 14-year-old girl.The suspension was contained in a letter signed by the state’s party chairman, Hon Aminu Sani Gumel and made available
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