FORMER U.S. President Donald Trump has made his first public appearance since an assassination attempt, appearing at the Republican National Convention with a bandage over his right ear. Trump, who was confirmed as the Republican presidential candidate earlier on Monday, entered the convention to a standing ovation. He then posed …
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GERMAN Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has banned the magazine Compact, considered as a “mouthpiece of the far-right extremist scene” her ministry said on Tuesday. According to a statemenT, Affiliated production company Conspect Film GmbH has also been banned. Police raided the outlet’s premises in Falkensee, just outside Berlin, as well …
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KUWAIT Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said on Sunday it had made a “giant” oil discovery in the Al-Nokhatha field east of the Kuwaiti island of Failaka, with oil reserves estimated at 3.2 billion barrels. KPC’s CEO Sheikh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah said in a video posted by the company on X …
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PRESIDENT Joe Biden said that former President Donald Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance as his running mate was an indication that he would surround himself with people who “agree completely with him” in a second administration. In an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt Monday, Biden went after the Ohio senator’s …
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A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding onto classified documents, dealing the former president another major legal victory as the Republican seeks a return to the White House. Florida-based U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was nominated by Trump, ruled that Special …
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THE Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has banned the procession of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria to commemorate the 2024 Islamic calendar day of Ashura in Abuja. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh …
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THE Naira on Monday depreciated at the official market, trading at N1,577.29 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), showed that the Naira lost N13.49. This represents 0.86 per cent loss when compared …
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VICE President Kashim Shettima has urged experts in the biotechnology ecosystem to harness the innovative power of biotechnology to drive economic growth. Shettima made this call while declaring open the five-day International Conference on Biotechnology (ICoB24) hosted by the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) on Monday in Abuja. …
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THERE are indications that Betta Edu, the embattled minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, has assumed her roles despite being under suspension and investigation by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission. Edu, who was suspended following a diversion of one N585 million federal government grant meant for the vulnerable into …
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IN 2016, when Donald Trump picked Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate, it was widely viewed as an effort to court evangelical Christian voters who may have been wary of supporting Trump, a thrice-married former Democrat. JD Vance This time round, he opted for JD Vance. And like …
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