Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has granted amnesty to 40 prison inmates serving various jail terms, as part of his 60th birthday celebration.In a statement issued on Sunday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Ebenezer Adeniyan, it was revealed that the governor’s decision was announced by the state’s Attorney General and...
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“He Didn’t Let US Government Clucking and Handwringing Stop Him, Carter Had Guts” — Robert Carlin.When Carter Met Kim – And Stopped A Nuclear War.
Three decades ago, the world was on the brink of a nuclear showdown – until Jimmy Carter showed up in North Korea.In June 1994, the former US president arrived for talks in Pyongyang with then leader Kim Il-sung. It was unprecedented, marking the first time a former or sitting US president had visited.But it was...
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United State Outgoing President to Give Farewell Speech Next Wednesday
The White House announced on Friday that the outgoing president, Joe Biden will deliver a farewell speech coming Wednesday from the Oval Office.Biden’s speech will come less than a week before his political rival, President-elect Donald Trump, is inaugurated.According to familiar sources, his farewell speech is expected to reflect on his time in various political offices...
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United State Supreme Court Consider Banning Tiktok
United State Supreme court justices on Friday consider whether to ban social media platform TiktokThe nine justices on the conservative-majority court will hear oral arguments from lawyers for TikTok, some of its users and the Biden administration, with at least a preliminary decision likely in days, if not hours.The law in question, enacted with broad...
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Maduro to Serve Third Six-Year Term As Venezuela’s President Despite Massive Protest Against His Plan.
President Nicolás Maduro will extend his tenure till 2031 over Venezuela despite the massive protest against his plan to serve a third six-year term.Hundreds of anti-Maduro protesters took to the streets of the capital, Caracas, on Thursday to protest the injustice in the election processes.Aides to opposition leader María Corina Machado said she was briefly detained by security forces and...
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Kano State Governor Worries about Delivering Dividends of Democracy Ahead Of 2027 Election
The Governor of Kano state, Alhaji Abba Yusuf while speaking during the monthly women empowerment programme disclosed his concern about delivering dividends of democracy to the people that voted him into office as against the urgency to be reelected in 2027.He stated this on Wednesday while speaking with the women, reiterating that there is no...
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2027 Election: Nasir El-Rufai, PDP Chieftain, Others Plan Stronger Opposition at SDP Headquarter In Abuja Ahead Of Presidential Election.
Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, and Hamza Al-Mustapha, the ex-aide to the late military dictator General Sani Abacha, were among a host of prominent political figures who gathered in Abuja on Tuesday to discuss strategies for Nigeria’s upcoming 2027 elections.The high-level meeting, organised by Shehu Gabam, the national chairman of the Social Democratic...
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U.S. President-Elect Son Arrival In Greenland Heightened Speculations That Trump Administration Will Acquire It.
President-elect Donald Trump eldest son –Donald Trump Jn.r— visited Greenland the mineral-rich Danish territory that’s home to a large U.S. military base, thus heightening speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to acquire it.Trump later told a news conference he wouldn’t rule out using military force or economic coercion to take control of Greenland, saying that “we need...