An audio recording in which Donald Trump appears to acknowledge keeping a classified document after leaving the White House has been obtained by US media. In the recording, the former president is heard riffling through papers and saying: “This is…
Guo Wengui, Chinese billionaire and Steve Bannon associate, to go to trial in 2024 in fraud conspiracy
The exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, who was charged by U.S. prosecutors in a $1 billion fraud conspiracy, will go to trial in April. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres set the trial date at a hearing Tuesday in New York…
*Senate presidency: Battle day for Kalu, Akpabio, Yari, Abbass (Sun)*52% of Nigerian professionals considering migration, survey uncovers (Guardian)
Senate presidency: Battle day for Kalu, Akpabio, Yari, Abbass (Sun) The curtain would be drawn on the long drawn campaign for the office of the Senate president and Speaker of the House of Representatives today with the formal inauguration of…
*Security operatives rescue abducted 13 Abuja-bound passengers in Ondo (Guardian)*10th NASS leadership: Uncertainty over presiding officers (Vanguard)
Security operatives rescue abducted 13 Abuja-bound passengers in Ondo (Guardian) Joint security operatives have rescued 13 Abuja-bound passengers abducted by gunmen on transit through Isua, the headquarters of Akoko South-East Local Council of Ondo State. The victims were in an…
Ex-Vice-President Mike Pence joins White House race
Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has officially filed paperwork to join an increasingly crowded field of Republicans running for president. Mr Pence, 63, is set to formally launch his campaign with a video, speech and town hall event in the…
Trump heard on tape discussing classified document on Iran, reports say
Federal prosecutors have a 2021 audio recording of former president Donald Trump acknowledging he kept a classified Pentagon document regarding Iran after leaving the White House, it was reported on Wednesday. Mr Trump was discussing a “document about a potential…
U.S. President Biden to run for 2nd term
U.S. President Joe Biden, plans to run for another term in office, he announced on Twitter on Tuesday. “Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. “To stand up for their fundamental freedoms. I…
Tucker Carlson and Fox News part ways
Fox News said Monday it is parting ways with firebrand anchor Tucker Carlson, the network’s most popular prime-time host and a leading voice in the modern conservative movement. The network announced the stunning news days after it agreed to pay…
Fox News settles Dominion defamation case for $787.5m
Fox News has settled a defamation lawsuit from the voting machine company, Dominion, over its reporting of the 2020 presidential election. In a last-minute settlement before the trial, the network agreed to pay $787.5m (£644m) – about half the $1.6bn…
Obidients, give us a break — Ehi Braimah
Nigeria’s political environment has assumed a new but disappointing and frightening mob culture over an election that has been won and lost. In a previous article, I pleaded for peace and asked that we should stand together as we await…