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Trump returns to power, emboldened to reshape American institutions

Washington, Jan. 20, 2025 – Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, returning to power with a promise to end America’s decline and to “completely and totally reverse” the actions of the man who drove him from office four years ago. Trump overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, and he planned to act swiftly after the ceremony.   Dozens of executive orders have already been prepared for his signature to clamp down on border crossings, increase fossil …

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Death toll from Dikko petrol tanker explosion rises to 94

Suleja, Jan. 20, 2025 – Death toll from the petrol tanker explosion in Dikko, Niger State, has risen to 94 as the Idris Mohammed, the Minister of Information, said additional eight of the injured victims died on Sunday. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency had put the death toll at 86 in a statement issued on Sunday morning. Mohammed said this on Sunday during a visit to the Suleja General Hospital where the injured were being treated. He was with Nentawe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, …

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FG constitutes committee to investigate fuel tanker explosions nationwide

Suleja, Jan. 20, 2025 – The Federal Government has ordered full scale investigation into the incidence of fuel tanker explosions across the country. More than four fuel tanker explosions which claimed hundreds of lives were recorded in the country in 2024, Idris Mohammed, the Minister of Information, disclosed this in Suleja on Sunday during a visit to some victims of the Dikko petrol tanker explosion in Niger State.. He said a committee had been set up to investigate the root and immediate causes of the tanker explosions. The minister said …

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NDLEA arrests nursing student with 1.34 kg cocaine while attempting to board flight to India

Abuja, Jan. 19, 2025 -The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, a 26-year-old nursing student, with 76 wraps of cocaine while attempting to board a flight to India. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA Spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The statement said the suspect, a 200-level nursing student at Noida International University in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested at the Royal Park Hotel in Sabon Gari, Kano, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Esther was scheduled to return to Delhi, India, from Mallam Aminu Kano International …

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Ecobank partners CreditCorp to offer affordable loans to customers    

Lagos, Jan. 19, 2025 – Ecobank Nigeria is partnering the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CrediCorp) to offer affordable and flexible loans to customers. These loans can be used to finance a variety of needs, including paying school fees, rent, maintenance costs, medical bills, car purchase & repairs, asset purchase, and more. The program is available to civil servants and private-sector employees whose salaries are paid through Ecobank. New customers can also benefit upon presentation of employer undertaking to pay subsequent salaries through Ecobank. Starting this January, the initiative provides flexible repayment options …

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TikTok shuts down US access as Trump seeks app’s reinstatement

Washington, Jan. 19, 2025 – TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States late Saturday shortly before a national ban on the app was to take effect, with President-elect Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US,” said a message to users attempting to use the app. “Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now.” “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once …

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Politicians and independence of electoral umpires

By Paul Ejime Abuja, Jan. 18, 2025 – Most African countries make a ritual of adding the word “Independent” or “Autonomous” to the name of their electoral commissions. In reality, their election umpires are anything but, even where the national constitution guarantees the so-called independence. The “indefinite suspension” of Madam Davidetta Browne-Lansanah, Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC) by Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai over actions deemed “disruptive to public order and stability,” is the latest case in point. According to an Executive Mansion statement on Jan. 15, 2024, her …

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Supreme court upholds law banning TikTok

Washington, Jan, 17, 2025 – The popular social media app TikTok will likely go dark for its 170 million American users this Sunday, Jan. 19, after months of fighting the federal government’s demand that it separates from its China-based parent company, ByteDance. The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok unless ByteDance sells it. Justices heard arguments last week from TikTok and ByteDance, which argued that the ban is a violation of First Amendment rights. The court disagreed. On Thursday, just days before the ban was …

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Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire deal

Jerusalem, Jan. 17, 2025 – The Israeli security cabinet approved a ceasefire deal on Friday, paving the way for the return of the first hostages from Gaza as early as Sunday and bringing a halt to 15 months of conflict that have devastated the coastal strip. The accord is still conditional on the approval of the full cabinet, which was meeting on Friday afternoon. The war between Israeli forces and Hamas has razed much of heavily urbanised Gaza, killed more than 46,000 people, and displaced most of the enclave’s pre-war population …

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China population shrinks for third year even with more babies born

Being, Jan. 17, 2025 – China’s population shrank for the third straight year in 2024, even though births rose slightly, underscoring a persistent long-term risk for the economy. The total number of people in China fell by over 1.39 million to 1.408 billion last year, according to data released by the National Statistics Bureau on Friday. https://fbf3d995abf6df39aa1fed5450fde152.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html Around 9.54 million babies were born, which is 520,000 more than the year before. This bump might be partly due to the belief that the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac …