Obamacare Is ‘dead’
President Donald Trump has declared Obamacare “dead” after the Republican healthcare bill was narrowly passed by the lower chamber of Congress. The 217-213 vote marked his first legislative...
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Obamacare Is ‘dead’ Says Trump After Healthcare Victory
Obamacare is 'dead' says Trump after healthcare victory There were slaps on the back from a triumphant Republican leadership President Donald Trump has declared Obamacare "dead" after the Republican...
Trump Scores Healthcare Victory In House
The US House of Representatives has passed a healthcare bill, bringing President Trump's pledge to repeal and replace Obamacare a stride closer. The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed with a vote...
Trump Advocates US Government Shutdown
President Donald Trump took the unusual step of advocating a forced shutdown of the federal government Tuesday, after Republicans and Democrats ignored White House demands in reaching a budget deal....
Outspoken Nigerian Emir Facing Graft Probe
One of Nigeria's most prominent Muslim leaders is under investigation on suspicion of embezzlement, fuelling rumours that some want him removed after he made a series of comments about the need for...
Akufo-Addo’s Cousin, A Potential Economist of Deception 1
“…the change in government from NDC to NPP seems to repeat mere changes to personalities occupying high offices and positions of trust in our land and not change in the substantial matters of...
Trump Moves To Lift Bans On Arctic Drilling
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at lifting bans on drilling for oil and gas in offshore Arctic and Atlantic areas, saying it would pull in "billions of dollars" for America...
All-Cash Business A Headache For the Marijuana Industry
America's cannabis industry may be booming, but its entrepreneurs are finding the all-cash business a logistical, security and administrative headache as they try to manage all the money they're...
Top Lawmakers Offer Stop-Gap To Avert US Government Shutdown
US congressional leaders have introduced a stop-gap spending measure that funds federal operations through the next week, easing the threat of a government shutdown as Donald Trump marks his 100th...
I Revealed My Pregnancy By Accident
Serena Williams has said she revealed her pregnancy by accident, after mistakenly uploading a photograph on Snapchat. The 23-time Grand Slam winner posted a picture on the social media app, posing in...
Trump Moves To Review Status of America’s Nature Preserves
After moving to unstitch climate change rules, US President Donald Trump Wednesday opened the door to undoing the federally protected status of some of America's vast nature preserves. He signed an...
Trump Tax Plan To Cut Corporate Rate To 15%
The Trump administration's long-awaited tax reform plan will propose slashing corporate taxes to 15 percent, from the current maximum of 35 percent, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said...
Why Buhari Sacked His Spy Chief
It has emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the head of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Chief this week because the 43 million dollar found in a Lagos apartment allegedly belonged to...
US Tries To Clear Waters After N. Korea ‘armada’ Confusion
The Trump administration on Wednesday tried to clear the waters after it gave confusing messages concerning the whereabouts of a US supercarrier that supposedly was steaming toward North Korea last...
Trump’s Threatened ‘armada’ Still Far From N. Korea
An aircraft carrier the US Navy said was steaming toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet departed, a US defense official acknowledged Tuesday. The Navy on April 8 said it was...
Nigeria Federal Govt Awards TV Set Top Boxes Contract To RLG
The Nigerian government has taken key steps to consolidate gains in the country’s ongoing efforts to complete migration from the analogue television system to a digital terrestrial one. The Federal...
UBA Delights Shareholders; Distributes N27.2bn In Dividends
The shareholders of the pan-African financial institution, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc applauded the Board, Management and Staff at the 55th Annual General Meeting of the Bank, held in Lagos...
Nigeria Pushes To Legalize Illicit Refineries In Restive Delta Oil Region
Nigeria aims to legalize illicit oil refineries in the turbulent Niger Delta region, the vice president's office said Thursday, hoping to bring peace to the production heartland for the crude on...
Vigilantes Can Turn Terrorists – Nigerian Professor Cautions
A Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Isaac Olawale Albert, has advised African countries to disband political vigilante groups as they could grow and turn...
US Growth Revised Higher For End of 2016
The US economy grew slightly faster in the last three months of 2016 than originally reported, but still experienced a significant slowdown, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. An uptick in...