A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday on federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president.
The 54-year-old son of President Joe Biden was convicted on all three of the federal charges facing him, CNN and other US media reported.
More details later.
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The Lagos State Government has unveiled plans to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at key transportation points over the next two years. The key transportation points are interchanges, bus stops, freight yards, and taxi parks. This is contained in the recently released Lagos State Transport Policy, which outlines a series of actions adopted by the…
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A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday on federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president. The 54-year-old son of President Joe Biden was convicted on all three of the federal charges facing him, CNN and other US media reported. More details later.
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The Senate on Tuesday approved a supplementary budget of N98.5 billion for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for 2024. This amount is in addition to the N1.2 trillion budget passed by the National Assembly in March. The Senate approved the bill titled, “A Bill for an Act to authorise the issue from the Federal Capital…
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The Southwest governors have said that the minimum wage resolution between organised Labour and the Federal Government should reflect fiscal federalism. Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, made this known in a statement on Tuesday following a meeting involving the governors from the Southwest region of Nigeria. The meeting which took place in Lagos on Monday…
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Foreign majority shareholder in Guinness Nigeria Plc, Diageo, on Tuesday agreed to sell its controlling equity stake of 58.02 per cent to Singaporean multinational, Tolaram, a regulatory filing at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) has said. The transaction is expected to be completed in 2025 subject to obtaining the requisite regulatory approvals in Nigeria. Tolaram, according…
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced $404 million in new US assistance for the Palestinians, as he urged other countries including US critics also to give money to address Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. The aid, announced at an emergency aid conference in Jordan, brings the total US contribution to Palestinians — in Gaza, the…
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Scientists said Tuesday that international efforts to protect the ozone layer had been a “huge global success” after revealing that damaging gases in the atmosphere were declining faster than expected. The Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987, aimed to phase out ozone-depleting substances found primarily in refrigeration, air conditioning and aerosol sprays. A new study has…
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has written a complaint letter to the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, over allegations of sexual harassment of a married staff member, Simisola Fajemirokun, by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Ambassador Ibrahim Adamu Lamuwa. The complaint was contained in a letter…
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More than 10 million people have been displaced within war-torn Sudan, according to figures released on Tuesday by the International Organisation for Migration. Since the war broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, 7.26 million people have fled their homes, adding to 2.83 million already displaced by…
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Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has called on government at all levels to improve the level of security across Nigeria. Atiku made this call on Tuesday while reacting to the reports of the recent attack on Yargoje village in Kankara LGA of Katsina State, which claimed scores of lives and the kidnap of vulnerable women…
