Lewis, a 17-term Democratic member of the US House of Representatives from the southern state of Georgia, died of pancreatic cancer on July 17 at the age of 80.
A military honor guard escorted Lewis’ flag-draped casket into the rotunda of
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Sunday marks the beginning of the 100-day countdown to the 2020 U.S. presidential election while the country is still trapped in the raging coronavirus pandemic and nationwide protests against racial discrimination and police brutality.
With the clock ticking toward what may be the most complicated presidential contest in American history, both Democrats and Republicans are ramping up their push to get the keys to the Oval Office.
Nevertheless, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the nation, protests over racial injustice in several U.S. cities turned violent over the weekend.
Biden, left leads Trump in all polls
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The party warned Edo people to forget Oshiomhole and the apology he tendered for his past statements about Ize-Iyamu, saying that he could not be trusted again.
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The state publicity secretary of PDP, Chris Nehikhare who stated this on Monday in Benin, while briefing journalists, said Oshiomhole ought to be …
Boko Haram terrorists are currently attacking Magumeri town in Borno State, multiple security sources say.
Magumeri is about 50km from Maiduguri, the state capital.
The insurgents came into the village in trucks and on motorcycles around 2:15pm, shooting sporadically.
“Magumeri is currently under Boko Haram attack, they came into the town few minutes ago and started shooting sporadically,” said one of the sources.
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The attack comes days after the insurgents killed over 10 soldiers along the Maiduguri-Damboa Highway.
Boko Haram insurgency had caused over 35,000 deaths since 2009.…
More trouble may be brewing for Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, as the Supreme Court of Nigeria has revealed that there was no record of him as a lawyer in their registry.
The apex court keeps records of all certified lawyers allowed to handle cases in any Nigerian court.
Obasa’s profile on Wikipedia and the Lagos Assembly’s website describes him as a lawyer and solicitor of the Federal Republic of Nigeria even though there is no mention of where he practiced or a case he handled.
He is also described on the Assembly’s website as …
Hushpuppi’s lawyer, Gal Pissetzky who is only licensed to practice in Chicago will now be supported by Vicki Podberesky of Andrues/Podberesky law firm based in Los Angeles.
The law firm specialises in representing individuals in both state and federal criminal matters, as well as companies and individuals in administrative and in-house investigations.
Pissetzky had applied to appear Pro hac vice on behalf of the alleged fraudster in California on July 22, with an attestation letter from the Attorney Registration and the Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court …
The meeting was summoned in line with the outcome of Thursday’s meeting of the ECOWAS leaders in Bamako, Mali.
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Mahamadou Issoufou, the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, had on that Thursday, said the sub-regional organisation would do all it could to address the crisis in Mali.
A resistance group, M5, is …
Over 4,000 couples who have applied to be wedded at the Ikoyi Marriage Registry in Lagos State will have to wait for some time to put a legal seal on their union.
The Ministry of Interior, which runs the marriage registry, had ordered the suspension of weddings since March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, findings by our correspondent showed that those who could wait were being given the option of “change of venue” at an extra cost of between ₦30,000 and ₦50,000.
According to an applicant, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, the “change of venue” …
Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has given reason the sack of Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari may not solve insecurity issues in Nigeria.
Obi speaking on Arise TV said though he supports the call by the Senate to sack Service Chiefs owing to increasing rate of crimes, it is not the primary solution to stop crime.
The former governor said what the government needs to do was to invest in the economy and alleviate poverty.
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According to him, the better the economy, the reduction in …
“So, you are near my age, but I am at least 7 years older than you. I am the same age as your mentor in Lagos, Asiwaju. And I was governor with him at the same time, he was a senator, I was a senator. I am a two-time minister, he isn’t a two-time minister…” – Ngige fires back at Faleke.
The House of Representatives was again in the news for the wrong reasons just two days after the fainting episode at its NDDC hearing. This time around, it was the embarrassing face-off between Honourable Abiodun James Faleke and the …
The U.S. government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has paid Moderna Inc an additional $472 million to support the development of its novel coronavirus vaccine.
The U.S.-based drug maker said the additional funding will support its late-stage clinical development including the expanded Phase 3 study of Moderna’s vaccine candidate.
In April, Moderna had received $483 million from the U.S. federal agency that funds disease-fighting technology, when the experimental vaccine was in an early-stage trial conducted by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
“Encouraged by the Phase 1 data, we …
