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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a potential Republican US presidential candidate in 2024, signed into law yesterday, an election security bill certain to please supporters of Donald Trump.

By implementing SB90, which restricts voting by mail, requires valid voter identification, and prohibits the use of private funds to finance campaigns, Florida joins a growing list of Republican-run states that have tweaked voter laws following Trump’s baseless charge of fraud in last year’s election.

DeSantis signed the law in Palm Beach near the private Mar-a-Lago club where Trump has resided since leaving the White House in January.

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There was pandemonium in Abuja yesterday as police and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shi’ites clashed at Berger round-about in Abuja.

According to a member of the IMN, Yahaya Friday, who spoke to newsmen, the police opened fire on them during their regular protest in the nation’s capital.

During the clash, a police officer was killed.

The police authorities said he was stabled by one of the protesters.

Reacting to the development, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command said it restored calm at Berger Round-About after professionally dispersing a violent protest by some …

Aisha Al-Hassan, a former minister of Women Affairs and Senator, has died.

The Taraba-born politician was 61 years old.

Aisha who is famously known as Mama Taraba died on Friday in Cairo.

Her media aide confirmed her death to Channels Television on Friday evening.

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Aisha twice contested for the governorship seat in her home state, but she failed.

Her last public office was as Minister of Women Affairs.

She resigned on July 27, 2018, to contest, for the second time, the governorship election in Taraba.

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Donald Trump is seeking to tighten his iron grip on the party even after a ruling Wednesday extending his ban on Facebook.

Despite losing the presidency to Joe Biden last year and enduring a second impeachment after January’s deadly insurrection at the US Capitol, the brash billionaire remains his party’s most influential figure.

He made clear he knows it Wednesday, reiterating his false claims of election fraud and demanding a leadership shake-up which led his former rival Biden to declare that a ‘mini-revolution’ was upending the Republican Party.

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Somalia has revealed that it has restored diplomatic ties with Kenya after severing them in December last year.

It accused its neighbor of meddling in domestic politics ahead of elections which have now been postponed.

Relations between the two countries are often stormy.

They have been engaged in a maritime dispute for years, with both sides claiming potentially oil-rich waters.

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Kenya has nearly 4,000 troops based in southern Somalia in an attempt to form a buffer zone to defend against the jihadist group al-Shabab.

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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that Nigerians have no other choice but work collectively to rescue the nation from the prevailing insecurity and other challenges to ensure a better country.

He stated this in Benin while receiving members of the South-South Zone Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by its National Vice Chairman, South-South, Chief Dan Orbih.

While identifying insecurity as one of the country’s biggest challenges, Obaseki blamed mismanagement of the nation’s economy for the worrisome trend.

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Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday insisted that the unity of the country should not be compromised in any way while asserting that Nigeria was better together.

According to him, despite the challenges currently bedeviling Nigeria, The country remained a great nation with its diversity.

Osinbajo urged Nigerians to harness the inherent benefits in the nation’s diversity to promote sustainable socio-economic growth and development and cautioned those fanning the embers of discord to desist from it.

The Vice President stated this when he spoke during a courtesy call on the Obi of Owa Kingdom in Ika North-East Local Government …

Former Information Minister, Professor Jerry Gana has decried the worsening state of insecurity in the country, stating Nigerians do not deserve what they are going through.

Gana stated this in Abuja on Wednesday when he officially joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the party’s national secretariat.

“Nigerians do not deserve what we are going through today. We must take decisive steps that will help rescue our nation,” he was quoted as saying via a statement issued by PDP’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan.

‘Nigeria is on the brink. The economy is stagnated. There is insecurity everywhere. Nigerians are beginning to doubt …

The House of Representatives has advised the federal government to postpone the planned 2021 population and housing census by the National Population Commission (NPC) due to the worsening security situation in the country.

The call came after the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance moved by the member representing Bosso/Paikoro Federal Constituency of Niger State, Rep. Shehu Beji at the plenary on Wednesday.

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Presenting the motion, the lawmaker said, several factors would hinder the exercise which will affect the accuracy of the figures that would be obtained.…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of paying ransoms to kidnappers while denying it.

Speaking when he played host to members of Tiv professionals Group (TPG) at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Wednesday, the ex-president said not just the government of Buhari but that of former President Goodluck Jonathan negotiated with kidnappers, though they deny doing so.

Recall that president Buhari has publicly spoken against the payment of ransom, warning governors against encouraging bandits and kidnappers through negotiation.

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