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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN) has said that the extended Federal Government Special Public Works Programme of 774,00 jobs opportunities to Nigerians was part of deliberate efforts and conscious strategies to address the ballooning population of unemployed youths and rising insecurity in some parts of the country.

The Minister stated this on Saturday in Birnin-Kebbi during the flag off of the programme, noted that the employment opportunities as part of strategies adopted to fast-track the achievement of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (2017-2020).

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President Donald Trump will leave Washington DC on Wednesday morning before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in, according to Washington Post.

The newspaper quoted a senior administration official to have revealed the outgoing President’s plan.

Trump had previously announced he would not be at the inauguration of his successor at the U.S. Capitol.

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Trump not being at Biden’s swearing-in shatters a long lasting tradition in the US.

Biden had described the Trump administration as a ‘dismal failure’ while seeking to keep a focus on combating the coronavirus.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his government was doing its best on insecurity in Nigeria.

Buhari called on citizens to be fair in their criticism of his administration.

He spoke on Thursday in Abuja when he received Reverend Yakubu Pam, Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC).

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On killings, abductions and other challenges, especially in the Northeast, the President reminded Nigerians of the previous state.

‘What was the situation when we came? Try and ask people from Borno or from Adamawa for that matter and Yobe.’

Buhari …

Russia has warmed that there may be scary consequences after Twitter and other social media platforms removed Donald Trump, the outgoing President of the US.

The country compared the actions of the platforms to a ‘nuclear blast in cyber space.’

Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova said this on Facebook, adding that “It’s not the destruction that’s scary but the consequences.

‘A blow has been dealt against democratic values proclaimed by the West.’

Owners of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and even Trump’s favourite social media platform, Twitter suspended his accounts last week following the deadly attack on the US Capitol by …

 Afenifere chieftain and elder Statesman, Chief Ayodele Adebanjo, Thursday asked Nigerian leaders to change the constitution, noting that the constitution is the problem of the country that needs to be changed before any election.

Adebanjo said this at a conference organized by Igbo think-tank, Nzuko Ummuna, in partnership with Ovation International and Njenje Media, held virtually. Speaking on the theme: The Second never again conference: 51 years after the Nigerian-Biafran Civil war, Pa Ayo reiterated the need for restructuring.

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He said: ‘Our problem is our constitution; we need to go …

Incoming US President, Joe Biden on Thursday announced a $1.9 trillion emergency package to combat the coronavirus pandemic and boost economic recovery.

The president-elect has asked Congress to approve the package.

The package will provide for $1,400-per-person checks for millions of Americans, enhanced unemployment benefits, $25 billion in rental assistance, and an extension of a federal eviction moratorium until the end of January.

Included also in the plan is $130 billion to reopen schools for in-person learning and $20 billion for a national vaccination programme.

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The Republic of Congo will hold its presidential election on March 21, public television said Thursday, with President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who has been in power for a total of 36 years set to fly his party’s flag in the elections.

The defense and security forces will vote on March 17, enabling them to be deployed on polling day four days later.

It is the first time since the Republic of Congo, also called Congo-Brazzaville, has adopted a two-phase ballot since it introduced multiparty elections in 1992.

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US President-elect, Joe Biden has sent a message to the Senate after the House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Biden asked the Senate to conduct Trump’s impeachment trial while simultaneously handling other critical issues.

Biden does not want issues surrounding the current administration to slow down his government when he takes office next week.

He said the Senate needs to be able to follow through on the outgoing President’s impeachment trial while working on his agenda.

‘This nation also remains in the grip of a