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A U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking a Republican-backed congressional map in Missouri has narrowed one of the GOP’s clearest opportunities to pick up an additional seat in the House, undermining their battle for control of Congress.
DAKAR, Sept 11 - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 7,000, with the virus spreading to a new province, government data showed on Friday.
A satellite image showing black smoke rising in the vicinity of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline on Sept 10.
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Kebbi State, Abubakar Chika Malami, has formally flagged off his campaign for the 2027 election, pledging to run an issue-based campaign and prioritise healthcare and other critical sectors if elected.
In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) taking the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to task over his claim that he won the 2023...
Paul Ibe, spokesperson to former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has disputed the claim that President Bola Tinubu simply “donated” the Action Congress, AC, to Atiku to contest the 2007 presidential election.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Branch, has suspended its strike action following the complete payment of its members’ August 2026 salaries. The suspension takes effect immediately from Friday, September 11, 2026, in line with a resolutio...
Demands Article 6 action over comments deemed insulting to K-P, its people and security forces
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday confirmed that Senators Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano have left the country.
MANILA, Philippines — Sens. Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano are set to return to the Philippines from Singapore this coming weekend, according to National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag.
A ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center has been held in New York City. (Reuters: Eric Lee)
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Stellantis has signed a memorandum of understanding with Roshel for the potential sale of its idled Brampton assembly plant as Unifor pauses contract talks.
US Republicans have wrapped up the party's first-ever midterm convention in Texas.
