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US President Donald Trump has praised the Senate, which, in a rare bipartisan effort, overwhelmingly passed a White House-backed bill to introduce major changes to criminal sentencing guidelines on Tuesday. The bill was passed by 87 votes to 12, and is aimed at reducing prison terms for federal drug offenders, as well as galvanizing rehabilitation programs. In particular, the bill, which is yet to be approved by the House, replaces life sentences for three-time offenders with 25 years behind bars. The bill also gives judges more leeway when sentencing drug offenders. “This will keep our communities safer, and provide hope and a second chance, to those who earn it,” Trump tweeted, adding that “billions of dollars will be saved” as he congratulated the lawmakers.

Porn star, Stormy Daniels was on Tuesday ordered by a federal judge to pay President Donald Trump hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees for her failed defamation lawsuit against him.

When you type in "Idiot" in Google search, photos of US president Donald Trump comes up and Republicans in the US Congress grilled Google CEO Sundar Pichai about this. Republicans allege that Google's search results are biased and that Democrats who work at Google choose liberal websites over conservative views for prime placement on Google services like Google search.

The Director General, Babajide Sanwo-olu Campaign Organisation, Tayo Ayinde has issued an official statement following their victory at th 2019 Lagos APC gubernitorial primaries that held accross the state on October 2nd. 'We express our gratitude to all our faithful members for the loyalty, commitments and determination to our great party by participating in the direct gubernatorial primary election in Lagos State on the 2nd of October 2018. In the same vein, we also like to appreciate the overwhelming moral supports received from non members of our great party during the exercise" he said. The statement also said, 'our sincere appreciation also goes to President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and all the leaders of our great party for holding true tenet of democracy'. At this juncture, it is pertinent to acknowledge the gallantry displayed by the security agencies, the cooperation of the press and exhibition o...

U.S. manufacturers of high-tech equipment dodged a crisis last month when rare earths were omitted from the latest list of tariffs on Chinese goods but they might still have a problem because the world's biggest source of the critical elements outside China is being threatened with closure.

FILE - Ugandan security forces briefly beat then detain a protester in downtown Kampala, Uganda,

The body of Maribel Kapolon, the missing nine-year-old daughter of a Kenyan Senior Magistrate has been found dead and body dumped in a forest.

Islamic State fighters are pictured after being arrested in Kabul during a special operation by the Afghan National Security forces, Sept. 18, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Afghanistan National Directorate of Security)

Adult film actress, Stormy Daniels, who Donald Trump allegedly had an affair shortly after his wife Melania Trump gave birth to their son, has revealed in her new memoir what the President's pen*s looks like.

Senate President Bukola Saraki, today reinstated his decision not to step down as the president of the senate. Recall that his former party, APC, has insisted that since his defection to the PDP, it would be honorable for him to relinquish the senate president's seat for a member of the APC. The party chairman, Adams Oshiomole, has repeatedly stated that if Saraki does not resign honorably, he would be impeached. Saraki who visited Niger state today for consultations on his presidential bid, spoke with newsmen and vowed not to step down. According to Saraki, the APC is currently the minority in the senate and therefore don’t have the powers to carry out the impeachment threat.

U.S. President Donald Trump is understood to have charged people $70,000 to have a photo with him at a campaign fundraiser at one of his hotels. Guests could attend a private roundtable with the President of the United States for $100,000. But for those who only wanted dinner at the event at the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC on Wednesday night, it was reduced to $35,000.

US President Donald Trump has been criticized for making a bizarre double fist pump gesture as he arrived at a 9/11 memorial service.

Barring any last minute change, President Buhari will today at about 11:30 a.m, receive his presidential nomination form. A group under the auspices of National Consolidation Ambassadors Network (NCAN) had, last week, dole out N45 million to purchase the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination form for Buhari’s re-election bid in 2019.

Idlib (Qasioun) – 5 Children were killed on Tuesday after the Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes and targeted a residential neighborhood in Jisr Al-Shughur city in the western countryside of Idlib. Local sources said that 5 children from "Hihano" family were killed and 13 others injured after the Russian airstrikes targeted Basatin neighborhood in Jisr Al-Shughur city, Idlib countryside. The massacre occurred simultaneously when Russian airstrikes hit 18 separated areas in the western countryside of Idlib and Hama, leading to casualties among civilians. The Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes and targeted (Jisr Al-Shughur, Mahambel, Basnqol forest, Kafrdin, Janodya, Bashlamon, Baydar Shamso, A'war hill, Badrya, Sahn, Mansoura, Mashik, Sarmanya, Shogr, Inb, Ghany, Surairif, Jadraya and Rouj hill). Moreover, a massacre occurred in Kafrdin town western Jisr Al-Shughur city, where it led to 3 fatalities...

U.S. President Donald Trump's warning to Syria and its allies not to attack Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib Province ignored the danger terrorists pose there, the Kremlin said Tuesday. "Making some kind of warning without paying attention to the dangerous and negative potential of the situation in Idlib for the whole situation in Syria is not the fullest and comprehensive approach," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was quoted by TASS news agency as saying. Trump tweeted Monday that a "reckless attack" on Idlib could result in hundreds of thousands of victims and warned Syria and its allies Russia and Iran against making a "grave humanitarian mistake." The Syrian army, backed by Iran and Russia, has been amassing forces to launch a wide-scale offensive against what it calls ultra-radical groups in Idlib while at the same time trying to reach reconciliation deals. Peskov said he was aware that the Syrian Armed Forces were preparing ...

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says President Buhari is healthier than 80 percent of Nigerians. The Minister  said this about President Buhari when he spoke with journalists in Awka, Anambra State. According to Ngige, the age of President Buhari does not in anyway impede his leadership skills. He drew example from Malayia where he said when the nation was in chaos, they had to bring in 93-year-old, Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad, to lead it as a prime minister. When he was asked to speak on the seeming fatigued persona president Buhari has been noticed to have in recent times, Ngige said “That man (Buhari) you see there is healthier than 80 per cent of Nigerians. I’m a medical doctor; I can tell you authoritatively that he is healthier than most people who see his health as an issue. He sits for over eight hours during our executive meetings. While some of us would be going for tea break to stretch our legs, Mr President...

On Saturday, President Buhari arrived Beijing to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) holding September 3 - 4, 2018. During the 6-day official visit of the Nigerian President, he is expected to join his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping to witness the signing of an agreement on the National Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase 11 (NICTIB 11) between Galaxy Backbone Limited and Huawei Technologies Limited (HUAWEI) at the cost of US $328 million facility provided by the Chinese EXIM Bank. The bank facility is for the development of NICTIB 11 project which is consistent with the current administration’s commitment to incorporating the development of ICT into national strategic planning under the National Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP). President Buhari and his Chinese host will also witness the signing of the MOU on One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR). It may be recalled that in ...

Mauritania, a frontline state in the fight against Islamic extremism, went to the polls on Saturday in legislative, regional and local elections that will test head of state Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz’s record seven months before a presidential vote. Military personnel cast their ballots Friday to free themselves up to provide security in the vast and arid west African state with a registered electorate of some 1.4 million. There were no queues as voting began at 0700 GMT in the capital’s residential district of Tevregh Zeina. “I voted for people I support in different parties including some from the ruling party and others in the opposition,” a woman who identified herself as Fatimatou told AFP. “It’s not easy,” she added after taking eight minutes to fill in the forms and deposit them in five different ballot boxes. Polling booths were to close at 1900 GMT with first results not expected until the middle of next week. There are no international observers. The opposition, which boycot...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the first enlarged meeting of the seventh Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang May 18, 2018. KCNA/via REUTERS  Russia has blocked the publication of a UN report on the implementation of sanctions against North Korea because it disagrees with some of the findings, Moscow’s ambassador to the world body said Thursday. The report had previously been seen by media organizations including AFP before formal publication. “The report is on hold because we disagree on certain elements of the report and on the conduct of the business itself,” Vassily Nebenzia told reporters after the UN Security Council meeting attended by its 15 members. A diplomatic source speaking on condition of anonymity said Russia’s objection stemmed mainly from a part of the report that said North Korea had exceeded its 2...

Today, former vice president Atiku Abubakar couldn't hold back the tears as he picked up his PDP presidential application form. Another photo below...