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• Washington reviews counterterrorism prosecutions, others  •Says more work needed to protect Christians, resettle IDPs Chiemelie Ezeobi  in Lagos and     Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Nigeria and the United States have begun fresh moves to address the West African nation’s designation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), with both countries reviewing progress on religious freedom, accountability for perpetrators of violence and security cooperation. The development followed the second session of the US-Nigeria Joint Working Group, hosted in Washington on Wednesday by US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison Hooker, and attended by a Nigerian delegation led by the…

• Says no voter will be molested at polling booths, urges electorate to conduct themselves well   •Oyebamiji pledges inclusive governance • Adeleke condemns Esa-Oke killing, orders heavy security deployment, cautions against incitement  •IGP bars state-established security outfits, others from participating in election  •Barau enjoins voters to return APC to mainstream in state as Sanwo-Olu drums up support for APC, candidate • Accord dismisses Imumolen’s endorsement of APC, says any foul play’ll be resisted •Turaki’s PDP hails judgement recognising guber choice • Yiaga Africa worries about late SDP inclusion • CISLAC: why Osun poll is threatened Chuks Okocha, Michael Olugbode, Sunday…

By Babajide Komolafe AG Mortgage Bank Plc has significantly bolstered its liquidity position after investors completely snapped up its N3.97 billion Series 2 and 3 Commercial Paper (CP) issuance. By achieving a 100 percent subscription rate, the bank has secured critical, cost-effective short-term funding that will enable it to scale its mortgage financing operations and accelerate its real estate pipeline. The successful issuance marks another major milestone for the mortgage lender, signaling strong institutional trust in the bank’s financial health and strategic growth trajectory. The Series 2 and Series 3 commercial paper notes were issued under AG Mortgage Bank Plc registered…

The Trump administration is recruiting private security firms to conduct federal government-authorized operations, including cyberattacks, against overseas-based criminal organizations that commit hacks on US persons, organizations, or government entities. In a National Security Presidential Memorandum issued Thursday, US President Donald Trump directed the National Coordination Center (NCC), which operates under the Homeland Security Task Force, to develop a program for conducting specific cyber operations that combat foreign transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security will provide oversight. The lynchpin of that program is bringing in private sector companies to participate. Devil will be in the still-undefined…

From the first day Andy Burnham came into office, climate scientists, campaigners and some of the ordinary people surviving through this summer of extreme heat began to wonder when he would start to talk about the climate crisis.Up until this week, many held back from criticism. After all, he had only been in power for a couple weeks; it felt far too early to start to judge and call him out on it.But as we watched the footage of terrified horses galloping over cindering heathland in the New Forest while yet another wildfire took hold, it no longer felt too…

In 1975, my parents saw an advert in their local Australian newspaper. With the Vietnam war coming to an end, thousands of orphaned children were being evacuated. As part of the American-led Operation Babylift, the Australian government was looking for families who would adopt them. My parents decided to do it.I arrived in Adelaide in April in a shoebox. I was so tiny that my umbilical cord was still attached. My parents knew that the document they were given, with a January birthday and the name Le Thi Ha, couldn’t be mine. But with the chaos of the evacuation there was…

Imagine a cute, young, gay Jim Carrey with a withering line in put-downs: that is Andrew Rannells. Or rather, it was, back when he starred in Lena Dunham’s HBO series Girls as Elijah, the formerly closeted ex of her character, Hannah. Dunham had seen Rannells playing Elder Price, the zealous missionary spreading the good word in the original 2011 Broadway production of the bad-taste musical The Book of Mormon, for which he received a Tony nomination. Girls, in turn, spread the good word about him. To this day, fans still shout “Your dad is gay!” at him in the street,…

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Brazil has not yet decided whether it will proceed with retaliatory measures, but has committed to defending its position.Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026Brazil has opened consultations into potential retaliatory measures against the United States following the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on a range of Brazilian exports.The new US tariffs are “unjustified and arbitrary”, and Brazil will “continue to defend its position in all appropriate forums”, the Brazilian government said in a statement on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe step is the beginning of the reciprocity process that could eventually see Brazil introduce retaliatory measures,…