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  Canada elects a new government on Monday to confront annexation threats from the United States and deal directly with President Donald Trump, whose trade war has defined the campaign.   The Liberal Party, led by new Prime Minister Mark Carney, looked set to lose easily to the Conservatives’ Pierre ...

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he wanted Russia’s Vladimir Putin to “stop shooting” in Ukraine and sign a peace deal, one day after the US leader met Ukraine’s president at the Vatican.   Trump, who boasted before his inauguration that he could halt Russia’s invasion of Ukraine within ...

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, announced on Sunday that the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain aims to increase local manufacturing of pharmaceutical products in Nigeria to at least 70% by 2030.   In a video shared on X, Pate explained that ...

An Ondo State Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure has ordered the remand of two men, Adebowale Adegboye, and Idowu Akinseye in prison custody for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl (name withheld).   While Adegboye is the father of the victim, Akinseye is her stepfather.   The duo were alleged to ...

The President of the Nigeria Rescue Mission Organisation and former President of Buhari Youth Organisation, Dr Jibril Mustapha, on Sunday urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election.   Mustapha, who made this call in a statement released on Sunday in Lagos, said Jonathan should heed the ...

Liverpool have officially secured the Premier League title after a commanding 5-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.   The match, played at Anfield, saw Liverpool come from behind after Tottenham’s Dominic Solanke opened the scoring in the 12th minute, assisted by James Maddison.   However, it took only four ...

The Federal Government has sympathised with the people and government of Iran following the tragic explosion at the Shahid Rajaee Port, located near the Strait of Hormuz, on Saturday.   The explosion resulted in the loss of at least 28 lives, with more than 800 others injured.   In a ...

A member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Audu Lauya, has urged ethnic groups to translate the national anthem into their mother tongues to promote patriotism and development in the country.   Lauya (PDP – Lau/Karim Lamido/Ardo Kola Federal Constituency) said this at the first edition of the Sungki Yandang ...

Real Madrid midfielder, Fede Valverde, has apologised to fans following the team’s 3-2 loss to Barcelona in the final at Estadio de La Cartuja.   In a message on Sunday via Instagram, Valverde admitted his disappointment and pledged his continued commitment to the club.   “It happened again. And it ...

Rwanda has arrested three top officials from the country’s Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board along with four businessmen suspected of corruption and abuses of power, the investigation bureau said on Sunday.   Rwanda’s Investigation Bureau said the trio — Augustin Rwomushana, John Kanyangira and Richard Niyongabo — were being jailed ...