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President Biden’s plan to respond to Putin’s price hike at the pump
Americans face rising prices at the pump because of Putin’s Price Hike. Since Putin accelerated his military build-up around Ukraine, gas prices have increased by nearly a dollar per gallon. Because of Putin’s war of choice, less oil is getting to market, and the reduction in supply is raising prices at the pump for Americans. President Biden is committed to…
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Why we’re building world’s largest Consulate in Lagos – US govt
The United States says it is committed to strengthening the enduring U.S.-Nigeria relationship, investing in the partnership for the benefit of the two nations. At a historic groundbreaking ceremony highlighting the enduring bilateral friendship and partnership between the United States and Nigeria, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu joined U.S. Ambassador, Mary Beth Leonard and U.S. Consul General, Claire Pierangelo on…
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BREAKING: US to make Lagos consulate world’s largest
The United States Consulate in Lagos will be the largest in the world when completed in 2027, Ambassador Mary Leonard has said. The groundbreaking of the consulate which is expected to cost $537million was done by Ambassador Leonard and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Eko Atlantic City in Lagos on Thursday. According to Ambassador Leonard, the 10-storey consular…
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UK Council suspends Nigerian for arranging payment to husband’s company
A local authority lawyer has been struck off after failing to declare she was submitting invoices to pay to her husband’s company. Omolarami Akindiji, who worked as a legal services manager at Corby Borough Council, submitted two invoices each for £1,550 for services purported to be provided by a company called Alfa Topco. The business was described at Companies House…
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Abramovich ‘blinded’, suffer skin peel after suspected poisoning
Roman Abramovich suffered a suspected poisoning along with Ukraine peace negotiators earlier this month that caused the skin to peel off their faces and temporary blindness, sources said. A representative for Abramovich confirmed earlier on Monday the oligarch had suffered the reported symptoms but refused to give any further details. The Chelsea FC owner was allegedly poisoned just weeks ago…
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Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock after Oscars slap
Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock after he slapped him at the Oscars, saying his behaviour was “unacceptable and inexcusable”. “I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris,” he said in a statement. “I was out of line and I was wrong.” It comes after the Oscars film academy condemned Smith over the incident and announced a formal…
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Taliban bars government employees without beards from work
Afghanistan’s Taliban has instructed all government employees to wear a beard and adhere to a dress code or risk being fired, three sources told Reuters, the latest of several new restrictions imposed by the hardline Islamist administration. The sources said representatives from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice were patrolling the entrances to government offices…
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Twitter user slams The Academy over Will Smith’s violent behaviour at Oscars
A Twitter user, DSP The Undying has berated the organisers of the Oscars for the despicable behaviour of Will Smith on global television during the Oscars awards night. Will Smith sauntered on the stage to deliver a hot slap on the comedian show host, Chris Rock for what the actor considered an improper joke on his wife, Jada Pinkett. Immediately…
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Afghanistan’s last finance minister, now a D.C. Uber driver, ponders what went wrong
Until last summer, Khalid Payenda was Afghanistan’s finance minister, overseeing a $6 billion budget — the lifeblood of a government fighting for its survival in a war that had long been at the center of U.S. foreign policy. Now, seven months after Kabul had fallen to the Taliban, he was at the wheel of his Honda Accord, headed north on…
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Jeff Fortenberry: The US lawmaker toppled by a Nigerian billionaire, Gilbert Chagoury
A US lawmaker could face expulsion from Congress for lying about funding ties to an African billionaire. Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska, lied to the FBI about taking illegal donations from Gilbert Chagoury, a high-flying Nigerian businessman, a federal jury found.He could be sentenced to 15 years in prison on three felony counts. The case has also renewed attention…
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