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China raised import duties on a $3 billion list of U.S. pork, fruit and other products Monday in an escalating tariff dispute with President Donald Trump that companies worry might depress global commerce. The Finance Ministry said it was responding to a U.S. tariff hike on steel and aluminum that took effect March 23. But a bigger clash looms over Trump’s approval of possible higher duties on nearly $50 billion of Chinese goods in a separate argument over technology policy. The tariff spat is one aspect of wide-ranging tensions between Washington and Beijing over China’s multibillion-dollar trade surplus with the…

Dele Alli scored twice in four second-half minutes as Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea 3-1 on Sunday to end a 28-year wait for a Premier League win at Stamford Bridge. Defeat for the hosts all but ends Chelsea’s hopes of Champions League football next season as Spurs opened up an eight-point lead over their closest challengers for fourth place. Ending their long wait for a win at their London rivals is just the latest sign of the progress made under Mauricio Pochettino as Spurs look set to seal a place in the Champions League for a third straight season. And it was even more…

Fresh crisis appears to loom between the Presidency and National Assembly as senators are poised to reject the request of President Muhammadu Buhari for the approval of a N4.2 trillion bond. It was gathered that the senators took the decision before they embarked on Easter break, just as both members of the upper and lower chambers were said to be unhappy that the executive failed to render account of more than N9.2 trillion loans or bonds approved by the National Assembly in 2016. Investigations in the National Assembly confirmed that the lawmakers in both chambers are angry that President Buhari has…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said it has uncovered plans by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to clamp down on key members of the opposition parties as well as civil society organisations ahead of the 2019 general elections. In a statement by PDP spokesman, Kola Olagbondiyan, the party said the clampdown would be linked to fathom corruption charges just to weaken the opposition ahead of the polls. “Part of this heinous plot is also to arrest members of the civil society, opinion leaders, the media and professional groups who refused to buy into the fabrications, lies, deceptions and…

The federal government has on Sunday, April 1, released more names of people who have allegedly looted the nation’s treasury under the watch of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture who released the list claimed that those complaining that the list was too short did not understand that it was strategically released as a teaser, Channels TV reports. “At the press conference where the list was released, I did say it was a tip of the iceberg. Apparently, this does not mean anything to people whose style is to comment on issues they barely…

The Federal the government has set up an in-house committee to investigate whether Cambridge Analytica’s worked for the then Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2007 and 2015 general elections campaigns, broke the laws of the country or infringed on the rights of other parties and their candidates, a Presidency source said. At the moment, the government is reportedly scrutinising the reports of the data mining firm, Cambridge Analytica, which allegedly swiped the data of more than 50 million Facebook users to sway elections in many countries, including Nigeria, where it was said to have waged a campaign to perpetuate discord…

A total of 750 cattle rustlers, bandits and kidnappers weekend swore to an oath with the Quran and the Bible that they would no longer engage in criminal activities. The renunciation was the culmination of efforts by the new commissioner of police in Kaduna State, Austin Iwar, who had been engaging different community leaders to persuade deviants in their areas to abandon crime and embrace government’s amnesty. The latest ceremony is coming two weeks after another set of 400 bandits and kidnappers similarly swore to an oath with the Quran renouncing crimes. Addressing journalists after the ceremony, Mr Austin Iwar,…

Some angry constituents at weekend pelted Garba Hamman Julde, a member of the House of Representatives from Taraba State with stones over allegation of abandoning them for two years. Julde, who represents Bali/Gassol federal constituency in the lower legislative chamber, was presenting 11 motorcycles and one car to the ward executive members and local government chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bali local government area when he was attacked. He was, however, quickly spirited away by security operatives but not without sustaining injury in the attack. An eyewitness, Musa Sandirde, who said the constituents vowed not to re-elect…

“Bambam’s eviction should teach us a lesson. This is how Jesus will come. It happened like rapture”. “That’s how Nigerians viewed the eviction of Bambam from the House, with many hoping to be told that it was an April Fool prank”. The above were reactions from visibly surprised fans when Big Brother (Biggie) unexpectedly evicted Bambam from the reality TV show after the Legend Saturday night party. Perennial host Ebuka Uchendu joined the housemates for their weekly Saturday night party. Shortly after Ebuka enjoyed an evening of high life music with the housemates, he announced the arrival of an unexpected…

Today is marked globally as Easter Sunday. It is a day set aside to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death. Easter, the season in which Christians mark the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, represents the triumph of good over evil; and life over death. It is also a time to show love, forgiveness, compassion and renewed hope in the Grace of God. In most countries in Europe, Easter is derived from the Jewish festival of Passover. “In Greece, the feast is called Pascha, in Italian Pasqua, in Danish it is Paaske, and in French it is Paques,”…