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A federal judge has ordered a temporary injunction against California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring candidates to disclose their tax returns for a spot on the presidential primary ballot, an early victory for President Donald Trump but a decision that would undoubtedly be appealed by state officials. United States District Judge, Morrison England Jr. said he would issue a final ruling
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Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg met Thursday with President Donald Trump and a number of members of Congress, as Facebook has taken the path of resolving its regulatory and legal issues centering around competition, censorship, reported bias, etc. While the president reviewed the get-together as “a nice meeting” without giving any further details, Republican Senator
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Algeria’s powerful army chief has ordered buses and cars bringing protesters into the capital to be stopped and seized, the latest in a series of measures aimed at quelling weekly demonstrations demanding a purge of the old ruling elite. “We have instructed the gendarmerie to … stop buses and cars that are used to this
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Igbudu Market Traders in Delta have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Chief Bernard Okumagba as the Maneging Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC.
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The United States forces in Afghanistan have admitted that a drone attack that killed at least 30 pine nut farmers in Nangarhar province on Thursday was conducted by them. Recall Vanguard previously reported that United States drone strike kills 30 farm workers in Afghanistan. At least 40 others were injured in the attack in Wazir
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By Emmanuel Yashim, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is meeting in Monaco on Friday to begin debating the final wording of a special report on the effects of global warming on oceans, coastal and polar regions. Representatives of the IPCC member states will debate the report, compiled with input from 100 researchers from
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…Found guilty of offering $10,000 bribe Elias Antonio Saca, the former president of El Salvador serving a 10-year prison term for corruption, has been sentenced to another two years for bribery. Saca was found guilty of having offered $10,000 to a court employee to obtain information about a case against him, the attorney general’s office
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National Association of Seadog, NAS, has disclosed that no fewer than 8000 indigent residents of Ikorodu Local Government, Lagos State, would be treated freely.
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The Anambra State House of Assembly has urged Federal Government to make Air Peace Airline a National Carrier for its contributions in the evacuation of stranded Nigerians in South Africa. The lawmakers also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to confer on Chief Allen Onyema, Chairman of Air Peace, a national honour for his philanthropic gestures and
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TOYOTA is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to keep the Toyota Corolla as the world’s best selling car ever. From Japan to America and the rest of the world, the Corolla is getting improvement all round. Toyota Motor Corporation announces the launch of its completely redesigned Corolla (Sedan) and Corolla Touring (Wagon) in Japan (previously “Corolla Axio” and “Corolla Fielder” respectively, in Japan), and the improved Corolla Sport (Hatchback), and the start of sales at Toyota Mobility Tokyo Inc., Netz Toyota Toto Co., Ltd, Netz Toyota Tama Co., Ltd., and Toyota dealers across Japan.
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