WASHINGTON — In remarks ostensibly focused on combating antisemitism, former President Donald Trump questioned why he lacks commanding support from Jewish voters and suggested that they would have “a lot to do” with a loss in November if their support for his campaign does not grow. “I’m not going to call this a prediction, but, in my…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has projected that the Nigerian economy would grow by 3.5 per cent by 2026, pushing the country’s gross domestic product to approximately $400bn. He disclosed this at the Access Bank Customer Forum held in Lagos on Thursday. “The Nigerian economy will…
There have been a couple of new developments in the crypto world over the last few days just begging to have their dots connected. Here they are: On Sept. 9, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued its annual report on cryptocurrency fraud. The FBI found that, in 2023, crypto-related fraud absolutely exploded, with $5.6 billion in…
Bill Gates says if he set tax rates, the rich would be almost 70% poorer — but unlike Bernie Sanders, he would not outlaw billionaires. The Microsoft cofounder said that “under the tax system I would go for, the wealthy would have, say, a third as much.” He revealed his ideal tax policy in an episode…
The Presidential Livestock Reform Committee on Thursday proposed that a combination of ranching and open grazing could be the most viable solution to the farmer-herder crisis in Nigeria. Co-chairman of the committee, Prof. Attahiru Jega, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after presenting a 152-page inception report on livestock reforms. Jega emphasised that while the…
The most pervasive of these conspiracy theories have linked him to COVID-19. One popular unsubstantiated claim is that the COVID-19 pandemic was a cover to allow the Microsoft cofounder to put microchips in vaccines to track people. Phoebe Gates, the youngest daughter of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, said these rumors have even damaged some…
By Idowu Bankole The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has called on political parties to suspend all campaign activities ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. The Commission made this known In a statement signed by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, saying all campaigns by political parties must…
In case you slept a little bit too much last week, here’s what went down. We had quite some anxiety about the future of Dangote Refinery versus NNPC versus the Presidency versus Independent Marketers versus the Nigerian people and their state of anxiety with inflation. By week’s end, an outline of what the future might…
Egogonewshub.com: Many people say you have been running away from being interviewed. How do you respond to that? Akpakomiza: I have been all over the State campaigning. I spoke myself.I talked about my manifesto, and granted interviews to Pressmen. No. I am not running away from anybody. I am actually a quiet person.I prefer to…
Villagers in one of the villages in Rwanda have been left stunned with the decision of of twin brothers to marry the same woman. The decision by twin brothers to marry one woman has left many villagers in disbelief. Their marriage journey started when the lady, Mary Josiane, was dating one of the twin brothers….
