Jay North, who starred as the towheaded mischief maker on TV’s “Dennis the Menace” for four seasons starting in 1959, has died. He was 73. North died Sunday at his home in Lake Butler, Florida, after battling colon cancer, said Laurie Jacobson, a longtime friend, and Bonnie Vent, who was his booking agent. “He had…
An unspecified number of Nigerian soldiers were reportedly killed when suspected Boko Haram insurgents invaded a military formation in Izge village, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State on Sunday. The Public Relations Officer of the Headquarters Theater Command of Operation Hadin Kai, Capt Reuben Kavongiya, who confirmed the incident in a statement to journalists,…
The House of Representatives has warned the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (retd.), against making any laws in the state, saying he has no constitutional power to do so. The House stated this against the backdrop of the administrator’s plan to come up with a fresh budget, following the declaration…
Image by Samuel Regan-Asante. What put the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), with an annual budget hovering at just about 1% of federal spending, at the top of Elon Musk’s budget-cutting target list? Was it just a political calculation that foreign aid is a safe target because it’s unpopular with so many Americans and…
The Nigerian government has avoided retaliation on the 14 per cent tariffs imposed on the country’s exports by US President Donald Trump. Instead, Nigeria said it would approach the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for a beneficial solution to all parties. “In response to the recent tariff announcements, Nigeria remains actively engaged in consultations with U.S….
