June 2025
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The US Senate is making a final push to advance President Trump’s signature legislation with a flurry of last-minute changes that stunned Elon Musk and the already besieged clean energy industry while offering new support for fossil fuels. The controversy surrounding the bill’s energy approach is just one front in a frenzied final push. The…
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Manchester United have appointed their former defender Jonny Evans as the head of loans and pathways at the club. The Red Devils disclosed this in a post on their website on Monday. Evans’s appointment comes after the Northern Irishman announced his retirement from professional football. The 37-year-old is currently in the final stages of completing…
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Good evening from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, says under the new tax laws, Nigerian households earning N250,000 or less per month should be exempted from personal taxes. He spoke on ‘Politics Today,’ a Channels Television programme, on…
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Brentford have told Manchester United they will have to return with a larger offer if they want to sign Bryan Mbeumo after rejecting an overall package worth £62.5 million ($85.7 million), sources have told ESPN. United have made Mbeumo a priority signing and have stepped up negotiations with Brentford in recent days. Brentford, however, are holding out for more than…
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FIFA’s Global Football Development chief Arsene Wenger acknowledged that the quality of pitches hosting Club World Cup matches in the U.S. was not good enough, but insisted it would be better when the country co-hosts the 2026 World Cup. The pitches, often very dry and sprinkled with water during cooling breaks or at halftime, have…
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Suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his predecessor FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and the suspended Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule again appeared in public together barely two days after a fresh round of peace talks at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The trio were seen together at a funeral service…
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Good evening from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, says under the new tax laws, Nigerian households earning N250,000 or less per month should be exempted from personal taxes. He spoke on ‘Politics Today,’ a Channels Television programme, on…
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President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza, arguing that the end of Israel’s war with Iran has created the best opportunity to halt the conflict and begin long-term peace negotiations, Newsweek reported. “An agreement is very possible,” an unnamed source familiar with the discussions…
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President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. is immediately ending trade talks with Canada in response to the country’s digital services tax on technology companies, calling it a “direct and blatant attack on our country.” “Based on this egregious Tax, we are hereby terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada, effective immediately,” Trump wrote…
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President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons. In an extraordinary statement on his Truth Social platform, Trump blasted Tehran for claiming to have won its war…
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President Donald Trump said Friday he expects Iran to open itself to international inspection to verify it doesn’t restart its nuclear program. Asked during a White House news conference if he would demand during expected talks with Iran that the International Atomic Energy Agency or some other organization be authorized to conduct inspections, Trump responded…
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Democrat efforts in the Senate to prevent President Donald Trump from further escalating with Iran fell short Friday, with Republicans opposed to a resolution marking Congress’ first attempt to reassert its war powers following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The resolution, authored by Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, aimed to affirm that Trump should…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, have confirmed their agreement to work together, following the late Thursday night meeting hosted by President Bola Tinubu to resolve the lingering political crisis in the state. The closed door reconciliation meeting which held at the Presidential…
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Grammy-nominated Afrobeat musician, Made Kuti, has explained why he is sceptical about fighting for better governance in Nigeria. He explained that the activism and sacrifices of his family members, including his great-grandmother Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, grandfather Fela Kuti, his dad Femi Kuti, and his uncle Seun Kuti, have not yielded the expected results. He stated…
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Nigerian singer, Euphemia Ekumah, popularly known as GoodGirl LA, has opened up about her struggle with depression and how the isolation that followed it transformed her life. The singer, who has been quiet for some time now, shared that she was dealing with depression in isolation, but she turned it into power by focusing on…
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A man, Nasiru Gwallaga, has been found guilty of committing the crime of burning down a patrol vehicle of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Bara village of Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State in 2023. The Sector Commander of FRSC in the state, Istifanus Ibrahim, who disclosed the development in an interview…
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