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Republicans and Democrats battled over summoning high-level White House witnesses Tuesday in a marathon first day of arguments in President Donald Trump’s trial for abuse of power. The two sides squared off in fiery exchanges that circled around the procedures for the trial and gave the Democrats an opportunity to spell out their arguments for Trump’s guilt on national television. But Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell flexed his own political muscle, mobilizing his side’s 53-47 majority in the body to slap down Democratic attempts to amend the trial procedures that he reportedly crafted together with the White House and designed…

A trailblazing judge with particular expertise in environmental law and the constitution will become Greece’s first female president on Wednesday. The candidacy of Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou has already won cross-party support and been welcomed by some commentators as a consensus candidate during a difficult time for Greek foreign policy. “The time has come for Greece to open up to the future,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said earlier this month, as he submitted Sakellaropoulou’s name for Wednesday’s parliamentary vote. A four-decade justice veteran, 63-year-old Sakellaropoulou has since 2018 headed Greece’s top administrative court, the Council of State, where she was again the…

Frank Lampard has lauded Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani, but insists Chelsea are no closer to bringing in another striker. Lampard has been adamant the Blues – who had their transfer ban lifted ahead of the January window – would only bring players in if the deals were right for the club. However, after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Newcastle United, Lampard acknowledged Chelsea need reinforcements in the final third and will be looking to do business if possible this month. Cavani wants to leave PSG after falling behind Mauro Icardi in Thomas Tuchel’s pecking order, though a bid from Atletico Madrid…

Jurgen Klopp applauded Liverpool for securing a “dominant” 2-0 win in what he viewed as one of their most captivating matches against Manchester United. Virgil van Dijk’s 14th-minute header and Mohamed Salah’s stoppage-time sealer saw off the Red Devils at Anfield on Sunday and sent Liverpool 16 points clear atop the Premier League. Roberto Firmino had a goal disallowed following a VAR review midway through the first half but the hosts made the result safe when Salah chased down Alisson’s long ball, held off Daniel James and completed a scintillating counter-attack. “It was a really good game, one of the…

Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal must learn to control matches after throwing away another lead late on in their 1-1 draw with Sheffield United. John Fleck’s deflected shot seven minutes from time cancelled out Gabriel Martinelli’s ninth goal of the season in Saturday’s Premier League clash at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal have dropped 13 points from winning positions this term – as many as they did in the whole of 2018-19 – having also let advantages slip against Chelsea and Crystal Palace in recent weeks. Arteta concedes a lack of focus has cost his side since he replaced Unai Emery in December…

Liverpool beat Manchester United 2-0 in a crucial Premier League match yesterday to stretch their lead over 2nd placed Manchester City to 16 points. Liverpool now have 64 points from 22 matches and have extended their unbeaten run at Anfield to 52 games. On the other hand, United remained at the 5th position in the league table with 34 points in 23 matches. Virgil van Dijk put the home side ahead in the 14th minute with a powerful header from a corner kick and Mohamed Salah increased the deficit with a fine counter-attacking move in the dying minutes of the match. It was…

The South-South Elders Forum has expressed the interest of the people of the geopolitical zone to run for the presidency in 2023. The zone said they would seek the support of Nigerians for an opportunity to complete the second tenure, which the defeat of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 denied them. The National Coordinator of South-South Elders Forum and National Publicity Secretary of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Annabs Sara-Igbe, told some journalists in Abuja at the weekend that it would be erroneous for anyone to believe that the North could foist itself on the country beyond…

Given the numerous challenges facing Nigeria in her quest for national cohesion and survival, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, have warned that Nigeria could not survive another civil war. They lamented that religious fanaticism and intolerance have been on the rise as some people who considered themselves privileged fanned the embers of war, adding that they confessed that they have been increasingly distressed and appalled that the hitherto harmonious co-habitation between all peoples of the nation was being eroded. The warning was contained in a communiqué issued after a meeting at Soyinka’s residence…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Afe Babalola, has counseled the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to go beyond pronouncement and take the six South-west governors to court over the consummation of the joint security network called operation Amotekun. Babalola said it would be tantamount to illegality for Malami to constitute himself as a lawful court dishing out judgement on issues of this nature, and would also constitute gross abuse of court process for the federal government to expect the South-west governors to file an action against the Federal Government on operation…

Youth groups under the umbrella of Yoruba World Congress (YWC) are to hold a support rally for the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun on Tuesday. The rally will hold in the capital cities of the six South-west states and Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, according to YWC convener, Prof. Banji Akintoye. Akintoye, a renowned historian, disclosed this during his visit to the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, in Ibadan at the weekend. He said the rally would boost support for the governors of the six states promoting Amotekun. He said Ilorin was added because Kwara is largely,…