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The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions (SCEPPP) is set to hear testimonies from Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Kogi Central lawmaker Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over allegations of sexual harassment. This was confirmed by the Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Onyekachi Nwebonyi, during an appearance on Channels Television on Friday. According to Nwebonyi, other senators […]

Ex-central banker Mark Carney was formally sworn in as prime minister of Canada on Friday, putting him in a position to fight tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump that could devastate the trade-dependent Canadian economy. Mark Carney has said Canada will never be part of the US, after being sworn in as the country’s 24th […]

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleaded not guilty on Friday to a new indictment, which added accusations that the hip-hop mogul forced employees to work long hours and threatened to punish those who did not assist in his two-decade sex trafficking scheme. Combs, 55, entered his plea to the new indictment before the US district judge Arun […]

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was “abducted” and illegally taken to The Hague to face murder charges, his lawyer told International Criminal Court judges during his initial appearance on Friday. The 79-year-old Duterte, accused of crimes against humanity over his deadly “war on drugs,” appeared frail as he confirmed his name and date of birth […]

*Tinubu Explains Mission Schools’ Return Falls Under State Jurisdiction During Bishops’ Meeting President Bola Tinubu has assured the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria that he understands the hardship Nigerians are facing but insists ongoing economic reforms are necessary to build a stronger nation. Speaking when he received the bishops in Abuja on Friday, Tinubu defended […]

Ireti Kingibe, the senator representing the federal capital territory (FCT), says she will champion the sexual harassment case involving Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Kogi central lawmaker. Akpoti-Uduaghan had accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of making sexual advances towards her during a visit to his home in Akwa Ibom state. The allegation was preceded by Akpoti-Uduaghan’s outburst […]

The federal government has opposed plans by the national assembly to pass bills for the creation of nearly 200 new universities in the country. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday during the ministerial press briefing, Tunji Alausa, the minister of education, said about 200 bills are at the national assembly seeking to create new universities, noting […]

An Abuja-based lawyer, Alexander Oketa, has dragged the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over land ownership tussle between Jona Brothers Construction Limited and the chairman, Elizade Motors, Chief Michael Adeojo, demanding the sum of N500 million as general damages. Acting […]

The Chief Judge (CJ) of Akwa Ibom, Justice Ekaette Obot, on Friday rounded up a three-day visit to correctional centres and freed a total of 55 inmates in the state. 18 out of the 55 inmates were released on health grounds. Four inmates regained freedom in Ikot Abasi custodial centre; two inmates were released in […]

The Special Adviser on Policy Communication to President Bola Tinubu, Daniel Bwala, has dismissed claims by the United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa that Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria. In a statement on Friday, Bwala emphasized that the Tinubu administration promotes religious tolerance and has recorded little to no cases of Christian […]

Osun State High Court sitting in Iragbiji, the headquarters of Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State, on Tuesday resumed hearing on the case of the appointment of the Chief Imam of Inisha in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of the state, which has been pending since 2021. The appointment of the Chief Imam, which led […]

THE Secretary General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has urged Muslims to respect the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, as the leader of the NSCIA and not engage in any move that could undermine his authority. Oloyede said this as the chairman of a special Ramadan […]