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(CNN) President Donald Trump’s threat to veto a sweeping defense bill that is set for a vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday is sharply dividing Republican lawmakers, forcing them to choose between loyalty to the President and legislation that sets defense policy for the country and creating uncertainty over whether enough votes exist to override a veto. The National Defense Authorization …

The planned address of a joint session of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday over the worsening security situation in Nigeria now appears uncertain. This situation followed the antics of the governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the party’s National Executive Council meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, who moved …

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has admitted Nigeria’s ‘regrettable’ security situation but condemned the call for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari over the insecurity. The ruling party accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of politicising the country’s security situation. The security situation across Nigeria has deteriorated in recent years with kidnapping for …

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), says his principal, on Tuesday, reassured governors of the 36 states of the Federation of his regime’s commitment to ending insecurity in the country. Adesina said at a meeting today, the Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, and his North-East counterparts did not raise the …

The National Executive Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress on Tuesday dissolved all states, zonal, and national party structures. The party’s NEC also extended the tenure of the party’s caretaker extraordinary convention planning committee led by Governor Mai Buni by six months. The decision was taken at a meeting of the committee attended by the President, Major General Muhammadu …

The Federal Government has faulted claims by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, that it has failed to deliver on the timelines on offers made to the union. It insisted that the timelines had been complied with and “faithfully implemented”. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, revealed that ASUU agreed at …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, met behind closed doors with the nation’s 36 state governors on the security challenges across the country. He explained that the closure of the nation’s land borders was partly an attempt to control the smuggling of weapons and drugs. Although state governors did not speak with State House correspondents at the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday reassured that only competent persons with character and proven integrity would be elected as chairmen and councilors in the forthcoming local government election in the state. The governor, who promised not to allow godfatherism to thrive again in the state, stressed that the country’s electoral process strongly affects the system of governance. Obaseki said …

SUDBURY, MA — Five Massachusetts Republicans who lost races this fall filed a lawsuit seeking to effectively cancel the results of the November election, echoing claims made by President Donald Trump’s campaign about fraud and illegal voting in 2020. The suit was filed Monday by former candidates Caroline Colarusso, Ingrid Centurion, John Paul Moran, Craig Valdez and Helen Brady. The …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has committed to sustaining partnership with the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and other relevant agencies to improve services at the Benin Airport and increase air traffic to the state. The governor, who made the submission in commemoration of the International Civil Aviation Day, marked by the …