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The National Assembly has unsealed the office of the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. PUNCH Online understands that her office, located in Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing, was unsealed on Tuesday morning by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the National Assembly, assisted by security personnel. The office had been under lock and key since March 6, 2025, when the senator …

Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of Prof. Eunice Omonzejie as the new Vice Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Monday night in Benin by the Secretary to the State Government, Musa Ikhilor. Ikhilor said the appointment, which takes immediate effect, followed the recommendation of three candidates …

Strong indications emerged on Tuesday that the imbroglio between the embattled Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan,  PDP, Kogi Central and the President of the Senate,  Senator Godswill Akpabio, is coming to an end as the Sergeant at Arms of the National Assembly, along with combined personnel of security organisations, have  unsealed her 205 office of the Senate wing. With this development,  the …

…Urges Nigerians to shape democracy through inclusive participation Speaking through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, at the National Public Hearing on the Review of the 1999 Constitution in Abuja, the President described the process as a “golden opportunity” to entrench good governance, inclusivity, and sustainable development. “The Constitution is the supreme law of …

Some attendees at the event insisted that Nigeria’s democracy cannot deepen without deliberate steps to end systemic exclusion. Calls for inclusion and guaranteed representation for women and persons with disabilities (PWDs) dominated Monday’s national public hearing organised by the House of Representatives in Abuja on the ongoing constitution review. The House Committee on Constitution Review organised the hearing to provide Nigerians …

By Idahosa Musa Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the payment of the first tranche of payment to the staff of the Colleges of Education in Ekiadolor and Igueben, who were disengaged under alleged controversial circumstances by the immediate past administration in the state. The development was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the …

United Nations, New York — France formally recognized a Palestinian state at the United Nations on Monday in a move that deepens Israel’s international isolation as it pursues its maximalist war aims in Gaza and expands settlements in the occupied West Bank. Speaking at a summit on a two-state solution in New York, French President Emmanuel Macron told the UN General Assembly that recognition …

President Donald Trump announced Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration will be notifying physicians that the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy “can be associated with a very increased risk of autism.” “They are strongly recommending that women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless medically necessary,” he said. Trump said women should not use it during pregnancy “unless medically …

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to air on ABC on Tuesday night, the network announced in a statement. “Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,” a spokesperson for the Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC, said in a statement to CNN. …

Instead of young Africans trading their dreams for a place in someone else’s war, the international community should embrace them. International reports have addressed Russia’s recruitment of young African women for its Alabuga military-industrial zone, 1,000 km east of Moscow, as a ‘trap,’ based on false information and fake promises. Our recent investigation confirmed that much of the content in campaigns that reached tens of …