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Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday at the Nigerian Senate in Abuja threatened to “take out” former Edo State governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, after the lawmaker repeatedly disrupted plenary during consideration of the Votes and Proceedings, following persistent interruptions linked to a controversial amendment of Senate rules on eligibility for presiding and principal officer positions. The Senate had been considering …

The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader’s office on Wednesday as part of a corruption investigation, a person familiar with the matter said. The search at Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas’s district office in Portsmouth comes after the Democrat helped lead the state’s recent redistricting effort. Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, listens to debate on the …

Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman, nicknamed “The Mouth of the South” for his outspoken nature, built a media empire that encompassed cable’s first superstation and …

  …approves $500m research development fund The Federal Government on Wednesday announced a ban on honorary degree holders prefixing “Dr” to their names in official, academic, or professional usage. The government also established the National Research and Development Fund, with an annual allocation of $500 million. These decisions were disclosed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, while briefing …

President Donald Trump has announced a pause to the just-launched US initiative that aimed to help guide ships stranded by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump had said the initiative – Project Freedom – was a humanitarian gesture “meant to free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong”. Iran has said vessels can only …

African Democratic Congress (ADC) has reduced its presidential nomination form fee to N90 million and released an updated schedule for its 2026 primary elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party had earlier fixed the presidential nomination form at N100 million. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement, on Tuesday in Abuja, said …

Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi says the restoration of 20 suppressed state constituencies across Kogi, Benue, Delta, and Jigawa by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is a ”bold step for equitable representation and justice for formerly under-represented communities”. Ododo said this on Tuesday in Lokoja during a Stakeholders’ meeting organised by INEC. Describing the restoration of constituencies as more …

Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that “Project Freedom,” the initiative to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, will be paused “for a short period of time” to see whether an agreement with Iran can be finalised and signed. Since the start of hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran in late February, Tehran has effectively …

The Theatre Command North East Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI, has described the poor feeding of troops in operational theatres as misleading. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theatre command was reacting to claims on some social media platforms alleging incidents of poor feeding to the troops in the Frontline within the command’s area of operation. …

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has appointed Mrs Esther Chinyere Onyekesi, the mother of slain businessman, late Martin Onyekesi, as Commissioner for Womens’ Affairs. Late Martin was last year murdered by kidnappers, who abducted him from his home and later dumped his corpse in another part of Awka, even before ransom could be paid. The incident had sparked wide …