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Mr Akpabio’s legal team had also asked the court to direct Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan to issue a written apology. The suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to reject a motion seeking to compel her to delete a satirical apology she posted on social media. Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan made her request in a counter-affidavit responding to a …

Senator Francis Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East in the National Assembly, has expressed optimism that the recently passed tax bills will significantly boost revenue generation across all tiers of government, especially the states and local governments. In a statement issued by his media aide, Sam Segun-Progress, and made available in Osogbo on Friday, Fadahunsi noted that the bills, once signed …

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Leo XIV, and proclaiming “Peace be with you all!” in his first greeting to the world. Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears on the loggia overlooking St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025. Screenshot from @VaticanNews YouTube channel. A native …

A cardinal appeared on the balcony in St Peter’s Square to announce that American Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, had been chosen by the votes of the Conclave to be the next pontiff. Shortly after, the new pope appeared on the balcony to cheers from the crowds filling St Peter’s Square (Rear view ) Reuters …

White smoke has been seen rising above the Sistine Chapel in the Apostolic Palace in Rome, signaling that the cardinals have elected a new pope. The new pontiff will replace Pope Francis, who died last month at age 88, as the 267th Vicar of Christ. The smoke was seen rising from the chapel’s chimney on Thursday, two days after the conclave officially …

The Nigerian government has officially discontinued the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Programme, which for years funded Nigerian students to study in foreign countries. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this in a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Folashade Boriowo, on Wednesday. Mr Alausa explained that the decision followed a thorough policy review aimed at consolidating national investment in domestic …

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, arrived in Anambra State on a working visit to unveil various “legacy” projects by the Governor Chukwuma Soludo administration. Among the projects to be commissioned by the President include the New State Government House, Solution Fun City, the New Governor’s Lodge, built for the first time in 34 years, and the revamped House of Assembly, …

The Senate, on Wednesday, passed two of the four tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. The two bills passed were the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill and the Nigerian Tax Administration Bill. The bills were passed after the senators reviewed the report of an ad-hoc committee chaired by Niger East Senator Sani Musa. The committee was constituted to …

CNN — When Bill and Melinda French Gates created the Gates Foundation in 2000, they had planned for the organization to continue its work, using their remaining fortune, for several decades after they died. But now, the billionaire Microsoft founder says he doesn’t want to wait that long to give away most of his wealth. Gates announced on Thursday that he now …

President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the Chinua Achebe International Airport, Umueri, Anambra State, for an official visit to the state. On the President’s entourage was the special adviser on security, Alhaji Nuhu Ribadu, among others. The Nigerian leader arrived on board the Nigerian Air Force Airbus at about 12:17 pm, wearing the Akwete Igbo fabric with a red cap …