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The House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Review has received proposals for the creation of 31 new states across the federation. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker, who presided over Thursday’s plenary session, read the committee’s letter detailing the proposed states. The letter read: “This is to inform members that the House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the Constitution …

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has instructed all police officers affected by the recent directive from the Police Service Commission (PSC) to disregard the order. The PSC had directed officers who have served 35 years or reached 60 years of age to retire immediately. A wireless message from the office of the Force Secretary, dated February 11, …

CNN – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has backed US President Donald Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza, as Israel’s army was ordered to prepare plans for large numbers of Palestinians to leave the territory. Trump’s plan triggered an enormous backlash, with leaders from the Middle East and beyond rejecting it as unworkable and illegal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

By Idahosa Musa Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has suspended the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Barr. Samson Osagie and the Chairman of the state Local Government Service Commission, Hon. Damian Lawal, from offices over allegations of financial infractions. The suspension of the duo which was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday evening by …

By Idahosa Musa The Initiative for Advancement of the Albinism Cause (INAAC) is calling for urgent support on World Cancer Day to combat skin cancer among individuals with albinism in Nigeria. The call was contained in a press release issued by Joy Odigie, Founder, INAAC and made available to journalists. Odigie said the appeal highlights the vulnerability of persons with …

The move is expected to have a significant impact on the agency, which employs more than 10,000 people, with around two-thirds stationed overseas, according to Al Jazeera.  The United States President, Donald Trump’s administration has ordered nearly all directly hired staff of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to be placed on leave as part of a broader effort …

Adams Oshiomhole accused some military generals of stealing Nigeria’s natural resources. Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, has doubled down on his allegation that some retired military generals, in connivance with foreigners, are stealing Nigeria’s solid minerals.  Oshiomhole clarified his initial claim on Arise TV’s Prime Time Show on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, saying he didn’t accuse …

UYO – The High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk to three years in prison for electoral fraud related to his role as Collation/Returning Officer for the Essien Udim State Constituency seat during the 2019 general elections. After five years of prosecution, Justice Bassey Nkanang delivered the judgment on Wednesday, convicting Prof. Uduk on two …

CNN — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed reporters at the White House Tuesday, during which the president laid out his plan for the US to “take over” Gaza, relocate Palestinians to neighboring countries, and redevelop the war-torn enclave into what he described as the “Riviera of the Middle East.” Trump’s shocking comments break with decades …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be permanently resettled outside the war-torn territory and proposed the U.S. take “ownership” in redeveloping the area into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” Trump’s brazen proposal Tuesday appears certain to roil the next stage of talks meant to extend the tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and …