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Former Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has disclosed why he supported Senator Godswill Akapbio to emerge as the Senate President of the 10th National Assembly. Wike said Akpabio donated N200 million to his campaign in 2014 and 2015, stressing that one good turn deserves another. Speaking during his special…

RIYADH: Paula Moraga, a Spanish scientist and public health surveillance researcher at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, has won the Norwegian Letten Prize. The researcher, 41, was recognized for her groundbreaking work in developing data technology for disease surveillance, which has the ability to detect outbreaks of infectious…

The wife of the president, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday said Nigerian women should not be relegated to the background, but rather be given more leadership positions to contribute meaningfully to Nigeria’s growth and development. She said this in Abuja during a book launch by the wife of the Chief of…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has a straightforward message for Western leaders as nuclear tensions continue to escalate between Moscow and Washington, D.C. "We have more weapons than NATO countries," Putin said during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday. "They know about it, and they keep nudging us to…

The Federal Government is ready and eager to partner with Enugu State towards the economic prosperity of the nation and protection of lives and property. The overture was made by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who was at the helms of a Federal Government delegation to the…

Nandi Senator Kiprotich Cherargei said MPs' freedom of choice must not override the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party's position in parliamentHe said that UDA MPs who contradict the party's position will have to be dealt with accordingly for disrespecting the presidentCherargei said President William Ruto's position as the leader of…

At least six senators from the South-South failed to support the election of Godswill Akpabio as the 10th Senate President. Recall that the upper chamber of the assembly had upon its inauguration on Tuesday, elected its leaders. Senator Godwill Akpabio, from the South-South and Abdul’Aziz Yari of the North-West, were…

The former Senator who represented Osun Central in the 9th Senate, Dr Ajibola Basiru, has questioned Rauf Aregbesola‘s membership in the All Progressives Congress(AGC). Basiru stated that the ex-Minister of Interior‘s activities during the 2019 general elections cast doubt on his allegiance to the party. During his account of his…

The national assembly election to produce the next senate president of the 10th assembly was held yesterday with Senator Godswill Akpabio becoming the winner, defeating his closest rival, Senator Abdulazeez Yari. Months before the election, Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, who is known for his prophecies on…

ANKARA — With less than a month to go before NATO’s historic leaders summit in Lithuania in early July, Ankara remains intransigent on Sweden’s pending membership bid, following a nearly three-hour meeting in the Turkish capital on Wednesday between officials of Turkey, Sweden and NATO. Turkey announced that the two…