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Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. THE pre-trial conference for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will resume today, June 22, with the defense and prosecution finishing the marking of documents. The pre-trial serves as the initial meeting of both panels before the senator-judges begin the…

From Noah Ebije, Kaduna The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned the alleged arrest, profiling and public parade of northern women by operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun, describing the action as unconstitutional, discriminatory and a threat to Nigeria’s unity. The outrage followed the…

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has been removed from the Senate Energy Committee, which is chaired by ODM Party Leader Oburu Odinga, following a reshuffle of standing committees announced by the Senate on Wednesday, June 17. Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot delivered the update and tabled a notice of motion aimed…

Distinguished Senators, Honourable Members of the House of Representatives, and Respected Speakers and Members of the State Houses of Assembly, I write to you not as an adversary but as a fellow citizen who has studied our constitutional history and who watches with concern as the proposal to establish state…

NIGERIA’S Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has called on BRICS member nations to increase investment in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, describing the country as Africa’s largest agribusiness hub and a strategic gateway to the continent’s vast market. Kyari made the call while addressing delegates at the ongoing…

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Lawmakers have long known that Social Security faces a day of reckoning but have dodged any reforms that would cut benefits, hike taxes, or do both. The dilemma gained more urgency when new projections this month showed that the Social Security trust fund will run out of money sooner than…

The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark , has described the death of former Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd), in the custody of bandits who abducted him as a national tragedy and a painful reminder of the worsening security situation in…

Jerusalem Post / World News Israeli Arkia passenger flight loses contact over Hungary, NATO scrambles fighter jets The Israeli aircraft was safely escorted through Hungarian airspace by the NATO jets before continuing toward Austria. Follow us on Google Arkia aircraft Airbus a321neo LR arrives for a welcome ceremony after his…

Outbound Senator John Cornyn has predicted a midterm “disaster” for Donald Trump. The Texas Republican has become a vocal critic of the president since he lost his primary runoff last month to the Trump-backed favorite in the race, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. In an interview with The New York…