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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, awarded N5 billion as damages against President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for illegal removal of Senator Ifeanyi Ararume. Justice Inyang Ekwo, however, restored Ararume as the non-executive Chairman of NNPCL. Recall that President Buhari sacked Ararume January 17,…

Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe has responded after a video of her ripping into a bloke outside a strip club went viral. Over the weekend, the Victorian Senator was out with three friends celebrating a 50th birthday when she got into a heated exchange outside Maxine's Gentlemen's Club in North Melbourne…

The ruling All Progressives Congress, at Saturday’s supplementary elections, gained three more seats in the Senate, moving its number of seats at the 10th Senate from 57 to 60. Also, the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, won three additional senatorial seats, resulting in a total number of 32…

A member representing Yagba Federal Constituency, Leke Abejide, has emerged as the 2023 governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The primary which was held across the 239 wards of the 21 local government areas of Kogi state. Announcing the results on Saturday night, the National Collation Officer of…

There was mild drama on Sunday as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the winner of the Adamawa governorship election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Barrister Hudu Yunusa, made the declaration on Sunday after the supplementary election…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed the former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, as the Chairman of the Kogi State governorship primaries, which are scheduled to hold on Sunday in the state capital, Lokoja. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the purpose of the exercise is to select a…

White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa and the U.S. Special Presidential Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy Security visited Saudi Arabia officials on Friday to discuss regional security and energy matters. It is the senior-most U.S. delegation to visit Saudi Arabia since the latter announced a…

A Jamaica Observer file photo of a section of a marijuana farm. MINISTER of Industry Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill says the Government will be removing all fees for small-scale traditional cannabis growers over a two-year period, to help them get their footing in the medical cannabis industry. "Right…

Philadelphia officials have announced “an independent and comprehensive evaluation” of the Philadelphia 76ers’ proposal to build a $1.3 billion sports arena next to the city’s Chinatown neighborhood, an idea that’s drawn strong opposition from some Chinatown residents and leaders. Mayor Jim Kenney on Wednesday called the proposal announced last summer…

Country star Brad Paisley visited Ukraine with a bipartisan delegation of centrist U.S. senators and sang in front of destroyed Russian military equipment in Kyiv’s Mikhailovsky Square, and on a nearby sidewalk. He performed solo acoustic versions of his own recent Ukraine-themed single “Same Here” as well as well as…