• Balochistan senator’s name ‘proposed by Raja Riaz’; coalition insider claims name ‘came from elsewhere’ • PPP leader’s reaction reveals how even allies were taken aback by BAP senator’s nomination ISLAMABAD: After weeks of deliberations, Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar was named the caretaker prime minister after…
LAGOS, Nigeria — Just as the recent ministerial screening concluded in the National Assembly, a video clip surfaced with Senate President Godswill Akpabio alluding to a special “token” for Senators. “In order to enable all of us to enjoy our holidays, a token has been sent to our various accounts…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A former Tennessee state senator on Friday was sentenced to 21 months in prison after he unsuccessfully tried to take back his guilty plea on federal campaign finance charges and initially described the case as a “political witch hunt.” Former Republican Sen. Brian Kelsey received his sentence…
A coalition of civil society groups in Nigeria under the umbrella of New Nigeria United Forum, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to re-organise the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in order to achieve set objectives. National coordinator of the Coalition,…
Abuja-based businessman and Chief Executive Officer of CEO GATPLUS DYNAMIC RESOURCES LTD, Mr Gbenga Eleduma has congratulated the lawmaker representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Senator Jide Jide Ipinsagba on his appointment as Chairman, Senate Committee on Petoleum, Downstream. In a statement signed by Eleduma on Tuesday in Abuja, he described…
By: The Associated Press Posted: 12:11 PM CDT Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023 Print Email Read Later WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxi Fountas and D.C. United mutually agreed to terminate the forward’s contract immediately, the MLS club announced Thursday, after the league determined there were what it called “credible allegations” he used…
Ireti Kingibe, senator representing the federal capital territory (FCT) in the red chamber, says she is yet to receive an extra allowance. While addressing his colleagues on Monday, Godswill Akpabio, the senate president, said money has been sent by Magaji Tambuwal, clerk of the national assembly, to the senators to…
By Richard Elesho/Kogi The Kogi State Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka, has congratulated Edward David Onoja, (CEDO), the Deputy Governor of Kogi State on the occasion of his 49th birthday. Ajaka in message signed by Dayo Thomas, his Media Adviser, described Onoja’s birthday…
The incident prompted a conversation between the California Democrat and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday, according to a statement from his office. After speaking with her, Schumer said Feinstein told him that “she suffered no injuries and briefly went to the hospital as a precaution. I’m glad she…