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By Deborah Nnamdi The Senate has imposed a six-month suspension on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan following the sexual harassment accusation she leveled against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This decision, made on Thursday, March 6, 2024, was based on a recommendation from the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions. As…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Magistrate Court sitting in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, on Tuesday ruled that popular musician Abdulazeez Fashola, known as Naira Marley, and socialite Sam Larry had no involvement in the death of singer Aloba Oladimeji Ilerioluwa, popularly called Mohbad. The court’s decision comes after months of speculation and…

By Deborah Nnamdi An Ogun State Magistrate Court, sitting in Abeokuta on Thursday, granted controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, popularly known as Portable, a bail of N2 million. Portable was arraigned for alleged assault on government officials. Recall that the singer was declared wanted by police command in Ogun State,…

Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has turned himself in at the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Yaba. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development on Wednesday. “Portable just turned himself in at the SCID Yaba. We have contacted Ogun State Police…

Director General of the Bureau for Public Enterprise, Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi, on Friday, told the House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets that Delta Steel Company, worth over 700 million dollars, was sold for a paltry 30 million dollars. Gbeleyi told the Committee that following the privatization policy of the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, widely known as Tems, has joined the Major League Soccer’s San Diego FC as a club partner. The American club confirmed the inclusion of the two-time Grammy award winner to its executives in a statement on Wednesday Tems acquired a stake in the…

The Federal Governor of Nigeria recently hinted at a further increase in energy prices. The latest hike comes as most households and businesses grapple with band categorisation that has increased energy costs by about 300% for Band A consumers. Fortunately, there are several strategies that can help cut power costs…

From Sodeeq Kamsela, with agency report LONDON, UK – In a significant shift in policy, Kemi Badenoch, the newly appointed leader of the Conservative Party, has proposed stricter rules for immigration, including a longer wait time for migrants to apply for British citizenship. The proposal, the first major announcement by…

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” The order, signed on Trump’s first day back in office, sought to deny U.S. citizenship to children born in the U.S. if neither parent is a citizen or legal resident. Judge John Coughenour,…

By Didimoko A. Didimoko In a significant shift, the Trump administration has overturned policies that previously prohibited U.S. immigration authorities from making arrests in sensitive locations such as schools, churches, and hospitals. The policy change, which ends more than a decade of protections for these areas, grants U.S. Immigration and…