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Four PDP Senators Defect To APC, Senate President Confirms
Four senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to represent their various senatorial districts in the current tenth Senate have formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, read their separate letters on the floor of the chamber, where they cited irreconcilable differences within the opposition PDP as...
Cross River Mulls Raising Doctors’ Retirement Age To 65 — Gov Otu
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has revealed that his administration is considering increasing the retirement age for medical doctors from 60 to 65 years as part of broader efforts to reform the state’s healthcare sector. Governor Otu made this known on Wednesday while addressing the national leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), who were in...
Transgender Women Banned From Women’s Events Under New US Olympic Rules
Transgender women in the United States will no longer be allowed to compete in women’s events at the Olympics and Paralympics under new guidelines issued by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC). The change, effective July 21, 2025, is reflected in an update to the USOPC Athlete Safety Policy, posted on the organization’s website. The update follows President Donald...
“Things Are Not Okay,” Sycophants Misleading Tinubu – Adamu Garba
Adamu Garba, a prominent leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former presidential candidate, has expressed serious concern over the widening gap between the actual situation in Nigeria and the information being presented to President Bola Tinubu by his inner circle. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Garba warned that the president is being misled by sycophants...
NAF Air Strike Neutralizes 95 Terrorists In Niger, Sources Confirm
The Air Component of Operation Fasan Yamma has successfully eliminated no fewer than 95 terrorists in major airstrikes around Ragada and Warari villages in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State. A credible intelligence source revealed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets intercepted the terrorists on their way from Zamfara on...
Abia Gov Commits To Resolving Pension Challenges, Sets Up Commitee
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to addressing the state’s pension issues through honest dialogue and inclusive decision-making. He made the remarks on Tuesday during a visit by the national leadership of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area. Otti said resolving the pension issues requires collaboration, deep reflection,...
US Warn Citizens To Reconsider Trip To Nigeria
The United States government has issued a fresh travel advisory to its citizens, warning against travel to Nigeria over the unavailability of healthcare services, the increasing rate of kidnapping, terrorism, and armed gangs, among other crimes. The travel advisory issued as part of the US’s security review serves as a guide for travellers planning trips to Africa, with some countries...
Senate Dismisses Circulating Claims of Creating New State
The Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, dismissed claims circulating in sections of social media that the National Assembly has approved the creation of new states. Speaking during plenary in response to concerns raised by Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central), Akpabio clarified that, although the Constitution Review Committee has received over 42 proposals for state creation, none have passed...
ADC Fumes As Adeleke, Oyinlola Backs Tinubu’s Re-election
The political landscape in Osun State became charged on Tuesday as Governor Ademola Adeleke, alongside former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola and key leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, openly declared support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. The decision, announced in a communiqué issued after a high-profile stakeholders’ meeting, also confirmed Adeleke’s resolve to remain in the PDP,...
Natasha Drag Senate To Court Over Blockade
The suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has vowed to drag the leadership of the Senate before the appellate court after she was barred from accessing the National Assembly complex on Tuesday. A fuming Akpoti-Uduaghan told journalists that she would consult her legal team immediately to kick-start the process, stressing that it was a violation of the...
