The U.S. Supreme Court, which is divided, rejected former President Donald Trump’s plea on Wednesday to stop the distribution of around $2 billion in foreign aid. In a 5-4 verdict, the justices maintained a decision by a lower court that required the government to pay for contracts that were completed. The court’s decision is the first significant one on a case involving Trump since he took office again. The justices said the federal judge who...
As the plenary session reopened after a week-long break, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the legislator for Kogi Central, made a spectacular entrance into the Senate Chamber on March 5, 2025, accompanied by her spouse. Before she took her seat in the room, her husband gave her a quick kiss in a heartwarming moment. Natasha took her place in a newly assigned seat as the center of ongoing conflict. Particularly when she accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio...
Seun Kuti, an Afrobeat artist, has criticized feminists and Nigerian celebrities for not endorsing Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator for the Kogi Central Senatorial District. Women have not stood with Akpoti-Uduaghan the way they did for Annie Idibia throughout their divorce battle with 2Face, he said. He expressed his displeasure on Instagram that while people have been talking about the Burna Boy and Sophia Egbueje Lamborghini Scandal, they have not investigated the claim of sexual harassment....
Despite the state government’s assertions that it has not yet received the official resolution directing Governor Siminalayi Fubara to present the 2025 Appropriations Bill within 48 hours, the Rivers State House of Assembly has denied this. The disagreement reportedly stems from a resolution that the House passed on Monday, requiring the governor to submit the budget for legislative review within the allotted period. In an interview with Channels Television, the Speaker’s principal secretary emphasized that...
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has arrived in Milan, Italy, in advance of a number of formal meetings, one of which is a planned meeting with Attilio Fontana, President of the Lombardy Region, on Thursday. Wike’s arrival was confirmed in a statement released Wednesday from Milan by the delegation’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka. The Minister left Abuja on Tuesday night, according to Olayinka, and...
Sam Nkire, the founding leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abia State Caucus, has urged Governor Alex Otti to defect from the Labour Party (LP) and join the APC in order to increase his chances of winning reelection in 2027. Nkire reportedly reaffirmed the counsel that Senate President Godswill Akpabio had first offered over the weekend, stressing that Otti ought to give the change careful thought. Remember how Akpabio made the call after attending...
The Senate President Godswill Akpabio has been called to resign by supporters of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who have taken to the streets of Abuja. Beginning early on Wednesday morning, a sizable contingent of demonstrators assembled outside the doorway of the National Assembly to demand justice and a stop to what they characterized as political harassment. Arriving to the National Assembly Complex as early as 8 a.m., just before the Senate is scheduled to resume plenary,...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has hailed the resolution of the leadership issue in the Lagos State House of Assembly as a democratic success and a monument to the party’s internal dispute resolution approach. The ruling party’s Publicity Secretary, Oluseye Oladejo, issued a statement congratulating Lagosians, politicians, and party members for reaching an amicable resolution to the disagreement that had been raging for nearly two months in the Assembly. According to reports,...
The Senate’s Deputy Chief Whip, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, has denied allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, a member of the Kogi Central Sena, accused Senate Akpabio of sexual harassment. In an interview with Arise News on Monday, the Ebonyi North Senator alleged that Senator Natasha had made similar claims against former Governor Yahaya Bello and other individuals. According to the All Progressives Congress (APC) legislator, the Kogi Central Senator’s accusation was...
According to sources in the Lagos State House of Assembly, the House has been adjourned indefinitely to allow tensions over the leadership crisis to dissipate, with some lawmakers claiming that the recent agreement is simply superficial. According to reports, this comes after Mudashiru Obasa was reinstated as Speaker of the Lagos State Assembly. “The original idea was for Meranda to quit today and Obasa to resign on Wednesday, tomorrow. Then, another politician from Lagos West...
