THE Senate, today, named immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State and senator representing Akwa Ibom North West, Godswill Akpabio as the Minority Leader.

THERE was drama Tuesday in the Senate during resumed plenary as 35 Senators elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC and 46 Senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday passed a vote of confidence on the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and the entire leadership of the Senate.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed strong support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to probe the immediate past federal government, saying the revelations of mind-boggling corruption that are just beginning to emerge have made such a probe imperative.

The accused pleaded guilty to the charge and the presiding magistrate Fatima Muhammad sentenced him to two months imprisonment or pay a fine of N7, 000 for the offence he committed.

Unsatisfied by its artistic subversion of regimes, NSK went a step further in 1992 — a year after Slovenia had declared independence from ex-Yugoslavia — by creating its own nation, the NSK State of Time. More than 15,000 people from all over the globe became “citizens” and even received their own passports, featuring the motto: “Art is fanaticism that demands diplomacy.”

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the Senate on Tuesday in Abuja, announced the appointment of Sen. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa-Ibom North-West) as the Minority Leader in the Red chamber. Making the announcement, President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, also announced the appointment of Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha (PDP Taraba South) as Deputy Minority Leader.

The jihadists, now affiliated with the Islamic State group, have been using the islands as a rear base after being routed from their traditional strongholds in Nigeria by the four-country offensive. The network of hundreds of islets separated by channels hidden by tall grass provides cover for the militants to steal livestock and crops from local inhabitants.

The Senate on Tuesday announced the receipt of a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari, requesting the confirmation of Service Chiefs, recently appointed by him. President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, read the letter at plenary as the Red Chamber resumed after five weeds recess. Saraki said that the letter for confirmation of the appointments was in […]

Fans of both sides drowned out the Spanish national anthem with boos and whistles at the start of the match as Felipe stood solemn-faced. The controversy came at a time of high political sensitivities, with Catalan leaders campaigning for independence from Spain ahead of a key regional election expected in September.

Mr Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings said that entrepreneurship was the key to unlocking the abundance of untapped human potential across Africa. “That is why I have endowed the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme with 100 million dollars in an effort to empower 10,000 entrepreneurs throughout Africa over the next 10 years,” he said.