Sunday, 22 February, 2026

Category: Politics


The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has cautioned individuals unfamiliar with the workings of the Senate to refrain from making uninformed public commentary on legislative matters. Akpabio issued this warning late Friday night while receiving a delegation from the Read more…


As he recovers from bilateral pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis has sent a message to participants in a pilgrimage organized by the Italian Movement for Life. Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin read the message on the Pope’s Read more…


From Ijeoma John, Nnewi The wife of former Senate president in Nigeria, Lady Ebelechukwu Odoziaku Nwafor-Orizu has stated two important qualities modern women lack that have caused high rate of divorce nowadays. Lady Nwafor-Orizu while addressing some journalists in her Read more…


To: Distinguished Senator Natasha Hadiza Akpata. The Great Queen. From: National Integrity Alliance Groups Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025 Dear Senator Natasha, As a mother who has selflessly accepted the challenges of childbirth six times, you embody the very essence Read more…


Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s former armed forces chief and current ambassador to Britain, said on Thursday that the United States was “destroying” the current world order. The popular general, who led Ukraine’s defence in the first two years of Moscow’s full-scale Read more…


All Progressives Congress (APC) has began the screening of aspirants for its April 5 primary election preparatory for the November 8 Anambra State governorship polls. Those screened on the first day of the exercise are a former APC national auditor, Read more…


The Federal Government on Friday said it would intervene in the leadership crisis of the National Assembly after the suspension of the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. “We’re engaging all the stakeholders to ensure that they temper Read more…


Ambassador Amaka  Okeke is a wealth management professional, a personal finance specialist, an Investment consultant, and a quintessential businesswoman who is focused and goaI-oriented. She is the Executive Director of Optlva Capltal Partners, Africa’s foremost wealth retention and Investment advisory firm. She’s a Read more…


A new rule requiring applicants for green cards and visas to reveal their social media handles has been proposed by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Per reports, the initiative is to strengthen security screening but has raised concerns Read more…


The Supreme Court has stated that there was no iota or shred of evidence to support the claim of defection made against the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the Read more…


The Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, for six months, effective March 6, 2025, over alleged misconduct and violation of Senate rules 2023 (as amended). LEADERSHIP reports that the controversy leading to her suspension dated back to Read more…


Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday said though the situation of the country is bad, things can still be salvaged and Nigeria can still be great. While describing himself as an incurable optimist, Obasanjo, who celebrated his 88th birthday on Read more…