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The Senate has asked Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to stay away from its proceedings, saying the suspended lawmaker can’t resume yet. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu gave the warning in a statement issued on Sunday. The female senator had earlier vowed to resume her duties in the Senate on Tuesday. She noted that she had written to the Senate to formally communicate her intention to return to the Red Chamber on that date. “I have pretty much two months more before the six months expire,” Channels TV quoted the Kogi senator as saying.…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid tribute to the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, describing the traditional ruler as more than a father to him. In a statement on Sunday via X, the President honoured the memory of the monarch eight days after his death. Describing the loss as personal to him, Tinubu said the Awujale, whose death coincided with the demise of former President Muhammadu Buhari, was a confidante. “Kabiyesi was more than a royal father to me. He was a confidante, a guide, and a man of truth whose wisdom never failed to steady those who sought it,”…

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday departed Abuja for Ijebu, Ogun State to honour the late Awujale of Ijebu Kingdom, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona. Tinubu’s visit to the South Western state is to participate in the eighth-day Fidau prayer for the Awujale. Accompanied by the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, the President landed at the Gateway International Agro/Cargo airport/Illisan Iperu Ogun State, 12:45pm, on Sunday. The President and his wife, were received by the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun and his wife, former governor of the state, Olusegun Osoba, Chairman Governors’ Forum and Kwara State Governor, Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, Governor of Ondo…

The Labour Party (LP) caucus in the senate has condemned comments by Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, on the visit of Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, to the state.  During a public event on Friday, Okpebholo warned that Obi must not visit Edo without prior security clearance, alleging that violence followed the LP leader’s last visit to the state. “That man who says he has no ‘shishi’ came and dropped N15 million. Where did he get it from? After he left, three people were killed. For this reason, Obi must not come to Edo without security clearance,”…

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on Saturday led a delegation of governors’ wives and top female dignitaries on a condolence visit to former First Lady Aisha Buhari in Daura, Katsina State. The visit was to commiserate with the Buhari family over the recent passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died last Sunday in London

The Senator representing Kogi Central district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is insisting she will resume at the Senate on Tuesday, 22nd of July 2025, in line with the judgement of the court, despite the appeal by the president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. “I have pretty much two months more before the six months expire. However, I have written to the Senate again telling them that I’m resuming on the 22nd, which is on Tuesday, by the special grace of God,” she said. “I will be there, because the court did make the decision on that. Now, they argue that it’s an…

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has reaffirmed commitment of the Commission to the holistic development of the Niger Delta region in Nigeria. The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this when he hosted a delegation from the Isoko Ethnic Nationality, led by the President General of Isoko Development Union, Professor Chris Akpotu, at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt. Mr Ogbuku said that the Commission was open to all ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta region, noting that its mandate was to serve the people and ensure the sustainable development of all communities…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed a total sum of N1.818 trillion to the Federal Government, State Governments, and Local Government Councils as Federation Account revenue for the month of June 2025. This represents a 9.6% increase—equivalent to N159 billion—when compared to the N1.659 trillion shared in May 2025. This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Saturday by Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF). The allocation followed the July 2025 FAAC meeting held in Abuja, where government officials reviewed revenue inflows and approved…

Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the anti-graft agency is currently investigating 18 sitting governors. Speaking during a sensitisation programme in Lagos on Friday, Olukoyede said the agency will take action when the tenure of the governors elapses. The programme was organised to sensitise stakeholders, including movie producers and bureau de change operators, on the ills of naira mutilation and abuse. During the question and answer session, the EFCC boss narrated how a former governor was arrested in the United Kingdom because a hotel manager thought he was mad for spraying pounds. Olukoyede said the former…

The United States has announced a mandatory $250 visa integrity fee for non-immigrant travellers, with no room for waivers. The new fee is contained in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by the Donald Trump administration. The bill also permits the secretary of homeland security to set the fee higher. Travellers may get a reimbursement if they comply with all the conditions of their visas. These include not accepting unauthorised employment, not seeking to extend their validated stay, and departing the US not later than five days after the last day of such period. Visitors who are granted the status of…