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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday reshuffled the leadership of some committees in the Red Chamber. Akpabio, who announced the changes at the plenary in Abuja, named Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the chairperson for the Senate Committee on Local Content. He also appointed Senator Jimoh Ibrahim as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs. He said: “Senator Patrick …

Mohamed Salah scored two goals to help Liverpool pick a point from their Premier League clash against Brighton on Sunday. Simon Adingra fired past Alisson to give Brighton the lead in the 20th minute before Salah pounced an equaliser on 40 minutes. The Egyptian then put Liverpool ahead for the first time in the game in added time of the …

The Nigerian Air Force Special Forces has rescued seven kidnapped victims, comprising six females and one male in Kaduna State. The rescued female victims were said to have been kidnapped from Niger State. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, adding that the victims were rescued by its …

The lawmaker representing Pankshin North in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Gabriel Dawang, emerged as the new speaker of the parliament on Tuesday. The member representing the Riyom constituency, Timothy Dantong, was also elected the new deputy of the House. The development followed the resignation of the former Speaker, Moses Sule, and his deputy, Gwottaon Fom, at the plenary. …

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has held that the Labour Party and it’s Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi failed to provide and proof of a criminal conviction against President Bola Tinubu. The News Agency of Nigeria,(NAN) reports that the petitioners had prayed the court to nullify Tinubu’s election on the grounds that there was a 460, 000 dollars forfeiture …

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an increase in the price of prepaid electricity meters in the country. The commission announced the increase in a notice signed by its Chairman, Mr. Sanusi Garba, and the Commissioner, Legal, Licensing and Compliance, Mr. Dafe Akpeneye, on Tuesday in Abuja. The notice was made available to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja. …

The screening of former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, was on Monday stepped down by the Nigerian Senate after the Red Chamber was thrown into a rowdy session mid-way into the session. The lawmakers were forced to suspend the screening of the former Minister who was the the last nominee of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to …

The heads of the country’s security agencies are presently in the house of representatives’ green chamber. The chiefs, including Hassan Abubakar, the chief of air staff, Christopher Musa, the chief of defence staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, the chief of army staff, Emmanuel Ogalla, and Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector general of police, were invited by the lawmakers to brief them on the …

Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed to avenge the killing of over 300 Israelis by Hamas militants in what he termed a “black day” for the country. He said the army would strike back at Hamas in Gaza with full force and turn the strip into a rubble. Netanyahu who was reacting to the Saturday attack by the militants, …

The National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Delta State on Wednesday nullified the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Thomas Onowakpo, in the February election held in Delta South senatorial district. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Michael Diden, had in his petition claimed that the election was marred by fraud. He added that the Independent …