The National Assembly has formally rejected the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s plan to resume legislative duties despite completing her six-month suspension. In a letter issued by the Acting Clerk to the National Assembly, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, dated September 4, 2025, the Senate acknowledged Akpoti-Uduaghan’s notification of her intended return on September 4, the date she claimed marked the end of her suspension. The upper chamber said her six-month suspension remains in force pending the outcome of a Court of Appeal case instituted against the Senate by Akpoti-Uduaghan. It insisted that no administrative action can be taken until the...

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has revealed the severe impact of insecurity in eight local government areas of the state. Radda disclosed this on Monday during the launch of an 18-month European Union–funded initiative on Conflict Prevention, Crisis Response and Resilience, he listed the affected LGAs as Jibia, Batsari, Danmusa, Kankara, Safana, Sabuwa, Faskari and Dandume. The project is being implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) and Mercy Corps Radda said bandit attacks and communal clashes have forced the closure of schools and markets, displaced thousands of residents,...

At least 21 civilians have been reportedly killed and more than two dozen injured, following a direct Russian strike with an air bomb on people who lined up to receive pensions in the village of Yarova in the Donetsk region. The president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for US and Europe backing in order to retaliate the grievous offense and stop Russia from killing the people of Ukraine Zelenskyy in a post on X wrote:“A brutally savage Russian airstrike with an aerial bomb on the rural settlement of Yarova in the Donetsk region. Directly on people. Ordinary civilians. “At the...

The president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has in a post extended his congratulatory message to Gahr Stoere, the prime minister of Norway on winning the second term bid. Stoere won a second term in office in a closely-fought parliamentary election after surviving years of turmoil in his cabinet . Zelenskyy who looked forward to working with the country for economic development appreciate what both countries achieved together in bilateral ties. Ukraine president wrote: “Congratulations to Jonas Gahr Stoere on the election results. Wishing you continued success in serving the people of Norway. We are grateful for what we have already achieved together...

Thousands of leaflets ordering residents to leave famine-stricken Gaza City rained down on its streets on Tuesday as Israel pushed ahead with plans to drive all Palestinians from the area. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of an “intensified ground maneuver” on Monday evening, and ordered residents of Gaza’s largest city to leave just hours after two gunmen opened fire at a Jerusalem bus stop and killed six people. Hamas hailed the attack, the deadliest in Israel since October 2024, as “heroic.” It did not claim responsibility for the shootings. Netanyahu said the elimination of the gunmen or their supporters was “not enough.”...

10-year-old Luis Musonda from Zambia slips past security to meet PSG Achraf Hakimi for a selfie but ended up being invited to the dressing room and got gifted with the player’s shirt and sneakers

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