Akpabio Summons Senators For Crucial Discussion On National Issues
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Akpabio Summons Senators For Crucial Discussion On National Issues

The leadership of the Nigerian Senate has announced that Senators should reconvene for a plenary session on Tuesday, February 17. The announcement was conveyed in an official notice to the Senators by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odowhich was made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. According to him, the summons is based on the directive of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Odo noted that crucial decisions concerning national issues would be discussed during the session. The statement read, “I am...
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World leaders gather in Washington for Donald Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting
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World leaders gather in Washington for Donald Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting

Trump says US has 'some work' to do with Iran, repeats call for country to end nuclear programOn Iran, Donald Trump praised Steve Witkoff’s diplomatic efforts with the Republic. “Iran is a hot spot right now,” Trump said, noting that both Witkoff and Jared Kushner – another envoy and the president’s son-in-law – have a good relationship with the representatives Iran. “Good talks are being had. It’s proven to be, over the years, not easy to make a meaningful deal with Iran. We have to make a meaningful deal, otherwise, bad things happen, but we have to make a meaningful deal,” Trump said. He added: double quotation markWe do have some work to do with Iran....
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Donald Trump says he has signed order imposing 10% global tariffs
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Donald Trump says he has signed order imposing 10% global tariffs

Trump says he has signed an order imposing a 10% tariff on all importsDonald Trump has announced on his social media platform that he has signed an order to impose tariffs on every nation, although he made no reference to what legal authority he was relying on to do so. “It is my Great Honor to have just signed, from the Oval Office, a Global 10% Tariff on all Countries, which will be effective almost immediately,” the president posted. Minutes later the White House released a fact sheet explaining that Trump had signed a proclamation “invoking his authority under section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974” to impose “a temporary import duty”. Last year, the Congressional Research Service, which provides legislative research and analysis to lawmakers, explained that, temporary, legal authority: double...
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BREAKING NEWS | Herman Mashaba named ActionSA Joburg Mayoral candidate
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BREAKING NEWS | Herman Mashaba named ActionSA Joburg Mayoral candidate

SOWETO -"EN-GB">ActionSA has announced its leader, Herman Mashaba, as the party's mayoral candidate for Johannesburg in the upcoming Local Government Elections. Mashaba, who served as Johannesburg mayor from 2016 to 2019, was unveiled in Soweto after emerging as the preferred candidate from a shortlist of five. The 2026 mayoral race is expected to be fiercely contested. The City of Gold faces mounting issues including infrastructure decay, service delivery failures and a worsening water crisis. Mashaba said his campaign will focus squarely on fixing the city ,
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