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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, has condemned the National Assembly’s decision to allocate N110 billion as palliatives for its members, labeling it as “illegal and contemptuous.” The allocation of N70 billion, to be shared among 306 newly elected members, in addition to N40 billion set aside for the purchase …

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) have introduced a bipartisan amendment to the NDAA that would declassify government UFO records. Majority Leader Schumer’s office announced in a statement: Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity …

Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade of military promotions over access to reproductive healthcare is seriously weakening national security as Senate Republicans stay silent. Former Kentucky US Senate candidate said on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House:  There are numerous commands and units around the world who don’t have a commander. It’s the impact …

American rap star, Snoop Dogg has lost his bid to buy NFL outfit, Ottawa Senators.    The NHL franchise announced on Tuesday, June 13, that it has opted to sell its team to another bidder. Snoop had been a part of the group that L.A.-based entrepreneur Neko Sparks had put …

Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) has said that the All Progressives Congress has secured the support of 69 out of 109 senators-elect for Senate President aspirant Godswill Akpabio and Deputy Senate President aspirant Barau Jibrin.    The Borno lawmaker said the 69 Senators-elect are members of the ‘Stability Group’ and …

United States senators have grilled the head of the Pentagon for what they called a failure to cooperate with an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Speaking during a Senate committee hearing on Thursday, Democrat Dick Durbin said he had been told by the international …

The US has not agreed to provide information to ICC out of concern that the court could one day scrutinise US officials. A bipartisan group of United States Senators have asked President Joe Biden to share information with the International Criminal Court (ICC), as it pursues charges of war crimes …

By Brett Rowland (The Center Square) The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee wants Mexico and countries that supply the precursor chemicals for making cheap and potent fentanyl to be held accountable and do more to stop illicit trafficking as deaths from the drug continue to surge in the United States. Chairman …

A new report indicates Senator John Fetterman is struggling to adapt to life in the Senate as he adjusts to auditory issues since suffering a stroke back in May causing him to hear voices that sound like the teacher in the “Peanuts” cartoons. The in-depth description of Fetterman’s current struggles …

Suppose you believe the right-wing media and the Republicans in Congress. In that case, there is much to celebrate on the military COVID vaccine mandate front. The President signed the bill, and the Pentagon rescinded the subsequent mandate that all military members must get the COVID vaccine to remain in …