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The Senate on Thursday directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoS), Esther Walson-Jack, to ensure that ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) that have refused to appear before National Assembly committees honour lawmakers’ invitations. The upper chamber warned that it would not hesitate to impose appropriate sanctions on agencies that continue to disregard committee invitations. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the resolution after a majority of senators supported it through a voice vote during plenary. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Sani Musa…

Belgian giants KRC Genk have completed the signing of Nigerian striker Rafiu Durosinmi, with the 23-year-old becoming the club’s second acquisition of the summer transfer window after sealing a move from Italian side Pisa SC. The Limburg club confirmed the transfer on Thursday, announcing that the Super Eagles forward has signed a four-year contract that will keep him at the Cegeka Arena until 2030. Durosinmi arrives with a growing reputation as one of Nigeria’s most promising attacking talents, and Genk believe they have secured a striker capable of making an immediate impact as they pursue domestic and European success. Genk…

The singer was charged with assault last year after allegedly striking an employee in the face at Dramma Night Club in Times Square Trey Songz has avoided jail time following his arrest last year over allegedly punching an employee at a nightclub in New York City. The R&B singer, whose real name is Tremaine Aldon Neverson, was sentenced on Wednesday to one year of conditional discharge for a non-criminal violation of second-degree harassment, Billboard reported. If he remains complaint with the sentence’s terms for the next 365 days, Neverson won’t be subject to incarceration or probation. Last December, Neverson was…

By Kolawole Osinowo Africa built a single market for its goods. It is yet to build one for its people. When Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa, sat down with the businessman and philanthropist Mo Ibrahim, he made a confession that should have stopped the room. He carries six or seven passports, he said, because as an investor building factories across the continent he needs visas for close to 38 African countries. He had even been given one of the rare African Union passports, the document meant to wave its holder through all 55 member states without a visa.…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Olusola Oke, says the crisis rocking the party over the primaries in the state will not affect the votes for President Bola Tinunu in next year’s presidential election. Mr Oke said this during an interview with Arise TV on Thursday. APC, the ruling party in the state, is currently embroiled in hostilities over the outcome of its primaries, especially the overruling of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa by the National Working Committee (NWC) on National Assembly candidates. The NWC overruled the state on the emergence of candidates for the National Assembly,…

.Appreciate president for retaining Shettima as running mate Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid got a boost on Thursday as governors, elder statesmen, ministers, lawmakers, traditional rulers and political stakeholders from the North-East geo-political zone promised to mobilise massive grassroots support for him and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) across the zone.The leaders, drawn from the six North-East states, converged on the State House, Abuja, to formally endorse the Tinubu-Shettima ticket, hailing the President’s decision to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate and reaffirming their commitment to delivering the region for the ruling…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Water companies have breached official guidance on discharging sewage at 65 popular swimming sites in England since the start of the bathing season, risking public health at the busiest time of year for coastal areas. Effluent was released for a total of 117,001 hours from 1,165 combined sewage overflows located close to popular swimming areas between mid-May and July 21, according to Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), which uses real-time discharge data provided by water suppliers. Some 129 of the overflows affecting 65…

Elon Musk has admitted he became too consumed by politics during his volatile alliance with Donald Trump and his brief appointment as the president’s financial axman, running the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge).The world’s richest person, and briefly its first trillionaire after his SpaceX company floated on the New York stock exchange in June, made the confession in a wide-ranging interview with the Economist published on Thursday. He shared his positions on subjects from foreign wars to AI, and made a number of eye-opening predictions for the future.“I got carried away, frankly,” Musk said of his relationship with the…

Pubs, social clubs and live music venues in England will be given a 20% cut to business rates from April, with new Prime Minister Andy Burnham calling it a “first step” to help the industry.It is his third policy announcement since entering No 10, and the government estimates the plan will save firms around £1,100 next year.With a cost of £100m, it will be funded by a review of tax relief on firms such as vape shops which “do not make a positive contribution to local communities”, the government said.Some hospitality firms welcomed the move but others in the industry,…

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