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Top US Republican eyes swift passage of Trump priority mega-bill

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Mike Johnson, seen receiving applause after being re-elected speaker of the US House of Representatives, says he hopes for speedy passage of a massive bill full of Donald Trump's priorities. Photo: CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP/File Source: AFP
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The speaker of the US House said Sunday he was pushing an “aggressive” timeframe for getting a multi-trillion-dollar bill addressing immigration, tax cuts and more to Donald Trump’s desk by April, within his first 100 days in office.

Speaker Mike Johnson and fellow congressional Republicans are eager to help the incoming president enact his campaign promises, including unprecedented border security spending, business deregulation, boosting energy production and raising the US debt ceiling.

But with a new razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives and similarly tight Senate margins, Democratic opposition could stymie the efforts.

Johnson said he has strategized with Trump about combining several priorities into one gigantic piece of legislation that could move through Congress under rules of so-called reconciliation.

Such a tool allows budget-related bills to clear the 100-member Senate with a simple majority, rather than a typical 60-vote threshold.

“We can put it all together, one big up-or-down vote, which can save the country, quite literally, because there are so many elements to it,” Johnson told Fox News.

“That’s why we’re going to be so aggressive about getting this through in the first 100 days,” he said.

Johnson said he aimed to have an initial House vote on the bill as early as April 3. He envisioned it then clearing the Senate and being signed into law by month’s end.

According to Johnson, the bill would include funding for securing the US-Mexico border and deporting undocumented immigrants.

Trump focused much of his 2024 presidential campaign on immigration and, after his victory in November, said he could use the military to deport millions of people.

Johnson also said the mega-bill would “restore American energy dominance,” extend tax cuts enacted during Trump’s first term, and slash red tape “that has smothered our free market.”

He also pledged to include a provision extending US borrowing authority.

The United States routinely runs up against a legal constraint on paying for bills already incurred, and Congress is called upon to either formally raise the debt ceiling or suspend it.

A suspension of the debt limit reached by lawmakers in 2023 ended this month, and the country could bump up against the ceiling by June.

During December budget negotiations in Congress, Trump insisted the debt ceiling be raised or even eliminated altogether, but he was unsuccessful.

Johnson on Fox defended the apparent paradox of wanting to increase the limit on government borrowing while boasting of seeking to reduce the deficit.

“We’re the team that wants to cut spending,” he said. “But you have to raise the debt limit on paper so that we don’t frighten the bond markets and the world’s economy.”

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Governorship Candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Anambra State, Sir Paul Chukwuma has nominated Chief Uzuegbunam Okagbue, the former Chief Protocol Officer and Deputy Chief of Staff to former Gov. Willie Obiano as his running mate in the November 8, 2025 Anambra governorship election

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Sir Paul Chukwuma, the governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Anambra State, has unveiled Hon. Uzo Okagbue as his running mate for the November 8, 2025, governorship election. Okagbue, a former Chief Protocol Officer to Governor Willie Obiano, brings valuable experience to the ticket.

Running Mate Background : Okagbue hails from Umonachi community, Dunukofia Local Government Area, and has previously served under former Governor Obiano.
Chukwuma’s Confidence:  The YPP candidate expressed confidence in Okagbue’s ability to help the party win the election, citing his grassroots mobilization strategies.

Okagbue’s Promise: The newly unveiled running mate promised to utilize his political strategy to secure a YPP victory on November 8, with the aim of governing the state from March 17, 2026.

This development sets the stage for an interesting election season in Anambra State.

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Damagum: Wike’s aide blasts Ugochinyere for asking PDP to expel FCT Minister, Anyanwu

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Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has branded the House of Representatives member from Ideato Federal constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere a liar.

Olayinka described Ugochinyere as a political Hushpuppi looking for a platform to practice his alleged nefarious activities.

He was reacting to the lawmakers call for the Peoples Democratic Party National Working Committee, NWC, to expel Wike and embattled National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu from the party.

Ugochinyere had claimed that expelling Wike and Anyanwu as well as removing Umar Damagum as PDP National Chairman would end the crisis within the party.

Warning of an imminent danger, Ugochinyere had said: “Averting this imminent danger which will happen in a matter of days, the NWC must immediately rise up and summon an emergency meeting of the party with their simple majority which they already have with or without Damagum to expel Anyanwu who is the political traitor from the party and also rectify the removal of Damagum by appointing a North Central person as the substantive National Chairman of our party.”

But condemning the lawmaker’s claims, Olayinka said he will no longer be available for the PDP.

In a chat with Ekwutosblog, Olayinka said: “Ugochinyere is one of the lies and deceits of the PDP.

“A political hushpuppi who’s always looking for platform to practice his Yahoo Yahoo politics.

“Very soon, PDP will look for him and he will be nowhere available to the party.”

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Tinubu’s reforms yielding positive results – APC State commissioners

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Commissioners for Information from All Progressives Congress (APC)-governed states have praised President Bola Tinubu’s administration for its bold and strategic reforms, describing them as foundational steps toward national development.

This commendation came during the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) Quarterly Strategy Meeting, held April 24–25, 2025, at the PGF Secretariat in Asokoro, Abuja.

The gathering aimed to strengthen strategic communication, align state-level policies, and enhance democratic accountability within APC states.

The forum, organized under the PGF Secretariat and aligned with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration, provided a platform for peer review, experience sharing, and harmonization of communication strategies.

In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, the commissioners expressed appreciation for the resilience and support of Nigerians amid ongoing economic reforms, assuring that positive outcomes are beginning to manifest.

They pledged unwavering loyalty to Progressive Governors and reaffirmed their commitment to transparency, accountability, and performance-based governance.

 

The forum also adopted the PGF National Value Reorientation Campaign, aimed at rebuilding public trust, fostering patriotism, and promoting responsible citizenship.

Commissioners resolved to domesticate the campaign in their respective states through strategic messaging, grassroots engagement, and inter-state collaboration.

They emphasized the importance of ongoing capacity building and the institutionalization of a quarterly APC States Communication Strategy Review Forum to reinforce these efforts.

Attendees included Gbenga Omotoso (Lagos), Sagir Musa Ahmed (Jigawa), Kayode Akinmade (Ogun), Kingsley Femi Fanwo (Kogi), Erasmus Ekpang (Cross River), Taiwo Olatunbosun (Ekiti), Binta Mamman (Niger), Ibrahim Tanko (Nasarawa), Ibraheem Musa (Kaduna), Sambo Bello Danchadi (Sokoto), Paul Ohonbamu (Edo), Yusuf Ali (Yobe), and PGF Director General, Folorunso S. Aluko.

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