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ANYANWU, UDE-OKOYE OUT AS PDP APPOINTS ACTING NATIONAL SECRETARY The Deputy National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Setonji Koshoedo has assumed office as Acting National Secretary of the party in line with the decision and directive of the National Working Committee at its meeting on Tuesday, 29th of April, 2025. A post by the party on its page on …

FINLAND BANS SMARTPHONES IN SCHOOLS Finnish Parliament voted on Tuesday to approve a law that restricts the use of mobile devices by pupils at primary and secondary schools. The new rules are expected to come into force after the summer break, in August. The law does not entirely ban the use of mobile phones at school, and their use will …

APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS CONVICTION OF PROF OGBAN FOR MANIPULATING ELECTION TO FAVOUR AKPABIO The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River has upheld the conviction and three-year prison sentence of Professor Peter Ogban for manipulating and announcing falsified results in the 2019 Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District election, which favoured Senator President Godswill Akpabio. The appellate court, in its …

COURT ORDERS EFCC TO RELEASE AISHA ACHIMUGU WITHIN 24 HOURS The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release a business woman and socialite, Aisha Achimugu within 24 hours. Justice lnyang Ekwo gave the order in a ruling on Wednesday. The court also directed all parties to report on compliance with the …

PDP TO DRAG OBOREVWORI, OKOWA TO COURT, NAMES NEW LEADER IN DELTA The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced plans to take legal action against Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, former Vice Presidential candidate Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and the entire Delta PDP structure following their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking to journalists after the PDP’s first National …

FBI, OTHERS TO RELEASE TINUBU US PROBE REPORTS MAY 2 Parties involved in the investigation of the alleged drug-related case involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 1990s are expected to release investigation reports on Friday, May 2 as ordered by the court. The agencies expected to make their investigation reports available are US Attorneys, Department of State, Federal Bureau …

OVER 80 COMMUNITIES TAKEN OVER BY FULANI TERRORISTS IN BENUE, PLATEAU — CHRISTIAN GROUP RAISES ALARM The Christian Rights Agenda, CRA, a faith-based advocacy organisation, has called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to urgently review its counter-terrorism strategy, expressing grave concern over renewed violence in parts of Benue and Plateau states. In a statement issued in Abuja, CRA revealed that …

OVER 80 COMMUNITIES TAKEN OVER BY FULANI TERRORISTS IN BENUE, PLATEAU — CHRISTIAN GROUP RAISES ALARM The Christian Rights Agenda, CRA, a faith-based advocacy organisation, has called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to urgently review its counter-terrorism strategy, expressing grave concern over renewed violence in parts of Benue and Plateau states. In a statement issued in Abuja, CRA revealed that …

NNPCL SACKS SENIOR STAFF, OVER 200 OTHERS IN MAJOR RESTRUCTURING The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has terminated the services of several senior staff members as part of a significant restructuring exercise, News360 Nigeria reports. Sources close to the matter told ait live that the affected staff include Bala Wunti, former chief of National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), …

AGBAKOBA DEMANDS RETRACTION OF NATASHA’S SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS Renowned senior lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has written a second letter to the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, demanding a retraction of what he described as her “clearly false and unsubstantiated” sexual harassment allegations against Senate …