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’97 LAWYERS LINE UP TO DEFENDING ADC, MARK, AREGBOSOLA AGAINST APC’S FAKE LAWSUITS The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has assembled a team of 97 lawyers to challenge what it describes as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s ‘fake lawsuit’ against its interim leadership, including former Senate President David Mark and former Minister Rauf Aregbesola. The legal team, led by Barrister Mohammed …

’97 LAWYERS LINE UP TO DEFENDING ADC, MARK, AREGBOSOLA AGAINST APC’S FAKE LAWSUITS The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has assembled a team of 97 lawyers to challenge what it describes as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s ‘fake lawsuit’ against its interim leadership, including former Senate President David Mark and former Minister Rauf Aregbesola. The legal team, led by Barrister Mohammed …

QUESTIONS OVER TINUBU’S 2027 CAMPAIGN POSTERS “What can be presumed is that the presidency either approves of it or is deliberately turning a blind eye. It’s difficult to convince someone who claims not to see what is clearly visible. Former President Jonathan once quoted an Indian proverb that it’s easy to wake someone who is asleep but not someone pretending …

2027::KWANKWASO FACES TOUGH DECISION MOMENT AS MORE HEAVYWEIGHTS FLOOD ADC Since the coalition of opposition leaders adopted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as an official platform to contest the 2027 presidential election against President Bola Tinubu, there has been an influx of political actors into the party. The coalition led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President, David …

ABUJA PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS SUSPEND STRIKE Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have suspended the strike they embarked upon in March. The teachers embarked on strike over the non-payment of N70,000 new minimum wage and backlogs of arrears by the six area council chairmen. FCT Minister, Nyemsom Wike, had last Thursday, met with the executives of the …

SOLUDO FACES BACKLASH AFTER SAYING 99% OF ARRESTED KIDNAPPERS ARE IGBO, NOT FULANI Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has come under fire following comments he made during a speech in Maryland, United States, where he claimed that about 99% of all the arrested kidnappers in the state are Igbos, not Fulani herdsmen. The statement, made on July 7 during …

HOW UNN FEMALE STUDENT WAS MURDERED IN HOTEL – POLICE A female student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, who was murdered in a hotel last week was killed over N15,000 additional payment for second round of sex after initial N5,000 payment. This was revealed by the Enugu State Police Command on Monday, in a statement issued by Command’s …

US EMBASSY MANDATES NIGERIAN VISA APPLICANTS TO REMOVE SOCIAL MEDIA PRIVACY TO ENABLE BACKGROUND CHECKS The United States Mission in Nigeria has made it mandatory that all those seeking F, M, and J non-immigrant visas must adjust their personal social media accounts’ privacy settings to “public” to enable more thorough background checks. The new directive, announced on Monday through the …

NIGERIAN ENVOY TO GUINEA-BISSAU Is DEAD The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the passing of Mrs. Zainab Joy Momodu, Nigeria’s Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the Nigerian Embassy in Guinea-Bissau, The Bureau Newspaper reports. Mrs. Momodu died on Monday, July 7, 2025, at the Military Hospital in Bissau following a brief illness, according to a statement issued by the …

COURT DIDN’T ORDER YOUR RECALL FROM SUSPENSION, SENATE LAWYER TELLS NATASHA The legal counsel representing the Senate in the suit over the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, from the Senate, has publicly challenged claims made by the embattled female lawmaker suggesting that a Federal High Court order has directed her recall from suspension from legislative functions. In a …