DESPITE SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT, ABURE INSISTS HE REMAINS LP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday regarding the leadership crisis within the Labour Party, Julius Abure maintains that he is still the Party’s National Chairman. Abure in a post on his X handle on Friday shortly after the apex court judgement wrote: “Barr Julius Abure still Remains The …

COURT REMANDS THREE ANAMBRA NATIVE DOCTORS An Anambra State High Court presided over by Honourable Justice Jude Obiorah, on Friday adjourned the cases of three Anambra based native doctors accused of criminal activities and involvement in Oke-ite charms to April 11, 2025. He explained that the adjournment is to allow for proper service and arraignment of the suspects. The accused …

DELAYS IN RELEASE OF OF 2024 BAR FINAL EXAM RESULTS: A PLEA FOR COMPASSION AND URGENCY By Caleb Oboagwina Esq. The 2023/2024 academic session of the Nigerian Law School ended on the 9th of November 2024, when students completed their Bar Final Examinations. As someone deeply invested in legal education through my role as the Executive Chairman of the EasyRead …

NATASHA: PDP, OBY EZEKWESILI COMMEND INEC, BUT NOT YET UHURU AS PETITIONERS MOBILIZE CONSTITUENTS The Peoples Democratic Party and a former education minister, Oby Ezekwesili, have endorsed the Independent National Electoral Commission’s rejection of the recall petition against the embattled Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for not fulfilling the requirements of the constitution. Undeterred, however, the petitioners have vowed …

I HAVE NOT RESIGNED FROM PDP – ATIKU The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has denied resigning from the party. Atiku described himself as a bona fide and loyal member of PDP. He accused desperate politicians of sponsoring the falsehood through a Facebook page. In a statement signed by his media aide, Paul Ibe, …

NNPC ANNOUNCES NEW SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced the appointment of a new senior management team. This follows the appointment of the Group Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors. In a statement on Friday, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC, Olufemi Soneye, announced the 8-man Senior Management Team. He stated that …

WHY NIGERIA HAS LOWEST GDP RATIO GLOBALLY – SHETTIM A Vice President Kashim Shettima has explained why Nigeria has one of the lowest tax-to-GDP ratios in the world. He spoke on Friday in Abuja at the 2nd Joint Workshop on 2025 National Budget organised by the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of …

AKPABIO TACKLES NATASHA, ABBO: APOLOGIZE AND COMPENSATE ME NOW OR FACE LEGAL ACTION Senate President, Goodwill Akpabio, has come hard on two of his traducers, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and former Senator Elisha Abbo, asking the duo to apologize and pay compensation to him now for malicious allegations or face legal action. This was contained in a press release issued on …

GUNMEN HIJACK FULLY LOADED BUS, KILL DRIVER, KIDNAP PASSENGERS IN OTUKPO, BENUE Tragedy struck in Ikobi, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State on Thursday night as gunmen hijacked a fully loaded Benue Links bus, killing the driver and kidnapping all passengers on board. The gunmen, however, left a toddler behind. Sources revealed that the assailants ambushed the bus along …

TRUMP’S TARIFF THREATENS $10BN US-NIGERIA TRADE The newly imposed 14 per cent tariff by US President Donald Trump on exports by Nigerian businesses presents a significant risk to the $10bn annual exports to the United States, potentially disrupting key sectors such as oil export and agricultural trade, experts and trade associations concerned about a potential global trade war stated on …

LP CARETAKER CHAIRMAN, NENADI USMAN, HAILS SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT THAT SACKED ABURE Senator Nenadi Usman, Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) Caretaker Committee, has described the recent Supreme Court judgment removing Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman as a triumph for democracy and the rule of law. The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel, overturned …

I’LL SIGN YOUR CONDOLENCE REGISTERS, WIKE TELLS THOSE WHO WISHED HIM DEAD Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed rumours that he collapsed and was flown abroad for medical treatment, describing the claims as satanic and politically motivated. Speaking on Thursday while inspecting some projects in the nation’s capital, Wike said, “I don’t want to give credence …

COURT BARS PARTIES FROM GRANTING INTERVIEWS IN NATASHA’S CASE AGAINST AKPABIO A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred parties in the suit filed by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and three others from granting press interviews on issues relating to the case. Justice Binta Nyako issued the order on Friday following complaint …

BREAKING: SUPREME COURT SETS ASIDE JUDGMENT RECOGNIZING ABURE AS NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF LABOUR PARTY The Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja recognising Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the Court of Appeal …

NO RENAMING OF AZIKIWE HALL – UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN The University of Ibadan has rejected a proposal to rename Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall to Akintola Hall. According to Diaspora digital media (DDM) reports, the university emphasized that naming decisions are based on historical recognition rather than ethnic considerations. A social media discussion initiated the proposal to change the hall’s name. A …