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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 …

FUBARA’S FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF, EHIE, AFRAID OF ARREST, RUNS TO COURT FOR PROTECTION A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has issued an order preventing the police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and other security agencies from arresting Edison Ehie, the suspended Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The ruling was given by Justice IPC Igwe …

IN A TWIST OF FATE, EX-GOV OBASEKI’S FAMILY CELEBRATES APC MONDAY OKPEBHOLO’S TRIBUNAL VICTORY Following the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal’s decision to uphold the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo as Governor of Edo State, the family of former Governor Godwin Obaseki has publicly lauded the ruling and praised Okpebholo’s initial actions in office. In a joint statement signed by …

TINUBU’S POLITICAL ADVISER, HAKEEM BABA AHMED, RESIGNS Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the political adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has resigned, Daily Trust reliably learnt. Impeccable sources in the presidency confirmed yesterday that the former spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) tendered his resignation about two weeks ago. The sources said Dr. Baba-Ahmed did not provide details of the reasons …

56 DAYS IN CAPTIVITY: I SAW HELL – GEN TSIGA Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga (rtd) a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, who spent 56 days in kidnappers’ den before he regained his freedom on Wednesday has recounted his harrowing experience in captivity. Specifically, the retired general revealed how he and other hostages were surrounded by hungry hyenas looking …

YOU’RE BITTER, DESPERATE FOR POLITICAL RELEVANCE – AKPABIO REPLIES ELISHA ABBO Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has responded to statements from a former Senator, Elisha Abbo, criticising his leadership.Nigerian cultural tours In a statement signed by his special adviser on Media, Rt. Hon Eseme Eyiboh, Akpabio described Abbo’s recent comments as ‘Bitterness and Desperation’. “The attention of the Office of …