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NBA REJECTS PROPOSAL TO INCREASE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES TO 30 The Nigerian Bar Association has rejected a proposal by the Senate to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court bench from 21 to 30. The proposed measure aims to address the growing backlog of cases and enhance the efficiency of the country’s apex court. According to the sponsor …

FAILURE OF ABURI ACCORD: GOWON IS A LIAR – US-BASED GROUP A United States-based group, Rising Sun, has faulted the former Head of State, Retired General Yakubu Gowon, over a statement he made on the reasons for the failure of the historic Aburi Accord of 1967.The group said the reasons canvassed by Gowon for the breakdown of the Accord were …

SHETTIMA VS TINUBU: APC ACCUSES KWANKWASO GROUP OF TRYING TO CAUSE PROBLEM IN PARTY Last week was wild for the APC as its North-East zonal meeting ended in crisis.Videos that surfaced after the meeting showed Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, visibly unhappy with how the gathering went. The APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and his team were …

DELTA APC IN SHOW OF MIGHT AS OKOWA, NWAOBOSHI, NWOKO SIZE EACH OTHER Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, aka Oracle, a former chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, made a challenging decision when he decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2021. However, as a politician, he had to do so because of the indications that the …

IBM SACKS 8,000 EMPLOYEES TO REPLACE THEM WITH IBM laid off 8,000 employees to replace them with AI—what they didn’t expect was having to rehire as many due to AI In 2023, IBM made headlines with the announcement of nearly 8,000 layoffs, primarily from support roles such as Human Resources. The goal? To replace these workers with artificial intelligence (AI), …

SULE LAMIDO SABOTAGED ABIOLA’S MANDATE – DELE ALAKE Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, has accused former Jigawa Governor Sule Lamido of playing a key role in the sabotage of the June 12, 1993, presidential mandate won by the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola. Alake made the allegation during a television appearance on Sunday night while reacting to Lamido’s recent …

IRAN-ISRAEL WAR: PETROL NEARS N1,000/L IN NIGERIA, MARKETERS PREDICT FURTHER HIKE Filling stations across the country have adjusted the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, with a litre sold at almost N1,000 across the country, Daily Trust can report. This followed the recent increase in the price of crude oil on the global market, triggered …

TINUBU BOWS OUT AS ECOWAS CHAIR, URGES UNITY, VIGILANCE, INCLUSIVE GROWTH President Bola Tinubu on Sunday formally concluded his tenure as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, expressing deep gratitude and calling on regional leaders to remain steadfast in their commitment to peace, security, and inclusive development. …

INEC CAN’T STOP OUR JUNE 30 NEC MEETING, SAYS PDP The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed that the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) cannot stop its forthcoming National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, on Sunday, National Publicity Secretary of the party, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, said preparations for the meeting were in …

GUNMEN HIJACK BENUE LINKS BUS, KIDNAP ALL PASSENGERS ALONG OTUKPO-OTUKPA ROAD A Benue Links commercial bus was attacked on Sunday evening by suspected gunmen at Eke, along the Otukpo-Otukpa road in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. The assailants reportedly robbed the passengers before whisking them into the surrounding bush. The vehicle, bearing registration number 14B-143BN, was ferrying travellers …