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LAWYER DRAGS ENUGU GOVT TO COURT OVER HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION A Nigerian citizen, Barrister Olu Omotayo has instituted a suit at the Enugu State High Court, against Governor Peter Mbah and the state Ministry of Transport over human rights violation and continuous violation of the Road Traffic Law by agents of the state. Omotayo, is president of a human rights …

LP CRISIS: LET’S PUT OUR DIFFERENCES ASIDE – PETER OBI TO PARTY MEMBERS Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi has urged members of the party to put away differences and work together for harmony to thrive in the party Obi, who made this call on Friday via his X handle, …

COURTS WIELD BIG STICK: VOID EDO, RIVERS CASES, GIVE TWO KANO JUDGES 48 HOURS TO RESIGN APPOINTMENTS The Appeal Court and two federal and state high courts in Abuja and Kano have wielded the big stick against three cases brought to them by litigants in Kano, Rivers and Edo states. In the Kano suit, Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu and Justice …

NIGERIAN WORKERS SPEND 65% OF SALARY ON FOODS – UN The United Nations (UN) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government to make dedicated budgetary allocation to curb food insecurity. The UN Director of World Food Programme (WFP) Africa Union Global Office, Dr. Hameed Nuru, made the call in Ilọrin, Kwara State capital, on Wednesday. He spoke as …

BREAKING: UK GENERAL ELECTION: LABOUR PARTY WINS LANDSLIDE The Labour Party has secured a landslide victory in the United Kingdom election to end 14 years of Conservative rule. “We did it!” Keir Starmer, the Labour leader and incoming prime minister, said in his victory speech. “Change begins now.” Outgoing Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak concedes defeat, saying it has been …

EMIRSHIP TUSSLE: ADO-BAYERO’S LAWYERS WITHDRAW LEGAL SERVICES Mr Abdul Muhammed and other counsel to the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, in the ongoing Kano emirship tussle, have withdrawn their legal services before the State High Court. The applicants in the matter—the Attorney General of Kano State, the Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly and Kano State House of …

DOZENS FEARED DEAD AS TWO-STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSES IN ANAMBRA A building collapse at Eke Amawbia Market in Awka, Anambra State, has left many feared dead. The incident occurred around noon on Thursday, causing widespread panic in the area. Eyewitnesses reported that the two-storey shop building suddenly crumbled, burying numerous vegetable traders beneath the debris. As of press time, one person …

YOUR APPOINTMENT NOT FULL-TIME, MINISTER TELLS GOVERNING COUNCILS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, has warned the newly inaugurated governing councils of tertiary institutions against extravagant expenses in the course of discharging their duties. The minister also reiterated the provisions of the laws stipulating that the appointees are appointed on a part-time basis and not as full-time employees …

REACTIONS TRAIL APPEAL COURT’S JUDGEMENT VACATING RESTRAINING ORDER ON PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS AS MEMBERS OF RIVERS HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday, the judgement which vacated the restraining order by a Port Harcourt Court on Martin Amaewhule and his group of 24 legislators in Rivers State has elicited varying reactions. The reactions as expected are based on …

BREAKING: APPEAL COURT AFFIRMS PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS AS MEMBERS OF RIVERS HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the appeal of Rt Hon Martin Amaewhule and 24 others who approached the Court challenging the decision of the Rivers State High Court, which favored Victor Oko-Jumbo, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly. It can be …