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Stakeholders have described Senate President Godswill Akpabio as a model of leadership in worker welfare, urging public office holders to emulate his approach as Nigeria marks this year’s Workers’ Day. Speaking on the significance of the occasion, the Chairman of International Watchers, Dr Olusegun Ademola, said Akpabio’s record in office reflects a deliberate and consistent…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Edo State is sharply divided over the celebration of Workers’ Day, as rival factions issue conflicting directives to workers. Chairman of the Edo NLC Caretaker Committee, Professor Monday Igbafen, has called on workers to boycott the May Day event, citing deepening divisions within the state’s labour movement. In a…
The Supreme Court has set aside the order made by the Court of Appeal in Abuja ordering the maintenance of status quo ante bellum in the leadership dispute in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), on which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) acted in derecognizing the David Mark-led leadership of the party. In a unanimous…
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Delivering the majority judgment on Thursday, Justice Stephen held that the national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, last year, was in defiance of an existing judgment of the…
The trial of the former Taraba State governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku alongside the former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, continued on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, with the Economic and Financial Crimes…
A 31-year-old man, Chukwemeka Destiny, has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly plotting the kidnap of his aunt who raised him from childhood. The suspect was paraded on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Bright Edafe, who disclosed that Destiny had paid N900,000 to some persons believed…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has dismissed as fake a viral result slip claiming that a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The result, which circulated widely on social media, was shared by an X user, @Onsogbu, who alleged that one Okon Winniefred Sampson achieved the…
The Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has discharged and acquitted the Benin City Manager of DHL, Mr. Nuhu Omokide, over his alleged involvement in a missing parcel bound for the United Kingdom. Delivering judgment, Justice E. G. Adekanmbi set aside the earlier ruling of Chief Magistrate Afe Osamudiamen, describing it as inconsistent…
The operatives of the Edo State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of nine abducted victims from two separate kidnapped incidents along the Benin–Lagos corridor and adjoining forest areas thereby bringing relief to the families. The image maker of the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem disclosed the rescue in a statement issued on Friday night. koedem…
A fresh wave of armed violence in northeast Nigeria has forced more than 5,000 people from their homes in Ngoshe, pushing already fragile communities in Gwoza Local Government Area deeper into crisis. The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) confirmed it has launched an emergency response in Pulka, where displaced families have sought…