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By Our Correspondent The Supreme Court has confirmed Alhaji Lamidi Apapa as the acting National Chairman of the Labour Party while the court also affirmed all candidates that emerged through primaries conducted by his faction as the authentic candidates for the off-season governorship elections for Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi States. The confirmation followed the dismissal of the appeal filed by Senator Athan Achonu and Mr. Basil Maduka against the ruling of the lower courts. With the Supreme Court ruling, the Lamidi Apapa Executives were confirmed as the authentic leaders of the Party. The confirmation also confirmed Chief Ukaegbu Ikechukwu Joseph Ikenga as the Imo Labour Party Gubernatorial Candidate. In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Dr Abayomi Arabambi he said that the affirmation by the supreme court ruling was a result of the decision of a five-man panel of Supreme Court judges that ruled on the appeal brought before it by the SEN ATHAN Achonu of J...

By Our Correspondent The national leadership of Labour Party has felicitated with the National deputy secretary of the Party,  Barrister Monday Marwa as he celebrates his birthday today. The Party in a message by the spokesperson of LP,  Dr Abayomi describes Marwa as a true hero of democracy. "Happy Birthday to a dependable friend brother and lawyer who has always been there striving to make the Legal profession a better place. "Your legal expertise, advocacy, and compassion are those rare attributes that make you a true hero with respect to your profession "You always went above and beyond when working on all Labour party cases and most importantly the land mark victories of LP in 24 states Pre Elections Matters for our some of our Gubernatorial, Senatorial ,House of Representatives and House of Assembly candidates in the build up to 2023 General Election without collecting a kobo. "Thank you once again for your hard work and working extra hard to ensure our party ...

By Our Correspondent A prominent Owo Queen, Ondo State, Olori Tolani Elerewe of Elerewe Compound, Igboroko Owo, Ondo State has petitioned the acting inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun over the gruesome murder of a high Chief in Ondo State, Chief Tunde Lori Elerewe. In a petition written on her behalf by a law firm, Tai Odion Idemudia & Co. Queen Elewere who is the wife of the high Chief called for a proper investigation into the murder of her husband some years ago. The petition titled 'Re: Murder of High Chief Tunde Ilori Elewere and Improper investigation and compromising attitude of the investigating police officers: A call for justice, said "Olori Tolani Elerewe was the wife of late High Chief Tunde Lori Elerewe who was murdered in cold blood in Owo on the 15th day of December 2021, when the world all over was preparing for the celebration of Christmas. "While the family of our client was rather thrown into mourning and despair by his contender one MR. ...

By Modinat Aliyu Prof.  Musa-Olomu The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee probing the alleged job racketeering and gross mismanagement in federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) has been told to beam its searchlight on the allegation of job racketeering in the Federal Medical center, Abeokuta. A non governmental organisation and human right group, National Conscience Awareness, (NACA) in a statement also urges the House of Representatives ad hoc committee to invite the Medical Director of Federal Medical Center,  Abeokuta,  Prof Adewale Musa Olomu and othees to explain their roles in the illegal recruitment of staff carried out between 2021 and 2022. The group in a statement signed by the National Coordinator of the group, Chief Kunle Adebakin said the House of Representatives need to look into the alleged illegal recruitment and promotion that was carried out by the FMC a few years ago without the approval of the Board of the Center. It could be recall...

....As new Olori Bunmi Ade battles multiple scandal in UK ....Exclusive details of how she arrested her husband and kids before eloping to Nigeria for controversial marriage ...Set to sell UK home to finance royal lifestyle Oba (Dr.) Adeyemi Olanrewaju Adekeye, the Apepa of Jogaland, Joga-Orile in Yewa North local government area of Ogun state is currently in the eye of the storm.  There's serious trouble in Oba Adekeye's palace according to sources. And if care is not taken, the respected monarch might end up bringing his exalted throne into disrepute courtesy of his recent bigamy affair with a strange woman who's bent on setting the throne on fire in order to control and manipulate the monarch for her alleged selfish gains. According to knowledge sources, the bone of contention is not unconnected with the bigamy affair between Oba Adekeye and a United Kingdom based woman known as Bunmi Christy Ade who is now the apple of Oba Adekeye's eyes.  We gathered reliably that ...

By Our Correspondent  The Labour Party (LP) has called for the immediate dismissal and prosecution of Melee Kyari, Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) The party also warned Joe Ajaero, National President, of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, against embarking on national protest against the removal of Oil Subsidies. Speaking at a press conference in Abeokuta on Thursday, Abayomi Arabambi the National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party called for the investigation of the financial records of NNPCL as it had to do with subsidy matter The Party also caution NLC president, Joe Ajaero on the August 2nd Nation Wide protest, saying the action is capable of setting Nigerians against the Tinubu Administration for violent Overthrown The Lamidi Apapa-led National Working Committee (NWC) and National Executive Council (NEC) while reacting to a press conference by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) under Comrade Joe Ajaero who is the...

By Our Correspondent  The strategic relationship of Caleb University to the town was boosted recently when the Institution's Mass Communication department, hosted Mrs Victoria Ndidiamaka Uwadoka, Corporate Communications, Public Affairs & Sustainability Lead for Nestlé Nigeria, who spoke on 'The Personal Branding: Prerequisite for Success in the Communication and Media Industry', at the June 2023 Edition of the Town and Gown Media Clinic. Detailing the sustainability, diversity, and Core Values of Caleb University, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Adedeji Daramola, who represented the Vice Chancellor, Prof Nosa Owens Ibie, remarked that the interaction was primarily fashioned to beam the searchlights on all it requires for Caleb Students to be successful global players in media practice. The University believed that the interaction would induce creativity, spark innovation, promote collaboration, linkages and research, as well as transform lives on a broad perspective;...