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*Moves To Organize Football Tourney By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Inmates of Medium Security Custodial Centre, Okere, in Warri, Delta State, have probably never had it so good in recent time as a new colleague in the centre and suspended Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads) in the state, Hon. Reuben Izeze, has showered them with the milk of human kindness. The Commissioner found himself in the restriction house following the orders of a High Court which ordered his remand after he was arraigned by the police over an alleged assault on State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori's Senior Special Assistant on…

Former Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, has described the late Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu, SAN, as a distinguished legal icon who contributed immensely to the development of the Nigerian Bar through his integrity, scholarship and leadership. Ayorinde, a holder of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR), and who is also Chairman, Board of Partners at BA Law LLP, in a tribute to Kasunmu, who died at the age of 92, recalled that when he was elevated to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of…

“I have no regrets. I will continue to support and encourage the Muslim-Muslim ticket. What they say will not stop me. They started it; at a point, we suffered in their hands." These, among others, were the words of controversial Islamic cleric and Chairman of Jos zone of Jama'atu Izalatil Bid'ah Wa'ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Izala Scholars Council, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir. Widely criticized for his earlier comments describing Christians as "infidels" and supporting the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Jingir has now doubled down on his remarks. According to him, he is unrepentant over the…

By our reporter Though he has not been adjudged guilty, Delta State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Hon. Izeze Izeze Rume Yakubu Reuben, has been suspended indefinitely from office with immediate effect. The Commissioner was sent home reportedly on the orders of State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. The suspension was announced in a statement signed by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Kingsley Emu, on Monday. The statement defended the suspension as being made to enable security agencies conduct an impartial investigation into allegations linking the Commissioner to the alleged assault of the Senior Special Assistant to the…

*Welfare, Protection Of Lives Of Military, Top Priority Under My Watch --He Assures By Tony Ezimako, Abuja Presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the forthcoming 2027 election, Mr Peter Obi has flayed the bid to compel Nigerians to accept unverified certificates as a norm, warning that the country is setting a dangerous precedent by lowering standards on which society is built. His stern warning on his X handle came against the recent publication by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the education attainments of presidential candidates of the various political parties jostling to lead the country in 2027.…

‎By Sam Tyav, Makurdi For about two weeks now, gloom has enveloped a Makurdi, Benue State-based woman, Mrs. Blessing Iornem, following the sudden disappearance of her four-year-old daughter in circumstances related to running an errand for a neighbour. It is now feared that the‎ child, named as Mary Nguemo, may have been kidnapped, a development that has heightened tension and scare from insecurity in the Middle Belt state. The sorrowful tale of the heart-rending incident, which happened on 26 July, 2026, started at their Awe Street, Makurdi, residence.‎‎Speaking to People&Politics, a still traumatized Mrs. Iornem said the stage for the…