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The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), on Thursday, dismissed insinuations that he was using his clout to deal with human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who an Ekiti State Magistrates Court remanded on Wednesday. This was as a group,  Take It Back Movement, convened by the former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele …

Farotimi was arrested and is being detained by the Nigeria Police Force in Ekiti State, following a petition filed by Babalola, accusing him (Farotimi) of defamation in his book titled, “Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System.” Activists in London are organising a protest at the King’s College London (KCL) in the United Kingdom, against Nigerian legal luminary, Afe Babalola, SAN, …

CNN — The goal of Syria’s rebel coalition, as it wrests another major city from government control this week, is ultimately to overthrow authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad, according to Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the militant leader of the main group driving the country’s armed opposition. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Jolani left no doubt that the ambitions of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) – a …

•Probes collapse of national grid, DisCos The Senate has begun a probe into the activities of Generation Companies, GenCos, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, and Distribution Companies, DisCos, for failing to deliver reliable electricity, describing the power sector as a total failure. It also strongly criticised the power sector operators, saying they have added no significant value to the …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has cautioned the Federal Government against replacing the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) with the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), warning that such a move would cripple public universities and undermine tertiary education in Nigeria. ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, made this statement during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday. …

The Labour Party (LP), has described the defection of some of its lawmakers in the House of Representatives into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as unfortunate. National Publicity Secretary of the LP, Obiora Ifoh, said this in a statement in Abuja, on Thursday. The party spokesman announced that the LP has opened “A Hall of Shame” to accommodate the …

Afe Babalola, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has accused Dele Farotimi of defamation over a Supreme Court judgment on a land dispute. According to Babalola, Farotimi made several defamatory statements against him, his law firm, Afe Babalola & Co (Emmanuel Chambers), and his lawyers, Olu Daramola SAN and Ola Faro Esq. The alleged defamatory statements were made in Farotimi’s …

Four members of the House of Representatives, on Thursday, decamped from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).  The lawmakers are Rep Tochukwu Okere, Imo State; Rep. Donates Mathew, Kaduna State; Bassey Akiba, Cross River State; and Iyawu Esosa Edo and Rep Erthiatake Ibori-Suenu, Delta State, who defected from PDP to APC.  The defection was announced by …

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has reassured Nigerians of the functionality of the Port Harcourt Refinery, emphasizing that it is fully operational and producing products. Kyari on Wednesday reiterated NNPCL’s commitment to reviving Nigeria’s refining capacity and dismissed doubts about the refinery’s performance. “The Port Harcourt refinery is not fantasy. …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Police Command said it has initiated an immediate investigation into the tragic and avoidable death of Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin, the former Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in Edo State. The incident sparked public outrage and allegations of police “unprofessional conduct.” Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin, who was also a prominent civil society leader, reportedly died …