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Court Bars Police from Arresting Mburubu Community Leaders, Suspends Kingship Selection Process by Mburubu Town Union, Enugu State Government

The Enugu State High Court has granted an Interim Injunction restraining the Nigeria Police Force and other respondents from harrasing, arresting, detaining or inviting Dr. Jerry Patrick Onuokaibe, Mr. Kenneth Igbudu, and Mr. Obinna Okonkwo in connection with the ongoing chieftaincy dispute in Mburubu Community, Nkanu East Local Government Area…

Court Stops Mburubu Igweship Election

  The Enugu State High Court has issued an order restraining Mburubu Town Union from conducting, observing, or assisting in any election into the Traditional Igweship Stool of Mburubu Community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. Delivering the ruling on Wednesday, Justice R. O. Odugu granted an…

Minister Lokpobiri Blames Underperforming Upstream Sector for Nigeria’s Oil Industry Struggles

Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, criticized the performance of companies operating in Nigeria’s upstream oil sector, attributing the underperformance of the oil and gas industry to their actions. Despite contributing over 90 percent of Nigeria's foreign exchange earnings, the petroleum sector contributes less than five…

Afenifere Urges President Tinubu to Enhance Security for NAFDAC DG Prof. Adeyeye Amid Life Threats

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has called on President Bola Tinubu to enhance security around the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, after she reported receiving threats to her life. In a statement issued by its Organizing Secretary, Abagun Kole…

SSANU Demands Immediate Suspension of FUOYE Vice-Chancellor Over Sexual Harassment Allegations

The National Women Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has strongly condemned allegations of sexual harassment against Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE). The committee has called for his immediate suspension to facilitate a fair investigation. In a statement…