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The Nigerian House of Representatives has congratulated Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, on her election and swearing-in as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association, describing the development as a historic milestone for the legal profession and for women in leadership. In a statement released on 4 September 2026 and signed by House Spokesman Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr., the legislature also extended its best wishes to the newly elected national officers and representatives of the NBA following the 2026 elections. The House noted that Badejo-Okusanya is the first woman to head the association in 35 years and the first elected…

Prince Stanley Ugochukwu, the newly inaugurated Chairman of the Nigerian Youth Congress in Imo State, has called on youth groups across the state to join forces with the organisation in pushing for stronger representation and practical empowerment programmes. Speaking at his first press briefing after taking office in Owerri, Ugochukwu said the NYC under his leadership would work inclusively with other youth bodies to drive development in the oil- and gas-producing state. He urged Governor Hope Uzodimma and his cabinet to deepen democratic governance so that residents can enjoy improved living standards. He specifically asked the Ministry of Youth and…

An Owerri Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of 33-year-old computer programmer Victor Ude Chikadibia, known as Mastertruth, in correctional custody on charges of cyberstalking, threats and defamation against a sitting judicial officer. The decision followed his arraignment on a five-count charge linked to social media posts that accused an Imo State magistrate of protecting a senior pastor amid claims of an alleged affair with Ude’s wife. The court, presided over by His Worship Mrs Ariche Ihuaku Adaoha, ruled on Thursday after the Imo State Police Command brought the case. Prosecutors charged Ude under Section 24(2)(a) and (c) of the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a lawsuit by House of Representatives member Miriam Onuoha contesting the Independent National Electoral Commission’s recognition of Uchenna Agasu as the All Progressives Congress candidate for a federal constituency seat in Imo State in the 2027 elections. Justice Salim Ibrahim ruled that the court lacked jurisdiction because a similar matter had already been decided by another court of equal standing, describing the fresh action as an abuse of process. The judgment was delivered on 24 August 2026; its certified true copy became available on Friday, 4 September. Onuoha, who chairs the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a lawsuit by former lawmaker Ifeanyi Araraume contesting the All Progressives Congress’s selection of Patrick Ndubueze as its candidate for the Imo North senatorial district in the 2027 elections. Justice Salim Ibrahim ruled that the court lacked jurisdiction and that the case amounted to an abuse of process. In a judgement delivered on August 26, the court upheld a preliminary objection filed by Ndubueze. The judge found that a court of coordinate jurisdiction, the Federal High Court in Owerri had already decided a related dispute on June 25 concerning the same primary…

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, a human rights activist and lawyer to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has cautioned the South East against any move to boycott the 2027 general elections, describing such a step as counter-productive and a risk to hard-won peace in the region. Ejiofor issued the warning in response to a call by an Igbo group based in the United States. The group, which he said is backed by certain irredentists, is demanding an election boycott unless the appeal against the life sentence imposed on IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu is listed and heard as a precondition for holding elections…

A Federal High Court in Lagos has declared invalid a 2014 attempt to take over Oyetubo Jokotade Estate Resources Ltd through disputed filings at the Corporate Affairs Commission, ordering the commission to remove the records from its register. Justice Deinde Dipeolu delivered the judgment in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/557/2017. The court ruled that a purported meeting held on 5 December 2014 was illegal, null and void. At that meeting, individuals who were neither shareholders nor directors allegedly allotted shares to themselves, appointed new directors and removed the company’s long-standing secretary. The suit was brought by the company and one of its…

An ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives has preliminarily concluded that a letter claiming to appoint Adeniyi Adeyemi as director-general of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council was forged and never issued by the presidency. In its preliminary report released on Wednesday, the committee said evidence obtained from the State House confirmed no such appointment was made or approved. The document had been presented as an official presidential communication and purported to carry the signature and authority of Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila. The panel stated that Gbajabiamila neither issued nor signed the letter. It…

A United States-based lobbying firm connected to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says its founder was offered $3 million to halt a campaign highlighting allegations against President Bola Tinubu. Von Batten-Montague-York stated on its X account on Wednesday that Dr. Karl Von Batten received the unsolicited offer a few days earlier, together with an invitation to a private meeting in London. The firm said the approach came from a highly placed individual it was told had links to Tinubu. According to the firm, the money was meant to end its focus on what it called allegations tied to Tinubu’s alleged…

A former member of the House of Representatives and Action Peoples Party (APP) senatorial aspirant for Orlu Zone in Imo State, Rt. Hon. Rufus Omeire, has firmly rejected assertions that the Ideato Federal Constituency operates under a zoning or rotational arrangement. In a statement issued on Wednesday, he insisted that only the voters determine who represents them and defended the incumbent, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, against critics. Omeire described claims that Ugochinyere benefited from zoning as baseless and politically motivated. He argued that no such formal arrangement exists in the constituency. According to him, Ugochinyere’s election reflected public confidence, including…