Day: January 21, 2026

PHOTO: Comrade Buna Isiak, HURMA, Executive director (Middle) during the press briefing in Lagos By: Mandy Park A human rights organisation, the Human Rights Monitoring Agenda (HURMA), has petitioned the Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs over alleged gross violations of the Lagos State Properties Protection Law by the Onikotun of Ikotun, Oba Abdulazeez Asiwaju Gbadabiu. In a petition addressed to the Chairman of the Council, Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, HURMA accused the traditional ruler of allegedly sponsoring and protecting violent land grabbers, abusing traditional authority and…

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By: Mandy Park A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has affirmed the removal of Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), ruling that his tenure has elapsed in line with an earlier judgement of the Supreme Court. The court also upheld the Senator Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee as the only valid and lawful leadership of the party, and directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise it accordingly. The ruling was disclosed on Wednesday by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, via a post…

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