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***Slams Justice Lifu’s action ***Verdict corrected grave miscarriage of justice — ADC By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Luminous Jannamike & Shina Abubakar  ABUJA — The Court of Appeal in Abuja yesterday,  vacated the judgment that directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deregister African Democratic Congress, ADC, and four other political parties accused of failing to meet constitutional requirements, describing Justice Peter Lifu’s action as judicial rascality, impertinence. The other parties include  Action Peoples Party, APP; Action Alliance, AA;  Accord Party, AP; and Zenith Labour Party, ZLP. Recall that Justice Lifu had given the order to deregister the parties, despite the…

The Ondo State High Court in Akure has dismissed claims of damages by three officers of the Ondo State Security Network (Amotekun Corps) against the agency, affirming the agency’s powers to discipline and punish erring officers. The court, however, faulted the agency for declaring the officers wanted for evading arrest. The officers – Abu Taiwo, Akinsipe Victor, and Ekujuni Julius – were accused of “mutiny, conspiracy and incitement ”against the state. The trio had undertaken a protest against the agency, demanding proper employment documentation for staff members and an adequate welfare package, as provided by other similar agencies in the…

The WRU state that they will “bring together the leadership of all the professional teams, and other stakeholders” after Wales’ Nations Championship matches in November.They intend to thrash out the finances of their proposals and assess the interests of the quartet in taking up the new licences.”This will allow an orderly implementation and avoid prolonged uncertainty for clubs, players, supporters, investors and sponsors,” said Marianne Okland, chair of Welsh rugby’s Professional Rugby Board, whose members met on Monday.”Assuming that Cardiff Rugby and Dragons RFC want to sign up to the proposed licensing terms, there is now certainty that they will…

In 2002, Hansard became the original presenter of Irish broadcaster RTÉ’s acclaimed music series Other Voices.His charity work has included Dublin’s annual Christmas Eve charity busk in support of the Dublin Simon Community, a charity in the UK and Ireland which helps homeless people.The busk, which Hansard started in 2010, attracted several high-profile musicians each year including Bono, Sinéad O’Connor, Imelda May and Shane MacGowan.In a statement, the charity said it was “devastated” to learn of his death, and offered condolences to his friends and family.”While known to many as a genius songwriter and storyteller, for us, he was threefold…

Crusoe Osagie reflects on the findings of the 2026 Phillips Consulting States Performance Index and distils possible learning points from Edo State’s abysmal performance The 2026 Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (pSPI), released this week, placed Enugu State at the top of the 33 states assessed as the most improved relative to the national average, while identifying Edo State as the least improved. While it will be difficult to cut through the political noise that this report is most likely to generate, it is essential to put this very important survey into proper perspective and draw the necessary lessons from its…

Thirty-nine scholars have graduated from the MUSON School of Music Diploma Programme, marking 20 years of partnership between the MTN Foundation and the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) in music education. The graduates, representing the programme’s 19th cohort, completed a two-year diploma course funded entirely by MTN Foundation scholarships. They were formally recognised during a convocation ceremony held on July 7 and 8 at the Shell Hall, MUSON Centre, Lagos. The event featured performances by the graduating scholars and the MUSON School Orchestra. Training young musicians The MUSON School of Music Diploma Programme provides conservatory-level training in music performance, theory,…

Last week, two of OpenAI’s most advanced AI models were reported to have “escaped” a controlled testing environment and hacked Hugging Face, a totally separate AI company, moving from one computer system to another to complete their task.Reuters reported that the models exploited vulnerable code written by a customer of yet a third independent AI company, Modal Labs.This is likely the first incident of an AI “agent” – an AI system that can make decisions and take actions – acting autonomously, offering a rare glimpse into how these systems can plan, adapt and pursue goals with minimal human intervention.Al Jazeera…

The Port & Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) yesterday held a Sensitisation Workshop on the Deployment of the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) at the PTML Conference Hall. Deputy Comptroller Nura Miko, Controller of the PTML Area Command, announced that PTML has been selected as the second pilot command for the nationwide rollout of the ECTS, following the successful implementation at Apapa Area Command. The selection reflects PTML’s strategic importance in national revenue generation and trade facilitation. The deployment forms part of the ongoing reform and modernisation agenda of the Nigeria Customs Service…

DoorDash is launching a new drone delivery program called DoorDash Air. The largest food delivery app in the US said that it has approval from the Federal Aviation Administration that clears the way for drone delivery in the near future.DoorDash said it has received a Part 135 air carrier certification from the FAA that enable it to delivery small packages via drone. Other companies to receive this designation include Alphabet’s Wing, Zipline, and Amazon.Previously, DoorDash worked with Alphabet’s drone delivery division Wing on a number of pilots in places like Dallas-Fort Worth, Virginia, and Australia. Now the company says it…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said that before assisted dying is considered in England and Wales, the funding of palliative and social care should be “fixed”.It is the first time Burnham has set out his position on the issue since becoming prime minister, as MPs prepare to debate it again when Parliament returns in September.The government is likely to remain officially neutral, but Burnham’s remarks suggest he personally will not back a bill being proposed by Labour MP Lauren Edwards.The position is a shift from that of former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who voted in favour of the previous…