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Interestingly, Justice Peter Lifu was also the judge who presided over proceedings concerning the Labour Party leadership dispute, culminating in a ruling directing INEC to recognise Senator Nenadi Usman as the party legitimate leader, to the exclusion of other competing factions.

Respect for the judiciary cannot begin when a politician wins a case and disappear when a court obstructs his ambitions. Before Okorocha assumes the role of defender of judicial dignity, the people of Owerri are entitled to remind him of Eke-Ukwu.

Experience and competence are equally important. A seasoned plumber who can quickly identify why a building’s water system keeps failing may save a customer repeated repair costs. A skilled software developer may build a system that helps a small business track orders and avoid losing sales.

Even more disturbing is that the consignments reportedly belong to critical public institutions, including the Federal Ministry of Power, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the Niger Delta Power Holding Company.

LIV is a Saudi-backed professional golf league launched in 2022 to challenge the established PGA Tour and D P World Tour. Its closure is a striking reminder that the resources to disrupt an industry do not automatically provide what is needed to sustain an institution.

The World Bank report shows the economy grew 4.2 per cent in the first half of 2026, up from 3.9 per cent in the first half of 2025, despite the impact of the conflict in the Middle East. The bank projects growth to average at least 4.4 per cent between 2026 and 2028.

For thousands of voters, the election was more than a contest between two political parties; it was a referendum on the health of democratic institutions, respect for established norms and the rule of law.

While parents and students pay 0% VAT at the till in both cases, the underlying accounting rules behind them determine whether a school gets to claim back millions of Naira in input costs or absorb them as an unrecoverable expense. If school proprietors, finance directors, and book publishers fail to grasp this distinction, they face unexpected cash flow drains, distorted fee structures, and sudden audit liabilities.

On Tuesday, the Chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, raised the alarm over the fate of 57 Nigerian professionals in The Gambia on the verge of losing their jobs following a directive from the country’s Central Bank to replace foreign workers with its citizens.

Akwa Ibom is setting its sights on becoming Nigeria’s leading tourism and investment destination, with a proposed deep seaport, international aviation operations and expanding infrastructure expected to drive economic growth, attract investors and create jobs.