By George Mgbeleke

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured Nigerians that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu – led administration will do all within its powers to ensure that the problems of insecurity currently confronting the country became a thing of the past.

Akpabio gave the assurance on Wednesday, while receiving in courtesy, members of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria led by its National President, Dr Lima Ahmed at the National Assembly.

A statement by the Special Assistant on Media to the President of the Senate, Jackson Udom, quoted Akpabio as saying,
” On behalf of the Nigerian Senate, I welcome you to the National Assembly. I am equally very happy to receive you in my office. As Nigerians we are all aware of the insecurity challenges we are currently facing and all I can say is that President Bola Ahmed is giving the situation its utmost attention and that is what led to the recent release of the school children that were abducted in Oyo State.

” The current administration is doing a whole lot and I can assure you that very soon, the issue of security would be a thing of past. Don’t rely on what you hear or see in the social media, they are not true reflection of what is happening in our country”

Speaking further, Akpabio traced the refusal of women in supporting themselves during elections for political offices, to the toxic behaviour of those who had in the past been given the opportunities for such positions, only to misuse it to the future detriment of other women.

Akpabio assured the golfers of his support and that of the Senate for their forth coming international Ladies tournament to be hosted at the IBB International Golf Course in Abuja.

Earlier in her speech, Dr Lima Ahmed thanked the Senate President for accepting to receive her and her team. She formally invited the Senate President to the planned tournament and subsequently decorated him as their grand Patron of the group.

By Uthman Baba-Naseer,Minna

The Minna Federal High Court Division,has adjourned the suit filed by Shehu Samaila Auna,against Prof. Yakubu Mohammed Auna,over the conduct of primary election of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to 16th, to 17th, of September 2026 for the commencement of hearing.

This followed the preliminary objection filed by the counsel to the first defendant Philip Adah Esq alleging that the action of the plaintiff to file the case is status bar praying the court to dismiss the suit.

The counsel urged the dismiss the case on the ground that the plaintiff filed the case out of time as stipulated by the relevant provision of the electoral act 2025.

Shehu Samaila Auna,has approached the court to through his counsel, Danjuma Abubakar Sadeeq challenging the conduct of the APC primary election of Prof. Yakubu Auna,into the Rijau Magama Federal Constituency at the May, 16th, primary election.

The plaintiff in a suite number FHC/MN/CS/542026/ is challenging the purported Primary election claiming that election was not conducted in Rijau and Magama Federal Constituency as claimed by the first defendant and the second defendant respectively.

The plaintiff is praying the court to nulify the purported Primary election on the ground that election was not conducted as claimed praying further that another primary election should be conducted in Rijau and Magama Federal constituency.

At the resumed hearing, the counsel to the second defendant filed a preliminary objection urging the court to dismiss the suit arguing that the suit lacked merit as the plaintiff failed to file the case on time as stipulated by law.

The counsel to the plaintiff,Danjuma Abubakar Sadeeq,in his submission,told the court that the preliminary objection was served to him at about 4:15 pm on Tuesday,21st of July,2026 and he needed time to reply to the preliminary objection.

“ My Lord,I was served, I was served with the preliminary objection by 4:15pm yesterday,the 21st of July,2026. And I needed time to reply to his preliminary objection (PO). On this ground, I prayed the court adjourned for me to respond to his (PO) as raised” he told the court.

While granting the prayer, Justice Mohammed Abdullahi Dan-Ige then adjourned the case to 16th and 17th of September 2026 for commencement of hearing.

By Uthman Baba-Naseer,Minna

Former Minister of sport Barrister Abdulrahaman Gimba,has dragged the African Democratic Congress (ADC),to Federal High Court Minna challenging the primary election that produce Rt.Hon Baba Shehu Àgaie as the the party’s candidate for the Southern Senatorial District (Zone) of Niger State.

Abdulrahman Gimba, also Minna based legal practitioner, filed the suit before Federal High Court Minna challenged the outcome of the primary.

In the suit FHC/ MN/ CS 55/2026 alleged that the primary election was not conducted in some local government areas and some wards in the zone.

Joint in the suite includes ADC as first defendant Baba Shehu Agaie as second defendant and INEC as third defendant respectively.

Barrister Gimba who approach the court through his counsel Mohammed Gimba leading three other counsel prayed the court to nullify the said election claiming that the election was not conducted as claimed by the second defendant

The plaintiff also alleged that the second dependant was not qualified to contest the election as he is still the leader of the as at the time of the election which contravene the relevant section of the electoral act 2025.

At the resume sitting on the case which was slated for hearing counsel to the defendant Barrister Abdulrahaman Siraj, for the adjournment as some parties in the matter were yet to file their response

At this point, Justice Muhammad Sa’idu Barau,adjourned the matter to 22nd and 23rd July, 2026 to enable the first dependant served the plaintiff his statement of defence and as well allowed the plaintiff respond to process of the defence counsels before the commencement of hearing

In an interview with Journalists, the counsel to the defendant, Abdulrahaman Siraj Esq, stated that the plaintiff approached the court contending that election was not conducted in certain wards and local government areas.

Also,the plaintiff contended that the second defendant was not qualified to contest the primary election as at the time he contested on the ground that he was still the leader of the party as he did not resign his position from the party.

“ So we have filed the necessary processes on behalf of the second defendant. Issues has been joined as at the resumed sitting, there are some of the defendants that are yet to file their own statement of defences.

“ It is on that ground that the case was adjourned 23rd and 24th of July, for the commencement of hearing” he told journalists.

Also speaking, the defence counsel to the first defendant, Jibril Musa Kallamu,Esq, argued that case is an internal crises of the party which can be resolved within the party “ without necessarily coming to court.

“ Already, we are in court also we making an efforts to resolve the matter internally by the hearing date we are to resolve the matter” he disclosed.