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Hot SourceIn the posting list obtained on Monday, titled “Posting of Honourable Justices As At 22nd April, 2025,” signed by M. B. Dongban-Mensem, President of the Court of Appeal, the Justices are expected to report to their divisions by May 5, 2025.
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Hot SourceCarney Wins Canadian Election
Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won the federal election, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fuelled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war.
Carney’s rival, populist Conservative Party leader, Pierre Poilievre, was voted out of his seat in Parliament, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation projected Tuesday.
The loss of his seat representing his Ottawa district in Monday’s election capped a swift decline in fortunes for the firebrand Poilievre.
It appeared to be a shoo-in to become Canada’s next prime minister and shepherd the Conservatives back into power for the first time in a decade.
But then Trump launched a trade war with Canada and suggested the country should become the 51st state, outraging voters and upending the election.
Poilievre, a career politician, campaigned with Trump-like bravado, taking a page from the “America First president by adopting the slogan Canada First”.
But his similarities to Trump may have ultimately cost him and his party.
The Liberals were projected to win more of Parliament’s 343 seats than the Conservatives.
It wasn’t immediately clear if they would win an outright majority at least 172 or would need to rely on a smaller party to pass legislation and remain in power.
Elections Canada said it has decided to pause counting of special ballots cast by voters who are away from their districts during the election until later Tuesday morning.
The Liberals were leading or elected in 168 seats when the counting was paused, four short of a majority.
Elections Canada estimated that the uncounted votes could affect the result in about a dozen districts.
The decision means Canadians won’t know until later in the day whether Carney’s Liberals have won a minority or majority mandate.
In a victory speech, Carney stressed the importance of unity in the face of Washington’s threats.
He also said the mutually beneficial system Canada and the U.S. had shared since World War II had ended.
“We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons.
“As I’ve been warning for months, America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country.
“These are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so America can own us.
“That will never ever happen. But we also must recognise the reality that our world has fundamentally changed,” Carney added. (AP/NAN)
Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won the federal election, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fuelled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war. Carney’s
Hot SourceAgbakoba Demands Retraction of Natasha’s ‘Clearly False’ Sexual Harassment Allegation against Akpabio
Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association and lawyer of Senate President Gods will Akpabio, has written a second letter to the suspended senator representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, demanding a retraction of what he described as her “clearly false and unsubstantiated” sexual harassment allegations against the Senate President.
He said the latest letter became necessary, owing to the fact that the embattled Senator had failed to clarify the significant contradictions in her allegations against Akpabio, as demanded in his first letter, dated April 14, 2025.
Agbakoba made this known at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday.
He said, instead of clarifying the contradictions in her allegation that Akpabio sexually harassed her on December 8, 2023, and her exaltation of her alleged harasser on her social media accounts on December 9, 2023; Natasha deleted her social media post.
In a letter he signed for Olisa Agbakoba Legal (AOL), dated April 22, 2025, and made available to journalists, the former NBA President said, “Recall that in our first letter to you, dated April 14, 2025, we requested that you clarify contradictions in your sexual harassment allegation against our client, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Of note is the contradiction as to timeline and dates.
“You have failed to clarify your sexual harassment allegation on December 8, 2023 and your exaltation of Senator Akpabio on your social media accounts (Instagram and X/Twitter) on December 9, 2023 – the day after you alleged he sexually harassed you.
“Rather than clarify this contradiction, you deleted the social media post, which to us is extremely concerning.”
The renowned lawyer told journalists that no matter what was said about Akbapio, the duty to prove the allegation rests with the embattled Kogi senator.
In addition to the clarification Akpabio’s solicitors requested, they also asked Akpoti-Uduaghan to clarify the lengthy timeline it took for her to make the sexual harassment allegation.
Agbakoba said, “You claim that the sexual harassment occurred on December 8, 2023 but your allegation was not made until 28th February 2025. One year and 2 months after?
“Additionally, rather than take up this serious allegation that occurred on 8 December 2023, you were seen throughout 2024 at several legislative and non-legislative events (locally and internationally) with Senator Akpabio, your alleged harasser.
“For example, you were seen together at the Inter-Parliamentary Union session in Geneva on the 24th and 25th of March 2024. In fact, you took several selfies and group photos with him during these events.
“All these events were posted in warm tones by you on your social media platforms. Please see screenshot copies of your Facebook post(s) and other photos you took with Senator Akpabio. We find this contradictory and unbelievable.”
“In light of this and having also failed to clarify inconsistencies pointed in our first letter to you, we demand that you retract sexual harassment allegations against our client as they are clearly false and unsubstantiated,” Agbakoba declared.
Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association and lawyer of Senate President Gods will Akpabio, has written a second letter to the suspended senator representing
