Supreme Court's Verdict Restores Nestoil, Neconde's Control, as Senior International Lenders Move Against FBN Trustees A consortium of international senior lenders is set to return to court on June 22, 2026, in a decisive move to challenge what they describe
as unlawful actions by First Bank Nigeria Trustees and its appointed Receiver-Manager. The International senior lenders in Suit No FHC/L/
CS/2545/2025 are alleging serious breaches of fiduciary duty and trust, including the creation of unauthorized security interests without
their consent. They are seeking far-reaching reliefs— among them, the invalidation of the disputed security, the removal of FBN Trustees, and
the complete ouster of the purported Receiver-Manager. This comes on the heels of the landmark Supreme Court judgment of June 1,
2026, which fundamentally altered the landscape of the dispute. In a decisive ruling, Continued on page 5
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ADC: Court Begins Accelerated Hearing in Suit against David Mark's Leadership Today Party chieftain asks judge to recuse self over pending petition at NJC Our party won’t collapse into existing ones to win elections, says Bolaji Abdullahi
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin and Alex Enumah in Abuja
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, will today begin a speedy trial in the suit
challenging the leadership of African Democratic Congress (ADC), under Senator David
Mark. Lifu had last week ordered accelerated hearing and
adjourned to today, Monday, June 8, for commencement of hearing, after directing all
parties in the suit to file and Continued on page 5
Tinubu: We Won’t Surrender to Terrorists, Bandits, We’ll Rout Them, Free Our People Insecurity threatening Nigeria's democratic gains, kidnapping of children national tragedy, Akpabio warns Troops overrun terrorists' most fortified enclave in Mandara mountains, rescue 360, repel Lakurawa attack in Sokoto, foil multiple kidnappings, rescue victims in major 48‑hour security sweep across Plateau, Kaduna Ndume hails rescue of 360 Borno abductees, Karimi optimistic plot to destabilise Nigeria will fail Story on page 5 NAF launches aerial surveillance to rescue Oriire School pupils, teachers
27TH DEMOCRACY DAY CELEBRATION THANKSGIVING...
L-R: Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume; Representative of the First Lady of the Federation and wife of the Senate President, Mrs Unoma Godswill Akpabio; President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, during the Inter- Denominational Church Service to mark the 27th Democracy Day celebration, at the National Christian Centre, Abuja yesterday