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Crisis Rocks University of Benin Teaching Hospital
Monday EBALU, Benin City
It was a show of shame at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) as Medical Laboratory Scientists who are currently on strike assaulted and chased out a senior management staff of the UBTH for allegedly trying to implore other staff from a privately owned hospital laboratory to take over the duties and running of the laboratory services at the Hospital.
The Laboratory scientists who resisted the move by management to open the laboratories and as well as offices in the medical laboratory department staged a peaceful protest which lasted several hours, leading to the shutting down of the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Hospital which houses the Laboratory department thereby completely grounding medical services at the tertiary health institution.
It would be recalled that the industrial action is one among the numerous strikes embarked by health workers in the hospital, as the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), UBTH chapter recently suspended its strike after several weeks of downing tools.
national TRAIL gathered that the aggrieved striking medical Laboratory scientists were protesting over issues of staff welfare among others as the fresh industrial action embarked by the scientists have continued to cause tension between management and the medical lab scientists in the hospital.
However, sources within the hospital told nationalTRAIL that a private arrangement by UBTH management was put in place to run the laboratories which heighten the tension as the striking medical Laboratory scientists vowed to resist the move to temporarily open and run the laboratories by a private firm which they alleged as ‘Union Diagnostic’.
The sources added that Union Diagnostic was catching in on the strike by the Laboratory Scientists to provide alternative services on contract terms following the strike action,” a development that didn’t go do well with the Laboratory Scientists and was resisted, condemned and described as unacceptable.”, the source said.
Workers of Union Diagnostic were barred from gaining access to facilities at the UBTH laboratory and other senior management staff rebuked for working hand in hand with the management of Union Diagnostic, when the hospital laboratory scientists were on strike.
It was gathered that a senior management staff whose identity was simply given as Dr. Obaseki was assaulted by the striking medical Laboratory scientists in the process of trying to broker peace between management and the striking medical Laboratory scientists.
The situation which degenerated to a free for all between the Laboratory Scientists and the senior management staff left other vulnerable staff and patients in the hospital scampering for safety as the protesting Laboratory Scientists became aggressive.
Effort to reach the authorities of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), proved abortive as the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Michael Ibadin could not be reached as calls put through to him were unanswered as at the time of filing this report.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to maintain the status quo in a dispute over the party’s candidates emerging from the Benue State APC primaries for the 2027 general election.
The order was made on Thursday by Justice Inyang Ekwo during proceedings in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1429/2026, filed by Engr. Sesugh Akaagba and other aggrieved APC candidates from Benue State against the APC and INEC.
The plaintiffs had, through an ex parte motion filed on July 5, 2026, sought six interim reliefs, including an order restraining the APC from substituting its validly nominated candidates in Benue State through its June 29, 2026 correspondence, or any subsequent communication, to INEC, pending determination of the substantive suit.
They also sought an order compelling the APC to immediately transmit to INEC the names of candidates validly nominated during the primaries monitored by the electoral commission.
When the matter first came up on July 8, 2026, the court declined to grant the interim application immediately, directing both APC and INEC to appear and respond before any decision was taken. The matter was adjourned to July 16.
At Thursday’s proceedings, counsel representing the APC and INEC were present in court, while the plaintiffs were represented by Mohammed Ndarani, SAN, alongside his legal team.
In his ruling, Justice Ekwo held that since issues had been joined by the parties particularly with INEC now before the court, the defendants were required by law to preserve the subject matter of the litigation pending determination of the substantive suit.
When counsel to the plaintiffs urged the court to caution APC and INEC against taking any further action that could affect the disputed list of candidates, the judge responded that it was “not a matter of advice but of law,” stressing that the defendants were bound to maintain the status quo.
The court consequently restrained APC and INEC from taking any action capable of altering the disputed list of candidates pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
The defendants did not object to the restraining order.
At the commencement of proceedings, the court noted that all parties had voluntarily submitted to its jurisdiction by duly filing and exchanging their respective processes.
It held that there was no procedural or jurisdictional impediment to the expeditious determination of the substantive action, and directed that the matter be heard without further delay.
In furtherance of the objective of preserving the res and safeguarding the efficacy of the judicial process, the court ordered all parties to maintain the status quo pending the hearing and final determination of the substantive suit, restraining any act or omission capable of prejudicing the rights of the parties or rendering the proceedings nugatory.
The court further directed that INEC be served forthwith with the originating and all consequential processes.
The effect of the subsisting order is that INEC is restrained from tampering with the existing list of candidates pending final determination of the suit, and from receiving, recognising, or acting upon any purported substituted list of National Assembly candidates from Benue State submitted by the APC.
The matter was adjourned to July 21, 2026, for hearing of the substantive suit.
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and former First Lady Patience Ibifaka Jonathan recently celebrated a significant family milestone as they attended the graduation ceremony of their son, Ariara Goodluck Jonathan, at Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom.
The proud parents joined family members and well-wishers to witness Ariara receive his degree, marking the successful completion of his academic programme. The occasion was filled with joy as the Jonathan family commemorated the achievement, highlighting the importance they place on education and personal development.
The graduation ceremony attracted warm congratulatory messages from friends, associates, and admirers, who wished the graduate continued success in his future endeavours.
The Following names joined the political family of Sen. Dr. George Akume today after leaving the sinking Alia ship .
Under the leadership of Barr. Emmanuel Jime .
The are ;
Chief Nelson Alapa
Douglas pepe SAN senatorial Aspirant zone A,
Engr Peter Ashiekaa
QS Clement Beetseh
Former commissioners
Joy Luga
Ann itodo
Barr martins Shaagee
Miss Dorcas
Prof Usar Joseh
Prof Cephas Tushima
Chief Patrick Idoko
Hon Patience Akor
Hon Fred Idoko
Hon Lawrence Ekpo Onoja Jnr
Hon Andrew Abah
Hon Agbo Innocent Ikwumonu
Hon Simon Omachoko
Hon David Egboja
Dr John Garba
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