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…..declares his banishment illegal The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered Kano state government to tender an apology to the dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, in two national dailies.ADVERTISING The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Anwuli Chikere, held that Sanusi’s forceful banishment from the state after his dethronement, was illegal, unconstitutional and …

By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor Human rights Lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has pooh poohed arguments of some lawyers including Minister of State Labour and Productivity, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, that  judicial commissions of inquiry set up by state governments following the ENDSARS protests were illegal and could not indict military and police officers. Citing various cases across many states …

• 38m living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, 680,000 died in 2020• NACA claims 1.6m persons with the virus on free treatment• UNAIDS warns world could face 7.7m AIDS-related deaths over next 10 years• AHF: World must keep fighting the other pandemic• FG laments rate of infections among young people, tasks NACA on 2030 target to end AIDS No fewer than 1.6 million …

…Kano govt heads to appeal court A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday,  ordered Kano State government to tender an apology to the dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, in two national dailies, in addition to awarding him N10million as  damages against Kano state government. Justice Anwuli Chikere in her judgment,  held that Sanusi’s banishment from the …

The House of Representatives has urged the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to ensure intensive observation of passengers arriving in Nigeria. The lawmakers also directed the Ministry of Health to put in place strategies to check the spread of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. These resolutions were the outcome of a motion moved by Dachung Bagos (PDP, Plateau) on Tuesday during …

The Lagos State government, on Tuesday night, released its white paper on the report of the Lekki Tollgate shooting incident, submitted to it by the Judicial Panel of Inquiry. According to Gbenga Omotosho, the commissioner for information, the release of the white paper, which is yet to be in the public domain, is in fulfillment of the promise of the …

The Omicron coronavirus variant was present in Europe before the first cases were reported in South Africa, new data from the Netherlands showed Tuesday, as Latin America reported its first two cases in Brazil. In the week since the new virus strain was reported to the World Health Organization by South Africa, dozens of countries around the world have responded …

•Panel legally constituted —Sanwo-Olu •Says leaked report opened old wounds, keeps mum on White Paper •Invites Falz, Seun Kuti, Mr. Macaroni, others for talks •As Falz, Macaroni decline gov’s invitation The Lagos State government, yesterday, released a White Paper on the report of the panel on Police Brutality and Lekki Tollgate killings, rejecting key recommendations of the report. Of the …

The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, took Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to task over his comment that Kanu’s followers are an insane amount of people rooting for his back home. As a result, therefore, Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, who spoke for the family, has demanded explanations from …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Wednesday confirmed the first case of Omicron variant in Nigeria. The Centre said in line with the routine travel test required of all international travellers and Genomic sequencing at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) through Its National Reference Laboratory (NRL), Abuja–confirmed Nigeria’s first case of the Omicron variant, also known …