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National Vice Chairman, Northwest of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Comrade Mustapha Salihu has backed the order of a Federal Capital Territory FCT High Court which suspended the party’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday. Salihu who has been having a running battle with the national chairman over the party’s choice of Arch. Waziri Bulama as National Secretary, …

The head of Nigeria’s disease control agency, NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said he is on self-isolation and not quarantine as said by the health minister. PREMIUM TIMES reported the statement of the health minister, Osagie Ehanire, when he appeared before senators to speak on Nigeria’s preparedness for the coronavirus. Mr Ehanire said Mr Ihekweazu’s recent trip to China necessitated the …

The Kano State House of Assembly has begun a fresh probe of the Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi. The lawmakers said Wednesday that they received two petitions against the emir. During the assembly’s plenary, the chairman of the committee on local government and chieftaincy affairs, Zubairu Hamza-Masu, said he received a petition from one Muhammad Mukhtar of Ja’en Yamma quarters …

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Jabi on Wednesday ordered the suspension of the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, pending the determination of a substantive suit. The judge, Danlami Senchi, gave the order following an application of interlocutory injunction asking the court to suspend Mr Oshiomhole, having been suspended as a member of …

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Tuesday launched a new online tip form to help the public provide the agency with information about immigration fraud. The new online form, available on the USCIS public website, prompts the form user for the information that the USCIS’ fraud investigators need to investigate allegations of immigration benefit fraud or abuse. “Safeguarding the integrity of our …

Oyo State House of Assembly has passed the Amotekun Bill into law with members bringing in a little drama. Dressed in leopard skin regalia, members of Oyo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed the Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill, 2020 codenamed Operation Amotekun. The session started with a clause by clause consideration of the bill before its eventual …

The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading, a bill to establish the Armed Forces Service Commission. The legislation mandates the proposed agency to ensure that the President strictly adheres to the Federal Character Commission principles in the appointment of service chiefs. The law will also make it possible for aggrieved Nigerians to sue the Commission if they felt that …

Expectedly, Imo citizens are mourning instead of jubilating as every corner of the state, including the Government House staff are sad over the decision of the Supreme Court in not setting aside its judgment of January 14, 2020. The Supreme Court, in a six to one judgment, had earlier Tuesday refused to set aside its judgment that removed Hon. Emeka …

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire,  said on Tuesday that the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,  Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been quarantined for 14 days. Ehanire stated this when he appeared before the Senate leadership to provide an update on the activities of his ministry to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. He told the …

The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to suspend plenary for two weeks to screen and detect symptoms of the deadly coronavirus, currently spreading fear across the country. The House said the period will allow the Management of the National Assembly and principal officers, provide screening and detection facilities at the complex. The decision to close the Green Chamber, came …