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The Senate will reconvene on Tuesday, Channels Television has confirmed. A source in the National Assembly disclosed that the lawmakers would reconvene to discuss the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The source also confirmed that the National Assembly would hold a leadership meeting on Sunday over the matter. The Lawmakers had during Thursday’s plenary adjourned sitting...

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. Following the suspension, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed has been appointed as the acting CJN. According to the president, the development is based on the request of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, pending the completion of Onnoghen’s trial. Justice Tanko Mohammed who hails from Bauchi State is the most senior...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its presidential campaign in Benue State in protest of the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. The Party’s Chairman, Uche Secondus, confirmed this in a statement issued by him on Friday. According to him, the action of the president represents a constitutional breach and a direct attack on the democracy of...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, has criticised the Peoples Democratic People (PDP) for suspending its campaign over Justice Walter Onnoghen’s suspension. He described the action of the party as a ‘face-saving’ measure, saying the opposition party never gained traction in the first instance. “Their campaign was over a long time ago; there is nothing to suspend,”...

On Saturday, Tap Initiative for Citizens Development hosted 6 football viewing centres in 6 states across the geopolitical zones of the federation to promote voter participation and voters card collection. The event which took place simultaneously during the Chelsea vs Arsenal game was viewed in Owerri, Gombe, Lagos, Cross River, Kaduna and Abuja. Speaking with news men in the Abuja viewing...

By Felicia Imohimi The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), says Amoxicillin is better taken 30 minutes before food or 30 minutes after food for proper absorption in the body. Mr Sunday Ike, National Publicity Secretary of the association, who is also the immediate past chairman, ACPN, FCT chapter, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...

By Abiodun Esan The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that pregnant women, aged people, the sick and persons with disabilities would be given priority to vote on election days without joining the queue. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kwara, Malam Garba Attaihiru-Madami made this disclosure on Thursday in Ilorin at stakeholders’ meeting ahead of the 2019 general elections. “We should...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has advised Nigerians against the use of bleaching or “whitening” chemicals because they could result to cancer and kidney malfunction. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja. She said her advice became necessary...

Nigeria's former minister of education and presidential candidate of ACPN in February 16 presidential election, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili has dropped her ambition to seek the coveted seat, The Precision has learnt A close associate of Mrs Ezekwesili, Aisha Yesufu of the BBOG has also confirmed the report. This is a developing story, details to come...

Late Air Chief Marshall, Alex Badeh has finally been laid to rest. Badeh’s corpse was buried at the military cemetery in Abuja, after a funeral service at the Pentecostal church, Air Force base in the state. Present at the funeral was the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha as well as the governors of the Plateau and Adamawa...