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By Doris Esa The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, has destroyed a Boko Haram hideout and neutralised some of them at Kaicungul, a settlement about 100Km North West of Monguno, in Northern Borno. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in...

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka beat Czech Petra Kvitova in three thrilling sets Saturday to clinch her first Australian Open title and also the world number one ranking effective from Monday. It was the Japanese second successive Grand Slam title. She defeated Serena Williams last year to win the US Open title, in a match remarkable for an infamous tantrum...

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Professor Itse Sagay, says any “self-respecting” judge who is being accused of breaching the Constitution should, on his own, step down until such case is cleared. He said this in a phone interview with Channels Television on Friday, while reacting to the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. “Looking at...

The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed, has sworn in 250 members of the general election tribunals. At the swearing-in ceremony which took place in Abuja on Saturday, the acting CJN urged the members of the election tribunals to discharge their duties with integrity, as well as the fear of God. The development comes barely 24 hours after President...

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...