Danladi Umar - Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Saturday disclosed that the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, risks five years in prison over his comment on ‘Biafran boys’. Umar was caught on video hitting a security guard during a misunderstanding on the plaza's parking space. The Head, Press and Public Relations of the CCT,  Ibraheem Al-Hassan, had in a statement said the guard threatened Umar, while some "Biafran boys" also harassed him at Banex.  A  Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana   while reacting to the statement of the CCT Chairman said the use of the word was in contravention of Section 26 of the Cybercrimes Act 2015. It read in part, “ The use of the word ‘Biafra boys’ in the statement (produced through a computer system or network) on the instructions of the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and distributed to the media last week constitutes a contravention of Section 26 of th...

  The UK government said yesterday it would add four countries to its hypothetic red list banning incoming travel to England from next week, citing coronavirus “variants of concern”. The Department for Transport said the ban on visitors from Kenya, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Pakistan would enter force at 0300 GMT on April 9. This will include anyone who left the countries or transited through them in the previous 10 days. UK and Irish nationals and those with UK residence rights travelling from those countries will have to quarantine in hotels for 10 days. The department said the ban was over new data showing increased risks of importing coronavirus “variants of concern”. The new rules take the total number of red-listed countries to 39. The government said the list expansion came at a “critical time for the vaccine programme”. The UK has given more than 31 million people, or more than 45 percent of the population, the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. The additional restri...

  The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft that went off the radar in Borno State might have crashed, authorities said on Friday. The aircraft marked – NAF475 – had two crew members on board when it went missing on Wednesday in Borno State. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, disclosed this in a statement while giving an update on the incident. While the cause of the crash and the whereabouts of the crew members who are NAF personnel remain unknown, the pilots are identified as Flight Lieutenant John Abolarinwa and Flight Lieutenant Ebiakpo Chapele. According to Gabkwet, NAF surveillance aircraft and Special Forces, as well as Nigerian Army troops on ground are conducting extensive search and rescue efforts. He stated that the Force remained hopeful that the crew would be found and rescued as it does not rule out anything regarding the incident. A day after the incident, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, visited...

  Facebook has removed a video of former US President Donald Trump from the page of his daughter-in-law Lara Trump. The social media network blocked Mr Trump from its platform on 7th January following riots by his supporters on the Capitol building in Washington. Lara Trump, who is married to Mr Trump's son Eric,  and a new Fox News contributor, posted a video of herself interviewing Mr Trump.  She later posted a screenshot of an email she received from Facebook warning her of the ban. "In line with the block we placed on Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts, further content posted in the voice of Donald Trump will be removed and result in additional limitations on the account," an email from "Katelyn" read.   Twitter   and Youtube had permanently deleted  all Mr Trump's accounts.

  A Federal High Court in Lagos State has barred the Federal Government from blocking Subscriber Identification Module, (SIM), cards not linked to National Identity Numbers, (NINs), next month. The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy had, through the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), asked operators to block all SIM cards not linked to NIN by April 9, 2021. The deadline had caused many Nigerians to gather at offices of the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), in disregard of Covid-19 protocols. Meanwhile, a former second National Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar Association and human rights lawyer, Monday Ubani, filed an originating motion and asked the court to stop the NCC from disconnecting all SIM cards not linked to NINs. Ubani sought four reliefs including an order that the two-week ultimatum is inadequate and will not only cause him hardship but will also infringe on his fundamental right to freedom of speech and right to own property as pro...

The Federal Government has evacuated 255 Nigerians stranded in Saudi Arabia. This was announced on Monday by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). In a post on Twitter sharing pictures of the returnees, NIDCOM said the 255 stranded Nigerians arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja via Saudi Air Flight SV3405 at about 1:00 pm local time today Monday, 29th, March 2021. This according to the agency is the first batch of returnees while the arrival of other returnees is expected in subsequent days. The returnees will proceed on quarantine at the Federal Capital Territory Hajj camp for 14 days in line with the reversed COVID-19 protocols by the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19.  

  The  U.S. Department of State   has cleverly  sent a warning to would-be irregular migrants from Africa, who may be drawing inspiration from the crisis at the country’s southern border. A spokesperson of the department, Jalina Porter, who gave the warning, on Friday, said anyone seeking to enter the U.S. should do so through “legal pathways”.  she told reporters at a news briefing. “So, we say to those in Africa who are looking at what’s going on along the border that the border is and always has been closed to irregular migration. “The Biden administration certainly prioritises responsible and safe migration practices, and this doesn’t preclude anyone, whether you’re in the Northern Triangle or Central America or whether you are from Africa. President Joe Biden is already facing a crisis at the border because of   a  massive surge of migrants  along the U.S. border with Mexico.