The Chinese authorities have suspended the issuance of Visas to Nigerians with immediate effect.
This was disclosed by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingian, on Monday in Abuja.
He said the development was part of efforts being carried out to contain the outbreak of Coronavirus in the Asian country.
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The judgment of the Supreme Court, which sacked Emeka Ihedioha as the Imo State governor and declared Hope Uzodinma as the winner of the 2019 poll was clear and has been implemented, the Independent National Electoral Commission, has stated.
The commission, which stated that it would not speculate on any issue about the apex court’s verdict, also said it was not in a position to review, amend or add to it.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, made the clarification in an interview with The PUNCH in Abuja.
Okoye was reacting to insinuations that the Supreme Court judgment, which brought Uzodinma to power, was constitutionally defective as he reportedly did not get the spread of 25 per cent of the votes in two-thirds of the local government areas in Imo State, according to Section 179 (2) (a) and (b) of the 1999 constitution (as amended).
He said, “The Supreme Court of Nigeria, being the final court in governorship petitions, has given its verdict. The commission is not in a position and is not permitted to review, amend or add to the judgment.
“The commission has given effect to the judgement by issuing Hope Uzodinma with Certificate of Return. The commission will not speculate on any issue as the judgment is clear and has been implemented.”
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has asked the Inspector General of Police, IGP Muhammed Adamu, and the Director-General, Department of State Services, DSS, Yusuf Bichi, to arrest the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, for holding political rallies in the state in spite of the ban placed on such activities by his Administration.
Obaseki spoke through his deputy, Comrade Philip Shuaibu, on Monday in Abuja said a petition to that effect would be submitted to the relevant authorities later in the day.
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Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has asked the Inspector General of Police, IGP Muhammed Adamu, and the Director-General, Department of State Services, DSS, Yusuf Bichi, to arrest the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, for holding political rallies in the state in spite of the ban placed on such activities by his Administration.
Obaseki spoke through his deputy, Comrade Philip Shuaibu, on Monday in Abuja said a petition to that effect would be submitted to the relevant authorities later in the day.
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said he is not aware that there is a Bill called “Protection From Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill”.
The Minister also insisted that there is no such Bill before the National Assembly.
He made this known in an interview with DW a global media organization.
A non-governmental organization, Reporters Without Borders has alleged that the Bill which is currently before the National Assembly has draconian and harsh provisions that violate international laws, likely to be used to gag the media.
There are speculations that the Executive is behind this Bill in an effort to protect it from criticism from the public.
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A non-profit organisation, Lesbian Equality and Empowerment Initiative, has dragged the Corporate Affairs Commission before the Court of Appeal over the refusal of the CAC to register it.
Recall that LGBT activist, Pamela Adie, had in 2018 sued the CAC for refusing to register the organisation, but lost the case.
The activist said on Twitter that she had filed a notice of appeal on the judgement delivered by the Federal High Court.
She tweeted, “Notice of appeal has been filed in the case of Pamela Adie V CAC. As some of you may be aware, I applied to register a non-profit called Lesbian Equality and Empowerment Initiative but was denied by the Nigerian government agency, CAC, because it said ‘lesbian’ was offensive.
“I felt this was an infringement of my constitutional right to freedom of association. My team and I filed a suit against CAC in 2018 at the Federal High Court, Abuja.”
A non-profit organisation, Lesbian Equality and Empowerment Initiative, has dragged the Corporate Affairs Commission before the Court of Appeal over the refusal of the CAC to register it.
Recall that LGBT activist, Pamela Adie, had in 2018 sued the CAC for refusing to register the organisation, but lost the case.
The activist said on Twitter that she had filed a notice of appeal on the judgement delivered by the Federal High Court.
She tweeted, “Notice of appeal has been filed in the case of Pamela Adie V CAC. As some of you may be aware, I applied to register a non-profit called Lesbian Equality and Empowerment Initiative but was denied by the Nigerian government agency, CAC, because it said ‘lesbian’ was offensive.
“I felt this was an infringement of my constitutional right to freedom of association. My team and I filed a suit against CAC in 2018 at the Federal High Court, Abuja.”
Nigeria has been ranked as the third most dangerous place in the world according to Expat Insider Survey of 2019 by InterNations.
Over 245 persons were killed in violent attacks across the country in the first month of the new year alone according to various newspaper reports and available records.
Nigeria’s federal government has come under intense criticism with a senator recently calling on the government to resign.
The country has been overwhelmed with violent attacks from the resurgent Boko Haram attacks in the North-east as well as increased cases of killings and kidnappings across the country.
The country’s Christian population recently held protests nationally to protest killings in the country prominent among them being the killing of Adamawa state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
Nigeria has been ranked as the third most dangerous place in the world according to Expat Insider Survey of 2019 by InterNations.
Over 245 persons were killed in violent attacks across the country in the first month of the new year alone according to various newspaper reports and available records.
Nigeria’s federal government has come under intense criticism with a senator recently calling on the government to resign.
The country has been overwhelmed with violent attacks from the resurgent Boko Haram attacks in the North-east as well as increased cases of killings and kidnappings across the country.
The country’s Christian population recently held protests nationally to protest killings in the country prominent among them being the killing of Adamawa state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
