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The Supreme Court, on Friday, quashed the judgement that convicted and sentenced the former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor-Kalu, to 12 years imprisonment. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a seven-man panel of Justices led by Justice Amina Augie, held that the Federal High Court in Lagos acted without jurisdiction when it convicted Kalu, his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited and former Director of Finance in Abia State, Jones Udeogu. It held that trial Justice Mohammed Liman was no longer a judge of the Federal High Court as at the time he sat and delivered the judgement that convicted the defendants for allegedly stealing about N7.1billion from Abia state treasury. According to the Supreme Court, Justice Liman, having been elevated to the Court of Appeal before then, lacked the powers to return to sit as a High Court Judge. It held that the Fiat that was issued to him by the Court of Appeal President pursuant to section 396(7) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act was...

Scientists created a monoclonal antibody that can defeat the new coronavirus in the lab, an early but promising step in efforts to find treatments and curb the pandemic’s spread. The experimental antibody has neutralised the virus in cell cultures. While that’s early in the drug development process— before animal research and human trials— the antibody may help prevent or treat COVID-19 and related diseases in the future, either alone or in a drug combination, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Communications. More research is needed to see whether the findings are confirmed in a clinical setting and how precisely the antibody defeats the virus, Berend-Jan Bosch of Utrecht University in the Netherlands and colleagues wrote in the paper. The antibody known as 47D11 targets the spike protein that gives the new coronavirus a crown-like shape and lets it enter human cells. In the Utrecht experiments, it didn’t just defeat the virus responsible for COVID-19, but ...

Nigeria has recorded 195 new cases of coronavirus , bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1532 . This was announced by the Nigeria Disease for Disease Control on Tuesday . The NCDC also said that four new COVID- 19 fatalities were recorded in the country. It said , “ 195 new cases of # COVID19 reported – 80 in Lagos , Kano – 38 , Ogun – 15 , Bauchi – 15 , Borno – 11 , Gombe – 10 , Sokoto – nine , Edo – five, Jigawa – five, Zamfara – two , Rivers – one , Enugu – one , Delta – one , FCT – one , and Nasarawa – one . “ As of 11 : 50 pm on the 28 th April, 1532 confirmed cases of # COVID19 reported in Nigeria . Discharged : 255 , Deaths : 44 . ” Details later …

The President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd . ), on Tuesday , discussed with his US counterpart , Donald Trump , on the telephone . The PUNCH gathered that their discussion was centred on the fight against coronavirus . The Personal Assistant to the President , Bashir Ahmad , disclosed this on his Twitter handle . He tweeted , “ President Muhammadu Buhari had a phone conversation with the US President Donald Trump today , the two leaders discussed Nigeria ’ s efforts to defeat the COVID– 19 Pandemic , and President Trump pledged US support and solidarity . # COVID19 Nigeria ” Also confirming the telephone conversation , the Minister of Information and Culture , Lai Muhammed , said it was on the request of Trump. He described the conversation between the presidents as cordial . He said , “ President @ MBuhari today had a phone conversation with President Donald Trump , at the request of the American President . The conversation centred on Nigeria ’ s response to the # CO...

9'   Full speech of Buhari’s national address on COVID-19 pandemic ON  APRIL 27, 2020 8:05 PM IN  CORONAVIRUS UPDATES ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA, MONDAY, 27th APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. I will start by commending you all for the resilience and patriotism that you have shown in our collective fight against the biggest health challenge of our generation. 3. As at yesterday, 26th April 2020, some 3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been recorded globally with about 900,000 recoveries. Unfortunately, some 200,000 people have passed away as a result of this pandemic. 4. The health systems and economies of many nations continue to struggle as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 5. Nigeria continues to adapt t...