You Have A Case To Answer, Court Tells Suspended UNICAL Dean

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed the no-case submission by the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, and his lawyer, Sunny Anyanwu. The professor is currently standing trial on four amended counts of alleged sexual harassment and gratification preferred against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. His lawyer, Anyanwu, was alleged to have harassed the ICPC’s star witness. On February 19, their lawyer, Joe Agi (SAN), filed a no-case submission urging the court to discharge and acquit them.   The duo contended that…

UK Comfirms First Human Case Of Swine Flu

The UK’s first human case of swine flu strain H1N2, very similar to what has been circulating in pigs, has been detected, the UK Health Security Agency said on Monday. Routine surveillance in general practitioner surgeries picked up the case after the person suffered a mild illness. The UKHSA said it is now carrying out contact tracing to prevent further spread of the virus. It is not known at this stage how transmissible the strain is or if there could be other cases in the UK. It is also too early to say if the strain could have pandemic potential.…