Mr. Frank Tietie, an Abuja based lawyer and Human Rights activist, says the newly amended Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) poses no threat to religious freedom. Tietie spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari signed CAMA into law on Aug. 7, to facilitate the ease of doing business in the country. But a part of the law, particularly section 839, was...

DAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records Lowest Daily Case of 221 New COVID-19

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 221 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 221 new cases was the lowest number of cases recorded in the country in about three months. It recalls that on Aug. 4, Nigeria reported 288 COVID-19 new cases and 290 one week later,...

Buhari Presides Over Virtual Meeting of Council of State

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presided over the virtual meeting of the Council of State with former President Jonathan in attendance at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha are attending the meeting. Others participating in the meeting include the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari as well as Minister...

We Will Get to the Root of the Killings in Enugu Last Thursday – Ohanaeze Ndigbo

The President General of the Ohanaze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has vowed that the group will unearth the circumstances surrounding the killings of the Igbo youths by security agencies at Emene-Enugu, last Sunday. The President General speaking for the first time after the bloodbath said that Ohanaeze kept studying the situation silently all the while to gather proper information before making any comment on it. He said he decided to break the silence following...

Buhari Says Administration of Justice in Nigeria Moves At A “Terribly Slow Pace”

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the administration of justice in Nigerian courts moves at a “terribly slow pace”. The President said this while speaking at the 60th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), proposing a 12-month time limit for criminal cases to be heard and decided upon. The President who was represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said it took so long for the tribunal to hear matters and pass their verdicts...

Chloroquine cqb Treat Coronavirus at Early Stage – NAFDAC DG

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye has said chloroquine is effective for the treatment of COVID-19 at the early stage of infection. During a virtual news conference on Tuesday, adeyeye stated the research has shown that chlorine is effective for an early stage Covid-19 infection. Mojisola stated that chloroquine can be used prophylactically and that countries like Ghana and Senegal have also embraced the clinical...

Feyisola Dosumu, a wanted serial killer in Ogun state has been killed by the police in an operation that lasted two days. Dosumu who was also known as ‘Hacker Spartan’, was said to be a notorious cultist and drug addict and had been declared wanted by the police over the murder of nine people at Ogere and Iperu-Remo in Ikenne Local government of Ogun state. The Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, said that Dosumu lived...

South-West Rejects Presidency’s Position That IG Should Determined the Structure of Amotekun

The South-West states, through its mouthpiece, Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, have rejected the Presidency’s position that the Western Nigerian Security Network, codenamed Operation Amotekun, will be run in compliance with the structure defined by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu. Last Tuesday, the Senior Special Assistance to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, that the structure of the security network would be...

Ebonyi Bans Underaged Herders, To Prosecute Chief Herdsmen

The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has banned underaged herders’ activities in the state. He warned that any underaged herder caught rearing cattles in the State will henceforth be arrested and the Chief Herdsman in charge of the underage will also be arrested and prosecuted. The Governor said this in a communique issued at the end of an expanded Security Council Meeting held at the International Conference Centre in Abakaliki. Leaders and members of the...

After Calling Journalist “Stupid” for Asking Question, Fani-Kayode Apologizes

The former Nigeria Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has tendered apology for referring to a journalist, Eyo Charles, as “stupid”. Fani-Kayoye made the apology in a statement on Wednesday. In the statement, he said, “I met with my advisors till late last night and I wish to say the following. I hereby withdraw the word ‘stupid’ which I used in my encounter with a journalist in Calabar. I have many friends in the media...

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