Month: April 2020

The NBA stated that, not only did the governor lack the power to hinder the operations of the media in a democracy, but the media is also constitutionally empowered to keep governments and their officials in check. It noted that […]

My dear Muslim Colleagues, As we begin fasting in this Holy month of Ramadan, may this year’s Ramadan bring forth Allah’s Blessings, Mercies, Forgiveness, Protection from the Covid 19 Pandemic and Peace in our country. I wish you a blessed […]

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has unanimously agreed to the implementation of an inter-state lockdown in the country over the next two weeks to mitigate spread of the virus from state to state. A limited lockdown of Lagos, Ogun and […]

From Osagie Otabor, Akure General Overseer of the Holy Ghost Mission Church, Pastor Peter Alatake, has been arraigned before an Owo Magistrate court for raping a 16-year-old epileptic secondary school student. The victim was said to have been taken to […]

I join millions of Nigerians across the world to mourn one of our country’s oldest Senior Advocate of Nigeria  Chief Richard Osuolale Akinjide, SAN, whom death snatched away in the early hours of Tuesday the 21st of April, 2020 in […]

By Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi has granted amnesty to no fewer than 30 inmates serving different jail terms in Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre as part of effort to check the spread of coronavirus. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for […]

An Uselu Mobile Court in Benin on Wednesday sentenced six persons to community service for violating the curfew imposed by Edo Government to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The state government had on Sunday imposed […]

The General Overseer of a Pentecostal church in Ovwian, Udu local government area of Delta State, has been convicted alongside six of his church members for violating the lockdown order in the state. The clergyman (name withheld) in company of […]