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Nothing Must Happen To El-Zakzaky, Shiites Warn Buhari After Kaduna Prison Unrest

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the safety of their leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, following a riot at Kaduna Prison by inmates on Tuesday.  The movement handed down the warning in a statement by Secretary of the Academic Forum of the movement, Abdullahi Muhammad Musa. SaharaReporters had earlier […]

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Losing Her Religion: Nigeria’s Faith Unveiled In The Face Of COVID-19 By R. Evon Benson-Idahosa

Me, circa 1984, in my choir uniform and what was possibly the now infamous tambourine. R. Evon Benson-Idahosa, Esq R. Evon Benson-Idahosa, Esq   I remember falling asleep at a Tuesday evening church service as a 9 year old child. I had a tambourine on my lap and as I fell to the floor, it reverberated

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NHRC Warns Security Agencies Against Torture, Impunity In Enforcement Of COVID-19 Lockdown

  The National Human Rights Commission has warned that the enforcement of Covid-19 lockdown directives must be carried out without torture, inhuman and degrading treatment of Nigerians. The commission called on law enforcement agencies across the country to ensure that they carried out their duties without undue violation of the rights of Nigerians. The NHRC

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Residents In Lagos, Abuja, Can Still Withdraw Cash During Lockdown, Minister Says

ATM withdrawal ATM withdrawal A joint statement by Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, and Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has said e-payment and ATM platforms will remain open during the restriction on movement in Lagos, FCT and Ogun State. The monetary and fiscal policy heads said exemptions have been obtained from President

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Presidential Order Not Enforceable Without Legal Backing! By Femi Falana

Following the national broadcast of President Muhammadu Buhari on the COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday, some lawyers have questioned the constitutional validity of the restriction of locomotion of people in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states. No doubt, the President is empowered to adopt any measures deemed fit to combat the dangerous disease but such measures have

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Coronavirus: Ogun Government Postpones Commencement Of Lockdown To April 3

Ogun State Government has shifted the commencement of the total lockdown of the state to April 3, 2020. President Muhammadu Buhari had during his nationwide address on the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country on Sunday ordered the lockdown of the FCT, Lagos and Ogun states. According to the President, the lockdown is to start

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Ogun Residents Reject Siting Of Coronavirus Isolation Centre In Community

Residents of Obasanjo Hilltop GRA, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State, have rejected the proposed siting of an isolation centre in the area. The residents, in a letter to Governor Dapo Abiodun, stated that siting an isolation centre in a residential area would put the health of the people under risk. Mr Fola Adeola, businessman, politician and

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