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Bill to Establish Armed Forces Service Commission suffers Setback in Senate
17Mar By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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Bill to Establish Armed Forces Service Commission suffers Setback in Senate

A bill seeking the establishment of Armed Forces Service Commission on Wednesday was stepped down after generating mixed feelings amongst Senators during plenary. The bill was sponsored by the Minority Leader, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia South). Leading debate on the bill, Abaribe said the piece of legislation seeks to get the National Assembly to give effect to the clear provisions of section 219 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.  Advancing arguments in support of the bill, Abaribe opined that, “the Armed Forces of Nigeria is a National institution of Nigeria that should be insulated from the vagaries of political divisions.” According to him, “the framers of the constitution in their wisdom inserted section 219 to prevent a situa...
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CAMA: CAN Institutes Legal Action Against FG
16Mar By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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CAMA: CAN Institutes Legal Action Against FG

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has gone to court to challenge the legality or otherwise of the just gazetted controversial Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 popularly called CAMA over some provisions which CAN is not comfortable with.  (more…)
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Kwara Governor’s Approval of Hijab in Christian Schools Premature, Prejudicial -CAN
16Mar By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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Kwara Governor’s Approval of Hijab in Christian Schools Premature, Prejudicial -CAN

By Dayo Omoogun The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to immediately withdraw his government’s approval of wearing of Hijab in schools in Kwara State including Christian Mission schools. "This advice is necessary because we see the action of the Governor of the state as premature and equally prejudicial. It appears to be a contempt of the court because the governor is aware that there is a pending court case on this matter over which the court had earlier ruled that the status quo should be maintained. Is the governor now saying that he is above the law? What is going to spoil if we all wait for the court to pronounce judgement on the matter? Why this hasty action? "We recalled that some people t...
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