By Asare Asare, Calabar The Anglican Church, has kicked against the provision of the Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), where churches, mosques and other religious organisations would now be taxed or administrators appointed to run them in the events of crises or misunderstanding. The Archbishop of the Anglican Communion in the Niger Delta Province, Most Rev Tunde Adeleye, while addressing news men at the weekend, said “the law is obnoxious and wicked in all forms and ramifications,” adding that it is unknown to accurate reasoning. According to him, “the law is an aberration for an institution such as the…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported 250 new cases of COVID-19. The Centre on its Twitter handle @NCDCGov Saturday night said Plateau state recorded the highest number of 69 cases. The cases recorded by each state is as below: Plateau-69FCT-41Lagos-21Delta-14Kaduna-14Bayelsa-13Enugu-13Ekiti-11Bauchi-9Ogun-8Edo-7Oyo-7Rivers-6Adamawa-4Osun-4Nasarawa-3Ebonyi-2Kwara-2Gombe-1Imo-1 It also said that the country now has a total of 53,727 confirmed cases; 41,314 discharged and 1,011 deaths.
Serena Williams May be facing her last chance to claim a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam singles title at the U.S. Open, according to former Flushing Meadows champion Mats Wilander. American great Williams has been stuck on 23, one behind Margaret Court’s all-time record, since her triumph at the Australian Open in January 2017. Since returning to the Tour in 2018 following the birth of her daughter, she has lost in four Grand Slam finals, including the last two at the U.S. Open. With her 39th birthday looming next month, the window of opportunity is narrowing. Williams is seeded three at…
Arsenal beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties on Saturday to lift the Community Shield, the curtain-raiser for the English domestic season, after the two sides played out a 1-1 draw on a chilly afternoon at Wembley. Gunners captain and match goal-scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang blasted home the final penalty of the afternoon to complete the north London side’s second win over the league champions in the space of six weeks following a shortened summer break. “We are improving. There is still work to do but I’m really happy and it’s an exciting time to be an Arsenal player,” Aubameyang told BT Sport…
The Board of Polaris Bank Limited and Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the Bank’s shareholder, have announced the appointment of Mr Innocent Ike, as the Acting Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank Limited, effective Sept. 1. Mr Babatunde Osibodu, the Company Secretary, said in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, that the appointment was in line with a culture of good corporate governance and succession planning. Osibodu said that the board had announced that the Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank Limited, Mr Tokunbo Abiru, would be proceeding on retirement with effect from Aug. 31. He said Abiru had successfully completed…
Two trucks on Saturday, crushed 6 people to death in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko North East local government area of Ondo. Reports alluded the accident to failure of brakes while descending the hilly town of Okorun area of the town, while heading to Akure, Ondo State capital. The corpse of the six have been evacuated to a mortuary and those that sustained bodily injuries were rushed to a nearby hospital where they are receiving treatment.
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says implemention of Ease of Doing Business (EODB) reforms is paramount for Nigeria’s competitiveness in African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Mr Kamar Bakrin, Technical Adviser to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, made this known on Saturday in Keffi, Nasarawa State, at a workshop organised by the ministry. Bakrin, in a presentation, said EODB reforms, being implemented by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), would continue in order to make Nigeria highly competitive for AfCFTA. Recall that PEBEC was set up in July 2016 by President Muhammadu…
By Julius Enehikhuere The ongoing campaigns for the Sept. 19 Edo governorship election are characterised by violence and hate speech. No one is claiming responsibility. However, political observers say that almost all the political gladiators are guilty. Barely a month to the election, the fear of possible violence is palpable. Political pundits are predicting all manners of outcomes, before and after the election. The signs of violence were first noticed at the launch of the PDP mega rally in Benin City, a few weeks ago, that had in attendance many of the PDP governors, led by Gov. Nysome Wike of…
A socio-political group in Zamfara state, Sha’aya’u S-Pawa Foundation, says it is making arrangements to award of ‘Resilient Journalist’ to Mr Eyo Charles, the Daily Trust correspondent, that was assaulted by a former Aviation minister, Fani Kayode in Calabar, Cross River. He had assaulted the journalist who asked to know who was was bankrolling his tour of projects in the state. In a statement by the Chairman of the Foundation, Alhaji Sha’aya Sarkin Fawa on Friday, commended the maturity with which Charles handled his attacker, which attracted the foundation, “we feel he deserves strong respect and recognition”. It also stated…
Against the threatening floods and desert encroachment, the Kano state government, has begun planting of two million tree seedlings. The Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Kabiru Getso, while inspecting the monthly sanitation exercise on Saturday, said the seedlings would be planted in reserves, parks, public places and other strategic locations to control flooding and enhance afforestation. According to him, the state government would also construct about 40 drainages as well as rehabilitate dilapidated ones in Kano metropolis and major towns, as part of flood control measures to protect the environment. He said the prediction by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) that…