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Punch Newspapers Sections •CAN, NBA, PDP, others say minister must go As controversy continues to surround the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, over alleged links to terrorist groups, the Presidency has come under severe criticism for backing the embattled senior government official. Pantami, in one of his old sermons that resurfaced recently, praises notorious terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, and also speaks highly of terrorist network Al-Qaeda. However, he recently apologised for his extremist views, claiming he had since changed. But the Presidency, in a stateme...

Oyo urges discretion, reintroduces fresh measures, bans street carnivals Ondo State Government has urged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) not to flout the directive to adhere strictly to the 10:00pm to 4:00am curfew imposed on December 31, 2020 which outlaws New Year cross-over services. In a statement issued in Akure yesterday, Chairman, Ondo State Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, urged the association not to disregard government’s directive. “The attention of the Ondo State Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19 has been drawn to a statement ...

COVID-19: January will be tough —FG On Kindly Share This Story: …Cooperate with govts on crossover night service – CAN …NMA attributes second wave to poor adherence to guidelines …Ondo threatens to jail  church leaders who flout ban on crossover service …Oyo records 50 deaths, introduces new restrictions …There’ll be new pandemic-related challenges in 2021 —WHO By Dayo Johnson, Omeiza Ajayi, Luminous Jannamike  & Adeola Badru THE Federal Government, yesterday, said that January 2021 would be tough in terms of managing the Covid-19 pandemic due to continued safety violatio...

Punch Newspapers Sections Friday Olokor, Samson Folarin, Peter Dada THE Christian Association of Nigeria has called on churches in the country to follow strictly COVID-19 protocols and additional directives by state governments as they prepare for the crossover night service. The organisation advised that where the government placed embargo on the crossover night service, churches might meet earlier to give God praises for the gift of life despite the pandemic and to place their requests for 2021 before God. The President of CAN, Dr. Samson Ayokunle, gave the directive in a statement issued o...

•Osun bows to pressure, relaxes regulations By Onyebuchi Ezigbo The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday urged churches to comply with all government regulations to combat the spread of COVID-19 while conducting their crossover services. Against the backdrop of the controversy between churches and the association on the duration of crossover vigil, the association directed its members to close up shop by 11pm. CAN President, Rev Samson Ayokunle, in a statement, said the advice was necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection. “We understand the unfortunate state COVID...