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Translate Group writes Senate, demands release of public hearing report on social media bill On By Luminous Jannamike A civil society group, Centre for Liberty (CFL), has written the Senate demanding the immediate publishing of the report of its public hearing on the Social Media Bill. The Senate committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters had on March 9th, 2020 held a public hearing where interested parties gave their opinions as well as suggestions on the bill. During a pro-democracy demonstration at the National Assembly on Tuesday, the co-convener of CFL, M...

#EndSARS promoters: CBN should stop freezing bank accounts of activists — Falana On …It’s not over yet, CSOs warn FG …As CAN says freezing of the accounts uncalled for, Nigeria can’t nurture democracy by stifling freedom of expression By Ikechukwu Nnochiri & Luminous Jannamike The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday vacated an order it made on November 4, 2020, which directed banks to freeze accounts that were linked to 20 alleged promoters of the #EndSARS protest that rocked the nation last year. The court, in a ruling by Justice Ahmed Mohammed, ordered all the commercia...

ON THE GO Daily COVID Tracker: Nigeria records 44 infections, and pandemic ‘a long way from over’ Nigeria on Monday recorded 44 COVID-19 infections in five states. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Tuesday. Advertisement FCTA vaccinates 40,000 residents The federal capital territory administration (FCTA) says... Taofeeq Arapaja, Makinde’s candidate, emerges PDP south-west chairman Taofeeq Arapaja, a former deputy governor of Oyo state, has emerged as the south-west chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Advertisement The south-west congress of the ...

Translate Don’t delay death of social media, hate speech bills, CSO tells Senate On By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The Centre for Liberty, on Thursday, advised the Senate to publish the report of its public hearing on the social media and hate speech bills and quickly kill the proposed laws in their entirety. Members of the civil society organization, CSO, who gave the advice during a press conference in Abuja, said the demise of the two bills was long overdue, stressing that Nigerians had overwhelmingly rejected them during the public hearing. While decrying the Senate�...