President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has approved the establishment of a National Action Committee for implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement.

The President signed the agreement on behalf of Nigeria at the 12th Extraordinary Session of the African Union Heads of State on 7th July 2019, in Niamey, Republic of Niger.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, GARBA SHEHU, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

The Federal Government will today commence the implementation of the Friday’s court order proscribing the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, popularly known as Shiites, by publishing the order in the Official Gazette.

Top officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice, who spoke under anonymity confirmed the move.

The publication of the order in the Official Gazette is part of the Friday’s ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja, designating the Shiites movement as a terrorist group and proscribing it.

The police in Kaduna State have beefed up security ahead of today’s ruling on the application filed by the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky.

Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court will rule on the application filed by El-Zakzaky, who is seeking permission to travel abroad for medical treatment.

The bail hearing comes barely three days after a Federal High Court in Abuja granted the Federal Government the power to proscribe activities of the Shi’ittes’ group

Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere has asked herdsmen in the south-west to leave the region or face consequences.

During a press conference in Lagos, leaders of the group asked the National Assembly not to amend the land use act with a view to grant powers to the federal government to take over state lands for the purpose of Ruga.

An elder statesman, Ayo Adebanjo, who read the statement on behalf of other leaders of the group, said the killings in the region would no longer be tolerated, adding that refusal to leave will lead to a confrontation from the people.