You have no right to license preachers, court tells Kaduna govt (Punch)

A Kaduna State High Court on Wednesday ruled that the state had no right to screen and issue licences to preachers in the state.

But Justice Hajaratu Gwadah ruled that the state government had the right to regulate religious activities in the state.

The judgement was delivered in suit filed by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, challenging the constitutionality of a  bill by the Kaduna State Government seeking the regulation of religious activities in the state.

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria in 2016 challenged the constitutionality of the bill. Read more