Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed a bill which prescribes life jail to replace the current 10 years maximum sentence for kidnappers. The bill, tagged ‘The Criminal Code Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020’ sponsored by Oluremi Tinubu (APC, Lagos Central), had passed second reading in the Senate on Tuesday, 26 November 2019. Also, the Bill as amended…
Day: July 14, 2020
Yoruba Is The Glue Holding Nigeria Together — Olu Falae
Elder statesman, Chief Olu Falae, has said Yorubaland is the glue holding Nigeria together, invested a lot to maintain peace in the country and, therefore, cannot be talking of secession. Falae, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Minister of Finance, Director for Economic Planning, and Managing Director of a bank, spoke to…
LASG Tells Striking Doctors To Resume Work
The Lagos State Government has urged striking doctors under its employment to suspend their three days warning strike and return to work. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, made the plea in a statement in Lagos released on Monday night. Omotoso said that the call became necessary after a joint meeting…
LASG Seeks Cooperation of Residents for The Reconstruction of Otto-Wharf/Mba-Cardoso Road
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, has asked residents in the Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of the State to give their maximum support to the successful execution of the Otto-Wharf/ Mba-Cardoso road reconstruction project. The Commissioner made the call at a stakeholders’ meeting in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Secretariat,…
BREAKING: Boko Haram attacks military barracks in Borno
The 333 Artillery Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno state, is currently under Boko Haram attack. According to TheCable, military sources said the insurgents stormed the town around 11:20pm on Monday, firing shots into the barracks. The soldiers responded immediately but the insurgents had already surrounded the barracks, according to a source. Boko Haram had initially attacked…