Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State on Tuesday signed the anti-banditry and other related offences bill into law. According to the law which takes immediate effect, the death penalty awaits anyone found guilty of banditry and other related offences in the state. Speaking shortly after signing the bill, Matawalle said […]
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Zamfara Gov. Explains He Directed Citizens To Acquire Guns For Self Defence
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has direct residents to acquire weapons to defend themselves. The governor said the state government relied on extant legislation to give the directive. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Jamilu Magaji, disclosed this in a release made available to newsmen on Tuesday. Magaji […]
Zamfara Okays Death Penalty For Bandits, Kidnappers
In a move to tackle insecurity, Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has signed the death penalty for bandits, kidnapper among several others. The governor signed the law on Tuesday in Gusau, after the House of Assembly recommended the death penalty for criminal elements. After signing the bill for the prosecution […]
Uzodinma Iweala Says Even Good Intentioned Individuals Can’t Fix Nigeria
As Nigeria prepares for the general elections in February and march, 2023, Uzodinma Iweala, son of World Trade Organisation Director General Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has called for the need for Nigeria to start over . He made the declaration in an article titled, ‘Nigeria’s Second Independence: Why the Giant of […]
Gay asylum seeker faces deportation from UK to Nigeria
A NIgerian gay seeking asylum in the United Kingdom (UK) is among people facing impending deportation to their various home countries. It was reported in The Guardian Uk that mothers and grandmothers, some who have lived in the UK for decades , are among those to be departed to Ghana […]
HURIWA Calls For The Investigation and Prosecution Of Former Chief Judge of Nigeria Over Allegation of Corruption
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has asserted that the resignation of the former Chief Judge of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad is not enough and has demanded for his arrest and investiagtion into allegations levelled against him. Recall that the justices of the apex court had accused him of poor […]
JIFORM calls for an international investigation into the alleged mysterious death of scores of African migrants
Global condemnation and outcry have greeted the alleged mysterious death of scores of African migrants within the border of Spain just as the leadership of the Journalist International Forum for Migration (JIFORM) calls for an international investigation into the incident. In a Statement issued and signed by the JIFORM National […]
Traditional Institutions Have Been Advised To Uphold Truth In Resolving Disputes In Their Communities
The Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism Comrade Don Onyenji has called on the traditional institutions to uphold truth in resolving disputes within their Communities to ensure peace and stability in the society. The Commissioner made the call during the presentation of membership certificates to the Nze na ozo society […]
Justice Binta Nyako Rejects Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Application For Bail
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has again, been denied freedom of movement . On Tuesday, Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court rejected Kanu’s application seeking to grant him bail. The IPOB leader sought the court’s permission to discharge the earlier order […]
Zimbabwe Central Bank Hikes Interest Rate To 200%, Highest In The world.
Now from the foreign scene…. Zimbabwe’s central bank on Monday has doubled its key interest rate to a whopping 200 percent, the highest in the world as the southern African country battles hyperinflation. Annual inflation has doubled in two months to reach 191 percent in June, stoking fears of a […]