PDP ‘takes control’ of Senate, APC ‘unmoved’

• Deserters have no electoral value, says Oshiomhole • Atiku, CAN, others condemn police blockade The All Progressives Congress, APC, has downplayed its loss of majority seats at the Senate, following Tuesday’s defection by 15 senators to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The drama was also replicated at the House of Representatives where 37 […]

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Two sentenced to death for kidnap, murder of Rev. Father

A Makurdi High Court presided over by Justice Andover Kakaan Wednesday convicted and sentenced two suspects, Suleiman Goma and Haruna Idi to death by hanging for the kidnap and murder of Rev. Fr. Alexander Adeiyi, former Vicar-General of Otukpo Catholic Diocese in 2016. The duo had on April 26, 2016, between Otukpo and Okpokwu road, […]

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Dispense justice fearlessly, CJN charges judges

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has said that the country is doomed without the rule of law, charging judicial officers to remain steadfast and committed in the build-up to the next general election in 2019. He made the call yesterday, during the commissioning of an ultra-modern Court of Appeal Complex, in Calabar, Cross […]

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Shun fake news, Lai Mohammed asks online publishers

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to Online Publishers not to lend their platforms to the spread of fake news, warning that they stand to lose credibility if their publications are identified with fake news. He spoke during an interaction with online publishers and social media influencers in Lagos on Tuesday, […]

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Musiliu Smith steps in as new PSC chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated a former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Musiliu Smith, as the new chairman of the Police Service Commission. The inauguration took place at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja shortly before the commencement of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council. Smith is taking over from another […]

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Domestic violence victims to enjoy paid leave

New Zealand’s parliament passed legislation Wednesday granting paid leave to domestic violence victims, with supporters calling it a groundbreaking measure to help those trying to escape abusive relationships. Green Party lawmaker Jan Logie, said granting victims 10 days of extra leave a year would allow them to “stop the violence and get help without worrying […]

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