Crisis Rocks National Assembly Over Bill To Include More Islamic Laws In Nigerian 1999 Constitution Members of the House of Representatives have been involved in intense arguments over “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Review the Description of Islamic Law in the Constitution and for Related Matters.” The proposed law sponsored by Aliyu Bappa Misau (PDP, Bauchi) is targeted to expand the application of Islamic Law from personal matters to other civil issues including contract, company and international disputes. Defending his motion on Friday, Misau said Islamic Law was…
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BREAKING: VIDEO: Fresh Crisis, Protest Rocks Rivers State As Youths Block Major Highway With Coffin, Canopies A fresh protest against hunger and bad governance on Friday erupted in Rivers State as youths blocked the popular Port Harcourt/Owerri highway. The protesters mainly youths displayed placards with different inscriptions, chorusing antigovernmental songs. They also blocked the highway which linked the state with the South East region with a coffin and canopies. The protesters, who demonstrated peacefully, condemned the poor condition of the highway. “The protest is against economic hardship and the major road has been blocked, the Port Hacourt-Owerri expressway has been…
BREAKING: Many Feared Ki||ed As Fully Loaded Bus Bursts In Flames A tragic motor accident along the Abakaliki-Enugu expressway, Ebonyi State, has claimed at least five lives and injured seven others. The incident, it was gathered, occurred at the G-Hostel axis along the road. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Joshua Ukandu, who confirmed the incident to journalists in Abakaliki, said the accident involved a fully-loaded commercial bus travelling from Enugu. According to him, the bus crashed and burst into flames after hitting an obstacle in the middle of the night. The injured victims are currently receiving treatment at Alex…
Fake Officer Arrested, Confuses Extorting N25,000 Daily The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has detained a man accused of impersonating a LASTMA official. This was stated in a statement signed by Adebayo Taofiq, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA. “In a resolute operation conducted by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), a man impersonating a LASTMA officer, Mr. Adewunmi Taiwo, age 45, was detained on the Oshodi Bridge.” “This individual had been posing as an official to intimidate and extort funds from both commercial and private motorists in the vicinity.” the statement read in part. “Operating a…
Trouble Looms, IMF Denies Asking Tinubu To Remove Fuel Subsidy The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has denied playing a role in the removal of fuel subsidy by the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government. This was stated at a press conference during the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington DC, United States.. According to the IMF’s African Region Director, Abebe Selassie, the decision reached was a domestic one. “The decision was a domestic one. We don’t have programmes in Nigeria. Our role is limited to regular dialogue, as we have with other nations like Japan or the UK,” the…
Coalition Appeals To Judiciary To Avert Potential Strike in Benue The Coalition of Civil Society for Transparency in Governance has called for urgent intervention to prevent the Benue State Judicial Service Commission (BSJSC) from proceeding with a proposed strike. The group claims that political actors, motivated by personal interests, are influencing the strike, risking a disruption in the delivery of justice in the state. In a petition addressed to the Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and submitted to the Chief Justice of Benue State, the coalition’s Executive Director, Hajia Jaiyeola Mohammed, highlighted concerns over the growing backlog of…
More Bodies Recovered From Port Harcourt Helicopter Crash The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says two more bodies have been recovered from the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Three persons were confirmed dead following the crash on Thursday. Eight persons (six passengers and two crew members) were on board the aircraft when the incident happened. Barely a day after the crash, the NSIB said more bodies have been recovered while three more persons remain unaccounted for. “We have recovered two more bodies, making it a total of five. There are three more down…
Four Astronauts Return To Earth After an extended stay aboard the International Space Station, four astronauts safely returned to Earth early Friday morning, landing in the Gulf of Mexico before dawn. SpaceX’s capsule carrying NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Russia’s Alexander Grebenkin splashed down off Florida’s coast after a mid-week departure from the space station, AP reports. Originally set to return two months ago, the crew’s homecoming was delayed due to issues with Boeing’s new Starliner capsule, which returned empty in September over safety concerns. Hurricane Milton further pushed back their return, followed by high winds and…
Tensioπ As Flood Dislodges Corpses From Graves Residents of Udaba, a community in Edo State, are grappling with the devastating aftermath of severe flooding that has uprooted graves, washing corpses out of their resting places. The flood, which has wreaked havoc across multiple communities, has left many in fear and distress. The impact is not limited to Udaba; other communities, including Anegbete, Ekperi, Osomhegbe, Ogoimeri, Iyowa, Ofukpu, Ifekhu, Agenebode, Ubiaja, and Ilushi, all within Etsako East, Etsako Central, and Esan South East local government areas, are also severely affected, PM News reports. Joseph Odemokpai, the Councillor representing Ward 8 in…
VIDEO: Policemen, NSCDC Operatives In Serious Fight Police officers and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been captured on video engaging in a fight. It was gathered that the incident occurred during the week at Elizabeth Estate, Abere in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State. It was learnt that some policemen on Tuesday stormed the area to arrest a resident but were allegedly stopped by NSCDC operatives. However, the officers returned on Thursday to attack the civil defence corps members. In the video, the security operatives are seen exchanging blows and slapping each other. “Some…