By Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, OFR, FCIARB, LL.M, Ph.D, LL.D. INTRODUCTION Crimes are vices that should not be tolerated in any society. They are offences against the state and are…
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HURIWA WRITES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, WANTS HOUSES FOR FALLEN HEROES
The Prominent Civil Rights Advocacy group HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has appealed to the hierarchy of the National Assembly to pass a legislation bringing into being a…
The world’s largest offshore wind farm is nearly complete, can power 1 million homes
The world’s largest offshore wind farm is taking shape off the east coast of Britain, a landmark project that demonstrates one way to combat climate change at scale. Located 120…
Borno: Boko Haram has attacked Auno six times since I was inaugurated governor – Zulum
The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, said that he was not undermining the capacity of the military but that his government had repeatedly appealed to the…
87% Nigeria’s poverty rate in North – World Bank
The North accounted for 87% of all the poor people in Nigeria in 2016, the World Bank has disclosed in a new report. The report titled ‘Advancing social protection in…
President Buhari expresses concern over Libya
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over the lack of tangible progress and the worsening security and humanitarian situation in Libya. President Buhari raised this concerns at the African Union…
How to have baby-making sex
Making a baby isn’t complicated if you and your partner have good fertility. But it requires more than jumping into bed and a roll in between the sheets to be…
Buhari, lawmakers asked to decentralize Nigeria Police
A legal luminary, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has advised the Buhari government and the National Assembly to effect a constitutional change for decentralisation of Nigeria Police. Fagbemi spoke at the Law…
Lalong warns against divisive, inciting language
Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has warned political, religious and traditional leaders to avoid using divisive and inciting language in the interest of peace and unity of the state.…
Finance Act: Rich Nigerians to pay more taxes, says FIRS
The implementation of the Finance Act will result in more tax burden on the elite, the Federal Inland Revenue Service has said. The service said in a statement on Saturday…