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A man who tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for nine years, the joint-longest prison sentence in connection with the UK's summer of riots. Levi Fishlock smashed windows and stoked a flaming bin at the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, Rotherham, during a spate of disorder on 4 August. Fishlock, 31, of Sheffield Road, Barnsley, initially denied violent disorder and arson with […]
An 18-year-old British man sentenced to a year in prison for a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old British girl in Dubai has appealed to the emirate's ruler "to let me go home". Marcus Fakana, from north London, began a secretive holiday romance in September with another Londoner, who is now aged 18. After returning home and seeing pictures and chats, the girl's mother reported the relationship to Dubai police, […]
The Secretary to the government of the federation, Senator George Akume has directed the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC to make adequate deployment of personnel and Logistics to check road congestion and ensure the safety of road users across the country during and after the yuletide. Represented by the Permanent Secretary, General Services Mr Maurice Mberi, Akume gave the directive in Abuja during the Fourth Quarter Corps Marshal strategic meeting […]
Ensuring A Transparent Human Rights Society Human rights are inalienable rights. People enjoy simply because they exist as human beings and they are not granted by any state. These universal rights are inherent regardless of nationality, sex, tribal or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. They range from the most fundamental which is the right to life to those that make life worth living, such as the […]
A member of Nigeria's House of Representatives, Solomon Bob, has warned his colleague, Ikenga Ugochinyere, to stop interfering in the local politics of Rivers state. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Bob, who represents Ahoada-East/Abua/Odual Federal Constituency of Rivers state, accused Ugochinyere of overstepping boundaries and engaging in actions detrimental to the integrity of the House of Representatives and Rivers state. "Both lawmakers are members of the People's Democratic Party, PDP. "Ugochinyere, […]
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Account, Bamidele Salam has congratulated Comrade Grace Ike on her election as Chairman of the National Union of Journalists, NUJ, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Chapter. In a congratulatory letter, Salam describes Ike's emergence as a well-deserved recognition of her professionalism, dedication, and outstanding contributions to journalism. The Member Representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State, […]
A majority of stakeholders in Nigeria's road transport sector have expressed support to create a special armed squad for the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC. The stakeholders, who spoke during a public hearing on a bill to amend the FRSC Act, 2007, urged lawmakers to pass the bill quickly, citing its long-overdue status. Pioneer Corps Marshal Gen. Baba Hanania (rtd) and other former leaders of the agency expressed support […]
The House of Representatives has passed through second reading, a Bill seeking to amend the National Eye centre Act, 2004, to provide for the establishment of more specialist eye care centres. The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Benjamin Kalu, Mr. Babajimi Benson and five other lawmakers. Leading the debate on its general principles, Kalu noted that the bill seeks to […]
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Power to investigate the status of Karu 132/33KV Substation in Abuja and report within four weeks for further legislative action. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion titled, “Need to Investigate the Functionality Status of the Karu 132/33KV Substation to meet the Electricity Demands of the Federal Capital Territory” sponsored by a member from Bayelsa State, Frederick Agbedi. In […]
