Law on Domestic Violence, how far can it bite ?
Over the years, there have been agitations on how to stop domestic violence against children and women in Nigeria which have yielded no result. Recently however, the Lagos State House of Assembly took a giant strides by passing into law, a bill “to provide protection against Domestic Violence and for Connected Purposes.†The Law which came into force in 2007, was specifically aimed at protecting the Victims of domestic violence and it comprises19 sections.
I’m not going back to PDP – Ikimi
FORMER Foreign Affairs Minister and chieftain of Action Congress (AC), Chief Tom Ikimi, yesterday, debunked reports that he was on his way back to the Peoples Democratic Party (PD
Bankole to reconstitute standing committees
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is to re-appoint the headship of its standing committees before the end of April, 2010, just as the House has begun a three-week Easter break. The recess ends on the 20th of April, 2010.
Ghadaffi apologises to Nigeria over comments
APPARENTLY remorseful over his misguided comments on Nigeria, Libyan dictator, Colonel Mamman Ghadaffi yesterday began an apologetic moves aimed at healing wounds inflicted on Nigeria, following the diplomatic row that resulted from his call for the splitting of Nigeria along religious lines.
Otobo urges labour to shift grounds on deregulation
RENOWNED Professor of Industrial Relations, Professor Dafe Otobo, has called on labour unions in the country to be to be focused and more committed in the struggle to improve the living conditions of workers and masses in Nigeria today in the face of the changing socio-economic environment.
Egwu, Elechi rift stalls Ebonyi ministerial nominee
Owing to political disagreement between Governor Martin Elechi and his predecessor and former Minister for Education, Dr. Sam Egwu, no ministerial nominee has been appointed from the state, even as the Senate is about rounding up screening of the nominees.
