Adeboye, CSR, criminal justice system et al
THE Nigerian Constitution states in Section 36 (4) that: "Whenever any person is charged with a criminal offence, he shall, unless the charge is withdrawn, be entitled to a fair hearing in public within a reasonable time by a court or tribunal." Unfortunately, this is not the case, and several efforts by stakehoders including the immediate past Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Aloma Muktar to reform the nation's criminal justice system achieved very little.
FG replaces 48 damaged steel columns on Eko Bridge to prevent collapse
Julius Berger Construction Company have replaced all the 48 steel columns of the Eko Bridge damaged by fire in 2008 to prevent collapse of the bridge, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Godwin Eke, has said.
Fraud committed in PDP governorship primaries worse than … – Maku
Mr Labaran Maku, a former Minister of Information, has given the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) one week to correct anomalies in the party’s governorship primary in the state.
AirAsia plane with 162 on board missing en route to Singapore
Rescuers scoured the Java Sea for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people which went missing in bad weather Sunday en route from Indonesia to Singapore, the third crisis for a Malaysian carrier this year.
Italy names baby born by Nigerian mother Christmas Baby
A baby born at sea on Christmas Day after his Nigerian mother was plucked from a floundering migrant boat by the Italian navy has been baptised Testimony Salvatore in honour of the medics who delivered him.
5 shot in Benue Christmas picnic mayhem
It was a bloody yuletide celebration at Lessel town, in local government area of Benue State, where a clash between the police and irate youths led to the shooting of five youths with one confirmed dead while four others are said be in critical condition at a public hospital.
