FCT lawyers condemn Social Media Bill
A cross section of lawyers in the FCT have condemned the proposed Social Media Bill by the Senate, saying that it is ``repressive and unconstitutional’’. Speaking on the bill, which had passed its second reading in the Senate, the legal practitioners said on Thursday that they would take judicial measures to ensure that it did not see the light of the day.
A lawyer, Mr John Shagba, told the newsmen that the bill as presented by Sen. Bala Na’Allah ``is a deliberate attempt to stifle freedom of speech.’’
MTV Base names Olamide as hottest Naija artiste 2015
If the question, “Who is Nigeria’s hottest artist of 2015?” had been posed to anyone on the street over the past few weeks, the answer would most likely have been “Olamide”, and with good reason. The panel on the MTV Base TV special #BaseNaijaHottestArtist however, needed two days of intense debate to be absolutely sure before adding the flourish on top of Baddo ‘s wonderful year.
Reps reject CCT Chairman’s request on probe
“We are pursuing an era of change where impunity is no longer the order of the day and people must take responsibility for their liability and actions,’’ he said.
Olamide to shut down Lagos with #OLIC2 on December 27
After one of the most epic years ever recorded by a Nigerian recording artiste, YBNL front man Olamide is set to wrap up his wildly successful 2015 with the second edition of his flagship mega concert Olamide Live In Concert on 27 December 2015 at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
New Enwonwus, Onobrakpeyas discovered at NAC final
AS one entered the upper hall of the Kongi’s Harvest at Freedom Park, Lagos on Thursday, 26th November, a giant sized aesthetically designed family bed placed against a beautifully decorated wall, beckoned for rest, sleep and much more. But a closer step and scrutiny of the colourful piece, reveals a no go area as the work was carefully crafted with very dangerous weapons; tookpicks, nails etc.
CCT not vested with exercise of criminal jurisdiction
It is pertinent to observe that the law which enables the CCT to try persons who have contravened the provisions of the Code have carefully avoided the use of the expression criminal to describe the conduct so punished. It does not contemplate any other conduct. Epressio unius est exclusio alterius. Rather it provides in paragraph 18(3) that the sanctions in paragraph 18 (2) may be imposed, without prejudice to the penalties in any law where the conduct is also a criminal offence. See also the definition of misconduct in paragraph 19.
