King of Mandela’s clan jailed for 12 years in S.Africa
The 51-year-old king, a self-confessed marijuana smoker, was found guilty of torching dwellings that housed some of his subjects and tenants who had resisted eviction. He was also convicted of publicly assaulting three young men who had already been brutally beaten by his henchmen, and of kidnapping a wife and children of one of his subjects whom he considered a dissident.
Embattled Kogi speaker sues for peace
The embattled Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt (Hon) Momoh-Jimoh Lawal, has appealed to his members to sheath their swords and close ranks to move the state forward.
Flood victims get N60m relief materials in Anambra
ANAMBRA State Government has distributed relief materials worth N60 million to riverine communities affected by this year’s flood disaster.
A-Ibom Assembly elects first female Deputy Speaker
THE lawmaker representing Okobo state constituency and Chair Person, House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Welfare Matters, Mrs. Felicia Bassey, has been elected the Deputy Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.
Financial inclusion: CeBIH calls for lifestyle-focused e-payment services
COMMITTEE of e-banking Industry Heads (CeBIH) has called for deployment of electronic payments services focused on the lifestyle of the financially excluded people in the country.
‘NASS unaware of fuel subsidy removal, electricity tariff hike’
Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the National Assembly is not aware of the fuel subsidy removal and the hike in electricity tariff, noting that the Federal Government is yet to communicate its decision to the Assembly.
