Lawyers defend statutory sentencing for rape offences
Some legal practitioners in Lagos have maintained that punishments prescribed for rape offences are statutory and cannot be arbitrarily altered by the courts.
EU fines Temu 200m euros over illegal products
The EU slapped a 200-million-euro ($232 million) fine on Chinese-owned online retailer Temu on Thursday for allowing the sale of illegal products, including dangerous baby toys and defective chargers.
Corps members must obey social media laws, says NYSC DG
“The fact that they are corps members does not absolve them from being citizens bound by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Soludo establishes sanitary pad banks in 350 schools in Anambra
By Vincent Ujumadu The wife of the governor of Anambra State, Dr. Nonye Soludo, has established 350 sanitary pad banks across secondary schools in the state through her nongovernmental organization, Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo to assist young girls during their menstrual cycle. Addressing over 2,000 students from secondary schools in Anambra State at a […]
Fubara’s brother declares Rivers governorship bid under NDC
Blessing Fubara, brother of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has declared his intention to contest the Rivers State governorship election under the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), vowing to serve only one term if elected.
Afenifere to Tinubu: Prevent unsavory change, derailment of our democracy
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday, x-rayed the third anniversary of of the President Bola Tinubu administration, lamenting that that it has been has been characterised by maladministration, poverty, unemployment, mass killings, kidnappings, tampering with democratic federalism and subjugation of other arms of government.
