Less than 48 hours after Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state presented the N470billion Budget for 2017 to state House of Assembly, the lawmakers have passed the document, as estimated, into law. The lawmakers unanimously passed the budget at plenary yesterday after considering the report of the Appropriation Committee. Leader of the House, […]
* Meets Saraki behind closed doors President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to eight different bills passed recently by the National Assembly. This is just as the President held a closed door meeting with Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki. The various bills which has now become laws are expected to impact on various aspects of the […]
It is good news that after languishing for 13 years in the National Assembly, the Violence Against Persons’ Prohibition (VAPP) Bill has finally been passed by the Senate. Before the recent passage, the House of Representatives had earlier given its consent in 2014. This now gives legal teeth to a law that is billed to […]
As a result of the incessant rape cases in Niger State, Governor Babangida Aliyu, on Thursday, assented to the State House of Assembly bill seeking stiffer punishment for rapists and people engaged in sex offences. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Israel Ebije said other bills passed into law and assented to were […]
Chief Macdonald Omijie-Omolemen read law at the former Bendel State University now Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State and was called to the Bar almost three decades ago. 50 years-old Omolemen, holds two Master’s Degree in International Law and Diplomatic Analysis (MLS) and LL.M in Maritime and International Commercial Law from the Lagos State University, […]
The rescheduled hearing on the confiscation of assets of former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, kicks off on Monday, at the Southwark Crown Court in London. Although the full hearing will not start until April 13, Monday’s date is technically part of the proceedings, as the court and lawyers for both the Crown (British […]
It seems harmless enough: “a person shall not remove tissue, blood or blood product from the body of another living person for any purpose …” Then the clincher: the above provision may be waived “for medical investigations and treatment in emergency cases.” The above are among the provisions of the National Health Bill signed into […]