Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Plateau House Of Assembly Impeaches Speaker

 


   Members of the Plateau State House of Assembly have impeached their speaker, Mr Peter Azi. Mr Azi was impeached by the lawmakers who elected Joshua Madaki as their new Speaker on during Wednesday’s plenary in Jos, the state capital.

WhatsApp Introduces New Feature To Curb Fake News

 

   WhatsApp has announced the launch of a new feature globally that will highlight when a message has been forwarded and not composed by the sender.

Court picks August 2 for El-Zakzaky’s arraignment

 

   A Kaduna High Court on Wednesday picked August 2 for the arraignment of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife, Zinat.

EFCC secures 142 convictions in 6 months

 

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, said that it has secured 142 convictions between January and July this year.

Senate Moves To Amend 75 Year Old Police Act

 

  The Senate Tuesday set in motion the process of amending the 75 year old Police Act to ensure delivery of better service by the Nigeria Police Force. This followed the second reading of a Bill for an Act to repeal the Police Act CAP P18 LFN 2004 and enact the Police Reform and related matters 2018. Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah (Kebbi South) in his lead debate said that when passed into law, the Bill will make for the formation of a Police that shall protect the rights and freedoms of persons envisaged in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).