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Senate considers Orji Kalu’s bill seeking to make Criminal Justice Act ‘more humane’

Senate considers Orji Kalu’s bill seeking to make Criminal Justice Act ‘more humane’

A bill seeking to amend of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) has passed second reading at the senate. The bill sponsored by him Orji Uzor Kalu, senate chief whip, is seeking to make the law more “effective and more humane”. The bill passed first reading at the upper legislative chamber in July 2020 about a month after he was released from prison. The former governor of Abia state was released from the Kuje Correctional Centre on June 2, 2020. He had spent five months in prison.In December 2019, a federal high court in Lagos convicted the chief whip of money laundering…
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Native Doctor Guns Down Client While Testing Anti-Gun Charm

Native Doctor Guns Down Client While Testing Anti-Gun Charm

Enugu state police said they arrested a native doctor in Umuaram, Ikem, a community in the state’s Isi-Uzo local government area, for allegedly shooting dead his client in Eha-Amufu, another community in the council area. The suspect, 23-year-old Emmanuel Odoh, allegedly killed the victim, Onunze Benedict, at a shrine while testing a gunshot protection amulet that the native doctor had prepared for the victim. State police spokesman Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the suspect was arrested on November 16 by police officers from the Isi-Uzo Police Division Headquarters. Ndukwe, deputy superintendent of police, said…
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FCT budget jumps from N329 billion to N607.9 billion in less than 1year

FCT budget jumps from N329 billion to N607.9 billion in less than 1year

The House of Representatives has passed the budget of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT for the 2022 fiscal year. The N607.9 billion budget was passed on Tuesday after consideration by the Committee on Supply. The new budget of the ministry shows that the budget of the FCT has increased from N329 billion in 2021 to N607.9 billion in 2022. The breakdown of the budget shows that N403.6 billion has been allocated for capital projects. This allocation is more than the entire N329 billion budget of 2021. N127 billion has been allocated to overheads and N76 billion for personnel costs. The…
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12-year-old boy kidnaps 3-year-old girl, demands N150,000 ransom

The operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 12-year-old boy for allegedly kidnapping a three-year-old girl. The father of the girl reported to the police that he got an anonymous call informing him that his daughter had been kidnapped. The anonymous caller demanded N150,000 from the girl’s father as ransom before his daughter would be released. The Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Police Command, Ahmed Wakil, stated these in a media statement made available to journalists in the state on Saturday. The statement titled, ‘The arrest of a minor for Kidnapping’ read, “the suspect lured the girl…
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Knocks, Reactions As Ohafia LG Boss Announces Ban On Community Vigilante To Please Nigeria Army

Knocks, Reactions As Ohafia LG Boss Announces Ban On Community Vigilante To Please Nigeria Army

The incessant molestation of the Ohafia Clan by the military due to activities of criminal elements that has found themselves into the middle of the once peaceful community has taken another dangerous twist as the Local Government Chairman, Dr. Okoroafor Ukiwe shocked the people as they woke up on Saturday, 26th November 2022, to a strange announcement banning every existing vigilante among other orders. Part of the announcement read: "The Chairman of Ohafia Local Government Area, Dr. Okorafor Ukiwe has directed the immediate ban of all vigilante outfits in the local government stressing that anyone found with dangerous weapons at…
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