Members of the National Conference holding in Abuja have recommended life imprisonment for any government official found guilty of stealing funds meant for pensioners. At Thursday’s plenary, the delegates also proposed a 50-year-imprisonment for any judicial officer found guilty of corruption or abuse of office and also recommended that such judicial officer should be stripped…
Day: June 19, 2014
30 US Observers For Ekiti Polls
No fewer than 30 observers have been deployed by the United States of America, USA, to monitor gubernatorial election in Ekiti State on Saturday. This was made known by the US Embassy in Abuja through a statement issued on Thursday. It was disclosed in the release that the polls on Saturday will be an important…
Rapists Should Die–Confab Proposes
Delegates at the ongoing National Conference have recommended death penalty to rapists of minor. They also proposed a life sentence to other rapists. At the plenary on Thursday in Abuja, venue of the Conference, the delegates were unanimous in their decision, and expressed hopes in the reduction of the cankerworm. This decision was reached while…
Bode George's Wife, Roli, Becomes New NDLEA Boss
Roli, wife of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olabode George, has been appointed as the new Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. Her appointment was confirmed on Thursday by President Goodluck Jonathan. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, in a statement in Abuja, disclosed…