Ambode Signs Death Penalty Bill For Kidnappers Into Law

 

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has signed into law a bill stipulating death penalty and life imprisonment for kidnappers.

The prohibition of the Act of kidnapping law imposes a penalty of life imprisonment on kidnapping for ransom.

It also stipulates that where a victim dies in the course of kidnap, the suspect is liable on conviction to death.

Nigerian Army Arrests 3 APC Governor Associates Over Alleged Links to Boko Haram

 

About to two powerful politicians in Borno state and a traditional ruler have been arrested by the men of the army over suspected links to Boko Haram terrorists.

The names of the politicians are being withheld but TheCable reported that they are close associates of an APC governor.

The third - a traditional ruler is also said to be the first son of another prominent ruler in the state.

Theresa May: UK Prime Minister Finally Condemns Donald Trump Travel Ban

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has condemned President Donald Trump's visa ban on 7 Islamic nations. 

According to her, the policies aren't for the benefit of anybody.

"On the policy that President Trump has introduced, this government is clear that that policy is wrong," She said after being pressed by opposition Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn.

"We believe it is divisive and wrong," she said, speaking to MPs for the first time after the travel ban was implemented.

Iran President Still Upset About Travel Ban, Calls Trump A Learner On Live TV

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani dismissed his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump as a political novice on Wednesday, stepping up criticism of the Republican's immigration policies including a temporary travel ban on Iranians.

Tehran has already said it will take legal, political and reciprocal measures in response to Trump's order suspending the entry of people from Iran and six other Muslim-majority countries.

Patience Jonathan Withdraws Suit Against SERAP

The Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out the suit filed by Dame Patience Jonathan and her group Union of Niger Delta Youth Organization for Equity, Justice and Good Governance against a civil society group Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP.

Mrs. Jonathan’s lawyers at the hearing of the case on Tuesday informed the court that they were no longer interested in pursuing the matter, and subsequently applied to discontinue/withdraw it.

Armed Man Holding Doctors, Staff Hostage At Istanbul Hospital

An armed man is holding a number of doctors and other staff hostage at a hospital in Istanbul, it has emerged.

The gunman is believed to be a patient at the psychiatric unit of Istanbul's Cerrahpasa hospital, according to local reports.

Police have now been dispatched to the scene.

Mum Who Spent 16 Days With Dead Baby Daughter Taking Her Body For Walks In Pram Shares Heartbreaking Photos

A mum who spent more than two weeks with her dead baby girl has shared heartbreaking photos from the experience as she took her daughter's body home and even for walks in a pram.

Brave Charlotte Szakacs, 21, and her husband Attila, 28, were given the devastating news their baby girl Evlyn had a debilitating chromosome abnormality after a 20-week scan in September 2016.