Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, yesterday, withdrew the controversial Counter Subversion Bill meant to tackle perceived threats to national security.
The bill, sponsored by Abbas, had scaled through the first reading and proceeded to the second in the lower chamber. While the contents of the bill went viral on social media, many Nigerians condemned…
The bill “stipulates that anyone found guilty of destroying national symbols, refusing to recite the national anthem and pledge, defacing a place of worship with intent to incite violence, or undermining the Federal Government shall face a fine of N5 million, a 10-year prison sentence, or both.” “Any person, who professes loyalty, pledges or agrees to belong to an organisation that disregards the sovereignty of Nigeria, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N3 million or imprisonment for a term of four years or both”, it added.
The bill, sponsored by Abbas, had scaled through the first reading and proceeded to the second in the lower chamber. While the contents of the bill went viral on social media, many Nigerians condemned… President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, for a three-day official visit.On Tuesday, the presidency announced that Tinubu would be visiting the country at the behest of President Teodoro Mbasogo. In a statement on Wednesday, Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesman, said Tinubu was received by Manuela Botey, the country’s…
• Motorists decry slow pace of reconstruction • NSCDC partners FRSC to curb overspeeding No fewer than 18 persons have died in three separate road crashes within five days on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The spokesperson for the Ogun State sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps , Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed yesterday that the accidents,…
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