fbpx
Connect with us

News

Zamfara to Introduce Death Penalty On Reckless Drivers

Published

on

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State

 

Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has promised to introduce the death penalty on reckless drivers in the state.

 

The Governor revealed this when he led members of his Executive Council and the Management of a company to a condolence visit to the Emir of Gusau Alhaji Ibrahim Bello over the death of 15 Persons from the Emirate.

 

Bello Matawalle who expressed sadness over the death of 15 persons who lost their lives as a result of reckless driving by a truck driver who ran into and killed them along Gusau-Tsafe-Funtua-road and introducing Death Penalty will serve as a deterrent to others

Fighting Banditry should not only be a military affair – Governor Matawalle

He announced a donation of two million naira to the families of each of the deceased who had a wife and N1.5 million to families of those unmarried among them.

 

The governor said he will put the next of kins of each of the victims on a monthly allowance of N50,000 each and they would remain on the state’s payroll till the end of his tenure as governor of the state.

 

According to him, his administration will introduce speed limit gauge on highways as well as weight measurement on trucks and drug tests on drivers in order to guard against rough and reckless driving which usually end up on fatalities.

 

He described the accident which claimed the 15 lives as monumental and called on the families of the deceased to consider it as an act of Allah, praying that the deceased persons’ souls will be accepted in Jannatul Firdaus.

 

Earlier, the team leader  Engr. Aminu Suleiman said they were in the state to condole with the government, Gusau emirate, people of the state, and the immediate families of those who were killed as a result of an accident involving the company’s driver.

 

In his response, the Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello thanked Governor Matawalle and the company over their concern noting that every life must taste death and that as Muslims, such happenings are usually seen as an act of Allah.

#

News

Breaking: Court Drops Charges Against Minors

Published

on

 

 

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday struck out the charges brought against a total of 119 #EndBadGovernance protesters.

All 119 protesters were arraigned on Friday, November 1 on charges bordering on Treason felony, inciting to mutiny, among others.

The defendants were arraigned in two batches at the previous proceeding.

The first batch comprised a total of 76 protesters which included 32 minors and the second batch a total of 43 protesters.

The trial judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, struck out the suit following an application by the counsel to the Attorney General of the Federation, M. D Abubakar, to take over and discontinue the matter.

Punch

 

 

 

#

Continue Reading

News

NNPP Crisis: Assembly Members Deny Factional Differences

Published

on

 

By Salisu Baso

As the crisis erupted within Kano’s ruling party NNPP, with some members calling for the governor to stand independently, the Kano State House of Assembly has denied knowledge of any of its members being involved in the rifts.

The Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Lawan Hussain, representing Dala Constituency, revealed this to newsmen in an interview with journalists over the publication of an online newspaper, Daily Nigeria, stating that some members of the NNPP in the House have joined the factional crisis.

He described the news as a fabricated and mischievous story from unpatriotic elements planning to destroy the peace reigning within the party. He said that as far as the members of the House are concerned, there are no conflicts between the governor and the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

The Majority Leader therefore assured the party parliament members of their solid support for the leader of the Kwankwasiyya and state governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, adding that the governor considers Senator Kwankwaso his mentor.

On the issue of some party members calling for the governor to be independent (Tsaya da Kafar Ka), Hon. Dala said the governor is operating independently without interference from any person. He therefore accused some opposition politicians from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, of sponsoring unpatriotic people to ignite a crisis in the state with a view to disrupting the government’s development initiatives.

 

#
Continue Reading

News

Breaking: Tinubu Orders Release of Minors Arrested Over Endbadgovernance Protest

Published

on

President Bola Ahmad Tinubu

President Tinubu Orders release of all minors who participated in the Endbadgovernance protest .

 

The minister of information and national orientation Muhammad Idris stated this to state House correspondents.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents, on Monday.

The Minister was flanked by the Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy; Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Public Communications and orientation.

Idris stated that the President has instructed the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to begin the process of securing the minors’ release without delay.

“The President has directed that all minors be released on the and also reunited with their families anywhere they are in the country. A committee has been set up to look at the issues surrounding their arrest, detention and release. All the law enforcement agents related to the case will be investigated and anyone found wanting will be brought to book,” he said.

 

#
Continue Reading

Trending