By Alex Otudor LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-His Royal Magesty,the Oluwo of Iwo,Oba Abdul Rasheed Adewale Akanbi has called for death penalty for corrupt person’s in the country. The first class traditional ruler who spoke at the annual Crime Reporters Award day in Lagos also called for life imprisonment for accomplices of corrupt person’s to serve…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF) worldwide, a non-governmental organization, has advocated the death penalty for looters of public funds, to eradicate the current spate of corruption in the country. The call was made in a statement jointly signed by NUF’s President, Mr Augustine Chukwudum and Secretary, Mr Tony Igbokwe, respectively on Sunday,…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has said his administration will soon introduce a law that will enforce death sentence on reckless drivers who cause the death of their passengers. “Such drivers will also be compelled by law to pay compensation on every life lost,” he added. The governor spoke when he…
LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, sponsor of the National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech (Establishment) Bill 2019 has hinted that the death penalty has been dropped. The bill prescribes that any person who commits hate speech offence shall be liable to life imprisonment and where the act causes…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The senator who reintroduced the bill that seeks to penalise hate speech claims he has been receiving threatening messages after the first reading of the bill. Aliyu Abdullahi said this during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. He, however, said he is not a coward and will not back down from…