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US Lawmakers Passes Bill Banning Certain Assault Rifles

US Lawmakers Passes Bill Banning Certain Assault Rifles

July 30, 2022 7:50 am

The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill that would ban assault weapons for the first time in decades, in a move that appears like a response to a series of mass shootings that shocked the country.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the legislation was approved on Friday by a 217 to 213 vote in the Democrat-majority House. All but two Republicans voted against it, joined by a handful of Democrats.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the bill a ‘crucial step in our ongoing fight against the deadly epidemic of gun violence in …

Oyo Assembly Passes Amotekun Into Law

Oyo Assembly Passes Amotekun Into Law

March 3, 2020 12:42 pm
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law the Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill 2020.

The passage of the bill followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Security and Special Duties led by Mr. Akeem Obadara representing Ibadan North West constituency.

The new security outfit which was launched in January this year by some governors of the six states in the South West region is code-named ‘Operation Amotekun’.

Majority of the members of the assembly wore regalia likened to that of Amotekun (Leopard) to the house, which gave an insight that the

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Hate Speech Bill: No Retreat, No Surrender – Abdullahi Sabi

December 1, 2019 7:58 am

Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi is the sponsor of the controversial bill on Hate Speech, which prescribes a death penalty for promoters of incitement and other violent crimes. 

Although he has jettisoned the death penalty clause, more stakeholders are still calling for a total discontinuation of the consideration of the bill.

In this interview with Sunday Sun, the Niger North senator who doubles as the deputy chief whip of the Senate spoke on the bill. He also spoke on the allegation of the Senate being a rubber stamp, among other issues.

 

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Hate Speech Bill: Buhari Wants To Gag Nigerians – CAN

November 29, 2019 9:16 am

The  Christain Association of Nigeria (CAN) has raised the alarm over the controversial Hate Speech Bill, which it claimed is a ploy by the Buhari-led administration to gag Nigerians.

CAN said the bill is meant to distract Nigerians from discussing topical issues that have direct effect on their survival and wellbeing such as poverty, corruption and the provision of good health facilities, among others.

CAN Director of Legal and Public Affairs, Kwamkur Samuel Vondip, said in a statement that the body was concerned about ongoing national debates and outcry over the proposed bill.

He encouraged governments at all levels and …

Finance Bill: New Tax Regime To Take Effect From Jan 2 – FG

November 28, 2019 2:21 pm

The much-debated and anticipated new tax regime expected to fund the 2020 budget and restructure tax administration in Nigeria will take effect from the 2nd of January next year.

According to THISDAY, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, in a panel session at the PwC Executive Session on Finance Bill and Tax Strategy, the bill would be revised yearly as the Federal Government is planning to grow the ratio of revenue to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 6% to 15% by 2023, with a greater percentage of revenue coming from non-oil sources.

The minister disclosed …

Social Media Bill: Defiant Senate Ignores Public Outcry

November 27, 2019 8:02 am

In the days leading to the inauguration of the 9th Senate, stakeholders had raised  concerns about the recruitment process of the presiding officers of the upper legislative chamber.

The concerns were predominantly borne of fears that the active involvement of the presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would produce a rubber stamp leadership that will be subservient to the Executive arm.

Another critical consideration was the concern about the loyalty of the leadership of the Senate – loyalty to the people or to President Muhammadu Buhari. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, during his campaign, repeatedly made a …

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Social Media Bill: Short Walk To Totalitarianism?

November 24, 2019 4:02 am

I have consistently tried to create levels of differentiation between democracy and dictatorship, especially dictatorships of the military variant as we have had in our country. I have argued that Nigeria is still very far away from the goal posts of what could be called a democratic society. In my view, the environment does not as yet look anything democratic because the actors are largely strangers to the ethos and what is more, too many of them are tied to the old order, not to talk of the fact that the presence of General-presidents suggest that we are still in …

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