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More Americans will die if Trump cancels peace talks

Asylum Case: Trump issues new directives

April 30, 2019 3:41 am

US President Donald Trump has directed his administration to charge fees for asylum claims and handle cases within 180 days, the White House said in a statement Monday night.

The announcement came as Trump blasted what he described as the United States’ “weak, ineffective and dangerous” immigration laws on Twitter.

The memo outlined other changes including charging asylum seekers to file work permit applications, and barring people who enter the US illegally — or attempt to — from receiving temporary work permits before being approved for relief.

Pope issues new child abuse legislation for Vatican City

March 29, 2019 11:02 am

Pope Francis issued stringent child abuse legislation for Vatican City employees on Friday, as part of the Church’s bid to address a wave of sex abuse allegations against priests.The legislation requires officials and employees in the Vatican City State as well the Roman Curia, the central administration of the Catholic Church, to immediately report any abuse against minors and vulnerable people or face fines or a prison sentence.Anyone convicted of abuse must be “removed from office” under the new rules, which set a statute of limitations for such crimes at 20 years from the date victims turn 18.

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INEC issues Certificates of Return to senators-elect

March 14, 2019 2:09 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) has urged Senators-elect to commence and conclude work on the review of the electoral legal framework early, ahead of the 2023 General Elections.

BREAKING: APC issues statement on postponement of Elections

February 16, 2019 12:49 am

The statement reads:

PRESS STATEMENT BY APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL ON POSTPONEMENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL/NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND GUBERNATORIAL/HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS:

WE CONDEMN THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE ELECTIONS, BUT URGE OUR TEEMING SUPPORTERS TO BE PATIENT AND DETERMINED

We have just received with great disappointment and disillusionment the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its decision to postpone the Presidential/National Assembly and Gubernatorial/House of Assembly Elections to Saturday, February 23, 2019 and Saturday, March 9, 2019, respectively.

Buy vote, rot in jail, EFCC issues warning to politicians

February 13, 2019 11:14 pm

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has threatened to arrest and prosecute any politician who engages in vote-buying in any part of the country.

The Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, was quoted as handing down the warning in a statement by the Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Tony Orilade, in Abuja, yesterday.

He announced a special reward to Nigerians who would volunteer information on those buying or encouraging vote-buying during the polls.

Although the chairman did not specify the amount for each whistle-blower on voter-buyers, Magu said those who give out cash and those who receive the …