Saturday 31 December 2016

Happy birthday to His Royal Highness the MURI of ikot Effiong NTA, in Cross river State HBD Daddy @75
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Happy birthday to His Royal Highness the MURI of ikot Effiong NTA, in Cross river State HBD Daddy @75

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Image may contain: one or more people, people standing, sunglasses and hatDad i and my siblings Love You very much and wish you more years ahead ahead! You are a Father indeed ! the backbone to our success and every Right Steps we have made so Far as Family (your the Best Head any Family could wish for, we are so lucky to have you Dad, and as the last baby of the house, my prayers will  always be that. the lord almighty should  please keep you for us. so as you continue to see more years together in good health, Favour more success ,LLnp
           from your last child........... Gift Nta

Friday 30 December 2016

I will continue to represent my constituency, says ex-Abia speaker
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I will continue to represent my constituency, says ex-Abia speaker

Okezie Ikpeazu Abia crisis
The ninth  Speaker of  Abia House of Assembly, Chief Kennedy Njoku, has resigned his appointment, less than 24 hours after he was elected.
Njoku was elected at about 4.10 p.m.  on Thursday  following the impeachment of   Chief Martins Azubuike over alleged  gross financial misconduct and autocratic leadership style.
Njoku, who  announced his resignation at the resumption of plenary at about  2.50 p.m.  on Friday, thanked  members for the confidence they reposed in him by electing him as Speaker.
He, however,  promised to continue to provide effective representation to his Osisioma-Ngwa State Constituency.
The Deputy Speaker, Dr  Cosmos Ndukwe, who presided over the session, described   Njoku’s resignation as “shocking.”
The Clerk of the House, Mr John-Pedro Irokansi, immediately called for an election to be conducted to fill the vacuum created by Njoku’s resignation.
The member representing Umuahia East Constituency, Mr Chukwudi Apugo, nominated Mr Chikwendu Kalu, representing Isialangwa South Constituency, and was seconded by Mr Ifeanyi Uchendu, representing Ohafia South Constituency.
Kalu was elected by consensus and was affirmed with a voice vote by the 24 members of the assembly.
With his election, Kalu, an Aba-based legal practitioner, emerged  the tenth  Speaker of the sixth  Abia Assembly.
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Amnesty International condemns execution of Edo prisoners
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Amnesty International condemns execution of Edo prisoners


Amnesty International, AI,  has condemned the execution of three death row prisoners by the Edo State government on December 23, 2016.
The organisation also urged the Nigerian authorities, including state governments to return to a moratorium on executions, with a view of abolishing the death penalty.
 
AI said in a statement on Thursday by its Country Acting Director, Makmid Kamara that executions in Edo state is a “backward step in the global trend towards abolition of the death penalty.”
The statement read in part, “Amnesty International strongly condemns the executions on December 23 2016 of three death row prisoners in Benin City prison by the Edo State government and calls on authorities in Nigeria not to carry out any further executions of death row prisoners.
” We urge the Nigerian government, including all states in the federation, to return to a moratorium on executions, with a view of abolishing the death penalty”.
“The latest executions in Edo state is a backward step in the global trend towards abolition of the death penalty and is inconsistent with Nigeria’s international human rights commitments.
“Stopping executions and doing away with the death penalty does not mean that criminals go unpunished. It is essential that human rights standards, including allowing for full appeals to complete, are respected in all stages of the criminal justice process. All punishments must be compatible with human rights.”