Yemeni parliament passes law banning Washington drone attacks

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Yemen's parliament on Sunday called for a stop to drone attacks in a symbolic vote that reflected growing public anxiety about Washington's use of the unmanned aircraft to combat al Qaeda in the impoverished country. Motions passed by the Yemeni parliament are not binding and can be struck down by the president, and are seen as no more than recommendations to the government.

"The Yemeni public is angered by the drone strikes," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he's not authorized to talk to reporters. "The people's representatives reflected on the tone of the streets."

First Time in History: Student Breaks Unilorin Record, Bags First Class In Law

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Abiodun Kazeem is the first graduate to bag the first class grade in the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin,

If you call him a jinx breaker, you are not far from the truth. The reason is that many students had tried to graduate from the University of Ilorin with a first class degree in Law for many years, but they failed for one reason or the other. Finally, on Tuesday, however, Abiodun Kazeem achieved the feat, drawing accolades from many people.

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Gov. Adams Oshiomhole signs death sentence for kidnappers bill in to Edo state law

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Edo State governor Adams Oshiomhole today October 18th signed into the Edo State law, a bill that prescribes the death penalty for kidnappers. The death penalty is not just for kidnappers who kill their victims, its for many acts of kidnapping whether it involves murder or not. The newest bill also states that houses used by kidnappers will be demolished. Is this a delightful development or...? Please share your thoughts.

Putin got a message for Obama: 'We defend the norms and principles of international law'

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Moscow suggests that the critical situation around Syria should be discussed at the "Group of Twenty" summit on September 5 – 6 in St. Petersburg.

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Putin's Message to Obama: 'We defend the norms and principles of international law"

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 Putin has once again urged to wait for the results of the work of the UN experts, who had taken samples in the suburbs of Damascus, where chemical weapons had been allegedly used on August 21. Russia’s uncompromising position, the Russian President has stressed, was that no matter who used the weapons of mass destruction it was a crime.

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Okorocha, Catholic Health practitioners At Conflict Over Abortion Law

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Imo State governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, and Catholic Medical Practitioners Association are at daggers-drawn over the abortion bill the former just signed into law.
The law, among others, permits women to procure abortion at will. Sponsored by the Majority Leader and member representing Ahiazu Mbaise state constituency, Mrs. Adekunle Ihuoma, the law is to be cited as “Imo State of Nigeria, Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law Number 12 of 2012”.

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"Democracy is when both privates and generals are put on trial for breaching the law" - Russian MP

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**Manning’s sentence shows that American democracy goes wrong - Russian MP -

A 35-year prison sentence for WikiLeaks informer Bradley Banning shows that in the United States it’s “privates” and not their superiors that stand trial for breaching the law, which is a glaring sign that something is going wrong in the American democracy, Alexei Pushkov, head of the foreign affairs committee of Russia’s lower house of parliament, said on Wednesday.

“A private has stood trial for breaching the US laws, but none of the generals, who lied to the American nation and who claimed that the system for tapping phone calls and intercepting Internet mail had not been used against Americans, appeared before court,” he said.

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The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana

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By Femi Falana

Deportation of dissidents :  In 1885 the British colonial regime deported King Jaja of Opobo to a remote island in West Indies where he died in 1889. His offence was that he had challenged the imperialist control of the coastal trade. In 1941 Comrade Michael Imoudu, President of the Nigerian Union of Railwaymen was deported from Lagos  and banished to his hometown, Auchi in the Benin Province as he was considered "a potential threat to public safety" .

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President to the U.S. Ambassador: Don't come lecturing us about life, law, dignity, or liberty. You don't have the moral right to do so."

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 "Don't come lecturing us about liberty...Here we haven't invaded anyone. Here we don't torture like in Guantanamo. Here we don't have drones killing alleged terrorist without any due trial, killing also the women and children of those supposed terrorists. So don't come lecturing us about life, law, dignity, or liberty. You don't have the moral right to do so.

Ex-Lawyer: Governor Fashola signs cremation bill into law

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Governor Babatunde Fashola today Monday June 10th signed the cremation bill into law. The bill gives power to state authority to burn unclaimed corpses in its mortuaries after a period of time.  The cremation bill also states that if the owners of the corpse fail to show up to collect the ashes after a 14-day notice, it will be disposed by the state government subject to the consent and approval of the Commissioner for Health.

Bauchi Assembly to make law on compulsory HIV test before marriage (What Do You Think ?)

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The Bauchi State House of Assembly is working on a Bill that will make it mandatory for intending couples to undergo HIV screening.

The sponsor of the Bill, Ilyasu Zwall, representing Lere/Bula Constituency, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Bauchi, that the bill had already gone through First and Second reading.

He said that the bill, when passed, would require intending couples to be tested for HIV in any government recognised hospital “at a time not earlier than one week to the day of the wedding”.

Lagos Bans Tri-cycle (Keke Napep) Operators From Major Roads [DETAILS]

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Lagos State government Friday banned the activities of Tri-cycle popularly called Keke Napep from the major roads in the state, saying, “it is meant to protect the lives and property of the residents of the state.”

The state government however vowed to impound any disused and abandoned vehicles across the state, explaining “4,632 vehicles were currently abandoned on over 9,100 roads in theState. Commissioner for transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa  disclosed this at the 2013 Ministerial Press Briefing held in Alausa to mark the sixth anniversary of Governor Babatunde Fashola’s administration.

HEARTLESS: Woman Stabbed to Death By Her Mother-In-Law

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A wicked mother-in-law, Mrs Kareen Opara, has gone underground after allegedly stabbing her son’s wife, Esther Oluchi, to death in Anguwa Baba area of Nasarawa State. But the police have launched a hot chase to fish her out.

The women, who lives in the same neighbourhood with his son, Chinedu and the deceased wife, hailed from Imo State. She was alleged to have been at loggerheads for sometime over a picture taken by the deceased at the wedding of her (Kareen’s) daughter, last December.

Trouble was said to have broken out between the late Oluchi and her mother-in-law when it was reported to her that Kareen (her mother-in-law) was caught at a herbalist’s home with one of her photographs.

24 Year Old Woman Stabbed By Mother In Law In Nassarawa

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Just because of photographs??? If your son loves a woman enough to marry her, you have to accept her.  Why does it seem like there is a reported case of domestic violence, often leading to death every day in the news? The trend is really disturbing. In the past week, there have been several reported cases of violence among couples, both married and unmarried. But this one has a different twist. 

A 24 year-old mother of two was was allegedly stabbed to death by her mother in-law on Wednesday evening at Angwar Baba area of New Nyanya, Nassarawa State. Daily Trust reports that the deceased, Esther Opara was stabbed by her mother-in-law after arguments over photographs. 

House To Pass Law That Will Send Molesters To Jail For Life

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The Chairman of the House Committee on Human Rights, Hon. Beni Lar, has said that defilers would face life imprisonment once the current Violence Against Persons Bill becomes law.

Lar, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja, said the National Assembly had decided to expedite action on the passage of the bill, considering the increasing prevalence of r*pe in the country. She pointed out that the bill would not only protect r*pe victims but equally provide protection for victims of violence including physical, s*xual, psychological, domestic, harmful traditional practices and discrimination.

JAF Mass Action Lagos Traffic Law (Photos)

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he Joint Action Front (JAF), the pro-labour civil society component of the Labour and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO), on Monday protested at the Secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Lagos kick off a mass action against the new Lagos State Road Traffic Law.

Man brutally Beats Mother-In-Law For Teaching His Wife Prostitution

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A Nkayi man has been arraigned before the court of law for ruthlessly thumping his mother-in-law accusing her of teaching his wife prostitution.  Steven Tshuma beat up his mother-in-law, only identified as Gogo Simangaphi (74). The incident took place on 20 November.  State prosecutor, Maxwell Hapanyengwi, told the court that on the day in question, the accused went to Simangaphi’s homestead and accused her of teaching his wife prostitution. When he got to the homestead, the son-in-law entered into his mother-in-law’s bedroom hut and dragged her by the hand.