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Kenya's Salaries and Remuneration Commission has said Clerks of Parliament risk being liable for abuse of office and misuse of public funds if they effect higher pay for MPs.
Members of the National Assembly on Tuesday evening made a unanimous resolution to revoke the Legal Notice of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.
In thousands, they filed out Monday to various fun spots and stadia to savour their day. They were the guests of top political office holders, including President Goodluck Jonathan and governors who hosted them as part of their state duties for the day.
Abuja—Former Federal Commissioner for Information and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to, as a matter of urgency, declare state of emergency on corruption, saying he must put in place more drastic measures to tackle it.
As Africa's 54 leaders regrouped in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity, the dream of uniting the resource rich continent remains as remote as ever.
Lagos — Policemen attached to Ilemba Hausa division in Lagos State have arrested a couple and two others who allegedly specialized in abducting children between ages one and four years and selling them to barren women and motherless homes in the eastern part of the country.
Nigerians who graced the funeral service of late Prof. Chinua Achebe on Thursday at St. Phillip’s Anglican Church, Ogidi, Anambra state have continued to pour encomiums on the literary icon.
LAGOS—Emotions ran high, Tuesday, at Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, following startling revelations by suspected members of three syndicates, who specialised in selling human parts to herbalists and persons suspected to be clerics.
Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved 14 years imprisonment for persons who contracted same sex marriage in the country.
President John Dramani Mahama has warned that Islamist militancy poses a threat that could destabilise the whole of West Africa.
Kenya's Salaries and Remuneration Commission has said Clerks of Parliament risk being liable for abuse of office and misuse of public funds if they effect higher pay for MPs.
Members of the National Assembly on Tuesday evening made a unanimous resolution to revoke the Legal Notice of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.
In thousands, they filed out Monday to various fun spots and stadia to savour their day. They were the guests of top political office holders, including President Goodluck Jonathan and governors who hosted them as part of their state duties for the day.
Police in Uganda's capital have fired tear gas to disperse journalists protesting near the offices of a paper closed by the authorities last week.
Nigeria's ruling party has suspended powerful state governor Rotimi Amaechi, who does not support President Goodluck Jonathan for re-election in 2015.
Abuja—Former Federal Commissioner for Information and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to, as a matter of urgency, declare state of emergency on corruption, saying he must put in place more drastic measures to tackle it.
The African Union (AU) has accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) of "hunting" Africans because of their race.
As Africa's 54 leaders regrouped in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity, the dream of uniting the resource rich continent remains as remote as ever.
Africa's 54 leaders are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity.
Lagos — Policemen attached to Ilemba Hausa division in Lagos State have arrested a couple and two others who allegedly specialized in abducting children between ages one and four years and selling them to barren women and motherless homes in the eastern part of the country.
Nigerians who graced the funeral service of late Prof. Chinua Achebe on Thursday at St. Phillip’s Anglican Church, Ogidi, Anambra state have continued to pour encomiums on the literary icon.
Thousands of mourners are attending the funeral of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in his home town in Anambra state.
LAGOS—Emotions ran high, Tuesday, at Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, following startling revelations by suspected members of three syndicates, who specialised in selling human parts to herbalists and persons suspected to be clerics.
