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Kwara Gov felicitates Adedoyin, Shiru on birthdays
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has congratulated Oloriewe Raheem Adedoyin on his 62nd birthday.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, on Sunday in Ilorin.
He commended Adedoyin’s passion for youth development, his contributions to the media industry, and his support for the administration over the years.
The governor also felicitated Alhaji Abdullahi Shiru, a technocrat and community leader, on his birthday, thanking him for his consistent positive influence on young people and investments in community growth.
“On behalf of the people and government of Kwara State, the Governor joins families, friends and associates to congratulate the two gentlemen who have had tremendous positive impacts on the people around them.
“They are great influencers for positive causes,” he said.
He urged the duo to remain partners for positive growth and sources of positive energy for young people and everyone who comes across them in life.
“I wish the two gentlemen and statesmen long life and abundant grace as they continue to serve humanity in their respective areas of influence,” AbdulRazaq added.
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Prince Harry visits sick Nigerian soldiers in Kaduna
Prince Harry and his team visited the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna to interact with wounded soldiers who are receiving treatment.
The Duke of Sussex is in Nigeria with his wife to champion the Invictus Games, which Harry founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans.
Nigeria joined the Invictus Community of Nations in 2022 becoming the first African country to join.
Prince Harry’s visit to Kaduna came 68 years after his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II visited the state during the time of the late Premier of Northern Region Sir Ahmadu Bello.
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Senate approves death penalty for drug traffickers
Senate on Thursday, May 9, approved the death penalty for those convicted on the charge of drug trafficking in the country.
The punishment prescribed in the extant NDLEA Act is a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of a report of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters and Drugs and Narcotics, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
The Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters presented the report during plenary, Senator Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno North).
The bill, which passed its third reading, aims to update the list of dangerous drugs, strengthen the operations of the NDLEA, review penalties, and empower the establishment of laboratories.
Section 11 of the current act prescribes that “any person who, without lawful authority; imports, manufactures, produces, processes, plants or grows the drugs popularly known as cocaine, LSD, heroin or any other similar drugs shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to be sentenced to imprisonment for life” was amended to reflect a stiffer penalty of death.
Although the report did not recommend a death penalty for the offence, during consideration, Senator Ali Ndume moved that the life sentence should be upgraded to the death penalty.
During a clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, who presided over the session, put the amendment on the death penalty to a voice vote and ruled that the “ayes” had it.
But Senator Adams Oshiomhole objected to the ruling, saying that the “nays” had it.
He argued that matters of life and death should not be treated hurriedly, but Barau said it was too late, as he failed to call for division immediately after his ruling.
The bill was subsequently read for the third time and passed by the Senate.
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