Author: starconnect
The importance of legislation to the development of any nation cannot be overemphasised. Hon. Bimbo Daramola, a lawmaker representing Ekiti North (1) Federal Constituency made this point very clear when he stated that the only thing that can defend Nigeria corporately is the firmness of the law. In fact, he noted that strong legal foundation helps to build very strong and enduring institutions. It is indeed the basis for driving national development; hence bills are in most cases sponsored by the executive. Besides, members of the legislature also sponsor private bills, which may originate from discerning members of the public.…
Authorities in Zurich, Switzerland have built an enclave outside the city strictly for soliciting and indulging in unbridled sexual intercourse. The whore zone is being built in Zurich as a result of new laws which will be introduced later on in the year. Under the new law on prostitution, soliciting and indulging in sex along the street is forbidding except within the designated whore zone. The law permits prostitutes and their clients to use a new protected area away from the city centre. A report monitored on BBC said that officials in Zurich say the measures will keep sex…
Long time fugitive and founder of Al-Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, who was killed in May 2011 during a raid by U.S. special forces on his compound in Abbottabad, north of Islamabad, Pakistan, has resurrected in art works at an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Arts, New York. The late fugitive was the subject of the painter, Amir Raza. In one of the works, the late fighter is portrayed staring at an army of shadowy figures, each carrying a machine gun. Called “Shabash” , Raza, explained that it means good Job, stressing that the works shows Bin Laden commanding…
Dillish Mathews, from Namibia this evening won the grand prize in the Big Brother Africa show tagged ‘The Chase’. The show which featured celebrities from across the African continent has a grand prize of $300,000 about N48 million. The BBA show which is seen by many as a denigration of African culture has drawn lots of criticism from across the world, with many describing it as nothing but a demonstration of debauchery with no significant contribution to knowledge and Africa in general besides the cash prize.
The figures were slightly lower this weekend compared to what was recorded at the Box Office last week, even with Lee Daniels’ The Butler, taking the lead for the second time in two weeks. A plane was number 5 at the weekend, after dropping the sum of 8.56 million Dollars into the hands of Disney, which distributed the film. It made appearance in 3,378 cinemas across the world to make it to that position. At number 4 is the film, The World’s End. Packaged for distribution by Focus Features, the film made 8.94 million Dollars after making appearance in 1,549…
Idris Elba is featuring in the film Beast of No Nation, an adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala’s bestselling novel. The film is being put together by Red Crown Productions. Beast of No Nation is the story of a young boy, Agu caught up in a civil war and is forced to join the military. He is sentenced to death for the disappearance of his father, mother and sister. His friendship with strika, his waywardness and hardship thereafter are being captured in the film. Elba will play two roles, lead and producer. Beasts Of No Nation was packaged by WME Global, “We…
Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has canvassed for a very lean government at all level so as to maximise the nation’s resources. A statement issued by Publicity Secretary of the group, Mr. Kunle Famoriyo noted that government is over bloated and called for drastic reduction in the cost of governance. “Our country is over-governed! In 2013 budget, the presidency alone has an allocation of N35.7bn while Office of Secretary to Government of the Federation got N70.4bn. We have more than 30 federal ministers, 469 federal legislators, 36 state governors, 774 local government chairmen and thousands of state legislators and councillors. All…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has attributed the post-2011 electoral violence in North to false expectation among politicians. INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega made the revelation while delivering a lecture on The Electoral Process and Security Sector Synergy to participants a the Institute for Security Studies(NIS) in Abuja. According to him, the violence derives from a crisis of rising expectation in the context of zero-sum elections. He explained that following the problems of the 2007 elections, and the national demand for electoral reforms, there was a palpable rise in expectation that the 2011 elections would be far better than…
The Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) project is an attempt by the Lagos State Government to consolidate on its stators as the commercial capital of Nigeria. By design, it is expected to transform Lagos State into a major hub of business in Africa. Situated in the heart of Lekki, the LFTZ will on completion be home to an international airport to enable investor fly directly into the zone and save time and resources that would have been expended on the usual Lagos traffic. Estimated to cost of N71billion, the airport is designed to handle about five million passengers annually with…
Residents of Badia community today staged a protest march to Government House, Alausa, over what they described as orgy of abandoned projects in their community. The aggrieved residents were led by their representative in the House of Assembly, Muyiwa Jimoh, along with the leader of the community, Prince Kayode Obadiya. Armed with placards with inscriptions such as ‘LMDGP, tell us why you want to sack the contractor?’ ‘No roads for PSP vehicles,’ ‘Apapa Iganmu: LMDGP, your system five is a failure,’ ‘Our houses have been demolished, please help us,’ among others, the aggrieved residents pleaded with the governor to urgently…