Senate seeks death penalty for rapists, paedophiles

THE application of death penalty to rapists would go a long way to serve as a deterrent to the menace, the Senate said yesterday after expressing concern over the rising wave of rape and defilement of minors in the country.Besides resolving on death penalty for offenders, the lawmakers underscored the necessity to review relevant laws … Continue reading Senate seeks death penalty for rapists, paedophiles

Gunmen kidnap Adamawa permanent secretary

 unmen have abducted the Permanent Secretary of the Adamawa State Ministry of Mineral Resources, Emmanuel Piridimso.Emmanuel was abducted at his residence in the state capital, Yola, in the early hours of Wednesday, according to a member of his family, Francis Samuel, who said the gunmen stormed the residence of the permanent secretary at Clark’s Quarters … Continue reading Gunmen kidnap Adamawa permanent secretary