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Congress used its constitutional authority to override a Washington, D.C. local crime bill that would have reduced penalties for murder, armed robbery, and sexual assault. Lisa Desjardins, the PBS NewsHour’s congressional reporter, who can play it straight -- when she's not yelling at Speaker McCarthy -- definitely took a side in her Wednesday evening coverage of the controversial bill, which was overturned by a heavy bipartisan majority.

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Sunday, asked the Department of State Services to immediately arrest the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele; and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami for their disobedience to a ruling of the highest court of the land ordering that old N200, N500 and N1000 notes remain valid till December 31, 2023.

Congress used its constitutional authority to override a Washington, D.C. local crime bill that would have reduced penalties for murder, armed robbery, and sexual assault. Lisa Desjardins, the PBS NewsHour’s congressional reporter, who can play it straight -- when she's not yelling at Speaker McCarthy -- definitely took a side in her Wednesday evening coverage of the controversial bill, which was overturned by a heavy bipartisan majority.

The disapproval resolution, which had already passed the House, required a simple majority to clear the Senate.

If the resolution is enacted, it will be the first time in 30 years that Congress has nullified a local D.C. law.

A Werrington woman has been charged with allegedly sending more than 32,000 emails over a 24-hour period to the office of a Federal MP.

Behind every successful man, there is a woman. This is the case of Senator Oluremi Tinubu and Hajiya Nana Shettima who stood solidly behind their husbands in their quests to occupy Aso Villa, Nigeria’s seat of power.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has issued a warrant for the arrest and extradition of three foreign nationals, namely Prem Garg, Devashish Garg and Marcus Wade to enable them stand trial in Nigeria over allegation of fraud amounting to US$ 42,485,900.00.  Justice Akintayo Aluko issued the warrant against the foreign nationals to stand trial over the fraud allegedly against a Nigerian Bank.

By Violet Agbokhavbolo   GREEN conflicts in Nigeria over environmental resources access, management, control and distribution have exacerbated the

Washington, D.C.'s Revised Criminal Code Act, which softens penalties for a wide range of criminal offenses within the district, is controversial to say the least.