Daily Trust18 die in Lagos/Ibadan road accidentDaily TrustNo fewer than 18 persons died in an accident involving a Ford Explorer jeep and a Mazda bus at Alapako area on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway yesterday. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Offi...

VanguardBoko Haram: Activist offers scholarship to 300 orphans in BornoVanguardMaiduguri – A Borno-based humanitarian activist, Mr Zanna Mustapha, said on Sunday that he was sponsoring the education of 300 orphans as part of his contribution to the d...

Restructuring: Group calls for unity of purpose among Igbo leadersVanguardEnugu – A non-partisan political organization, Take Back Nigeria Association (TBNA) has called on politicians from Igbo speaking states to forge a common ideology in the call f...

The PunchPlateau: Police probe Miyetti Allah ID card allegedly found at scene of bloody attackThe PunchAn identity card belonging to the Deputy Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau S...

Daily Post NigeriaProf. Sagay attacks National Assembly members over N13.5 million monthly salaryDaily Post NigeriaProf. Itse Sagay, the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, has joined other well-meaning Nigerians in con...

Daily Post NigeriaTroops apprehend herdsmen destroying farms in Benue [PHOTO]Daily Post NigeriaTroops of 707 Special Forces Brigade have arrested 6 herdsmen, caught in the act of farmland destruction in Kwata, Benue State. This is contained in a statem...

Daily Post NigeriaDSS finally nab wanted gunrunner, Jonah Abbey, others [PHOTO]Daily Post NigeriaThe Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday announced the arrest offer wanted members of kidnapping, gunrunning and armed banditry syndicates operatin...

Daily Post NigeriaGrandma, 66, hangs self in AnambraDaily Post NigeriaResidents of Achalla -Umana, Mgbakwu in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State were thrown into mourning on Friday when a 66-year old woman committed suicide in her room. ...

VanguardBagobiri: Why I stayed quiet over killings in Southern Kaduna – KukahVanguardThe Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, has revealed why he chose to stay quiet during the recent killings in Southern Kaduna. Bishop Kukah w...

NCC seizes N36.1 broadcast items, apprehends 2 suspects in DeltaVanguardThe Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), said it had seized broadcast contrivance worth N36.1 million in Delta. Mr Augustine Amodu, the NCC Director of Enforcement, made the disclo...

The PunchWhy Buhari cancelled Rwandan tripThe PunchIndications emerged on Sunday that President Muhammadu Buhari cancelled his scheduled trip to Kigali, Rwanda because enough consultation was not made before the Federal Executive Council approved the s...

P.M. News2019: Obasanjo moves to send Buhari packing, holds secret meetingsP.M. NewsTo actualise his plan to send President Muhammadu Buhari packing from the Presidential Villa, come 2019, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been holding series of s...

Obasanjo meets Kwankwaso, Duke, Agbakoba, 35 parties in LagosRipples NigeriaFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo; the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and some political parties have been meeting as part of moves to strategi...

The PunchMamora rejects Buhari's appointmentThe PunchA former lawmaker, Senator Olurunnimbe Mamora, has rejected his appointment as the Chairman of the Abuja Investment and Infrastructure Centre, SUNDAY PUNCH learnt on Saturday. Mamora, who was the...

VanguardPossible reversal of political fortunes in two southern statesVanguard“Beware! When Fortune would elect to trick a man, she plots his overthrow/By such a means as he would least expect.”—Geoffrey Chaucer, 1342-1400. February 2018 was a bu...

The Punch20 lawmakers endorse Okorocha's son-in-law for govThe PunchAmidst the controversies surrounding Governor Rochas Okorocha's endorsement of his son-in-law, Chief Uche Nwosu as his successor in 2019, 20 out of the 27 members of the Imo St...

The PunchAnambra community battles to stop man, sister's marriage, cleanses the landThe PunchA mathematics teacher at the Community Secondary School, Isuofia in Anambra State, Chiadikobi Ezeibekwe, and his family members narrowly escaped being lync...

TheCableBuhari's second term and Tinubu's assignmentThe PunchJustifying the haplessness of the Nigerian military in the face of intractable insurgency, President Muhammadu Buhari, on a note of surrender, quipped at the All Progressives Congress...

Daily Post NigeriaAsk Buhari, governors, ministers, others their running cost, salaries – Shehu Sani tells NigeriansDaily Post NigeriaThe Senator representing Kaduna Central, Senator Shehu Sani on Saturday insisted it was now time for Nigerians to de...

Daily Post NigeriaAAU student, four others killed as herdsmen attack Edo communityDaily Post NigeriaAt least five persons, including a first year student of the Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Edo S tate, Collins Ojierakhi, have been allegedly killed ...

VanguardAfCFTA Agreement: Buhari bows to pressure, cancels Nigeria's participationVanguardBARELY after three days the Federal Executive Council, FEC, gave President Muhammadu Buhari the approval to join other African countries to sign the Agreement...

VanguardPDP youth group demands investigation into alleged interface in Metuh's trialVanguardABUJA-One of the numerous solidarity groups with links to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the PDP Youth Vanguard has called for an investigation into a...

The Punch[PHOTOS] Buhari, governors attend Osinbajo daughter's 'private' weddingThe PunchPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday led top government officials, captains of industry among others to attend the wedding of Vice-President Yemi Osi...

Information NigeriaDavido Gets New Recruit To His 30 Billion GangInformation NigeriaNigerian Afro-pop star David Adeleke the popular Omo Baba Olowo (OBO) is proving to have an eye for the top guns when it comes to music. Davido has taken a step further...

Premium TimesSenator Wakili buried in AbujaPremium TimesAli Wakili, a Nigerian senator from Bauchi State, has been buried, hours after his death was announced. Mr. Wakili's death reportedly occurred around 9:00 a.m. at his residence in Abuja. He wa...

Vanguard2019: I have fought for the interest of the Igbo all over the country – Ifeanyi UbahVanguardEkwulobia (Anambra) – Dr Ifeanyi Ubah, the Chief Executive of Capital Oil and Gas Ltd., has declared his intention to represent the Anambra South Se...

VanguardAlimosho support group gives Ambode nod for second termVanguardThe Alimosho Federal Constituency Coalition of Support Groups on Saturday said that it would mobilise people of Alimosho behind Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode for a second term, following hi...

The PunchDrama in Ekiti as pro-Buhari, Fayose's rallies shut down state capitalVanguardThe forthcoming July 14 governorship poll in Ekiti State has taken an interesting dimension as many beneficiaries of the Federal Government N-power scheme in Eki...

VanguardIPOB writes UN, asks FG, President Buhari to obey ACHR decisionVanguardEnugu – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has notified the United Nations about the ruling of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, ACHR, against the Ni...

VanguardFighting Corruption: Deterrence and the Saraki DoctrineVanguardIn recent times, there has been a lot of conversation about which of the two arms of government is doing more in the fight against corruption — the executive under President Muham...

Daily Post NigeriaSerial killer, Ade Lawyer makes revelations about 2015 electionDaily Post NigeriaSuspected serial killer, Adeola Williams, aka Ade Lawyer, has revealed events that followed the 2015 election defeat of the former President Goodluck Jon...

Vanguard2019: Why SDP/CNM alliance may alter the political equationVanguardThe crises in the camp of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), if not resolved, may pave way for the opposition to worm its way into the h...

Daily Post NigeriaWhy Igbos are not doing well in Nigerian politics – Gov. ObianoDaily Post NigeriaGovernor Obiano of Anambra State has given reasons Igbos are not doing well in Nigerian politics. He said that the people of the Southeast region prefe...

Daily Post NigeriaMy daughter wants to succeed me – Emir SanusiDaily Post NigeriaThe Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said one of his daughters wants to succeed him as the second most ranked Muslim leader in Nigeria. Sanusi revealed this in an ...

Guardian (blog)Okowa charges AIG on herdsmen's activitiesGuardian (blog)Worried by the spate of killings by suspected herdsmen, Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has called on security agencies to curb their activities in parts of the state before...

Guardian (blog)#BelieveinHer: Uber makes case for female leadership with IWD 2018 lunch eventGuardian (blog)Jackie Omotalade; Head Policy West Africa, Uber, (left) Margaret Banasko; Country Marketing Lead SSA, Uber; Osayi Alile, CEO ACT Foundation; Fra...

Daily TrustHow Buhari's visit renewed Lalong, Dalung rivalryDaily TrustPresident Muhammadu Buhari's recent visit to Plateau State renewed a long suspected rivalry and distrust between Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong and the Minister of...

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari appoints members of National Food Security Council [Full list]Daily Post NigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of membership for the National Food Security Council. The Council, to be chaired by the Pr...

Daily Post NigeriaMany feared dead as Yoruba, Hausa youths clash in LagosDaily Post NigeriaSome persons were feared killed as Yoruba and Hausa youths clashed at Gida Panli, Kotomola, in the Ojota New Garage area of Lagos State. Punch Newspaper reports ...

The PunchNJC recommends 60 judges for appointment in 25 statesThe PunchThe National Judicial Council on Friday released the names of 60 judicial officers recommended for appointment by governors of 24 states. Two of the successful judges were recommend...

VanguardEvans : I was chained for 88 days, escapee company MD tells courtVanguardMr Donatius Dunu, the Managing Director of Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Lagos, on Friday told an Ikeja High Court how he was kidnapped and held for 88 days by the suspected...

Pulse NigeriaHausa, Yoruba youths clash in OjotaPulse NigeriaMen of the Nigerian Police Force have however been deployed to the area to ensure that law and order is maintained. Published: 3 minutes ago; Chika Ebuzor. Print; eMail · Hausa, Yoruba...

Pulse NigeriaDino Melaye is really scared of getting recalledPulse NigeriaThe Dino Melaye recall is back on track after the Court of Appeal ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should continue with the process after it was st...

VanguardN400m fraud: Why I won't rule on Metuh's bid to visit UK till April 20–Justice AbangVanguardABUJA – Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, gave reasons why he would not rule on request for the embattled fo...

VanguardBuhari, Bill Gate, Gen.AbdulSalami, Saraki others grace Dangote's daughter weddingVanguardKANO – Presdient Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, in Kano led local and international players to the wedding of Fatima Dangote, daughter of African richest...

VanguardOdukoya FirstNation Airways CEO charged with N1.7bn fraudVanguardThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned Kayode Odukoya, Managing Director FirstNation Airways on a four-count charge of forgery, use of false information,...

Daily Post NigeriaBishop Kukah berates El-Rufai over damaging remarks against Christians, Southern KadunaDaily Post NigeriaThe Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukkah, has berated governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state over an i...

VanguardBenue killings: Pastor Adeboye reacts, reveals what God will doDaily Post NigeriaPastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, on Friday visited Benue State and prayed for God's intervention in th...

VanguardAnambra govt. rewards 2017 national best teacher with N1mVanguardThe Anambra State Government on Friday presented N1million cheque to the winner of the 2017 Best Teacher in Nigeria award, Mr Clement Okodo. Prof. Kate Omenugha, Commissioner for ...

Daily Post NigeriaSuspected Boko Haram members kidnap 8 in OyoDaily Post NigeriaGunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram terrorists on Thursday hijacked a passenger bus and kidnapped about 8 indigenes of Igboho and Ogboro towns along Igboho-Igbeti ...

VanguardGunmen invade secondary school in Ondo carted away N3mVanguardAkure – ARMED robbers yesterday invaded Saint Peter's Secondary School in Akure, the Ondo state capital and carted away N3million. gunmen. Sources said that the gunmen on getti...

VanguardWhat governors earn will shock Nigerians – Peter ObiDaily Post NigeriaPeter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State has stated that what governors earn in Nigeria will cause more outrage in the country than revelation of Senators' salarie...

Guardian (blog)ADB okays $300m to reduce unemployment, others in NigeriaGuardian (blog)Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has said that the government has signed a $300 million loan agreement with the African Developmen...

The Eagle OnlineNYSC withdraws Corpers from Osun schoolThe Eagle OnlineThe National Youth Service Corps has withdrawn corps members serving in Osogbo High School, Osun State because of threats to their lives from some pupils who belong to a cult group....

The PunchNJC recommends compulsory retirement for suspended ex-Abia CJThe PunchThe National Judicial Council said on Thursday that it had recommended to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State the compulsory retirement of the earlier suspended Chief Judg...

VanguardCultism, biggest security challenge in Lagos — CP LagosVanguardlagos— Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Imohimi Edgal, yesterday, described cultism as one of the biggest security challenges in the state , calling on leader...

VanguardAso Rock hosts Osinbajo's daughter's weddingVanguardABUJA—OLD Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja was filled to capacity yesterday as it hosted guests of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo who gave out his eldest daughter, Damilola...

VanguardAkwa-Ibom 2019: Who picks APC ticket?VanguardWITH less than one year to the next general elections in the country, Akwa Ibom people have been forming opinions on key elective positions in the country particularly the governorship position. Nsim...

VanguardPowerless: Protest in Oyo community over 8-yr blackoutVanguardIBADAN—RESIDENTS of Lalupon community in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State, Thursday, staged a peaceful protest at the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, over ...

TheCablePDP lawmakers absent as Buhari hosts national assembly leadersTheCableIke Ekweremadu, deputy senate president and Godswill Akpabio, senate minority leader, were not among principal officers of the national assembly who met with President Muhamm...

Leadership Newspapers (press release)Court Jails Estate Agent 1230 Years Over N28m FraudLeadership Newspapers (press release)Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere yesterday convicted and sentenced an estate agent, Babatunde...

The Nation NewspaperFayemi reacts to Reps's vote of no confidenceDaily Post NigeriaMinister of Mines and Steel Developmen Dr Kayode Fayemi, has reacted to the debate by members of the House of Representatives on the Ajaokuta Steel Complex. The lawm...

SaharaReporters.comFani-Kayode blasts Governor Bello over herdsmen killing of 25 people in KogiDaily Post NigeriaFormer Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has lashed out at Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State after herdsmen murdered 25 people on T...

Daily Post NigeriaKaduna APC crisis: Ex-guber candidate, Haruna Sa'eed dumps partyDaily Post NigeriaA chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kaduna State and a former gubernatorial candidate of the Congress for Progressives Change, CPC...

TheCableOrtom's aide: We appreciate Buhari's visit but he failed to address the situation on groundTheCableTahaz Agerzua, spokesman of Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says President Muhammadu Buhari's visit to the state did not give hope t...

The Nation NewspaperSenate writes CJN over alleged frivolous order on election sequence BillThe Nation NewspaperThe Senate Thursday resolved to write the Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN) Justice Walter Onoghene, over alleged excesses of some judic...

VanguardPolice neutralize Port Harcourt militant general & kidnap kingpinVanguardOperatives of the Police Intelligence Response Team have have engaged a Militant General and Sea Piracy Kingpin in a gun battle in Port Harcourt and fatally injured hi...

Pulse NigeriaBuhari is not aware of anything, Abaribe blasts PresidentPulse NigeriaSenator Enyinanya Abaribe has urged President Muhammadu to accept responsibility for the inability of his government to ensure the safety of lives and properties in Nige...

Daily TrustKano government dispels rumours of attack in schoolsDaily TrustKano state government has dispelled rumours making the rounds especially on social media platforms of a purported threat to kidnap students in boarding schools in the state. A st...

VanguardDasukigate: Judge withdraws from suit, lambasts EFCC over misconductsVanguardJustice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja has lambasted the Economic and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC) over display of gross misconduct in the pro...

Daily Post NigeriaStop beating war drums – Itsekiri warns Edwin ClarkDaily Post NigeriaItsekiri have warned elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark to refrain from beating the drums of war for younger generations. A statement by the Itseki...

Daily Post NigeriaWhat I'll do to Fayose – Senator OjuduDaily Post NigeriaSenator Babafemi Ojudu has vowed to chase Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti out of the State when he becomes governor. Ojudu, a Special Adviser on Political Matters to Presi...

VanguardINEC's 36-year election timetableVanguardTHE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently shocked many Nigerians when its National Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, unfolded a 36-year electoral timetable which will cover all ...

Independent Newspapers LimitedReps Summon Sports Minister, AFN Officials Over Alleged $150, 000 TheftIndependent Newspapers LimitedAbuja – The House of Representatives has asked Solomon Dalong, Minister of Sports and officials of the Athletics Federa...

THISDAY NewspapersCompared to Jonathan, I Responded Promptly, Says Buhari on Dapchi AbductionTHISDAY NewspapersIn his first visit to Yobe State since he assumed office and since the abduction of 110 schoolgirls by Boko Haram terrorists from a secondary...

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE (press release) (blog)I have installed, removed governors —OjuduNIGERIAN TRIBUNE (press release) (blog)Ekiti. Senator Babafemi Ojudu is the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters. In this interview, he sha...

VanguardGirl commits suicide over JAMB scoreVanguardUGHELLI— EXACTLY a week after a female banker allegedly committed suicide by drinking insecticide in Ughelli, Delta State, another girl reportedly drank same poisonous substance, leading to her deat...

The PunchWhy Ambode should review Land Use ChargeThe PunchLagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd right), filling his Land Use Charge payment form at Guaranty Trust Bank, Opebi, Ikeja, on Monday, February 19, 2018. With him: Special Adviser on R...

Pulse NigeriaPDP says Buhari cannot fight Boko HaramPulse NigeriaAccording to the Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Babayo Garba, Buhari's government has failed Nigerians. Published: 2 minutes ago; Pulse News Agency Local by NAN. Print; ...

Daily Post NigeriaBillionaire kidnapper: Evans' confession video played in courtDaily Post NigeriaThe trial of the Billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, continued on Wednesday before the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. T...

Daily Post NigeriaStop comparing level of incompetence, leave Jonathan alone – Aisha tells BuhariDaily Post NigeriaAisha Yesufu, co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop game of compa...

P.M. NewsFRSC personnel brutalise journalist in FCTP.M. NewsPersonnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), FCT Sector Command, on Wednesday brutalised a Defence Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Johnson Eyiangho, at the command`...

VanguardUpdate: Court restrains NASS on Electoral Act amendmentVanguardThe Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, asked the National Assembly not to take any action on the Bill amending the Electoral Act which President Muhammadu Buhari refused to si...

VanguardImmigration generates N38.5bn, $29.9m in 2017, says CGVanguardThe Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) generated a total revenue of N38.532 billion and 29.9 million dollars in 2017. The Comptroller-General of NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede, made this ...

Daily Post NigeriaPolice arrests mad man who hacked pupils to death in OgunDaily Post NigeriaThe Ogun police command has arrested the suspected lunatic who hacked to death two pupils of St. John's Anglican School, Agodo in Ogun Waterside Local Gove...

Daily Post NigeriaNYSC: How employers use corps members as slaves – Coordinator, AttahDaily Post NigeriaThe National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has revealed that some employers use corps members posted to their organisations as slaves. Mr. Emmanuel A...

VanguardVarsities non teaching staff call off strike after 3 monthsVanguardABUJA – FULL administrative activities are set to commence in the nation's public universities as non teaching staff in the nation's universities have called of their ...

Daily Post NigeriaDapchi abduction: What we are doing to rescue schoolgirls – BuhariDaily Post NigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari has told the people of Yobe state in the Northeast Nigeria that, his coming to the state today, Wednesday, is to express ...

The Whistler NGBREAKING: 2019 Election Sequence: Court Halts NASS from Overriding BuhariThe Whistler NGThe Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, asked the National Assembly not to take any further action on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018, ...

Daily Post NigeriaAgain, Reps postpone Law School Hijab public hearing indefinitelyDaily Post NigeriaMembers of the House of Representatives, Wednesday morning postponed the rescheduled public hearing to look at the controversy surrounding the preventi...

Premium TimesSenate to investigate establishment of 'illegal state police' in KogiPremium TimesThe Senate has drafted two of its committees to investigate the establishment of the Vigilante Service Group by Kogi state government. The attention ...

VanguardCourt fixes March 27 for suit challenging Oyegun, other APC national officers' tenure elongationVanguardA chieftain of the All progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adewale Hameed, on Wednesday urged a Federal High Court in Lagos to declare the p...

The Nation NewspaperGovernor Lalong sacks local govt boss over killingsPremium TimesPlateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has sacked the transition committee chairman of Bokkos Local Government, Simon Angol, over his inability to curtail the persistent...

Leadership Newspapers (press release)Emirates Showcases Diversity Of Female EmployeesLeadership Newspapers (press release)In commemoration of the International Women's Day, Emirate Airlines, has reiterated its commitment to a gender-friendly work e...

VanguardHandover: Controversy over Anambra SSG's memoVanguardTHE first tenure of Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State will officially end on March 16, 2018 and following his re-election during last year's governorship poll, he will be sworn ...

Vanguard17% pass English, Maths as WAEC releases 2017 WASSCE resultsVanguardLAGOS— West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released results of West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for private candidates in 2017-First Serie...

Daily TrustIlorin airport recorded 77286 passengers in 2017 – OfficialDaily TrustThe Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), yesterday, said Ilorin International Airport a total of 77,286 passengers were airlifted between January and December i...

VanguardNigeria'll rank top in W/Bank's Ease of Doing Business in 2020 —BuhariVanguardABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said his administration was working hard to attain the target of moving Nigeria up in the World Bank's Ea...

VanguardRSIEC fixes June 16 for LGA electionsVanguardPORT HARCOURT—Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, has fixed June 16, 2018 to conduct local government elections in the state. The state electoral body made this disclosure in Port...

BellaNaijaKwara State bans Sale & Consumption of AlcoholBellaNaijaKwara State bans Sale & Consumption of Alcohol - BellaNaija Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has signed into law a bill banning the sale and consumption of alcohol in cert...