1.0New Mail Nigeriahttps://newmail-ng.comFriday Ajagunnahttps://newmail-ng.com/author/friday/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nW50fJ0ocD"><a href="https://newmail-ng.com/148199-2/">Senate amends ICPC act, seeks two-year imprisonment for false petitions’ writers</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://newmail-ng.com/148199-2/embed/#?secret=nW50fJ0ocD" width="600" height="338" title="“Senate amends ICPC act, seeks two-year imprisonment for false petitions’ writers” — New Mail Nigeria" data-secret="nW50fJ0ocD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://newmail-ng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ICPC-HQ.jpg680365The senate has passed a bill to amend the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) act to imprison writers of false petitioners for two years without an option of fine. The upper legislative chamber passed the bill after Abdul Kwari, chairman of the senate committee on anti-corruption, presented a report on Tuesday. […]