By Abimbola Ogunnaike A Kaduna Magistrate Court presided over Ibrahim Emmanuel, on Thursday,25 May, 2023 sentenced a 24-year-old woman, Linda David to two years jail term for stealing underwear valued at N115,000 after she pleaded guilty to the charge and begged for leniency. Magistrate Ibrahim, however gave her an option of N40,000 fine and warned her to desist from life of crime. According to him, the judgment would serve as a deterrent to those who would want to indulge in such criminal act. The defendant was charged with a one-count charge of stealing underwear. Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Chidi Leo…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Imota community in Ikorodu, Lagos State was in a state of confusion after three siblings were found dead inside their landlord’s Toyota RAV4, an Abuja based national newspaper reports According to the newspaper, the victims, Uche (3), Marvelous (5) and Lazarus, all children of one Mr. Osondu, were said to be playing inside the compound when they entered the SUV and suffocated. A witness told the medium that the children were playing with their cousin, identified as Blessing (11), around 11am on Tuesday, 23 May, 2023, inside the compound before they entered the RAV4. According to the witness, nobody could…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has disclosed that Nigerian pilgrims will be fed with local meals and stay in five star hotel during holy pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The Chairman of NAHCON, Zikrullah Hassan, made this disclosure while speaking during the flag-off of the inaugural flight of Nigerian pilgrims on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Hassan, who said pilgrims would get the best of food during the exercise, said that the new arrangement would provide jobs for Nigerians during the period. “The Commission, in collaboration with the Mutawwif’s Company for Pilgrims of Non-Arab African Countries popularly…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A 30-year-old painter, Zakaraya Usman has been sentenced to two months in prison by a Grade I Area Court sitting in Kabusa, Abuja, on Thursday, 25 May, 2023 for stealing four bibles, 124 church membership forms and others. The police charged Usman with theft and the presiding judge, Malam Abubakar Sadiq, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Sadiq, however, gave him the option to pay a fine of N10,000 or serve the jail term. “Based on your admission to committing the crime, you are hereby, convicted as charged. You are also hereby sentenced…
As part of the drive to revamp health infrastructure in the country, the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) has handed over a fully equipped state-of-the-art hospital building with over 200 bed capacity to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH. The facility was commissioned on Wednesday, 24 May, 2023, by the Governor of Lagos State Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu through his deputy, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat. The SSAP-SDGs also commissioned a fully rehabilitated sports and recreational centre in LASUTH and a newly constructed and fully equipped 80-bed multi-purpose hospital in Mushin to…
The United Kingdom (UK) has assisted in the introduction to Nigeria Systems of Rice Intensification – SRI, a climate smart agricultural practice that would lead to efficiency rice production The introduced system can lead to reduction of input costs by 50%, with less use of water, doubling yields for farmers and reducing GHG emissions. A statement on Wednesday, 24 May, 2023, by the Senior Press & Public Affairs Officer and Comms Lead, Prosperity and Economic Development, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, Ndidiamaka Eze read that: “Since 2021, the UK Government’s LINKS programme implemented by Tetra Tech International Development has been…
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor has said Nigeria has significantly contributed to 41 peacekeeping operations worldwide, adding that the Nigerian government spent $8bn to restore peace in Liberia during the country’s civil war. He disclosed this while delivering his keynote remark at the United Nations House in Abuja on Wednesday, 24 May, 2023, at an event to mark the 75th-year celebration of the United Nations peacekeeping operations. Irabor said: “Since the first engagement of troops of our Armed Forces in the Congo in 1960, Nigeria has been unequivocally committed to the principles and objectives of the United…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, named Samuel Adegoke, has committed suicide by drinking a chemical substance believed to a sniper after losing his tuition fee to online gambling. Adegoke, who was a National Diploma II student of Electrical Electronic Engineering, reportedly committed suicide on Monday, at a time he should be getting set for the first semester examination. A student who pleaded anonymity said he was rushed to the school clinic from where he was later referred to a specialist hospital outside the school in Ilaro before he was confirmed dead. The polytechnic spokesman,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike After one week in captivity, seven members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) who were kidnapped in Rivers State have breathed air of freedom after payment of ransom The corps members were kidnapped by gunmen on their way to Port Harcourt from the NYSC orientation camp in Ondo State. The incident happened along the Rumuji axis of the East-West Road, Emuoha Local Government Area of the state last week Tuesday, 16 May, 2023. It was gathered that five corps members managed to escape when the gunmen intercepted the bus conveying them to Port Harcourt but the…
By: James Bwala I disagree with reports attributed to Primate Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church in which he was said to have said that there will be a division or issues between the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and his Vice, Senator Kashim Shettima, when the new administration assumes office because the relationship that is currently existing between Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice President elect, Senator Kashim Shettima, transcends political lines Borno state has a tradition of respect for individuals who are physically older than ourselves, and Kashim Shettima is a real Borno man. The Vice President-elect…