Judges, court registrars, cashier and others have been thrown behind the bars by a court in Kano in Kano State capital over N500 million theft. Reason: They allegedly committed criminal conspiracy, joint act, criminal breach of trust by public servants, theft and forgery. The offences violated Sections 97, 79,289 and 315 of the Penal Code, laws of Northern Nigeria. Persecondnews reports that at their arraignment, the 15 defendants, however, denied the charges. Chief Magistrate Mustapha Sa’ad Datti, who took their pleas, remanded all the defendants in Kano Correctional Centre (prison) and adjourned the case until February 1, 2023, for hearing.
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
By David Olusegun Ogunfowoke The tasks of educators in recent times have shifted from what used to be the status quo of writing lesson notes, going to class to register attendance, writing notes on the board, among other. There is now a shift from what used to be obtainable in the past,as those things can no longer sufficiently match up with the demands of today’s world. Thus, there is need for our policy makers, educationists as well as educators to get thoroughly acquitted with what the focus of education is, as far as this 21stcentury is concerned. It is no…
A delegation of the Independent Campaign Council (ICC) Directorate of Professional Women, on Tuesday, 17 January, 2023, paid a courtesy visit to the Special Adviser on Works and Infrastructure to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Engineer Aramide Adeyoye in her office. Led by the Director of the Directorate, Engineer Atinuke Wuraola Owolabi, other members of the delegation were: Engineer Mosope Adewuyi and Yinka Kenny, a broadcast journalist. During the visit, Engr. Aramide said the forthcoming election is not business as usual noting that the dynamics have changed. She encouraged the elite to set standards, while doing things in a way that represents…
Students of De-Dames College in Kemta, Odede Local Government Area of Ogun State have pleaded with their parents and other residents of the state to vote and give massive support to the second term aspiration of Governor Dapo Abiodun. The students, led by a JSS2 female pupil, Olayemi Odutola, made the plea on behalf of other students in the state, on Wednesday, 18 January, 2023, during the commissioning of Kemta-Somorin Road, which leads to their school premises. Asking their parents and all other people in Ogun State to vote massively for Prince Dapo Abiodun, the students hinged their call on…
I have challenged people to ask themselves if they can remember anything the main opposition committed to, when they were elected in 1999 and for the 16 years they allowed Nigeria to drift without any clear policy direction or articulation. Other than slogans like “Transformation Agendawhose details were undisclosed, during a period of prolific earnings from very elevated international crude oil prices, to a “Seven Point Agenda,” which later became a “Five Point Agenda” I am yet to receive a response. Unless it remains hidden under their unreliable umbrella, it must be taken that we surrendered 16 years of our…
Ahead of the 2023 general election, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Party(APC) can’t solve the problems of Nigeria. Obasanjo, who lamented that the two leading parties have failed Nigerians woefully, urging Nigerians to give a new party the chance in the next election to change the fortune and narrative of the country. The Social Democratic Party (SDP), Presidential Candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo made this known shortly after a close door meeting with the former president in his Penthouse at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta, Ogun State. He said…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, has expressed the readiness and compliance of the Commission with the requirements of the West Africa Police Information System, WAPIS, Programme. He made this disclosure on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 while receiving a delegation of the International Criminal Police Organisation, INTERPOL, led by its Executive Director, Police Services, Stephen Kavangh, at the Corporate Headquarters of the Commission. Bawa commended the concept of WAPIS, stressing that information exchange and coordination among West -African law enforcement agencies is a veritable mechanism of achieving openness and transparency in the investigation and…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa has called on youths across the country to brace up for leadership roles in a quest to develop the nation. Bawa gave the charge in Sokoto on Tuesday, 17 January, 2023 while chairing a Conference on “Corruption in Nigeria: Trends and Patterns” at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University convened by the Zero Tolerance for Corruption club of the University. According to him, youths should be prepared to tackle the challenges confronting the nation frontally and fashion ways of doing things differently, so as to achieve more positive results.…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the distribution of more than a million copies of a handbook produced by the Nigeria Police Force on “Revised Standard Operational Guidelines/Rules for Police Officers and Other Law Enforcement Agents on Election Security Duties ahead of the 2023 General Elections. The 36 paged handbook contains a page for the details of the officer to whom it is issued, a foreword by the IGP, rules on general conduct, duty parade, briefing/debriefing, dress and accoutrement, managing political parties’ convention/rallies, and crowd control, use of force and lethal weapon, escorting and protecting election…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Command on Thursday, January 12, 2023 arrested 12 (twelve) suspected internet fraudsters in Benin- City, Edo State. Among those arrested is Okunrobo Smart who was convicted in 2022 for internet fraud. Others are Edobor Francis Tobilola, Peace Omo Bartholomew, Justice Osagie Beggedo, Samuel Okosun, Uche Divine, Christopher Lawani Iwinosa, Osayi Gregory, Anthony Irabor, Olaleye Favour, Osagie Hope Godstime, and Desmond Ehator Osorumwense They were arrested at their hideout in Benin City, following actionable intelligence. Items recovered from the suspects at the point of arrest include mobile phones, laptops and…