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A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that a 19-year-old labourer, Bashiru Ibrahim, who allegedly defiled a six-year-old girl, be remanded in a correctional facility, pending legal advice. Magistrate Lukman Sidi who refused to take the plea of Ibrahim, ordered the police to return the case file to the Kaduna State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice. “Because of the sensitivity of the case, it is difficult to grant bail, the case file should be duplicated and sent to the office of the DPP for advice,” he said. He has adjourned the case until Nov. 12 for…
Mr Chido Onumah, a journalist and rights activist, on Wednesday, demanded N150 million compensation from the Department of State Security Services (DSS) over alleged illegal detention. In a suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1270/2019 filed by his Lawyer, Moses Ideh, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, Onumah also sought “the enforcement of his fundamental human rights to dignity of his person, right to personal liberty, freedom of expression and right to own personal property brought pursuant to Section 34, 35, 39, 41 and 44 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).” News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
A tricycle operator, Sulaimon Opeyemi, who allegedly stabbed a man to death with knife, was, on Wednesday, arraigned before an Igbosere High Court, Lagos. Opeyemi is facing trial on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit murder and murder, preferred against him by the Lagos State government. The state counsel, Mr Babatunde Sunmonu, told the court that the defendant and others at large committed the alleged offences on April 2, 2018 at Adeniji Adele area of Lagos Island. The prosecutor said that Opeyemi unlawfully killed one Soji Arepo by stabbing him with knives and cutlasses. He said that the…
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) will partner the Brekete Family a reality radio and television programme, to create more awareness on its several products aimed at ensuring affordable houses for Nigerians, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, says. Dangiwa spoke in Abuja when Mr Ahmed Isah, President and Founder of Brekete Family, paid him a courtesy visit. He said the bank was established to provide affordable mortgages to drive home ownership among Nigerian workers, particularly low and medium income earners, which was done through the National Housing Fund (NHF) scheme. Dangiwa said that Nigerian workers both in the public and private…
Financial experts on Wednesday in Lagos urged financial institutions in the country to regularly educate the public on phishing attack and how to protect themselves from falling victim to the act. The experts spoke at a Finnovex West Africa summit on Financial Services Innovation and Excellence, organised by EXHIBEX, United Arab Emirates, at Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island. Phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit cards. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the summit gave insights on…
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has nominated Adamu Atiku, the eldest son of the Presidential candidate of the PDP in 2019 general election, Atiku Abubakar, and 22 others as commissioners. The list was read out at the Wednesday plenary of the Adamawa House of Assembly presided over by the Speaker, Alhaji Aminu Iya-Abbas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP Secretary in the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Prambe, also made the list. Atiku loyalists, Ibrahim Mijinyawa and Umaru Daware who resigned their position as commissioners under former Gov. Muhammadu Bindow’s administration and defected to the PDP, were also…
At 65, former Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan has become an icon of inspiration for many young Nigerians, Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said. According to Senator Omo-Agege, Dr. Uduaghan’s humble beginning, commitment towards forging peace, humanitarian service and nationalistic disposition are among qualities that distinguish him as one of the great sons of Delta State in the service of national interest. In a press statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yomi Odunuga to mark Dr. Uduaghan’s 65th birthday, Senator Omo-Agege expressed optimism that many young Nigerians would be…
Following the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari ordering a forensic auditing of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the Niger Delta Youth Vangard (NDYV) and Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Militants (CONDEM) are urging the President to inaugurate the newly named board of NDDC to assist the forensic audit team that will be put in place. At a Press Conference held at the Ernest Ikoli Press Centre Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday, October 22, 3019, the activists said the new board is led by people with the respect right qualification to supervise the process. It would be recalled that the…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari is out of the country. Buhari is in Sochi, Russia, attending a three-day Russia-Africa Summit holding from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25. Osinbajo had on Sept. 25, presided over FEC meeting when Buhari attended the 74th session of UN General Assembly in New York.
The Assistant Director of Press and Public Relations, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Jigawa , Mr Emeke Ugwu, has said that the corps’ Director –Geneneral, Brig-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, would on Thursday inaugurate some projects in Jigawa. Ugwu in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Wednesday, said that Ibrahim, on arriving Jigawa, would pay a courtesy visit on the state governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru. Thereafter, according to the statement, the DG will inaugurate the NYSC Skill Acquisition Entrepreneur Development Centres in Dutse. “The DG will also move to Kazaure to inaugurate the Sustainable…