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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Friday that it arrested 42 suspected drug offenders in Oyo State between July and September. Mrs Mutiat Okuwobi, the Public Relations Officer of the NDLEA in the state, made this known in a statement in Ibadan. Okuwobi also said that drugs weighing 1201.902kg were seized during the period. “During the period under review, brief intervention were also given to 35 drug dependant persons via counseling and they were integrated back to the society, while four other drug dependent persons are still undergoing rehabilitation. “The command also destroyed three cannabis farmlands located…

A Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Friday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce the 106 boxes, containing the N900 million allegedly stolen by two workers of Zenith bank PLC. NAN reports that the EFCC charged Bolade Ajuwan and Samuel Ogbiede alongside six Central Bank officials. Specifically, the apex bank employees were alleged to have compromised the CBN’s Briquette exercise, by stealing huge sums of mutilated higher denomination Naira currencies meant to be exchanged for new notes. The other bankers allegedly acted as accomplices to the crime and also helped themselves to a sizeable chunk of…

Three men, Bashiru Musa, 38, Umaru Ababakar, 38, and Tomiwa Charles, 20, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a jewellery worth N1.1 million. The defendants, who all reside in Ishaga area of Lagos, are facing two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. The Prosecutor, ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde, told the court that the defendants committed the offences with one other person still at large on Sept. 11 at Agege area of Lagos. Ayorinde said that the defendants stole the jewellery belonging to the complainant, Mrs Abosede Adenike. “The complainant got home, discovered that her room had been…

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a clergyman, Israel Philip, in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s daughter. The Chief Magistrate, Mr P.E Nwaka, refused to listen to Philip’s plea and ordered him to be remanded in prison until Nov. 4 for an advice from the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions. Phillip, 43, who resides at Block A, Flat 2, Alapere Housing Estate in Ketu, near Lagos, is facing a charge of defilement. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp. Christopher John, told the court that the offence was committed between 2016 and 2017 at No. 16, Ayomide St.,…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Bauchi state said its personnel were on the alert to assist sister security agencies in handling any breach of the peace as the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal delivers judgement on Monday. The corps’ Public Relations Officer (PRO), Garkuwa Adamu gave the assurance in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Friday. He said the command had collaborated with other sister security agencies in the state to ensure that judgement was delivered without any disruption of peace in the state. “We do not joke with any issue that…

A 40-year-old driver, Samson Alaka, charged with stealing his employer’s N98,000 was on Friday docked in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. Alake, who resides at Ajegunle area of Lagos, is facing a charge of stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp. Emmanuel Ajayi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on April 29, at Alakuko area of Lagos. Ajayi said that the defendant stole the money from the sale of Naofil Table Water he was asked to deliver to a customer. “The defendant sold the table water and refused to remit the proceeds into the company’s…

A Chief Magistrates’ court sitting in Ilorin on Friday ordered that a housewife , who allegedly faked their own kidnap, be remanded in a correctional centre. The police arraigned Odunayo Olaniyi, Abdulrauf Folorunso, and Afolabi Adesina with three counts of self kidnap, false representation and for asking for ransom. The Chief Magistrate, Ibrahim Dasuki, who gave the order, also remanded Folorunso and Adesina. Dasuki adjourned the case until Oct. 10, for hearing. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Nasir Yusuf, told the court that on Sept. 19, the complainant, and the defendant’s husband, Segun, who works at the Kwara Road Traffic…

Gov. Nasiru el-Rufa’i of Kaduna State says his child will remain in public school in spite the reported invasion of the state by kidnappers and Boko Haram elements. El-Rufa’i stated this while reacting to the abduction of six students and two teachers at the Engrave’s College in Kakau Daji area of Kaduna State on Wednesday. The governor, who spoke to State House correspondents in Abuja on Friday, said his child should not be safer or more protected than any other child in the state. “My child should not be safer or more protected than any other child in Kaduna State.…

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index on Friday lost 98.45 points or 0.36 per cent to close lower at 26,987.45 mark. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that this was against 27,085.69 mark achieved at close of business on Thursday. Similarly, the market capitalisation which opened at N13.185 trillion shed N48 billion or 0.36 per cent to close at N13.137 trillion. An analysis of Forte Oil recorded the highest loss to lead the losers’ table, declining by N1.60 to close at N14.80 per share. Cement Company of Northern Nigeria trailed with a loss of 50k to close at…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday said it would continue to pursue initiatives that would enhance the depth and competitiveness of the Nigerian capital market. Mr Isyaku Tilde, SEC’s acting Executive Commissioner, Operations, stated this while engaging the Association of Issuing Houses, Trustees and Solicitors on the commencement of checklist review in Lagos. Tilde said the commission desired to ensure a more robust capital market, hence it introduced the 10-year master plan for the capital market. He explained that the master plan was geared towards increasing the depth of the market, transparency, accountability and cost reduction, among others.…