A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, sentenced a 35-year-old security guard, Shehu Abdullahi, to 14 months imprisonment for stealing armoured cables worth N380,000. Mr Abdullahi was arraigned on a one-count charge of stealing. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Abdullahi after he pleaded guilty to the offence and begged for leniency. Mr Emmanuel also ordered Abdullahi to pay N380, 000 as compensation to the complainant, Jamilu Kamal. He advised the convict to desist from committing crime, adding that the sentence would serve as deterrent to other would be offenders. The prosecutor, Inspector Chidi Leo, told the court that the accused…
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A man, Caleb Williams, 27, on Thursday in Kaduna, pleaded guilty to stealing N342,000 and other valuables belonging to his girlfriend. Mr Williams, who was arraigned before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, pleaded guilty to the one-count charge of stealing preferred against him. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, did not deliver judgment, but adjourned the case until August 12, for review of facts and sentence. Earlier, the prosecutor, Inspector Chidi Leo, told the court that the accused committed the offence on July 20, at Gbagyi Villa, No. 10, Luka Barde St., Kaduna. Leo said that the accused stole the sum of N342,000, an Ecobank…
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed-doors with the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) at the, Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Though the agenda of the meeting could not be confirmed officially, it may not be unconnected to the planned nationwide protest kicking off from 1st of August. The Chairman of the PGF and the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, led the team of governors to the President’s office, along with the Chairman of the Nigeria’s Governors Forum, Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman of Kwara State. Also sited was the reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shuaibu; Bassey Otu, (Cross River);…
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with some governors at the presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting followed the calling off of the National Executive Council (NEC) that was earlier scheduled for Thursday. The state chief executives were ferried in a single Coaster bus to president’s office at about 1.20 pm. Even though the agenda of the meeting has not been made public, it may not be unconnected with the ongoing hardship in the country and efforts to ameliorate the situation. The federal government is also striving to avert the planned protest by youths against the high cost of living.…
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with some governors at the presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting followed the calling off of the National Executive Council (NEC) that was earlier scheduled for Thursday. The state chief executives were ferried in a single Coaster bus to president’s office at about 1.20 pm. Even though the agenda of the meeting has not been made public, it may not be unconnected with the ongoing hardship in the country and efforts to ameliorate the situation. The federal government is also striving to avert the planned protest by youths against the high cost of living.…
The Lagos State Government has distanced itself from the rumoured upcoming Oro festival scheduled for August 1 to 15, coinciding with the #EndBadGovernance protest. The government likened it to other religious activities held across the country. Speaking in a telephone conversation with PUNCH Online, Gboyega Akosile, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the state’s Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said no one questions the government when other religions hold their activities. He noted that the same respect should be maintained for traditional worshippers because they have the right to worship according to the constitution and can go about their lawful…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Uche Nwosu, has appealed to Nigerians to shelve the nationwide planned protest and allow President Bola Tinubu to fix the nation. The chief of staff to former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, disclosed that it would be unfair to expect a government that has just spent a year in office to quickly fix the rots that plagued the country for decades. Nwosu made the plea in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. His appeal comes barely 24 hours after the ruling APC called on concerned parents to watch the movement of their…
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, on Wednesday charged the military to always act in the interest of the country and not for personal gains. Mr Musa gave the charge at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, Kaduna State, ‘Regimental Dinner Night’ in honour of the graduating students of Senior Course 46. The CDS was represented by the Chief of Policy and Plan, Defence Headquarters, AVM Abraham Adole. The defence chief shared some thoughts with the graduating students on “Contemporary security challenges and the roles of mid-level officers.” Mr Musa said, “For us as military personnel and every…
The Progressives Governors Forum has appealed to Nigerians to shelve the planned nationwide protest against President Bola Tinubu-led government slated for August 1 to August 10. The forum is a partisan organisation for the All Progressive Congress with the mandate to drive policy suggestions and harmonise the activities of the progressive governors with the policies towards achieving a socio-democratic state. Chairman of the Forum and Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, made the appeal after a closed-door meeting with the governors in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that it was unwise at this moment in the country for any demonstration by…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Thursday confirmed the death of three site workers on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria. He said the incident happened at No 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos. He said that the three males who were recovered dead at the building were site workers. The agency received a distress call regarding a collapsed building at the above address at about 3.49am. “This prompted…