Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has earmarked N5 billion for the construction of a 14,000-bed National Youth Service Corps permanent site at Agbowa, Ikorodu, Lagos State. The governor also announced a gift of N100,000 for each of the 4,277 corps member passing out from the camp. He also promised N100 million for NYSC support staff in Lagos State. Mr Sanwo-Olu made the promises at the passing out parade of 4,277 corps members, at the NYSC temporary orientation camp at Iyana-Ipaja in Lagos State on Tuesday. The governor dressed in the NYSC outfit at the occasion. The corps members comprised 1,370 males…
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The Police on Tuesday arraigned a 53-year-old security guard, Nosifa Amodu, in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, over alleged theft of car battery and headlamps. Amodu, whose address was not provided, is being tried for negligence and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Femi Omilana, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offences on Wednesday at Oke-Ado, Ibadan. Omilana said the defendant neglected his duty of caring for a Sienna car, belonging to one Mr Oyebisi Oyesina. The prosecutor said due to the negligence, the battery and headlamps of the car, worth N85,000 and…
An Upper Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, has dissolved a four-year-old marriage between Beshiru Mutairu and his wife, Amina, for lack of love. The judge, Mohammed Wakili, dissolved the marriage on Tuesday according to Islamic law, following Mutairu’s prayer for divorce on the said ground. Wakili ordered Amina to observe “Iddah,” which is a waiting period observed for three months before contracting another marriage. The petitioner had earlier told the court he married the respondent under Islamic law on March 17, 2020, and that the marriage was blessed with two children. He said he had been having marital issues with…
The operatives of Delta State Police Command on Tuesday thwarted an effort by some unidentified youths to destroy an area office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Warri. PUNCH Online gathered that the young men in their numbers, armed with weapons and containers filled with substance suspected to be fuel, chanted war songs and made moves to force their way into the INEC premises while its officials were out for delineation of electoral units and wards in compliance with a Supreme Court judgement. However, worried by the development, a concerned passer-by reportedly contacted the police, who responded swiftly and…
President Bola Tinubu commiserates with the National Assembly and the Kaduna State Government over the passing of Ekene Adams. Adams represented Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State in the House of Representatives. The President also extended his condolences to the family and friends of the late lawmaker. He urged them to find solace in the Almighty and in the legacy of the deceased. “President Tinubu prays for the repose of the soul of the departed lawmaker and strength to his family,” said a statement by his spokesman on Tuesday. Adams was elected into the House on the platform of the…
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 19-year-old Divine Lapkur in the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti over alleged house breaking and stealing. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for alleged house breaking and stealing. The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Elijah Adejare, told the court that the defendant and others at large committed the offences on July 3 at NTA Road in Ado-Ekiti. Mr Adejare said that the defendant and others at large broke into the house of one Samson Laclak. He also said that the defendant and others at large stole clothes,…
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has, again, emerged as the ‘Most Subscribed Institution’ by candidates in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Institutional Ranking for the 2022/2023 admission exercise. Kunle Akogun, UNILORIN’s director of corporate affairs, who spoke with journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday, said the university was also ranked first in the category of institution with the highest number of admitted international students. He explained that the university had 70 international students, while Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, with 18 international students, was ranked second. According to him, UNILORIN has been the most sought-after institution by admission seekers since…
The federal government has repatriated 190 stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is contained in a statement signed by Bashir Garga, the zonal director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the North-Central, on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr Garga disclosed that the returnees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Tuesday at 5:57 a.m. He said the returnees were received by a combined team of government officials led by NEMA. Mr Garga added that the relevant agencies profiled and documented the returnees and sensitised them to behave with decorum and responsibility on their…
The police command in Abuja has banned the procession of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria to commemorate the 2024 Islamic calendar day of Ashura. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s spokeswoman, SP Josephine Adeh, on Tuesday. The police said intelligence had it that members of the proscribed organisation, also known as Shi’ite, were planning a procession to mark the 2024 Islamic calendar day of Ashura. According to the police, antecedents have shown that such activities, carried out by members of IMN, often result in significant disturbances, leading to anarchy and chaos within the territory. The…
A mild drama occurred in a Niger State Court when a suspect requested the trial judge and the court registrar to stand as his witnesses. The suspect, Murtala Musa, a petroleum marketer, standing trial at the Chief Magistrate Court 2, Minna, had applied for subpoena of the Magistrate compelling the Judge of the state high court 3, Justice Mariya Ismail and the Registrar of the court to give testimony as witnesses. Musa also requested the judicial officers to furnish the court with four essential evidence documents for the commencement of a hearing on the matter. The suspect was arraigned on…