The Jigawa Police Command has confirmed that 14 persons were killed and four others were injured in a ghastly motor accident on the Kano-Kanya road in the Babura Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesman, Lawan Shiisu, said in a statement on Tuesday that the accident involved a truck and a bus and occurred in Kanya village at about 11:20 a.m. “Today, at about 1120hrs, information at the command’s disposal revealed that there was a fatal motor vehicle accident involving a Daf Truck with Reg no: GMB 242 KD, coming from Kanya market. “On reaching an Immigration checkpoint,…
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Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of three second-class Emirs of Rano, Gaya, and Karaye with immediate effect. According to a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, a copy of which was made available to PUNCH Online on Wednesday, the new emirates are to serve as second with Kano as first-class emirate. Yusuf named the newly appointed Alhaji Muhammad Karaye as the Emir of Karaye. He was the District Head of Rogo before his latest appointment. Alhaji Muhammad Umar was named the Emir of Rano. He was the District Head of Bunkure before the…
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has assured that it is monitoring the case of the police officer who allegedly defiled a 17-year-old girl. PUNCH Metro gathered that the victim alleged that she was raped inside the Ogudu Police Station in the Ojota area of the state, after the officer had promised to help retrieve her phone, which had been taken by ‘one chance’ robbers on June 16 while she, her grandmother, and her siblings were returning from Ikeja. The mother of the victim, Aramide Olupona, on Friday accused the police of trying to bury the case, saying,…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee has disclosed that the three tiers of government shared a total sum of N1.35 trillion in June. The amount shared was out of the total sum of N2.48tn revenue generated by various agencies and N150m more than the N1.2tn shared in May. A statement by the Director, of Information and Public Relations, Finance Ministry, Mohammed Manga, on Tuesday said the Federal Government received a total sum of N459.776bn, the States received N461.979bn, the Local Government Councils got N337.019bn. The Director however didn’t confirm if LGCs administrated by the caretaker committee received statutory allocations as directed…
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has said that his administration will prioritize the inclusion and empowerment of women across all levels of government in continuation of his efforts to ensure gender inclusiveness which is crucial for development and progress. Governor Aiyedatiwa made this assertion during a women’s summit organized by the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), Ondo State chapter, at the International Culture and Events Center in Akure, on Tuesday. The Governor commended the NCWS for its longstanding dedication to advancing not only women’s rights but also the welfare of the entire society, praising the Council’s leadership…
A High Court sitting at Asaba, the Delta State capital, has sentenced one Onuwa Ijie to death, and Nwanozie Uzor to 14 years imprisonment for murder and conspiracy to commit the murder of twin boys, Chidalu and Chigozie Agwunobi. The court presided over by Justice Onome Marshal-Umukoro sentenced two convicts over the murder of the seven-year-old boys. The prosecution conducted by a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs Paula Akpoguma, in proof of the case called five witnesses. The court held that the testimony of the five witnesses proved the case against the two defendants beyond reasonable doubt.…
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…
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…