The police arraigned a 26-year-old lawyer, Ekunife Emmanuel in a Lugbe Grade I Area Court Abuja for allegedly assaulting a commercial sex worker. The police charged Mr Emmanuel of Jahi Abuja with criminal breach of trust, assault, causing hurt and inciting disturbance, an offence he denied committing. Earlier, the prosecuting counsel, Olisaemeka Okeke, told the court that the complainant, Queeneth John, a commercial sex worker of Wuse Zone 5 Abuja, reported the matter at Asokoro police station on March 12. Mr Okeke said the complainant claimed that on March 11 at about 10: p.m the defendant approached her at Wuse where she was…
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Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) rescued 10 people kidnapped in Tsafe town of Zamfara on Tuesday. According to the troops’ spokesman, Suleiman Omale, in a statement issued on Wednesday, the troops responded to a distress call and were able to overpower the abductors. “Responding swiftly to a distress call on the night of March 12, 2024, OPHD troops engaged in a fierce gun duel with the bandits upon arrival in Tsafe town. “Through aggressive tactics and unwavering determination, the troops overpowered the bandits, forcing them to flee with gunshot wounds through a rocky bush, abandoning…
Food production: Ondo moves to support Farmers with loans mordern tools Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has pledged to revolutionize agriculture by introducing modern-day techniques and facilitating access to loans for farmers. This commitment comes as part of his administration’s efforts to boost agricultural productivity and ensure the prosperity of farming communities across the state. The assurance was given by the Governor during his meeting with leaders of the Ondo State Farmers’ Congress, on Tuesday at the Governor’s office in Akure, where he was bestowed with the title of Grand Patron of the congress. The Governor said: “Agriculture…
Justice Peter Kekemeke of the FCT High Court on Tuesday sentenced Mohammed Momoh, a fake EFCC investigator, to seven years imprisonment for defrauding Mario Al-Makura, the wife of the former governor of Nasarawa. The judge sentenced Mr Momoh based on the charge preferred against him by EFCC bordering on false pretences. Mr Kekemeke sentenced Mr Momoh after listening to allocutus by his counsel, Godwin Omagbogu, on his behalf. Mr Omagbogu had pleaded for leniency on behalf of his client, saying he was a first-time offender, the father of three children, and a young wife. The prosecution counsel, Diana Nkwap, urged…
The Yobe Hisbah command has arrested 14 suspects for alleged prostitution and dealing in hard drugs. Yusuf Yusuf, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, said this when he addressed journalists on Tuesday in Damaturu. Mr Yusuf said the suspects were made up of nine women and five men, adding that they were arrested after an operation within Damaturu, including Gidan Ajayi, Zango, Bus Stop, and others. He added that some suspects would be handed over to law enforcement agencies for prosecution while others would be counselled and rehabilitated. ‘’Others will be subjected to religious counselling from Ulamas,…
AIG, Zone 17, Akure, AIG Asabi Abiodun on Tuesday presented a white paper titled “A proposal for counter operations against security challenges in Ekiti and Ondo States”. AIG Asabi led a retinue of Commissioners of Police in the Zone, their Deputy Commissioners, as well as squadron Commanders to the formal presentation. In his address, AIG Asabi noted that it is essential state that in any situation when unbearable events of the magnitudes being recorded in the country today stirs one in the face, a lot of work and so much decisive steps must be taken. He stressed that now is…
The police command in Delta says it has apprehended two kidnap suspects in Orerokpe LGA. DSP Bright Edafe, the command’s spokesman, said this in an interview with journalists in Warri on Tuesday. Mr Edafe said the suspects were apprehended on March 5 by police operatives attached to the Orerokpe division after an intelligence-led investigation. According to him, the victim of the suspects was abducted on October 31, 2023, and later released after paying an undisclosed amount as ransom to the captors. “The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Orerokpe division, CSP Paul Oboware, received a distress call about the suspected abduction of…
Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi, representing the Bauchi Central senatorial district, has resigned as the chair of the Northern Senators Forum. The decision was disclosed on Monday via a letter addressed to the forum secretary at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, citing unfolding events within the National Assembly and the broader northern region as the primary reasons behind his decision. The resignation ended Mr Ningi’s eight-month tenure at the helm of the influential legislative caucus. “I will like to specially thank members of the forum for the opportunity given to me for the last eight months to spearhead this very…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo has asked residents to reject those seeking to buy their conscience with money during the state’s governorship election on November 16. Mr Aiyedatiwa spoke while officially declaring his intention to contest the poll at the Gani Fawehinmi Arcade in Akure, the state capital. He said the people should also stop those who sought to “muscle” their way to govern the state. “We must reject those who seek to buy our conscience with money. We must stop those who seek to govern this state by muscles,” the governor said. The governor said politicians bribing their way…
As economic hardship persists in the country, a mental health expert, Salau Abiola, has canvassed the need for adequate control and management of emotions to avert the adverse effects of mental depression among Nigerians. Mr Abiola, a psychiatric doctor and the president of the Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, gave the advice in an interview on Tuesday in Lagos. Depression is a mental health condition marked by an overwhelming feeling of sadness, isolation and despair that affects how a person thinks, feels and functions. The psychiatrist said depression had become rampant among the populace, particularly adults…