A magistrates court in Abeokuta on Friday remanded a 32-year-woman, Rahmat Abdulateef, for allegedly arranging a kidnap for herself to extract money from her husband. The defendant, whose plea was not taken by the court, was arraigned on a one-count charge of self-kidnapping. The police counsel, Insp Adekunle Opayemi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on June 20 at about 2:42 p.m. at Elite Road in Abeokuta. According to the counsel, the defendant arranged for herself to be kidnapped to extort money from her husband, Ogunbummi Lateef. Mr Opayemi said the offence committed contravened section 27 of…
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A magistrates’ court in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Friday, sentenced Saheed Adisa, 38, to one year imprisonment for stealing cooking pots. The defendant, who resides at No 25 Yemidire Street, Sabo area of Abeokuta, pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge of stealing. The magistrate, V.B Williams, noted that the prosecution counsel had proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt, adding that the convict was guilty as charged. However, she sentenced Mr Adisa to one year in prison for the first and second counts, respectively, without the option of a fine. She added that the sentence should run concurrently. Earlier, the…
Information minister Mohammed Idris has vowed to keep his mouth shut rather than propagate propaganda that solely benefits President Bola Tinubu’s government. Mr Idris said the president mandated him to restore trust and honesty in public communication. He stated this in Abuja at the 60th anniversary celebration of the National Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). “I have the blessing and approval of my principal, President Bola Tinubu, who appointed me to say it as it is, but in a palatable manner. He directed that trust must be returned to public communication. That is the only way people or citizens will…
The federal government has reported significant boosts in the nation’s economy, with the Excess Crude Account at $473.75 million and the Stabilisation Account at over N28.7 billion. The government also said the nation’s Natural Resources fund stood at over N53.89 billion. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this at the 142nd National Economic Council (NEC) meeting, presided over by its chairman, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, in Abuja. NEC ratified the nomination of six state governors as members of the Board of Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The statement said the governors, representing the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will be difficult for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo. The party’s acting national chairman, Umar Damagum, said this while inaugurating the PDP national campaign councils for Edo and Ondo governorship elections, on Thursday in Abuja. Mr Damagum said how the candidates emerged in the two states indicated that the party would win the elections. He expressed the party’s confidence in winning the Edo and Ondo elections, saying it would not allow itself to be robbed of victory in any of the states. Mr…
The Ogun command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 17 persons died in 16 road crashes during the Eid-el Kabir celebration in the state. Anthony Uga, sector commander, gave the figure in an interview on Friday in Ota, Ogun. Mr Uga said that 45 people also sustained various degrees of injuries from the crashes. The sector commander said that most accidents were caused by excessive speed, dangerous driving, night travel and tyre bursts. Mr Uga stated, “We are appealing to motorists to adhere to traffic rules and regulations to prevent unnecessary loss of life, especially during this rainy season.…
Three Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in the ongoing ‘Operation Lake Sanity II’. MNJTF spokesman Ndjamena Chad disclosed this in a statement. ”In Cameroon’s Sector I, two terrorist fighters surrendered to the troops at Wulgo. They have been identified as Rawagana Mustapha, 18, and Mustapha Ali, 20. ”Similarly, Sector III in Nigeria reported the surrender of one terrorist fighter, Ibrahim Malam, 28, to the 403 Amphibious Brigade in Baga. Preliminary investigations revealed that Malam had been a Boko Haram fighter living in Kwaleram, south of Lake Chad, for six years,” he…
A magistrates’ court in Zuba, Abuja, sentenced a 30-year-old mechanic, Ibrahim Adamu, to two months’ imprisonment for cheating his client Mr Adamu had pleaded guilty to breach of trust and cheating and begged the court for leniency. The magistrate, Abdulazeez Mohammed, gave the convict an option of a N1 million fine. Mr Mohammed also advised the convict to be of good behaviour and shun a life of crime after serving his jail term. Earlier, the prosecutor, Chinedu Ogada, told the court that the complainant, Hauwa Yakubu of Zuba Abuja, reported the matter at the Zuba Police Station on May 27.…
The police in Lagos have given assurance that justice will be served in the alleged killing of a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Obalende branch, by a policeman. The auditor of NURTW, Obalende branch, Toheeb Eniafe, was allegedly shot dead by a policeman at an NNPC Filling Station at Obalende on May 1. He was allegedly killed while attempting to buy fuel. Mr Fayoade assured of fairness and objective in the investigation into the case on Friday. He reacted to an allegation by the bereaved family of a police cover-up. According to the CP, the…
Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the death of two individuals in the state. This is was made known in a press release signed and issued by the state command Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil. Wakil who issued the release on Thursday said the police received a distress call from Gwallameji that a group of hunters led by Commander Saidu Musa, ‘M’ 49-year-old armed with machetes and guns, were at the area to apprehend an unidentified person following a complaint by one Ibrahim Lado, a resident of Hajiya Amina Lodge Gwallameji and residents mistook them for armed robbers and…