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An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday, sentenced a trader, Adamu Liman, to two years imprisonment with hard labour for receiving stolen jewellery valued at N3.1 million. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.A. Demi-Ajayi, gave the sentence after Liman was found guilty of the crime of receiving stolen property. “The offence, he is being convicted for, is very prevalent in Lagos State. It has become easy for anyone to steal things and sell them in the market or anywhere without any question. “He does not appear remorseful and had at a time attempted to abscond from the court. He has dragged the court, taxpayers and society back ever since this matter came up in 2010. “The first defendant, who is the principal offender, who stole the jewellery has since pleaded guilty and has served his term, while this accused has sought ways to escape justice. “He cannot expect any empathy from this court. He is, therefore, sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour for the off...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday expressed readiness for the conduct of outstanding legislative re-run elections in Kogi and Imo. Mr Nick Dazang, Deputy Director, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, disclosed that the commission had deployed adequate personnel and materials needed for the exercise. “INEC is very prepared for the elections because if we were able to deploy 5,603 personnel as well as all the sensitive and non-sensitive materials, that means we are ready for the exercise. “Remember we had already made proper arrangements for the elections before they were postponed, so, the arrangements are not new. “The commission will deploy 4,105 personnel to conduct elections in Imo North senatorial district and three state constituencies of Isiala Mbano, Oru East and Owerri West. “The area has 390,311 registered voters spread across eight local government areas, with 64 registration areas and 817 polling units. “Also, INEC will deploy 1,498 person...

Truvada Europe’s medicines watchdog said Friday it has recommended the licencing of the first-ever AIDS prevention pill for the European Union. Dubbed Truvada, the pill combines two drugs and is already used in Europe and elsewhere in the world as part of AIDS treatment, and is approved in the United States, Kenya and South Africa as a preventive “pre-exposure prophylaxis” or PrEP. Now the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has also “recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the European Union for Truvada… for pre-exposure prophylaxis.” The medicine must be used “in combination with safer sex practices to reduce the risk” of picking up HIV, it added. PrEP is a way for people at high risk of infection—including men who have sex with men, and heterosexual couples of whom one partner has the virus—to lower their chances of getting HIV. Two recent studies had found “substantial reductions” in infection risk with Truvada, an EMA statement said. In one study, risk was lowered b...

Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and a delegation of German Industry and Commerce (DGIC) have signed a pact to boost trade, investment and knowledge transfer between both countries. This is contained in a statement by Mr Muda Yusuf, Director General of LCCI and made available to newsmen on Friday in Lagos. Yusuf said that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would strengthen the shared interest of reinvigorating the Nigerian-German business relations. He said that the pact was timely considering the country’s need for foreign exchange inflows for diversifying and strengthening the non-oil sector of the economy. “The Nigerian economy is in dire need of diversification at this time, given the collapse of oil price. “It is our belief that the Federal Republic of Germany has tremendous support to offer in our quest for economic diversification. “We have had very good relationship with the German embassy as well as its...

The Police on Friday arraigned two men, Toheeb Adesokan,20, and Mutiu Olatinwo, 25, in an Iyaganku Senior magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing onions, and other items valued at N100,000. Adesokan, a motorcycle mechanic, and Olatinwo, motor mechanic both residents of Olunde, Aba Baale, Ibadan, were charged on a three- count charge of conspiracy, break-in and stealing. The prosecutor, Insp. Samad Aliu told the court that the defendants allegedly conspired to break into the house of one Funmilayo Ogunsanya on July 16. Aliu alleged that the defendants broke into the house at about 4 p.m. at Olunde area of Ibadan. He said that they stole rechargeable lamp, manual blender, fragile plates, glass cups, electric blender and foodstuffs such as yam flour, rice and onions. Aliu said the total value of stolen items was N100,000, while the offences contravened Section 390 (9), 411 (2) and 516 of the Criminal Code Cap 38, Vol. II, Laws of Oyo State 2000. The accused persons pleade...

•Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution has said that the Federal Government is not detaining Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) indefinitely. Obono-Obla, who said this on Friday in Abuja, explained that a media propaganda was being staged to “give the impression that the Federal Government has refused to release him on bail”. “I can assure you that nobody is detaining Dasuki indefinitely. “There has been a lot of manipulation, media propaganda giving the impression that the Federal Government has refused to release him on bail. “It is not true; what happened was that he has several charges against him. “The first charge was unlawful possession of firearms which he was arrested and arraigned in the Federal High Court. “He was granted bail and he met the bail conditions, but before he was released, the SSS arrested him for an offence that is unrelated to that one of unlawful possession.” Speaking on the alleged d...

The Police on Friday arraigned a technician, Stephen John, in a Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, over a missing laptop brought to him for repairs. John, 32, who has a workshop at Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, was alleged to have collected a laptop from one Musa Talba for repairs but failed to do the job. The prosecutor, Christopher Joseph, told the court that Talba, of Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, reported the matter at Wuse Police Station on July 14. He added that John was facing a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust and cheating. Joseph said that in May, the complainant gave his Dell laptop to the defendant for repairs and made a payment of N10, 000. The prosecutor added that the defendant did not only fail to carry out the repairs on time as agreed, but also misplaced the laptop. He said the offences contravened the provisions of Sections 312 and 322 of the Penal Code. However, the defendant pleaded not guilty and the prosecutor prayed the court to grant him a date to comme...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the National Assembly to initiate a new Occupational Safety Health Bill to ensure the safety and health of the Nigerian workforce. The Head of Occupational Health and Safety (OSH), Mrs. Maureen Onyia-Ekwuazi, made the call in Abuja on Friday. She said that the enactment had become imperative to protect workers in case of injury or sickness that might arise in the course of their employment. She said such a bill must be passed into law as soon as possible. Onyia-Ekwuazi said that a previous attempt to pass a similar bill was aborted mid-stream in the 6th National Assembly. “The previous National Occupational Safety Health bill suffered a lot of setbacks in the Sixth Assembly. “In fact, the House of Representatives had passed the bill from the first to the third reading, including holding a public hearing on it.” She, however, said that the bill was later abandoned in the senate. “Then precisely 10 to 11 months after the House of Re...

Locust beans Mr Tunde Ajobo, Chief Dietician, Department of Dietetics, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has recommended the consumption of locust beans because of its nutritional and medicinal benefits. Ajobo on Friday in Ibadan said that locust bean has numerous uses. “Locust bean is a natural condiment that is supposed to be in our food on a daily basis because of its numerous nutritional content. “It is better than processed seasonings and we should not substitute these natural flavours for the processed condiment that are readily available today. “Locust beans contains nutrients in a natural form that the body can easily utilise and its health benefits cannot be overemphasised,” he said. The dietician explained that locust beans is rich in nutrients that that help to promote good sight, aid digestion and reduce risks of hypertension and diabetes. “It is one of the real sources of protein, Vitamin A, sodium, iron, zinc, calcium and potassium. “Calcium helps in th...

Mimiko distributing rice to Ondo residents Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Rotimi Akeredolu has described the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko’s distribution of rice to residents of the state few months to the governorship election as an act of electoral fraud. He said it was amoral for Mimiko to be distributing rice to the people of the state while his administration had not been able to pay public servants arrears of salaries. Akeredolu, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), added that Mimiko’s distribution of rice across polling units at this critical time was nothing, but an act of electoral fraud. He conveyed his displeasure in a statement from his media office, noting that the decision of Mimiko’s administration to distribute such paltry food items “reduces our people to a pitiable state of beggary.” Akeredolu said it was unfortunate that Mimiko “is now embarking on a grandiose charade designed to deceive the people. T...

A group, Aliyu Magatakarda Advocacy Group (AMAG), on Friday, urged the National Assembly to enact a legislation to sanction state governors and local government council chairmen over unpaid salaries. Alhaji Abubakar Yabo, the Secretary of AMAG, in Sokoto said that such law would prevent governors from diverting money meant for salaries to other purposes. He said corruption would be minimised in the country if the three tiers of government accorded priority to the payment of workers’ salaries. Yabo noted that a well paid and motivated civil servant would expose all those behind corrupt practices in the country. He said civil servants were critical to the repositioning of the country for optimal performance. He also called for the provision of decent accommodation for civil servants across the country to ensure productivity.

The kidnapped Oba, Goriola Oseni The kidnappers of Lagos monarch, a first class traditional ruler in Lagos, Oba Yushau Goriola Oseni, the Oniba of Ibaland, demand N500 million ransom. The kidnappers stormed the monarch’s palace at Iba area of Lagos around 11:30pm on Saturday and took him away, escaping through the waterways. According to a palace source, the gunmen killed Oseni’s guard, a Neighbourhood Watch officer and then shot his wife before escaping with the monarch. Details Later…

Hajiya Aisha Abubakar, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Hajiya Aisha Abubakar, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, has called on the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to invest in power and agriculture sectors. Abubakar made the call when Mr. Morteza Zarchi, the Ambassador of Iran in Nigeria, paid her a courtesy visit in Abuja on Friday. “I know that Iran is advanced in nuclear power. “We can use this as an alternative source for energy and train our unemployed people in areas where we can be able to generate or manufacture nuclear power. “Agriculture is also another area we want to diversify our economy; we need tractors, we need our young people to be able to manufacture tractors here,” she said. Abubakar said that other areas the two countries could collaborate were in mines and steel as well as the textile industry. According to her, the Nigeria has caplets but needed more training for the youths to be able to do better. Ab...

Ex-Enyimba keeper, Idah Peterside, on Friday, urged the new Super Eagles coach, Salisu Yusuf, to stamp his authority in order to gain the respect of his players. Peterside, also the former keeper of Israeli club, Macabi Hazelia, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Johannesburg, South Africa, that Yusuf would be dealing with international players exposed to top class coaches. “He has to gain respect; coaching the national team is not all about just being a coach. Our international players have been exposed to top class coaches. “You need to prove that you know what you are doing. They are playing for the best teams in the world and you need to prove to them that you know what you are doing and you need to be in charge,” he said. According to Peterside, Nigerian players are now playing for some of the best teams in the world and Yusuf needs to be in charge to prove his worth. He said Yusuf had done well as an assistant over the years and required support to succeed. Peterside ...

The Muslims Right Concern (MURIC), an NGO, has commended the ruling by Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal allowing Muslim pupils to dress in the Hijab (veil) as part of their school uniforms. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the MURIC’s Director, gave the commendation in a press statement on Friday in Lagos. Akintola described the Appeal Court’s judgment as a victory for the rule of law. “This judgment has restored hope in the judiciary as the last hope of the common man, and truth has prevailed over falsehood. “The five judges who sat on the case have also shown that they are principled men of the Bench,” he said. Akintola appealed to officials and management of public and private institutions not to intimidate or stigmatise Muslim women because they are dressed in Hijab. He commended Muslim students and groups for their peaceful dispositions and for seeking legal redress whilst the controversy over Hijab raged. “MURIC appeals to officials of public and private institutions to desist f...

The couple Paul Iyoghojie An Epe-based couple, Abioye Wale Junaid, 41 and his wife, Fausat, 39, aka Iron Lady, have been arraigned before the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court, Igbosere for allegedly obtaining N85m from two businessmen under pretence. They were alleged to have collected the money and promised to facilitate the appointment of the businessmen as a commissioner in Lagos State and as Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria during the 2015 general election. The couple were arrested by operatives of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad, FSARS, Adeninji Adele Road, Lagos Island following a petition by the two businessmen, Mr. Ambali Abiodun and Otuniyi Adeniyi to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, FSARS, Ibrahim Kaoke. The businessmen alleged that the couple tricked them into paying N15m and N70m to facilitate their appointment as a commissioner in Lagos State and as Vice President during the last election. After investigation by ASP Garuba Oseni and his team, ...

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has in its recent operations in Gembu, Taraba impounded unregistered drugs worth N15 million. The impounded drugs included Tramadol and Sildenafil combination. Mr Joseph Asikpo, the state Coordinator of the agency, made this known at a media briefing in Jalingo on Friday. According to him, the drugs were evacuated in 20 sacks and seven cartons from some hidden stores in the area. He said that the Tramadol and Sildenafil combination was an unregistered drug used by people in the area to enhance sexual performance. “The problems associated with Tramadol alone outweigh its benefits because its indiscriminate use causes serious bodily harm. “This is because the drug has an addictive tendency and it is responsible for several violent behaviours we see on the streets today,” Asikpo said. The coordinator said that other illegal drugs seized included banned Analgin and Gentamycin injections, fake Swidar and Ampic...

Three men- Ebun Oduyi, 73, Samuel Akinde, 64, and Daisi Abobadi, 41, were on Friday arraigned in an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State over alleged advanced fee fraud. The accused are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and advance fee fraud. The prosecutor, Insp. Zedekiah Orogbemi told the court that the accused on Dec. 25, 2015, around 4:00 p.m., at Igodan Lisa, along Igbokoda Road, Okitipupa conspired to defraud one Idowu Ayekuseyin. He told the court that the accused acted together, under the guise of being members of Lemikan family, owners of plots of land at Igodan Lisa, and defrauded the victim. Orogbemi said that the accused collected N600, 000 under the false pretence of selling two plots of land to the victim and issued him Lemikan family receipt. The prosecutor said that the offences were contrary to the provisions of Sections 516 and 419, Criminal Code, Cap.37, Vol.1, Laws of Ondo State, 2006. The defendants of no fixed addresses and occupation, however, p...

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