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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...