Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Jigawa Command, have arrested a 23-year-old labourer, Isyaku Lawal (Dan Babani) for sodomising a 9-year-old boy in Chiro

Spokesperson of the Corps in the state, CSC Adamu Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, said the suspect was arrested on Sunday, at Chiromari village, in Malam Madori Local Government Area of the state.
 
According to CSC Shehu, the offence is contrary to section 284 of the PCL of Jigawa State and punishable under same.
 
“The arrest was prompted upon receipt of a complaint lodged by the father of the victim, who stated that his daughter, an elder Sister to the victim, reported to him that her sibling was segxwally abused by the suspect,” the statement read.
 
"Upon questioning, the boy stated that he was taken to an isolated place in the evening while he was playing alongside his friends by the suspect who removed his trousers and had canal knowledge of him, thereafter urged him not to tell anyone and promised to buy him sweets, a promise which he failed to fulfill and which made him to expose the incident to his sister.
 
"Meanwhile, medical examinations conducted at segxwal Assault Referral Centre (SARC) at General Hospital Dutse shows repeated rectal penetrations and bruises in the anal area.
 
“The suspect has confessed to the crime and will be charged to court of competent jurisdiction to expedite justice.”

An Area Court at Igboro in Ilorin has dissolved the three-year-old marriage between Rukoyah Ibrahim and Ibrahim AbdulKareem on the wife’s request.

The presiding Judge, AbdulQadir Umar, after ending the union, ordered that the wife should observe three months ‘Iddah’ period before engaging in any other marriage.

Earlier, the petitioner had told the court that nobody called her after the first sitting, to settle the misunderstanding between her and the husband.

She, therefore, urged the court to dissolve the marriage with the respondent.

Rukoyah said that the marriage was blessed with “just one child”.

The autopsy has revealed that Miss Edima Umoh, a 15-year-old student of Full Life Academy who recently died in the school, suffered a relapse of a brain illness.

Miss Umoh, the last child in a family of five, and a final-year student of the school who was writing her WAEC, reportedly died in her sleep on Thursday, May 18 after complaining of a headache.

The parents of the girl, in a letter through their lawyer, Edikan Lawrence, had expressed sadness that the school authority did not furnish them with a detailed account of what led to their daughter’s death.

It was gathered from a source close to the family said that an autopsy was conducted on Tuesday and it revealed that the girl died from a relapse of a brain-related illness she had been treated for previously.

“The girl had a brain illness some time ago which she was treated, and she was fine,” the source said. “The autopsy showed that she died from the relapse of the illness.”

The source further disclosed that with the autopsy result, the family has found closure on the issue and the girl will be buried on Thursday.

There is jubilation in Osun State on Wednesday as residents trooped out in their numbers to welcome immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, into the state following the completion of his tenure.

Aregbesola who was received by mammoth crowd in Ilesa and Osogbo was elated by the warm reception given to him by thousands of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other residents of the state.

The former Governor of the state paid homage to the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba (Dr) Adekunle Aromolaran and the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji, in appreciation of the traditional rulers’ support for his political career.

Speaking at the Freedom Park, Osogbo, Aregbesola said it was unfortunate that ‘some people’ mismanaged the affairs of the APC and ran it aground.

He said he had in 2019 called for the unity of the party with a warning that failure to unite different interest groups in the party would not produce any good result.

The former governor of the state said:

The Chief Imam of Fagge Juma’at Mosque, Sheikh Nasir Muhammad Nasir is dead.

He died on Wednesday after a protracted illness and will be buried on Thursday at the Emir of Kano’s palace.

The late Islamic scholar, popularly known as Limamin Waje, was 87 years old.

The deceased was turbaned as Wazirin Kano by the late Emir Ado Bayero but removed by former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso.

Kwankwaso replaced him after citing security concerns, but Nasir refused to vacate the position.

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has condoled with the family, followers and the people of Kano.

A statement by spokesperson Sanusi Bature described Nasir as “a scholar of repute” who contributed to the development of Islam.

“Sheikh Nasir Muhammad Nasir was a community leader and a peace builder,” the governor said.

Nollywood actress, Caroline Danjuma, has revealed that she used to evangelise in her neighbourhood.

She said she did it continuously for about a year.

The thespian disclosed this in a recent interview with media personality, Innih Emah.

Caroline said during that period she didn’t wear makeup or artificial hair and nails.

She said, “No [artificial] hair, no makeup, no fingernails, no toes. I did all of that. And I was even evangelising outside Farm City. From 10 O’clock to 1 O’clock, I will carry my bible and I will go and win souls for Christ. That was 2018-2019.”

The actress said she is passionate about becoming a gospel minister, adding that she would love to be a praises leader one day.

Former Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), in Ogun State chapter, Olaposi Sunday Oginni, has been arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force.

It wasT gathered that Oginni was arrested over allegations bordering on financial misappropriation, fraud, money laundering, among others.

Our correspondent gathered that the former chairman was arrested on Tuesday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State, capital by a team of police detectives from Force Headquarters in Abuja.

Oginni was detained at Lafenwa Police Station, Abeokuta.

He was later whisked away to Police Headquarters, Abuja on Wednesday, DAILY POST gathered.

Our correspondent further gathered that Oginni’s arrest followed a petition sent to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, by E.A Igwe & Co on behalf of the board of trustees and members of NNPP.

The petition with Ref EAV/MISC/05/1992/2023, was dated May 20, 2023 and titled “Call for the arrest of the culprits and to subject them to the full wrath of the law”.

The petitioner noted that the main culprit was guilty of money laundering.

The petition reads,
The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, when contacted, confirmed the arrest.

In her reaction, Odutola noted that a team of investigators came from Abuja on investigation activities and arrested the former NNPP chairman over unlawful possession.

She added that Oginni was detained in Lafenwa division and was taken to Abuja early this morning.

“A team of investigators came from Abuja Command on investigation activities and arrested the person you are asking about for unlawful possession. He was detained in Lafenwa division, and early in the morning, the suspect was taken to Abuja. The command did not arrest him, but detectives from Abuja Command, Lafenwa was the division where he was detained,” Odutola added.

Abuja-based Legal Practitioner, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has commended Governor Ademola Adeleke and the 26-member Osun State House of Assembly for backing the election of a 38-year-old member, Adewale Egbedun, as the Speaker of the Eighth Assembly.

The lawyer said the election of youth as the head of the state legislature is a testament to the youth inclusiveness promised by the Adeleke-led government.

Olajengbesi said it was time for the full actualisation and realisation of the Not Too Young To Run Bill signed into law by then President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), which brought down the age qualification for states’ House of Assembly, amongst others.

“The emergence of youth as the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly will change the dynamics of executive-legislative business in the state. There is no doubt that the election of Hon Adewale Egbedun is a testament to the youth-inclusive promise made the Governor Ademola Adeleke,” Olajengbesi said in a statement on Wednesday.

Egbedun, who represented Odo-Otin State Constituency in Osun State was elected the House Speaker on Tuesday, took over from Timothy Owoeye.

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Also, Akinyode Oyewusi, representing Ife North Constituency, was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the House.

The inaugural sitting of the 8th Assembly was presided by the Clerk of the House, Simeon Amusan.

In his proclamation address, Adeleke sought the support of the legislature to achieve his five-goal development agenda of good governance for the state.

Adeleke said since the executive and overwhelming members of the legislature belonged to the same political party, the two arms should work towards the same goal of good governance and providing the people with the dividends of democracy.

The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted the final presidential election results as exhibits in Peter Obi’s suit seeking to overturn President Bola Tinubu’s victory.

Mr Obi, who was the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, is praying to the court to nullify the victory of Mr Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Nigeria’s president.

Mr Tinubu won the 25 February presidential poll after defeating his closest challenger, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, and Mr Obi, who came third in the keenly contested election.

The chairman of the electoral commission, Mahmood Yakubu, a professor, on 1 March declared Mr Tinubu, the winner of the election.

Mr Tinubu’s declaration as president-elect would set the stage for a legal battle to void or affirm the president’s victory.

Mr Obi alleges electoral fraud and breach of the constitution and electoral laws against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Mr Tinubu during the polls.

At the resumed hearing of Mr Obi’s petition on Wednesday, the five-member panel of the court led by Haruna Tsammani, the Labour Party candidate, tendered the collated final presidential election results relied upon by INEC in declaring Mr Tinubu, winner of the polls.

Mr Obi’s lawyer, Paul Ananaba, a professor and SAN, tendered the documents before the court on Wednesday.

The court admitted the results without opposition from the respondents, who have consistently objected to the admissibility of election results and other electoral documents used in the conduct of the election from the states of Nigeria.

The respondents – Mr Tinubu, Kashim Shettima (the vice president), APC and INEC – consented to the admissibility of the final results.

Results from states tendered

Also, at the session on Wednesday, the collated results in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were tendered and admitted as exhibits.

Mr Obi, his vice presidential pick, Datti Baba-Ahmed, and other party stalwarts have been attending the court’s proceedings since the hearing of the substantive suit began on 30 May.

The court admitted as exhibits ward collated results from 13 States comprising: Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Edo, Lagos, Niger and Ondo states.

Other states are Oyo, Rivers, Sokoto, Ekiti and Delta.

The Labour Party flagbearer presented collated results in eight local government areas of Bayelsa, 23 in Benue, 18 in Cross River,10 in Ebonyi, 18 in Edo, 20 in Lagos and 25 in Niger States.

Other states include 18 in Ondo, 33 in Oyo, 23 in Rivers, 23 in Sokoto, 16 in Ekiti and 25 in Delta.

Expectedly, Mr Tinubu, INEC, Mr Tinubu, Mr Shetima and the APC objected to the admissibility of this set of electoral documents.

However, the court admitted them as exhibits and would entertain hearing on written objection by lawyers to the respondents at the close of arguments in the case.

Subsequently, the court adjourned the suit until Thursday for further hearing.

With Mr Obi drawing the curtains on tendering of documentary evidence in the petition, the stage is now set for him to call witnesses in full swing to prove his case.

He has only called one witness since the commencement of the hearing in the substantive suit, though he had indicated his intention to call 50 witnesses to substantiate his claims.

Mr Obi’s lawyer, Mr Ananaba, while speaking to journalists shortly after Wednesday’s proceedings, said his client would now begin to call the rest of his witnesses before the court.

The lawyer explained that witnesses would speak through the admitted documents to establish places where electoral fraud was allegedly perpetrated during the February election.

The Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) on Wednesday in Abuja pledged its support for the federal government’s removal of fuel subsidies.
The association’s chairperson, Winifred Akpani, made the disclosure at the end of a meeting with President Bola Tinubu.

She said the association would also support the government’s palliative measures by providing between 50 and 100 mass transit buses.

Ms Akpani said the buses would be locally manufactured and would use Compressed Natural Gas as fuel.

“We pledge our support for President Tinubu in the bold decision of removing petrol subsidy. It is an idea that was long overdue.

“Removal of subsidy is not about making fuel costly and taking it out of the reach of Nigerians. It is about getting it right on the real issue of petroleum product subsidy.

“Who are those enjoying the subsidy? The subsidy ends up being enjoyed by those it was not meant for.

“We also spoke to the president about substitutes to petrol as well as creating an environment conducive for investments to thrive in the oil sector,” she said.

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, who led the DAPPMAN delegation, described the subsidy removal as a bold step that portended positive growth for the economy

He said fuel subsidy withdrawal was a clear indication of Mr Tinubu’s readiness to address the challenges of the oil and gas sector.

“Subsidy has become a N4 trillion per annum issue and its removal will release more funds for economic development.

“Subsidy removal will unleash the potential of Nigeria because it will open up a lot of resources for the development of other sectors of the economy.

“The National Economic Council will soon begin sitting to propose interventions on the subsidy removal.

“The interventions will definitely be a long-lasting solution to the effect of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians,’’ Mr Abiodun said.

Nollywood actress, Charity Eke popularly known as Cha Cha Eke has revealed how she wished her mother had passed away when she was a child.

Chacha disclosed this in a post on her Instagram page on Wednesday.

The actress alleged to having nightmares and hallucinations which made her begin to dislike and develop a deep hatred for her mum.

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Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has ordered the suspension of recruitment into the state’s civil service.

His Chief Press Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche stated in Calabar on Tuesday that the Governor also called for a comprehensive re-verification of civil servants in the state.

In addition, the Governor ordered the revalidation of all promotions pronounced in the last six months.

The Governor noted that these were part of the plan to reposition the civil service.

“This is in line with Cross River government’s desire to reposition the state civil service to meet modern-day service delivery objectives.

“It will also enable the government to plan effectively for the overall good of hardworking civil servants.

“All civil servants must subject themselves to screening and documentation at the Office of the Secretary to the State Government at a date to be announced,’’ Ogbeche quoted the Governor as saying.

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has ordered the suspension of recruitment into the state’s civil service.

His Chief Press Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche stated in Calabar on Tuesday that the Governor also called for a comprehensive re-verification of civil servants in the state.

In addition, the Governor ordered the revalidation of all promotions pronounced in the last six months.

The Governor noted that these were part of the plan to reposition the civil service.

“This is in line with Cross River government’s desire to reposition the state civil service to meet modern-day service delivery objectives.

“It will also enable the government to plan effectively for the overall good of hardworking civil servants.

“All civil servants must subject themselves to screening and documentation at the Office of the Secretary to the State Government at a date to be announced,’’ Ogbeche quoted the Governor as saying.

A 500-Level Mechanical Engineering student of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Ayomide Oduntan, last Thursday, slumped and died on campus, throwing his family into mourning.

It was gathered that Oduntan died on the day he sat for his last examination in the school.

Correspondent sighted a short video clip of the student celebrating after writing his final examination shortly before he reportedly slumped and died.

The final-year student, who would have celebrated his 21st birthday in October, was said to have been rushed to the school hospital for medical care after he slumped.

An uncle of the deceased, Wale Saliu, told Punch correspondent that family members were still in shock over the news of the sudden death of their son who he claimed was not known to be sick.

Saliu said, “He called his mother after sitting for his final examination on Thursday last week to tell her that he had finished and that he was signing out.

“Then somebody from the school just called the following day that the boy died. A final year student who was just signing out with all the money spent; at a private university.

“Somebody that was still celebrating his sign out as late as 7pm on Thursday and they said he slumped and died just like that. Some family members went there on Saturday. They said the doctor was not around. They said he died on Thursday. They called us on Friday.”

The school’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Tunde Olofintilo, confirmed the student’s death in a statement made available to Punch correspondent on Tuesday.

The statement read, “Ayomide, a 500 Level Mechanical Engineering Student, slumped around 10pm on May 31, 2023. He was immediately rushed to the ABUAD Multi-System Hospital. Unfortunately, he was dead before he got to the hospital.

“He was immediately attended to in the presence of his colleagues, but all attempts to resuscitate him failed.”

Olofintilo added that the university had ordered an autopsy by an independent pathologist after it requested and obtained a corona’s inquest, saying the result was still being awaited.

He added, “About the autopsy, the university requested and obtained a Coroner’s Inquest after which an autopsy was carried out. The report of the autopsy which was conducted by an independent pathologist is being awaited.

“The police issued a warrant to bury the dead body following the conduct of the post-mortem examination.

“As a university, we sincerely commiserate with the family and pray we will not witness such again.”

A 38-year-old man, Raphael Agu, has been remanded in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre, Lagos State, for alleged murder.

Agu was brought before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba Lagos on Tuesday on two counts of murder.

The defendant was accused of allegedly stabbing his friend, Stanley Ugo, in the stomach with a knife on May 25, 2023, during a fight in the Ogudu area of the state.

According to the prosecution, the defendant was given N15,000 by a developer erecting a building around the Transformer Bus Stop in the Ogudu area of the state, to share among the area boys, which he did.

However, the deceased and one other, after a while came to the defendant claiming that he did not share the money equally and in the cause of the argument, a fight erupted.

The defendant, in the cause of the fight, was said to have retrieved a knife and stabbed the deceased in the stomach.

The prosecutor, Thomas Nurudeen, told the court that the offence contravened Section 222 and is punishable under Section 233 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.

Nurudeen, presenting a remand application, asked Magistrate P.E Nwaka to remind the defendant for 30 days pending legal advice from the Director of Legal Prosecution.

Granting the request, Nwaka ordered the defendant to be remanded in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre and also directed that the case file be duplicated and sent to the DPP for legal advice

Nwaka also adjourned the case till July 5, 2023.

Benue State Governor, Fr Hyacinth Alia has nullified all recent appointments into the State Civil Service made by the immediate past administration of former governor, Samuel Ortom.

The Governor also gave other directives, reversing some promotions, postings and transfers made by the outgone administration.

The directives were contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sir Tersoo Kula.

According to the statement, the Governor also directed that civil servants who have retired but still in their respective offices to vacate with immediate effect.

The statement reads,

Cocoa farmers in Oluwa Forest Reserve, in Odigbo Council area of Ondo State, have raised the alarm over the destruction of their N500 million worth of cocoa plantations by thugs hired by a private firm, despite court injunction halting such action.

They alleged that the firm, SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited, has also engaged soldiers and men of Amotekun Corps, to attack them on the farms.

The over 10,000 farmers, who had spent over 25 years farming the forest, have cried to the Ooni of lfe, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to intervene in their plight.

Addressing newsmen in Akure, their chairman and Secretary, Abayomi lsinleye and Odugbemi Omolewa, said that some farmers’ had died as a result of destruction of the cocoa plantations.

Recall that the state government, through the Senior Special Assistant (Agric & Agribusiness) to the governor, Akin Olotu, has said that the Oluwa Forest had been handed over to SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited to grade and plant oil palm in line with CBN project.

But, counsel to the farmers,  Tope Temokun, dragged the state government, Attorney General of the state, Ministry of Agric and SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited to court when the firm began to clear the cocoa plantations with earth moving equipment.

The court, thereafter granted an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents, including SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited, their privies, servants, agents or anyone acting through them or for them from further grading of the applicants’ cocoa plantations.

But in flagrant disobedience to the court order, the company had allegedly continued grading the cocoa plantations using soldiers, officials of Amotekun Corps and miscreants to intimidate and attack the farmers.

Speaking with newsmen, the chairman of the farmers, lsinleye, said that “Surprisingly, after the giving of this order, with the backing of the Ondo State government and in flagrant disobedience to the said order of the court, workmen of SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited, under heavy armament of combined team of over hundred of Amotekun officers, soldiers and local vigilante and gunmen were mobilised to the farms.

The claimed they have the directive of the governor’s son, who’s the behind-the-scene veiled chief promoter of these private companies buying up the Ondo State forest reserve lands, to shoot and kill anyone who dared to protest around the farms or dares to stop their work and they have continued on daily basis to grade our cocoa farmlands in the Oluwa Forest reserve.”

” We have approached some notable personalities in the South-West, including the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi to intervene in the mater to stop the firm from further destroying the Cocoa plantations and respect the court order.

“Oba Ogunwusi, has sent delegations to the governor of Ondo State to intervene in this matter to see that due process ess is followed.

“But the destruction of our farmlands have continued by SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited with the backing of government force and state apparatus in disobedience of an order of court.”

“We have been paying our dues on the land to the state government as it charges N10,000 per hectare.

” We have paid N3.5 million this year, leaving N1.5million outstanding to be paid later in the year. This we’ve been doing for the past 25 years that we’ve been cultivating farms in the forest.

But reacting to the farmers allegations, the Senior Special Assistant on Agric and Agribusiness to the governor, Akin Olotu, said that “They have done incalculable damage to the cocoa business in Ondo state.

“In the global market, it has been observed that cocoa in Ondo state is planted in the forest reserve and EU is of the opinion that they don’t want any chocolate product that is coming from forest reserves.

“Those that will bear that brunt are the real cocoa farmers that are farming on community land.

“Apart from that, it was as a result of security threat. When there was insecurity all over, it was part of South West decision to evict illegal farmers on government reserves.

“Who gave them the place in the first place? We need to recover our forest. We have photographs of the farmers setting big trees on fire, cultivating Indian Hemp. So, it is serious matter.“

Hadi Abubakar Sirika is the current Minister for Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is a former Member House of Representative, and assumed the Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2011, where he represents Katsina North Senatorial District under the platform of Congress for Progressive Change.

However, report have been going round social media of how he built an entirely new city for himself in his village in Katsina state with alleged stolen money.

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Lagos Motorpark boss, Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, has taken to social media to celebrate one of his sons, Ololade, who has just bagged a degree from the Massachusett Institute of Technology in the United States of America.

The proud dad shared a photo of Ololade on Instagram and wrote;

‘’Today, I celebrate my son, Ololade Abdulai Akinsanya . He has graduated from MIT, one of the highest-ranked universities globally, with a double major in Chemical Engineering and Business Management, maintaining a remarkable 4.0 GPA. His exceptional dedication was recognized and awarded by both the Engineering and Business departments as he was the student who demonstrated the highest level of effort and achievement in coursework, leadership, and professional activities. Congratulations, my son @only.one.olo''

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