A Dutse Sharia Court, Jigawa, on Tuesday ordered that 20-year-old Abdullahi Ya’u, be given five strokes of the cane for stealing nine measures (Mudu) of sorghum. Ya’u, who resides in Bakin Jeji village, in Dutse Local Government Area, was arraigned on two counts of trespass and theft. The Judge, Muhammad Adamu, convicted Ya’u, following his guilty plea. Adamu also sentenced the convict to five months imprisonment with an option of N3,000 fine. The convict paid the N3,000 fine. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp. AbdusSalam Baraya, told the court that one Ya’u Alhaji of same address, reported the matter at the…
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The United States has imposed economic sanctions on former First Lady of the The Gambia, Mrs Zineb Jammeh, for allegedly aiding her husband’s corruption. U.S. Secretary of State, Mr Michael Pompeo, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. Pompeo said Zineb was believed to control many of the overseas assets of her husband, Yahya Jammeh, who was ousted in 2017 after 22 years in power. “Zineb Jammeh is designated for her role in materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing support to her husband. “She utiliised a charitable foundation and charities as cover to facilitate the illicit transfer of funds to her…
The Police in Ekiti on Tuesday confirmed the killing of person and abduction of a retired U.S army officer, Maj. Jide Ijadare, and one other by unknown gunmen. The Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) in the state, Mr. Sunday Abutu who confirmed the incident, said it happened in Ijan Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government area of the state. “We can confirm to you that a retired U.S. soldier and one other were kidnapped around 2:00p.m today (Tuesday). “One person was also killed during the attack at a factory in Ijan Ekiti where the two persons were kidnapped. “The Police Commissioner has drafted…
FCT minister of state Ramatu Aliyu has assured residents that the N640 million abandoned office complex of the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board would soon be completed. Aliyu gave the assurance while on assessment tour of the project on Tuesday in Abuja. The minister lamented that the five-storey building located at Kaura District of Abuja had only advanced to 20 per cent completion since its commencement in 2015. She noted that the project fell within the category of one of the abandoned projects in the Federal Capital Territory that needed urgent attention. According to her, there is a presidential order…
Some patients at the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu are lamenting over the industrial action by the Joint Health Workers’ Union as the strike as it entered the second day. Some of the patients, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Enugu, expressed worry over the development. They, therefore, urged government to find solution to the perennial strike as many people are dying while the strike last. They said that health workers had abandoned their duties and decry patients’ inabilities to access complete health care services, thereby worsening their health condition. The strike, which began on…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not attempt to ban Iran from the Olympic Movement in spite of international dismay at the execution of wrestler Navid Afkari. In a statement on Tuesday, the IOC said excluding Iran would “punish athletes” because of the political system they happen to live under. This applies even more so in this case because the Iranian National Olympic Committee, it says, supported the IOC’s efforts to have Afkari spared. “The difficulty for us is (that) this execution didn’t relate to a sports event,” the veteran IOC vice president John Coates said. “And the other difficulty…
Miralem Pjanic said he never doubted he would end up playing with Lionel Messi at FC Barcelona this season, when he was presented as the club’s new player on Tuesday. FC Barcelona signed Pjanic from Juventus at the end of June, but Messi’s flirtation with a departure from the club had placed their future as team-mates in jeopardy. But the Bosnia international told reporters: “I couldn’t see Messi with another shirt. I thought it was impossible for things not to be sorted out. “My desire was to play with him. I have been lucky enough to play alongside players such…
The African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) have unveiled a position paper calling on African Heads of State and Governments to ensure that financing for nutrition is included in their country’s COVID-19 response and recovery plans. The call was made in a statement from African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday in Abuja. The position paper titled: “Embedding Nutrition within the COVID-19 Response and Recovery”, was sent to African member states by King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho, an ALN “Nutrition Champion”. The position paper recommended that countries maintained and increased the level of funding allocated to nutrition to safeguard…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Russia may be wishing to see his Democratic rival Joe Biden emerge victorious on Election Day. “Russia – probably, they want Biden, because – look – nobody has been tougher to Russia than me. “Nobody – with the [Nord Stream 2] pipeline, with the big military, we have become the number one energy country in the world. “We are totally energy independent right now,” Trump said in an interview to FOX TV channel. Trump also took credit for sending lethal weapons to Ukraine. “And, remember, Obama gave them pillows and I gave…
Organisers are ploughing ahead with the postponed Tokyo Olympics, Joan Coates, head of the Coordination Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said on Tuesday. Coates, an IOC Vice President, said they would decide by the end of the year what “counter-measures” would be required to hold the Games safely in the time of COVID-19. The Tokyo Games, originally scheduled for 2020, have been delayed until 2021 because of the pandemic. Coates who is an Australian told reporters in Sydney that organisers were “throwing whatever resources are necessary” at the Games. “Our decision at the moment is to go ahead,”…