A prosecution witness, Musa Msheli, on Wednesday in a Dutse Grade I Area Court in Abuja, alleged that a defendant, Luka Usman, abducted his five-year-old daughter from his house. The police charged Usman, a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) personnel, with two counts of criminal trespass and abduction and later added two counts of criminal intimidation and intention to insult. Led in evidence by the Prosecution Counsel, Mrs Idowu Ojo, Msheli, alleged that the defendant, impregnated his sister-in-law, Dooshima Madu, five years ago and took off. He stated that Dooshima, who was his wife’s younger sister, had lived…
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The police on Wednesday arraigned three men in an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly belonging to a secret cult. The defendants, Goldie Goldie, 25, Chinonso Chukwuonye,33 and Kelechi Udoeze, 25 whose addresses were not provided, are each facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and membership of an unlawful society. The prosecutor, ASP Rita Mommoh, told the court that Goldie, Chinonso and Kelechi, and others still at large, committed the offences in May at No 11, Layode Street, Olodi in Apapa area of Lagos. Mommoh said that the defendants and their accomplices, conspired to belong to a secret cult called,…
Kano State Government says it will establish Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centres in the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. Mr Sanusi Kiru, the state’s Commissioner for Education, made the disclosure in a statement issued by Aliyu Yusuf, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the ministry. Kiru stated this when members of the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Karaye Zone, paid him a courtesy visit on Tuesday in Kano. According to him, the ICT centres are designed to also serve as Computer Based Test (CBT) centers for JAMB examinations in the state. Kiru said…
Captain Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wishes to leave the club immediately, a source confirmed on Tuesday, deepening the turmoil within the Catalan side less than two weeks after their humiliating 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich. The source said the club received a burofax from Messi’s lawyers declaring that the player, who has spent his entire career at Barca, wished to leave. A burofax is a service used in Spain to urgently dispatch a document through a certified email, which issues a digital certificate with legal validity. The club subsequently sent Messi a burofax, stating they wanted him to…
The company operating the helicopter that crashed in January and killed five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant has filed a suit against the air traffic controllers working at the time of the incident.The Los Angeles-based ABC7 broadcaster reported on Wednesday that lawyers for the Island Express Helicopters claim that the pilot, Ara Zobayan, contacted the air traffic controllers at Southern California terminal radar approach control (TRACON) and requested “flight following,” or radar assistance. The air traffic controller, in turn, dismissed the request, saying, “I’m going to lose radar and comms probably pretty shortly.” “This denial was improper because radar contact had…
The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, approved the sum of 1.2 million US Dollars for the commencement of the Start Them Early Programme (STEP), an agribusiness initiative, in six selected secondary schools, across the six geopolitical zones in the state.The programme, according to the state government, is targeted at gainfully impacting youths in agribusiness with the potentials of expanding the economy of the state. It also noted that the programme will encourage youths’ interest in agribusiness.A statement by the Special Assistant (Print Media) to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Moses Alao, indicated that the Oyo State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinola…
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja expressed optimism that African countries can defeat the coronavirus pandemic, in the same manner, it eradicated the Wild Polio Virus on the continent. He spoke at the formal certification of the Wild Polio Virus eradication in the African region during the virtual session of the 70th World Health Organisation (WHO) regional committee for Africa. ‘‘I recall that shortly after assuming office in May 2015, I made a pledge to Nigerians that I would not bequeath a polio-endemic country to my successor. ‘‘This certification is, therefore, a personal fulfillment of that pledge to not only…
By Chukwuemeka Abbah, Abuja As the Nigeria Football Federation is set to announce the new head coaches of the national teams, a chieftain of the glass house has revealed that the would-be national team handlers including Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr, are to attach their resignation letters to the contract already signed or about to be signed, Prompt News can reveal. Our source who is one of the influential member of the NFF board who made this known on the condition of anonymity said the leadership of the football house took the decision after due consultation, to avoid going into…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Bankers’ Committee has unanimously agreed to extend special facilities to Nigerian-registered airlines and the media industry in Nigeria, to enable them adequately address the negative impact of the corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is at the prompting of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, at the Bi-monthly virtual meeting of the committee on Tuesday. Addressing the Bank Chief Executives, Mr. Emefiele urged the banks to do all within their powers to support airlines in the country, noting that such support was critical to helping the industry recover from the…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja In its effort to increase foreign exchange liquidity in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks in the country to submit the names, addresses and Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) of exporters that have defaulted in repatriating their exports proceeds, for further action. The directive was issued by the CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday, during the Bi-monthly virtual meeting of the Bankers’ Committee, comes barely 24 hours after the Bank announced the abolition of third-party “Form M” payment. The move by the CBN followed the adoption of the strategy to…