The Ondo State Acting Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has called for calm among residents in the state, just as he dismissed insinuations that there was division in the Akeredolu-led administration. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Akure, tagged: “Message to the people of Ondo State”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Olwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State had on Tuesday forwarded a letter to the state House of Assembly notifying it of his intention to proceed on medical trip abroad and transmitted power to his deputy. Aiyedatiwa in the statement said,”I…
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A businessman, Abdullahi Bello, was on Wednesday docked in a Sharia Court sitting in Kano for allegedly sending fake payment alert. The defendant who lives in Rano town, Kano is charged with cheating and theft. He however, pleaded guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Abdullahi Wada, told the court that the complainant, Shuaibu Ahmed who also resides in Rijiyar Zaki Quarters, reported the matter at the Fagge Police Station, Kano, on June 9. Wada said the defendant went to Ahmed’s shop at Kwari market in Kano city where he bought nine yards of material worth N24,000. He said…
Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Wednesday remanded three men: Peter Aniboro; Tunde Popoola and Seun Akinola over alleged examination malpractices. Ruling on the matter, Agomoh, admitted each of them to bail of N500,000 with two reliable sureties in like sum. The judge said that one of the sureties must be a civil servant, while the second sureties must be a family member. Agomoh, then adjourned the case until Sept. 26 for commencement of trial. As at the time of compiling this report, the defendants have not been able to meet the bail conditions. The Prosecutor,…
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a bus conductor and a plumber who allegedly stabbed a woman and stole her iPhone worth N650,000. The 23-year-old conductor, Segun Animashaun, lives at Oba Ogunji Road, Agege, Lagos State, while the plumber, Warees Balogun, aged 22, resides at 23, Osho Agoro St., Ajiyan Gasline, Ogun. They are charged with conspiracy, stealing and causing grievous harm and they pleaded guilty to the three-count charge. The Magistrate, Mr F. O Ameen, ordered that the defendants should be kept at the Kirikiri custodial facility until June 26 when the court would review the facts of…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced an unemployed man, Olanrewaju Abbas, to one year imprisonment for the possession of false documents to defraud people on a dating website. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Rahmon Oshsodi sentenced Abbas to one year jail term in Ikoyi Correctional Centre, following his guilty plea to the one-count charge of possession of false document. Oshodi, however, gave the convict an option of N100,000 and ordered that all items recovered from him be forfeited to the Federal Government. Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Umar Kyari,…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday remanded a man, Emmanuel Okpo, who pleaded guilty to engaging in cryptocurrency fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Rahmon Oshodi ordered that Okpo should be kept at the Ikoyi custodial facility pending judgment in the case on June 16. Okpo pleaded guilty to a count charge of possession of fraudulent documents. During review of the facts of the case, Mr Gabriel Akogu, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which is prosecuting the defendant, told the court that the defendant was among suspected cybercriminals arrested at Awoyaya,…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a directive to Deposit Money Banks, instructing them to eliminate the rate cap on the naira at the Investors and Exporters’ (I&E) Window of the foreign exchange market. This move aims to enable the national currency to freely float against the dollar and other global currencies. This development comes shortly after President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to unify Nigeria’s multiple exchange rates, which was made just two weeks ago. A CEO of a commercial bank has confirmed the news, stating that banks are now permitted to trade forex on…
Nigerian Troops have rescued 10 people abducted by terrorists in Zamfara State. The rescued persons, who are farmers were kidnapped recently. “They were working on their farms, when a group of bandits attacked them, and took 10 of them away,” a local source in Zamfara told PRNigeria. But it was learnt that the farmers regained their freedom while troops were carrying out a search and rescue operation. A military officer involved in the operation told PRNigeria: “The bandits abandoned their captives at Tsafe Local Government Area when they noticed our troops approaching their hideouts. “The abductees revealed that terrorists fled…
Mr Afolabi Jimoh-Kolawole, a Chieftain of Accord Party in Offa Local Government area of Kwara, says he still stands by his 2013 declaration never to accept any election results rigged in his favour. Jimoh-Kolawole, who in 2013, rejected his election as a councillor during a local government election, made the declaration in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Offa on Wednesday. NAN reports that in 2013, Jimoh-Kolawole contested as a councillor on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and was declared winner. He, however, later came out publicly and rejected his victory in the Aug.…
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023 into law. The Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 provides a legal framework for the protection of personal information and the practice of data protection in Nigeria. Dr Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), said this at the NDPD Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan(SRAP) validation workshop in Abuja. The bill was sent to the Senate and House of Representatives for consideration and passage on Tuesday, April 4 2023 via a letter from former President Muhammadu Buhari. “Now an Act, the new law establishes the Nigeria Data…