An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Thursday ordered that one Nate Kasa, 31, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly murdering a 20-year-old man, Danmagaji Sanjo. Kasa, whose residential address was not provided, was charged with murder. The Magistrate, Mrs S. A. Adesina did not take the plea of the suspect for want of jurisdiction. Adesina directed the police to return the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice. She adjourned the case until Dec. 21 for mention. The Prosecutor, Insp. Gbemisola Adedeji told the court that the suspect allegedly committed the offence…
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A delegation from the Commonwealth Secretariat on Thursday in Abuja pledged to support Nigeria’s drive to grow the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. Mrs Opeyemi Abebe, Head of Section, Trade and Competitiveness Programme, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, made the pledge when she led a delegation to meet with business membership organisaion in Nigeria. The meeting organised by the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) targets to tap ideas to develop the MSMEs sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that business membership organisaion in Nigeria comprises government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) which has…
Dr Danladi Bako, Director of Strategic Communication, All Progressives Congress (APC)Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has disassociated himself from a Labour Party Campaign Council list of co-ordinators in circulation. Bako in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said he remained a loyal and committed APC member registered in his native ward: Sarkin Zamfara “A” , Sokoto South Local Government of Sokoto State. “My attention has been drawn to a list circulating, containing names of co-ordinators for Labour Party Campaign Council, on the list includes one Mr Danladi Bako as co-ordinator Gombe State. “I Dr Nasir Danladi Bako wish to state categorically…
A housewife, Maryam Ibrahim, has approached a Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, seeking the dissolution of her marriage to her husband, Ahmed Mohammed, for lack of love. Ibrahim told the court that she married Mohammed, a civil servant in 2003 according to Islamic Personal Law and were blessed with four children. “There has been no consummation between my husband and I for nine months and he does not take care of our children. “He left the house in 2020 for seven months and in December 2021 he was away for 10 months saying that I was going to kill him,” she said.…
Federal and local authorities in the Czech Republic have spent nearly 680 million euros (662 million U.S. dollars) on housing and provisions for Ukrainian refugees, the Finance Ministry said. An estimated 285 million euros has been spent on social benefits, 143 million euros on health care and 100 million on housing. Since the start of the Russian invasion in late February, 445,870 Ukrainians have received temporary protection in the Czech Republic, according to a recent report by Interior Ministry on Thursday. Over 120,000 refugees have gained employment and are therefore paying taxes and welfare contributions. The EU and NATO member…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says total credit allocated to the private sector by the banking industry in Q1 of 2021 stands at N62.28 trillion. This is according to the NBS Selected Banking Sector Data for Q1 to Q4 2021 released in Abuja on Thursday. The report said that the top three credit allocations went into the oil and gas industrial, manufacturing, and the general service sectors with N11.97 trillion (19.22 per cent), N9.82 trillion (15.77 per cent ), and N5.55 trillion (8.92 per cent). It said similarly, in Q2 of 2021, total credit allocation increased by 5.64 per…
By Callil Ejakpo “In the court of justice, both parties know the truth, it is the judge that is on trial,” so said His Lordship, JR Midha of the New Delhi High Court, in his valedictory speech. This observation holds true for all times and indeed so in the matter between Olorogun David Edevbie and Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori in legal contest for the rightful candidate of the Delta State Peoples Democratic Party for the 2023 governorship election. There has been opposite verdicts by the trial and appeal courts judges and the matter is now at the apex temple of…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau The Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday unveiled the list of its 2023 Presidential Campaign Organisation (PCO) with Alhaji Mohammed Zarewa, a retired Assistant Inspector General (AIG) as the Chairman even as the Director General, Dr. Doyin Okupe has revealed that about 15 million Nigerian youths will cast their votes for the party. Okupe who spoke on Wednesday at the inauguration of Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation held at Chelsea Hotels, Abuja, said that over 60% of registered voters in the country at the moment are youth . He also argued that 80% of new…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau The Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika on Wednesday disclosed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved two memoranda submitted to it by his ministry to award a multi-billion Naira contracts for Fire-Truck Maintenance, Refurbishment Center in Katsina state. He also revealed that the Council has graciously given another approval for the establishment of a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility where aircrafts will be maintained in the country, a departure from the former where aircrafts are flown to Europe, America or the far East for maintenance purposes. Sirika made these disclosures while briefing…
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (right) with the United States Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Sarah Sewall, and National Commissioner, Festus Okoye (left) after their meeting at the State Department on Tuesday 11th October 2022. INEC Chairman, Prof Yakubu and US Under Secretary of State, Sarah Sewall,