Unity Bank Plc and Lagos Food Bank have donated food items worth millions of naira to a riverine community of Ogundimu Ilaje in Lagos State to address hunger and malnutrition. The bank disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Matthew Obiazikwor, the Head, Corporate Communications on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the donation was part of the bank’s strategic Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) aimed at sustaining improvement of health and social wellbeing of communities where it operates. This is in line with the goals and objectives of the Lagos Food Bank Initiative, a…
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An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, ordered the remand of a 19-year-old man, Bayo Oroi, in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman. Oroi, whose residential address was not provided, is facing a rape charge. The Magistrate, Mrs O.A. Akande, did not, however, take the plea of the defendant for want of jurisdiction. She directed the police to return the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice. She, thereafter, adjourned the case till Nov. 25 for mention. The Prosecutor, Mr Philip Amusan, told the court that the defendant committed the offence…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has disowned a letter purportedly written by the National chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, expressing dissatisfaction with the composition of the party’s campaign council. Mr Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The social media has been awash with a letter purportedly written to the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu by Adamu expressing dissatisfaction with the composition of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). But Morka said the letter was fake. “To be clear, the draft letter did not emanate from the party, an unsigned letter…
Pope Francis said he was involved in efforts to organise a prisoner exchange in Ukraine, although it was unclear what role he played. He mentioned his efforts while addressing a meeting with Jesuits in Kazakhstan last week, according to local media. The pope said he received a steady number of visits from the Ukrainian people and officials who told him about the war. One was a military officer who focused on prisoner exchanges and brought him a list of more than 300 prisoners. The pope said the officer “asked me to do something to make exchange possible. I immediately called…
IBADAN – An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Thursday ordered remand of one Wasiu Toheeb, aged 20, for alleged rape of a 40-year-old woman. Toheeb, whose residential address was not provided, is charged with rape, assault and theft. He, however, pleaded not guilty. The Magistrate, Mrs S. A. Adesina, did not take the plea of the defendant for want of jurisdiction. She directed the police to take the case file to Oyo State director of public prosecutions for advice. Adesina adjourned the case until Nov. 24 for mention. The prosecutor, Insp Gbemisola Adedeji, told the court that the defendant raped…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau In the spirit of good sportsmanship, Senate President Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan has said that he would not appeal the judgement delivered on Wednesday by the Federal High Court, Damaturu, in Yobe State with respect to the forthcoming Yobe North Senatorial District elections. Lawan said in a statement which he personally signed and released on Thursday that he has accepted the judgement of the court which disqualified his candidature and participation in the elections. The statement titled: “Court Judgement on Yobe North Senatorial District Candidacy” reads: “Yesterday, Wednesday, 28th September, 2022, the Federal High Court…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has so far recovered about N3.7trn out of the N9.3trn injected into the economy under its various intervention programmes. The CBN Director, Development Finance department, Mr. Yila Yusuf who confirmed this in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the Bank would scale down its intervention programme to just two critical sectors of the economy. The sectors are the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and the power sector. The move according to him, is part of measures aimed at ensuring that the over N9trn which the bank had given out…
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the party must be united to fight and win the 2023 general elections. Abubakar said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the presentation books in his honour, marking the party’s presidential campaign and inauguration of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). He noted that the task before the party was to come together and rebuild the nation, adding that it was a task that must be done. “But to rescue our nation, we must take over the mantle of leadership, from the leadership that has gotten us…
Who wants a mob rule? It is off-putting when a miscellany of threadbare youths taken up in hate and seduced by ignorance unpack threats of violence and curses on people who differ with them on their political choice. Nobody wants a mob to hover around them with a scythe over who they choose to support or who they prefer. Nobody fancies a mob rule except the mob. There is tyranny evidently effusive in the conduct of Peter Obi’s political soldiers. Tyranny of choice. If anyone supports any other candidate outside Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), then…
The Federal Government on Wednesday restated its commitment to ensure eradication of dog-mediated human rabies by 2030. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Baba-Shehuri stated this at the inauguration of the nationwide free anti rabies vaccination exercise in Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe State. The exercise tagged: “Nationwide Free Vaccination against Dog-mediated Human Rabies,” is part of activities to mark the 2022 World Rabies Day. The theme of this year’s commemoration is “One Health, Zero Death”. Rabies is a fatal but preventable viral disease. It can spread to people and pets if they are bitten or…