A Magistrates’ Court in Kano, on Wednesday, sentenced two vagrants to eight months imprisonment and 12 strokes of cane for being in possession of hard drugs. The police charged Abba Ya’u,19 and Abubakar Abdullahi, 21 with possession of hard drugs and public nuisance. Magistrate Farouk Ibrahim-Umar sentenced them without option of fine. The Prosecution Counsel, Mr Elias Ekainu, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on July 22, at Fagge Quarters Kano. He said at about 11 p.m the convicts were arrested in possession of three sachets of Ryphanol tablet and 88 pieces of Exzol tablet. The convicts,…
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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has urged unregulated digital money lending entities to comply with Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) standards. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, said this when he engaged with the public via twitter on Wednesday. Irukera said the commission adopted the CBN standards as an interim position. He said that some activities of unregulated money lenders were anti-competitive for Micro-Finance Banks and other regulated entities involved in digital money lending. Irukera said the Federal Government was only concerned about interest rates calculation, privacy violation, harassment and mischaracterising borrowers in the…
Gridlock on Wednesday stalled the trial of Andrew Ominnikoron, driver of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), charged with rape and murder of a 22-year-old fashion designer, Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwole. Ominnikoron’s counsel Abayomi Omotubora was held up in heavy traffic and could not be in court in time. He arrived at the court premises after the court had risen and told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that he was held up in gridlock. Ominnikoron, 47, is charged before a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square. He is standing trial on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, rape and…
An innovative biometric technology firm, iiDENTIFii says it has raised $15m dollars to fight Cybercrime through biometric authentication and for the company’s expansion across Africa. Founder and CEO, Gur Geva said on Wednesday that the fund was led by African investment company Arise, whose cornerstone investors included Rabobank Partnerships, Norfund, NorFinance and FMO. Geva said, in a statement, that with the new fund and the networks of Arise, Sanari, and Bill, iiDENTIFii would confidently stop identity theft in Africa. He said that the investment validated the biometrics’ firm central business thesis as the preferred partner for enterprise-grade identity in Africa. “Cybercrime within the financial sector…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The new President of the Soroptimist International, Asokoro, a non-governmental organisation, Dr Nkiru Onyia has promised to embark on a campaign to promote good health, well-being and quality education of the girl child and women in general. Dr Onyia who made the pledge during her installation as the third President of the association in Abuja on Sunday, said the group during its two years’ tenure will also be visiting hospitals with a view to paying the bills of indigent women and girls. “We shall donate hospital materials to hospitals and patients; we shall donate incubators for…
New Zealand is preparing for the five-yearly national census in March 2023, the Statistics Department (Stats NZ), said on Wednesday. The next census will be held on March 7, 2023, Stats NZ said, adding the official count of population and dwelling gives the most complete picture of life in the country. Government Statistician and Chief Executive of Stats NZ, Mark Sowden, has said in a statement. “The information collected is invaluable, helping communities, iwi (tribes), councils, businesses and government make important decisions about where to fund and locate services that affect all people living in New Zealand,’’ Sowden said. He…
The Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Bashir Machina as the candidate for Yobe North senatorial candidate. Delivering judgment, Justice Fadimatu Aminu, also directed the APC to submit Machina’s name to the INEC as the rightful winner of the party’s May 28 primary election in the district. She held that the ”phantom June 9 primary election” that produced Ahmed Lawan, the Senate President, as the winner and candidate, was a “nullity” because INEC did not monitor the election. Aminu also discountenanced the claim that…
A Federal High Court in Ibadan has sentenced a 26-year-old internet fraudster, Emmanuel Adurota to 10 months imprisonment for impersonation and 950 dollars. Delivering judgment, Justice Uche Agomoh, held that she convicted and sentenced Adurota based on the evidence tendered before her and the plea of guilt Adurota entered with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Citing Section 270 (11) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 to support her pronouncement, Agomoh said that the law provided that anyone who entered a plea bargain agreement must be given a reduced sentence. She therefore, sentenced Adurota to 10…
Visa, a digital payment service firm, ahead of the global football tournament in Qatar, has announced its FIFA world cup promo campaign to reward customers for transactions performed with their visa cards.The company made this known in a statement signed by Mr Andrew Uaboi, Vice President, Visa West Africa, on Wednesday in Lagos. Uaboi said the campaign would reward cardholders that spent a minimum of N50, 000 or 1,000 dollars using their visa cards in at least five transactions from September to October. He stated that three winners would receive an all-inclusive trip for two to the FIFA World Cup,…
Congo Army spokesman on Wednesday confirmed the death of 22 people after two Ugandan military helicopters crashed in East DRC. Uganda had sent troops to its central African neighbour in December to help fight a violent rebel group known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). “The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) have not yet told us the circumstances of the crash,” the spokesman said without providing further detail. UPDF spokesman, Felix Kulayigye confirmed one helicopter crash and said “there were fatalities, but I don’t have any extra details at the moment”. The ADF is among several militias wrangling over land…