Five Men Rapes 10-year-old Girl To Coma Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Five Men Rapes 10-year-old Girl To Coma Five persons were on Wednesday arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State for rape and conspiracy. The defendants include the victim’s two cousins aged 11 and 13 as well as her 44-year-old teacher who were alleged to have defiled her at different times. The victim’s mother and the mother of her two cousins were also arraigned for conspiracy. The defendants were arraigned before the Magistrate, Patrick Nwaka, on three counts of conspiracy and rape. The boys were…
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Nigeria Now Ripe To Have Female President – Says Obasanjo, Gives Reason Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday, advocated for the election of a female president for Nigeria. Obasanjo made the remark at the 5th edition of the Egba Dialect Debate and Choral Competition for Secondary Schools in Ogun Central Senatorial District, in Abeokuta . The event which featured a debate session with the theme: “Nigeria is ripe for a female president”, was organised by the Pro-Chancellor of University of Lagos, Dr. Lanre Tejuoso. According to Daily Trust, in his remarks, Obasanjo said he supported the motion, saying the female…
BREAKING: Nigerian Government To Arrest, Probe Hadi Sirika Over Nigeria Air The Concerned Northern Forum has called for the immediate arrest and thorough investigation of former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika over the Nigerian Air scandal. The forum noted that the EFCC must not waste any time in arresting Hadi Sirika alongside all his alleged co-perpetrators that took part in deceiving Nigeria, shaming it before the international community. A statement signed by the Chairman of the forum, Ali Muhammad, said, “the call for arrest of Hadi Sirika followed the recent revelation by the interim MD of the so called ‘Nigerian Airline’,…
10th NASS Leadership: Tinubu Sends Message To Lawmakers-Elect, Tells Them What Will Happen When They Support Akpabio, Tajudeen President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday urged elected members of the National Assembly to support Senator Godswill Akpabio (APC, Akwa Ibom) to become the Senate president and Hon. Tajudeen Abbas (APC, Kaduna) as speaker of the House of Representatives. Tinubu said this when he met a joint session of the National Assembly member-elect comprising senators and members of the House of Representatives across all parties. The meeting took place at State House Conference Centre, Abuja. Multiple sources at the meeting told the Daily…
Tribunal Reserves Ruling On 12 Questions Raised By Labour Party The Presidential Election Petitions Court has reserved ruling on 12 interrogatories by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) to technology experts used in the February 25 presidential election. The five-member panel of justices led by Justice Haruna Tsammani on Thursday informed the parties of their intention to decide on the arguments over the questions. Counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), had objected to the questions which were raised in May, arguing that having not been followed up at the pre-hearing session, they are deemed…
Man In Big Trouble For Stealing Speaker From Mosque A 20-year-old man, Halifa Sani, of Gadon Kaya area of Kano, was on Wednesday arraigned in a Kano Sharia court for allegedly stealing a speaker and cable from a mosque worth N70,000. The prosecutor, Insp Abdullahi Wada, who told the court that the case was reported on June 2, at the Gwale Division by one Malam Nura Muhammed, said the defendant stole a speaker, property of Usman Ibn-Affan Mosque, worth N50,000, and a cable worth N20,000. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and the Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, admitted him to bail…
Nigerian University To Adopt E-naira Policy For Tuition, Other Payments The Vice Chancellor of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology (ADUST), Wudil, Prof. Musa Tukur Yakasai, has said the institution will adopt e-Naira policy in payment of tuition and others. Tukur, who spoke in his office, yesterday, when he received the Branch Controller of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Kano, Umar Ibrahim Biu, said the university community would adopt the new e-wallet system in its payment of fees, salaries and other transactions. He said: “We appreciate the idea of the CBN coming to launch the e-Naira initiative in…
Fuel Subsidy: Nigerian Government Reduces Workdays For Civil Servants Godwin Obaseki, Edo State Governor, has reduced the number of work days that civil and public servants are required to be at workplaces from five days a week to three days a week, among other measures. This comes as a result of the hikes in prices of goods and services and overall cost of living occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal by the Nigerian Government. According to a statement issued by Crusoe Osagie, the Special Adviser to the state governor on Media Projects, Obaseki said the state government had reduced the…
Catholic Catechist On The Run Over Killing Of Teenage Lover After He Impregnated Her A Catechist at St. Martins Parish Mbape, Shangev-Ya Adikpo Deanery in Kwande local government area of Benue State, is now at large following the death of a teenage girl he allegedly impregnated. According to reports, Catechist Oliver Vershima, who impregnated the girl attempted to perform an illegal abortion on her to conceal his act but unfortunately the girl died in the process. A local, who spoke to our Correspondent on condition of anonymity, explained that the Catechist allegedly impregnated the teenage girl, who was in the…
10th NASS Leadership: Fresh Crisis Looms As APC Replace Abbas As the rumble over the leadership of the National Assembly festers, there are indications of fresh moves to replace Hon Tajudeen Abbas with Hon Sani Jaji as preferred candidate for the speakership position of the House of Representatives. It was gathered that barring any last minute change of plan, the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) would unveil Jaji on Thursday. It was learnt that the move, which is fallout of ongoing deliberations over the impasse surrounding the speakership race, is aimed at finding a middle ground between the warring camps,…