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  • Boy, 16, lynched for theft

    A 16-year-old boy, Ayuba Agboola, was on Monday lynched to death at Imota, Ikorodu, for allegedly stealing an engine block.

    The incident occurred around 10pm at Ogunyombo Street, Imota.

    It was gathered that the teenager was beaten to a coma and died at a hospital where he was taken to.

    The deceased’s father, Musibau Agboola, who reported the incident to the police, accused Sesan Adebola, 20, Samuel Ajejiowon, 20, Akeem Limina, 22, Sunday  23 and Olanike Jenyo, 20 of committing the act.

    Confirming the incident, the command’s spokesman, Olarinde Famous-Cole, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) said the suspects had been arrested and detained.

    He said: “The scene of the crime was visited and photographs were taken. The corpse was deposited at Ikorodu General Hospital mortuary for autopsy. Investigation is ongoing.”

  • Girl, 16, eyes Ambode’s seat

    Girl, 16, eyes Ambode’s seat

    A 16-year-old Miss Oyerinde Deborah of Jagunmolu Girls’ Senior Grammar School, Bariga Lagos has promised to display brilliance that will make her emerge overall winner of this year’s Spelling Bee competition in order to become a One-Day Governor of Lagos State.

    She spoke after she emerged the winner in the contest organised by the Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA) for senior and junior schools.

    She said: “My focus is to make myself and my school proud at the end of the contest. My determination is to emerge the overall winner, become a One-Day Governor of Lagos State, win a scholarship and all the prizes attached to the contest.”

    She competed with 10 other contestants from other schools.

    While Agada Emmanuel from Archdeacon Adelaja Secondary School emerged second, Perry Emmanuela of St Luke’s Junior Grammar School took third position.

    Master Sulaimon Basit of Ayetoro Primary School won the overall best in the primary school category and Master Okonkwo Chidubem of Igbeyinadun Primary School emerged second position while the third position was won by Nojeem Fawaz of Baptist Academy.

    Miss Oyerinde commended Senator Oluremi Tinubu for initiating the competition, saying the idea had increased pupils’ academic excellence, good reading habits, spelling skills, vocabulary and developed correct English use.

    She thanked the state’s Ministry of Education, former Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola and Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for continuing the good idea.

    The Sole Administrator of the council, Prince Sanya Oshijo congratulated the winners of the competition, even as he urged them to work harder to enable them to emerge winners at the state level.

    He said one can become successful in life even if one did not attend private school.

    According to Oshijo, majority of the people who made it in their professions such as doctors, accountants, pilots, governors and presidents, were products of public schools.

    “We will continue to support the schools within the council by providing the needed materials that would enhance good learning,” he said. He ordered the re-construction of the collapsed fence of Igneyinadun Primary School.

    He thanked the initiator of Spelling Bee Competition in Lagos State, saying it had enabled pupils of public school to compete favourably with their counterparts in the private schools.

    He said the competition had spurred them to achieve better spelling skills and become proficient in English language.

    He noted that the competition had increased pupils’ knowledge in English and other subjects as the English language remains the only medium of learning other subjects. The council chief added that other states have adopted the idea as it has become part of their schools’ continuous assessment of the pupils.

    He urged the pupils to embrace reading and focus on their studies. He also urged them to be of good character both in school and at home so as to be good and responsible members of the society. The pupils were also advised to shun thuggery and cultism.

  • 16 herdsmen convicted, 36 cows impounded

    16 herdsmen convicted, 36 cows impounded

    Herdsmen who graze their cattle in the Abuja metropolis are being tried and convicted, report GBENGA OMOKHUNU and GRACE OBIKE

    The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Task Team on Environmental Sanitation have started arresting and prosecuting herdsmen grazing cattle in Abuja.

    In the seven days exercise so far, 36 cows and 38 sheep have been impounded, while 16 herdsmen have been arraigned and convicted before the Sanitation Mobile Court.

    The AEPB and the Task Team  tendered the impounded cows and sheep as exhibits to secure the conviction of the arrested herdsmen.

    According to a statement issued by the  Deputy Director/Chief Press Secretary, Muhammad Sule, the exercise is sequel to the directive of the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, for the Abuja Environmental Protection Board and the FCT Task Team on Environment to stop forthwith the grazing of cattle within Abuja metropolis.

    Those arrested have been made to face the consequences of their actions as they have paid various fines to serve as a deterrent to others with strong warning to desist from doing same.

    The exercise that commenced about a week ago by the AEPB and the Task Team on the instruction of the Minister is a continuous one.

    Meanwhile, peeved by the continued movement of cattle in Abuja metropolis in despite several warnings to their owners by the Federal Capital Territory Authorities, the Senate, through its Committee on FCT has asked residents of the area to, henceforth, slaughter cows found in the city centre.

    The directive was handed down to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Mohammed Bello, by Chairman of the committee, Senator Dino Melaye, (APC, Kogi West), when he appeared before the committee.

    Melaye, who gave the order in a speech read at the session, said it was very disappointing, annoying and embarrassing that despite the ban placed on cattle grazing in FCT by FCTA authority, some stubborn herdsmen were still moving cows along and across highways within the metropolis. He ordered the FCT Minister to go beyond the ban by facilitating the slaughtering order issued by the senate committee. Melaye told the minister, “the Senate is not happy at how herdsmen continue to move their cows across the city centre, which we are aware you had given directive against some time ago. “From now on, get knives and ask your men to slaughter cows found in the capital city or prosecute herdsmen seen with cows in the city centre with a fine of N50,000 per cow. This order must be carried out.”

    Melaye further revealed that the Senate was in receipt of complaints that some residents of the territory were converting their apartments into hotels and brothels, a situation he said was distorting the original master plan of the city. He noted that some people were already undermining FCT authority under his watch, which he said was unacceptable.

     

  • Crown, Giwa, Lobi cruise to Round of 16

    • Enugu Rangers out
    Premier league clubs Crown FC, Lobi Stars and Giwa FC have sailed to the Round of 16 of the Federation Cup after defeating their opponents in games played yesterday.

    Crown picked a spot in the next round without kicking a ball after their opponents Leopards failed to show up at Lafia. The match officials performed the ritual walk-over formalities which handed the Oyo State reps a berth in the next round.

    Newly promoted Giwa FC continued their resurgence in the elite division with a surprise 1-0 win over Enugu Rangers at the Old Parade Ground, Abuja.

    The Flying Antelopes blamed their defeat on the early red card issued to star striker, Ighodaro Osagona but promised to bounce back when the league reopens in few days time.

    Lobi Stars also got a ticket to the Round of 16 after a 1-0 win over Yarma Light FC of Gombe.

    Etche Idakwo’s solitary goal handed the much needed victory to the Makurdi side.

    Lobi’s head coach, Evans Ogenyi, praised the fighting spirit of the Gombe-based Academy side and stressed that the sky would be their starting point if they do not relent on their efforts.

  • Gateway zoom into round of 16

    Gateway United football club of Ogun State have advanced to the round of 16 of the 2014 National Federation Cup after defeating FC Abuja 4-3 on penalties in a pulsating encounter decided at the Kayode Olayemi stadium in Ado Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state.

    The game ended 1-1 at the end of regulation and had to go straight into penalties after which the Abeokuta side coached by legendary Green Eagles’ star,Henry Nwosu emerged winners.

    However, it was Gateway that opened scoring in the 38th minute of play through Tosin Folarin while FC Abuja equalised in the second half to drag the game into the lottery of penalty shootouts.

    In the ensuing spot kicks, Gateway United’s goalkeeper, Godwin Amen saved two of FC Abuja’s kicks while the Abeokuta side converted four kicks to book their place in the round of 16 of the prestigious competition.