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  • Man gets five strokes of the cane

    A Kubwa Grade I Area Court, Abuja at the weekend ordered that Mohammed Nura be given five strokes of the cane for giving false information to the police.

    The judge, Mohammed Marafa, gave the order after the convict pleaded guilty and begged the court for leniency.

    He said the court would not be lenient with Nura the next time he was arraigned.

    The prosecutor, Babajide Olanipekun, had told the court that Nura deceived the police at Kubwa Police Station on February 26.

    He said Nura falsely accused Musa Frank of NEPA Local, Kubwa, Abuja of stealing a Bajaj motorcycle, an offence that contravened Section 140 of the Penal Code.

    Nura had admitted guilt, saying it was a mistake.

  • Man gets N500,000 bail

    An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun State has granted N500,000 bail to an accused, Adeoye Lekan, 32, for alleged burglary and stealing.

    The Magistrate, Ishola Omisade, granted the bail with two sureties.

    He directed that the sureties must swear to an affidavit of means, live within the court’s jurisdiction and their addresses verified by the prosecutor.

    He adjourned the case till April 12 for hearing.

    The prosecutor, Mathew Numoipre, had told the court that the accused committed the offences on December 31, 2017 around 12:30 am at 1, Omisakin Street, Ife City, Line 4, Ile-Ife.

    He said the accused conspired with others at large to commit felony to wit: burglary and stealing.

    “The accused burgled the home of Nathaniel Desmond Muyiwa and stole his laptop, wrist watch, IPhone and Samsung S8.

    “Other stolen items are Itel phone, lacoste belt, two pairs of shoes, two flash drives and five polo T-shirts, all valued at N1, 387, 000,’’ Numoipre said.

    He said the offences contravened sections 383, 390 (9), 411 and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun State, 2002.

    The defence counsel, Mr. Samuel Obi, pleaded for the bail of the accused in most liberal terms, pledging that his client would not jump bail.

     

  • Man dies as car rams into stationary truck

    A yet-to-be-identified man yesterday afternoon died when the Nissan Primera car conveying him rammed into a truck parked by the road side.

    The accident, which occurred at the Saapade (Ogun State) stretch of the Lagos – Ibadan, involved a Nissan Primera with registration number KSF 466 EG and unmarked Iveco truck.

    It left two other persons with various degrees of injuries.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, attributed it to burst tyre and excessive speeding.

  • Man hacks wife to death in Enugu

    The police in Enugu State are now investigating an incident that led to a husband hacking his wife to death in Enugu city on Thursday.

    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Ebere Amaraizu, broke the news in a statement yesterday  in Enugu.

    However, he did not disclose the location of the incident.

    He merely gave the name of the deceased as Mrs Nkechi Nnamani, a mother of four children.

    “It was gathered that the wife identified as Nkechi Nnamani, had been hale and hearty before the husband, Sunday Nnamani, allegedly hit her with an object on the head which left her in coma,”the police spokesman said.

    “Nkechi was consequently rushed to Parklane Specialist Hospital, Enugu, where she was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty,” he said.

    The PPRO said that police operatives had been trying to unravel the circumstances surrounding the alleged unfortunate incident; just as the dead body of Nkechi had been deposited at a nearby mortuary.

  • RMRDC, MAN others partner on raw material, equipment expo

    RMRDC, MAN others partner on raw material, equipment expo

    The Raw Material Research & Development Council (RMRDC), Manufacturer’s Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Clarion Events are billed to hold the fourth Nigerian Raw Materials and equipment EXPO in Lagos next week.

    Director General RMDRC, Dr. Dikko Ibrahim, said the EXPO is part of  the agency’s mandate to promote the development and utilisation of Nigeria’s abundant natural resources as input for sustainable growth and development of resource-based manufacturing.

    He also said the idea is to create a platform where stakeholders in the raw materials value chain could come together to synergise, trade in available resources and raw materials with the manufactures.

    The Director-General added that the patronage of local alternatives will save huge Forex for the nation as the available and tested raw materials is worth hundreds of millions in Naira value.

    Ibrahim said the agency had done so much with the agro and mineral sector especially with the fruit juice manufacturers by eliminating the importation of fruit concentrate and water.

    On the sector that has most benefitted in the backward integration and patronage of  local raw materials, he said the  Small &Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that are into food industry have benefitted immensely. He said the fall in oil prices had indirectly impacted the  nation as more industrialists had keyed into patronising local substitutes.

    Ibrahim, who was represented by the Director, Investment & Consultancy, Dr. Zainab Hammanga, said the EXPO is in line with government’s agenda on diversification and local content, he stressed that the gathering would give litmus to government’s policy on ease of doing business.

    MAN president Dr. Frank Udemba Jacobs, said the EXPO which features Manufacturing Partnership for African Development (mPAD) provides a veritable platform for SMEs to learn hands-on processes on how to boost their output, reduce cost, drive quality improvement, manufacture for new markets and secure funding for growth.

    He observed that this year’s theme “Enhancing Nigeria’s Manufacturing Competitiveness in the Global space will lift the capacity of local manufacturers.

    He said: “ The event which hosted 2600 manufacturing experts from all over the globe at inception in 2016 has not only grown to becoming a leading international exhibition, recording 3700 participants last year but also making great impact on the Nigerian economy as attested to by participants who cut across various sectors. Currently, over 3,000 visitors and exhibitors have confirmed participation against our expectation of 4000 participants. Among those who have registered are equipment manufacturers from Germany, Turkey, Indonesia, Italy and China.”

    Clarion Event Manager, Mr. Joseph Oru said the EXPO will serve as a meeting point for manufacturers and will aid greater integration amongst players in the sector. He said it will not fast-track development but further engender backward integration.

  • Man allegedly kills father, injures mother

    Man allegedly kills father, injures mother

    A 27-year-old man, Ifeanyi Osita Oguejiofor, from Ezimuko Nsukwu in Abatete, Idemili North Local Government of Anambra State has allegedly killed his father,  Osita, with a with a knife.

    He allegedly injured his mother with the same knife.

    The Divisional Police Officer in-charge of Ogidi Division, Mr. Mark Ijarafu, who confirmed the incident, told The Nation yesterday that the suspect had been arrested.

    He said investigation was on.

    Ijarafu noted that the suspect had no mental problems, “although neighbours said he smokes Indian hemp.”

    It was learnt that trouble started on the day about 8am when the man, a commercial motorcyclist (okada rider), demanded money from his father to buy a new motorcycle, since, according to him, the one he was using had become old.

    Our source said his father told him that he had no money, since he had just bought him a new engine to replace the old one in the motorcycle.

    The source said the suspect did not like his father’s response. He went to the kitchen, took a knife, which he used to stab his father to death.

    The eyewitness said the suspect also attacked his mother, who screamed for help.

    He added: “The woman reportedly fell down. The suspect thought she had died and in a bid to escape punishment, he tried to commit suicide by stabbing himself in the chest.

    “The woman shouted for help and this attracted passers-by and neighbours, who alerted a vigilance group and the Ogidi Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Ijarafu, who went to the scene with his Divisional Crime Officer, Mr. Fidelis Eyisi.”

    The suspect confessed: “I did what my spirit told me to do.”

    Ijarafu said the body had been taken to Iyi-Enu Mission Hospital mortuary in Ogidi, while the woman had been hospitalised.

    He added: “The suspect is in our detention. Investigation is on. He will be arraigned after investigation.”

  • ‘Why we want our man in Assembly’

    The Warri Southwest Political Alliance (WSWPA) in Delta State has explained why it is backing Ogbe-Ijoh leader Chief Favour Izoukumor for the House of Assembly.

    Speaking shortly after a rally for the re-election of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in Warri, National Coordinator of WSWPA Comrade Solomon Eyione said Izoukumor has proved himself as a public-spirited politician.

    He said: “We want to unequivocally move a motion for endorsement of Chief Izuokumor for the House of Assembly seat in Warri. We have strong confidence in his ability and pedigree as a genuine lover of the people and one who would use his seat to better the lives of people of the constituent irrespective of tribe.”

    Other members, comprising Ijaw and Itsekiri of Warri South West, hailed Izoukumor’s “sterling performance as the commissioner representing Ijaw ethnic nationality” in the State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission.

    They urged him to contest the House of Assembly election in 2019, stressing that the group is behind him and the re-election of Okowa/Otuaro.

    Eyione explained: “WSWP is a socio-political organisation geared towards bringing the Ijaws and Itsekiris in Warri South West local government areatogether, with the supreme aim of adopting, endorsing and working for the election of credible personalities and/or candidates into political offices in the local government, Senatorial district as well as Delta state.”

  • Man arraigned for allegedly killing teenager

    Man arraigned for allegedly killing teenager

    An FCT High Court, Apo, yesterday ordered the remand of a 28-year-old man, Abdulkarim Zubairu, in Kuje Prison.

    He was accused of killing a 13-year-old boy, Umaru Hussini, with a machete.

    Zubairu, a resident of Pangu village, Kwali, is standing trial on a charge of culpable homicide, an offence he denied.

    The prosecutor, Simon Lough, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence on October 1, 2013.

    He said Zubairu used a machete to cut Hussini’s hand, after an argument, resulting in the victim bleeding to death.

    Lough said the cutlass was later recovered on the scene of the crime.

    The offence, the prosecutor said, contravened Section 220 of the Penal Code and is punishable by death.

    Justice Bolaji Belgore adjourned the case till March 13 for hearing.

  • Man kills children, self in Anambra

    A 47-year-old man,   Edwin Ojinnaka Nnodiogo, last saturday in Awada layout, Obosi, Idemili North Local Government of Anambra State killed his four children, sister and committed suicide.

    The incident occurred about 8:50pm.

    The Nation learnt that Edwin was from Isu Njaba in Imo State.

    His 32-year-wife, who is  in police protection, was not around when the incident happened.

    The victims are Ogechi Ukonu, 16; Mmesoma Nnodiogo, 10; Chimaobi Nnodiogo, 8; Chima Nnodiogo, 4 and Chidiogo Nnodiogo, 2.

    It was gathered that Edwin just returned from overseas.

    An eyewitness said Edwin, who had been manifesting signs of mental instability, allegedly stabbed his four children to death while the wife was not at home.

    “He was on top of the maid, who was screaming, and this drew the wife’s and neighbour’s attention,” he said.

    It was learnt that Edwin sent one of their maids to get drugs and water for him.

    Policemen have been deployed in the area.

    Spokesperson Nkeiruka Nwode, who confirmed the incident, described it as “calamitous.”

    She said the incident happened on the 4th floor of the five-storey building, adding that the place had been shut.

    The knife Edwin used on the victims and drugs were recovered.

    Nwode said the bodies had been taken to a morgue, adding that the command was awaiting autopsy.

    She said investigation was  on.

  • Man, 36, remanded for allegedly raping minor

    Man, 36, remanded for allegedly raping minor

    A Federal High Court in Kano yesterday remanded a 36-year-old man, Abdulkarim Dan-malam, in prison for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl.

    Justice Jude Dagat ordered that the accused be remanded in prison, pending determination of the case.

    He adjourned the case till March 25 for further hearing.

    The accused, a resident of Gaida quarters in Gwale Local Government of Kano State, is charged with having unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor.

    He pleaded not guilty.

    The prosecutor, Abdullahi Babale, told the court that the accused allegedly committed the offence in his home, Gaida quarters, Gwale, on November 11.

    He said the accused allegedly gave the victim N10 before defiling her.

    Babale said Dan-malam was allegedly found removing the girl’s trousers and having carnal knowledge of her.

    He said the offence contravened Section 16 (1) of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2015.