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  • Expect more medals, Ondo Sports Council GM assures

    The General Manager, Ondo State Sports Council, Wande Fabuluje says more medals are being expected to improve the medal haul of the state in the ongoing 19th National Sports Festival in Abuja.

    Fabuluje, who made the promise, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, expressed satisfaction on the performance of the state athletes in the festival, so far.

    NAN reports that Ondo state clinched five gold, one silver and five bronze medals.

    Three athletes representing the state won two more gold medals in Track and Field and Para-swimming events to increase the state total medals won so far to eleven.

    Powell Ofoyeju defeated other competitors to win gold in the 100 Metres Breast Stroke para-swimming.

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    Boluwatife Bukola triumphed in the 100m Women event gold medal in 11.45seconds by defeating Akwa Iboms Peace Uko who crossed the line with the time of 11.52s and Joy Gabriel of Delta with 11.53s.

    Fabuluje said the athletes had justified the confidence reposed in them by the state government.

    “I am proud of these youngsters. They are doing us proud. We will win more medals in Volleyball and wrestling, in semi final stage,” he said.

    He appealed to the athletes whose competitions have been rounded-off to stay behind and support those still competing.

  • Naira loses marginally against dollar at investors’ window

    The Naira on Wednesday lost marginally against the dollar at the investors’ window.

    It exchanged at N363.58, weaker than N363.54 traded on Tuesday.

    Investors settled for 228.8million dollars at the close of trading at the investors’ window.

    At the official Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) window, the Naira closed at N306.65 to the dollar.

    The Naira remained stable at the parallel market closing at N360.5 to the dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro exchanged at N480 and N418, respectively.

    Trading at the Bureau de Change (BDC) segment saw the Naira close at N360 to the dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro exchanged at N480 and N418, respectively.

    NAN reports that the efforts of the CBN’ intervention had made the exchange rate stable and also lead to the stability of goods and services in the country.

    Also remittances from Nigerians living abroad had helped in improving inflows to the country.

  • Woman docked for biting man’s ear

    A 25-year-old woman, Edet Gift, was on Wednesday brought before an Ota Magistrates ‘ Court in Ogun for allegedly biting a man’s ear.

    Gift, who lives at No. 4, Ojubanire St., Off Joju, Ota, is facing a charge of assault.

    The Prosecutor, Insp. Rosemary Samson, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Oct. 30, at about 9.30am at his residence.

    Samson said that the accused assaulted the complainant, Mr Oily Mayowa, by biting his left ear when a fight broke out between them.

    She said the incident caused the complainant bodily harm.

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    The offence contravened Section 338 of Criminal Code, Vol. 1, Law of Ogun, 2006.

    The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    The Magistrate, Mrs B. S. Abdulsalam, granted the accused bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.

    She said that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and be gainfully employed with evidence of tax payment to Ogun Government.

    Abdulsalam adjourned the case until Nov. 12, for further hearing.

  • Police arraign man for armed robbery in Makurdi

    The Police in Benue on Tuesday arraigned a 26-year-old man, Ifeanyi Okoro, in a Makurdi Upper Area Court for alleged armed robbery.

    The Prosecutor, Insp. Veronica Shaagee, had told the court that the case was transferred from ‘A’ Division to Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID) on Oct. 25.

    Shaagee said that Peter Dondo of Opposite Iorzua Ayatse St., Logo 1, Makurdi, reported the case to `A’ Division Police Station on Oct 24.

    She said that Dondo, a motorcyclist, was robbed of his motorcycle at gunpoint by two passengers behind Benue Hotel, Makurdi.

    “He conveyed two passengers to Behind Benue Hotel, Makurdi and on reaching the point where they wanted to drop, one of the passengers removed a gun and pointed at him to hand over his motorcycle to them.

    “They robbed him at gunpoint of his Honda Motorcycle with registration number BKB255UF valued N240,000, ’’ she said.

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    The prosecutor, who said that investigation was ongoing prayed for additional time to enable the police complete it.

    Shaagee said the offence contravened Section 6(B) and 1 (1)(2)(a)(b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act 2004.

    However, when the case came up for mention, no plea was taken.

    The Magistrate, Mrs Rose Iyorshee, remanded the accused at Federal Prisons, Makurdi and adjourned the case till Jan.8, 2019, for further mention.