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Egyptian singer jailed for inciting debauchery in video

An Egyptian investigative judge on Thursday ordered a female singer jailed for 15 days pending further interrogations on charges of inciting debauchery in a music video, a local media reported.

According to the news report, this is the second of such case in recent months.

Little-known singer Laila Amer was arrested earlier this week over her online video “Look at Your Mother’’ after a lawyer accused her in a legal complaint of making sexual innuendos and outraging public morals.

However, Amer has denied the charges.

The title of the video is a play on an offensive colloquial Egyptian phrase.

Read also: Egyptian security kill 11 suspected militants

The case came three days after an Egyptian appeals court reduced by one year the prison sentence of pop singer Shyma on similar charges related to a video clip deemed too racy in the conservative country.

In December 2017, a lower court handed down Shyma a two-year jail sentence.

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January 4, 2018
Lagos commended for hosting successful carnivals

The Lagos State Government ( LASG ) has been commended for hosting successful carnivals in 2017 which were devoid of violence and vices.

Benedict Afagwu, popularly known as ‘DJ Humility’, told newsmen in Lagos that the success was due to the provision of security agents at strategic locations where the events took place.

“The Lagos State Government carnivals held in 2017 were successful and glamorous.

“The carnivals attracted lots of people and provided avenues for revellers to relax and cool off in preparation for harder work in 2018,” he added.

DJ Humility also said that the carnivals provided opportunities for petty traders to make an income which alleviated the harmful effects of unemployment in the country.

“Lots of traders were seen around carnival grounds making sales and increasing their incomes as they engage with fun seekers in an atmosphere of merriment.’’

Read also: Wazobia FM pledges more carnivals

DJ Humility started making waves when he emerged the overall winner in the Benson & Hedges DJ Championship in Year 2000.

He has won several awards and worked with several popular music artistes to create beats for melodious songs.

Some of his hit songs include, “All Over Me” featuring Ice Prince, “DJ’s Anthem” featuring Kevino, “Conga” featuring Timaya, and “Badman”, featuring Sugarboiz, among others.

DJ Humility is currently a radio DJ in one of the radio stations in Lagos State.

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January 4, 2018
Man jailed 14 months for stabbing woman

A Mararaba Upper Area Court in Nasarawa State, on Thursday jailed a 22-year-old tailor, Sabiu Musa to 14 months imprisonment for stabbing a fellow tailor with scissors.

The Judge, Ibrahim Shekarau said he based his judgment on the evidence before the court and the guilty plea of the convict.

“Musa is hereby sentenced to six months imprisonment or an option of N6, 000 fine for the offence of criminal trespass.

“For the offence of causing grievous hurt, the accused is sentenced to eight months imprisonment without an option of fine,” the judge ruled.

The convict, who resides at Orange Market, Mararaba, was arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on criminal trespass, causing grievous hurt and attempt to commit theft.

He admitted to the crime and pleaded for mercy before he was jailed.

Read also: Man jailed five months for cheating

The Prosecutor, Cpl. Hamen Donald, had told the court that Hussaina Ibrahim of Aso Pada, Mararaba, reported the matter at `A’ Police Division, Mararaba on January 2, at about 1.30 p.m.

“The complainant alleged that the convict trespassed with the intention of stealing her sewing machine.

“When the complainant raised alarm, the convict removed scissors from his waist and stabbed her on the breast, stomach, knee and back.

“He left her in the pool of her blood and while trying to run away, he was caught by the mob,” Donald said.

The prosecutor also said that the offences contravened Sections 352, 245 and 95 of the Penal Code.

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January 4, 2018
Tailor bags 14 months in jail for stabbing woman

A Mararaba Upper Area Court in Nasarawa State, on Thursday sentenced a 22-year-old tailor, Sabiu Musa to 14 months imprisonment for stabbing a fellow tailor with scissors .

The Judge, Ibrahim Shekarau said he based his judgment on the evidence before the court and the guilty plea of the convict.

“Musa is hereby sentenced to six months imprisonment or an option of N6, 000 fine for the offence of criminal trespass.

“For the offence of causing grievous hurt, the accused is sentenced to eight months imprisonment without an option of fine,” the judge ruled.

The convict, who resides at Orange Market, Mararaba, was arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on criminal trespass, causing grievous hurt and attempt to commit theft.

He admitted to the crime and pleaded for mercy.

The Prosecutor, Cpl. Hamen Donald, had told the court that Hussaina Ibrahim of Aso Pada, Mararaba, reported the matter at `A’ Police Division, Mararaba on Jan. 2, at about 1.30 p.m.

“The complainant alleged that the convict trespassed with the intention of stealing her sewing machine.

“When the complainant raised alarm, the convict removed scissors from his waist and stabbed her on the breast, stomach, knee and back.

“He left her in the pool of her blood and while trying to run away, he was caught by the mob,” Donald said.

The prosecutor also said that the offences contravened Sections 352, 245 and 95 of the Penal Code.

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January 4, 2018
Mechanic in court for alleged N200,000 engine fraud

A 35-year-old mechanic,Adebori Sabitu, was on Thursday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly obtaining N200,000 from a customer to fix his car engine.

Sabitu, a resident of Igbogbo, Lagos, is standing trial on two count charge for fraud and stealing.

The prosecutor, ASP. Ezekiel Ayorinde, told the court that the accused committed the offences on September 22, 2016 at Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Abule-Egba, Lagos.

He said that the accused obtained N200, 000 from Mr Adeola Fadairo under the pretences of buying a new car engine to fix his Mitsubishi montero jeep but failed to fix it.

Ayorinde said that the complainant also gave N18, 000 to the accused for workmanship.

He added that 15 months after the complainant gave his vehicle to the accused to repair and all efforts to retrieve his money proved unsuccessful.

According to the Prosecutor, the complainant reported the case to the police and the accused was arrested.

The offence contravened Sections 287 and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).

Also Read: Court remands man for defiling minor

Section 314 prescribes 15 year jail term for obtaining money under false pretences.

The accused pleaded innocence of the offences and was granted bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum by magistrate Mrs O.J Awope.

Awope said that the sureties should be gainfully employed and show evidences of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

She adjourned the case until January 29, for mention.

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January 4, 2018
Bauchi to spend N42m on medical store projects

The Bauchi State Drugs Management and Medical Consumables Agency ( DMMA ), has commenced the construction of two zonal medical stores at the cost of N42 million.

The projects are sited in Katagum and Ningi local government areas of the state.

The Managing Director of the Agency, Mr Abdulkadir Ahmed disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Bauchi after inspecting the ongoing projects in the areas.

He said that the project when completed, would ease the collection of medical sundries by health facilities across the state.

“The one in Katagum local government will serve the Northern zone while that of Ningi local government will be for the Central zone.

“The two projects are worth N42 million and I am pleased that work is going on steadily.

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“That of Ningi is at 90 per cent completion stage while that of Katagum is at 75 per cent completion stage,” Ahmed said.

Speaking on their activities in 2017, Ahmed said that the agency had enrolled 15 Primary Healthcare facilities on the agency’s drugs revolving fund scheme. .

According to him, all the facilities in Dass local government area are benefiting from the National Health Insurance Scheme ( NHIS ).

He explained that all the 26 General Hospitals and Specialist Hospitals were enrolled in the agency’s drug revolving fund programme.

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January 4, 2018
Philippines president sacks official over “excessive” travels

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday sacked a ranking Philippines government official for making excessive foreign travels mostly at government expense, a government spokesman said.

Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque told a news conference in Davao City in the southern Philippines that Duterte sacked Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) administrator Marcial Amaro for frequent foreign travels with government mostly footing the bill.

Amaro was appointed by the president to the post in July 2016.

According to the government documents, he made 18 official foreign travels in 2017 and six in 2016, equalling an average of four foreign trips every quarter.

Meanwhile, the Association of MARINA Employees accused Amaro of impropriety.

The employees sent a letter to Duterte in December detailing Amaro’s foreign trips in 2017, forcing him to look into the employees’ complaint.

Roque said that all Amaro’s trips, except for one, are official.

“The point of the president is we must be selective on the trips that we will undertake and that definitely 24 travels are excessive,’’ he stressed.

He said that only three of Amaro’s trips were sponsored trips and the rest were paid by the government.

“The president has decided, therefore, to terminate his services,’’ Roque said.

Report says Amaro is the third government official that Duterte terminated for going on junkets.

On December 12, Duterte dismissed Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor chair Terry Ridon for making seven trips abroad in 15 months.

After about a week, Duterte asked the president of the Development Academy of the Philippine Elba Cruz to leave her post for the reason of “excessive” trips abroad.

Read also: Philippines bans mandatory wearing of high heels in workplace

Duterte issued a memo on Wednesday imposing stricter rules on official foreign travels in a bid to curb “extravagant and lavish” trips abroad by government officials and employees.

Roque reiterated Duterte’s order, saying that government officials and employees can only make the trip if it is related to the functions of the government.

“It must not be too pricey, it must not be too costly and the benefits to the country of the trip must be substantial,’’ he said.

(Xinhua/NAN)

January 4, 2018
Mother abandons cerebral palsy child in Warri hospital

A 14-year-old boy, Steven Orode diagnosed of Cerebral palsy and acute malaria has allegedly been abandoned by his mother at the Central Hospital, Warri.

The hospital’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Success Obere told newsmen on Thursday in Warri that the teenager was admitted on December 12, 2017.

According to her, the mother of the boy absconded shortly after the boy was diagnosed of the ailment at the hospital.

Obere said the woman had told the nurses on duty that she was going home to get some things and detailed a friend who accompanied her to the hospital to look after the sick boy.

“After waiting patiently for the woman, the lady also left.

“We have called all the contacts the women gave but she is not picking. We also called another line but the person denied knowing the woman or the boy.

“We reported the issue at the “A” Division in Warri and the Divisional Police Officer assigned the Police Social Welfare Unit to handle the case.

“The hospital attempted to admit the boy into the orphanage in Warri but he was rejected on the ground that he was seen as physically challenged,” she said.

Obere however said the boy’s health was improving and appealed to the parent to come forward.

Also, Mrs Bridget Achugbue, the nurse handling the patient said the boy had successfully been treated of malaria.

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January 4, 2018
Yobe donates vehicles worth N350m to Nigerian Army

The Yobe Government on Thursday donated 20 hilux operational vehicles worth N350 million to the Nigerian Army.

Gov. Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe handed over the keys to the vehicles to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, at Government House in Damaturu.

The army chief was in the state in continuation of his tour of military formations and visit to troops in frontline in the North East.

The governor said that the donation of the vehicles was to enhance the military operations aimed at flushing out remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists, as well as to tackle other forms of criminality in the state.

Geidam disclosed that so far, the state had donated 300 vehicles to the army other security agencies, including the 20 he handed over to the army on Thursday.

Responding, the chief of army staff commended the governor for his commitment to the security of the state and by extension the North East and the entire country.

Read also: Boko Haram kills five soldiers in Yobe attack

Buratai recalled that apart from the vehicles, the state had donated lands to the army to build the Nigerian Army School of Special Forces at Buni Yadi and Army Level 2 referral hospital, close to the state capital.

Earlier, Buratai inspected the site of the hospital, where construction work had begun, and inaugurated accommodation for officers and soldiers on transit, at the Army headquarters Logistics Base 2, Damaturu.

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January 4, 2018
Motorcyclist arraigns for hitting pedestrian

A 27-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Jide Abusoro, was on Thursday brought before an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State over alleged dangerous riding and injuring a pedestrian.

The accused, whose address is unknown, is standing trial on a three-count charge of dangerous riding, riding without licence and riding an unregistered motorcycle on a highway.

The accused, according to the Prosecutor, Sgt. Ayodeji Omoyeigha, committed the offences on November 23, 2017 at 3.00p.m. along Okitipupa-Ikoya Road.

He said Abusoro rode an unregistered motorcycle dangerously without licence and hit a pedestrian, Bola Fafolu, and injured him.

The offences contravened Sections 6, 10 (3) and 11 (2) of the Federal Highway Act, Laws of the Federation.

In his ruling, Magistrate Chris Ojuola granted the accused bail in the sum of N50,000 with a surety in like sum.

In addition, the surety must present an evidence of one year tax payment.

Further hearing has been fixed for January 12.

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January 4, 2018