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Police arrest man for defiling neighbour’s six-year-old daughter
The Police in Ogun State have arrested one Oluwole Bamidele (43) in Agoro area of Agbado for defiling six – year old daughter of his neighbour.
Oluwole was said to have lured the victim into his room at noontime and raped her when her mother left home for her tailor’s shop.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who made this known in a release, stated that the arrest of the suspect followed a complaint by Ikechukwu Blessing Orji who reported at the Agbado police station that his daughter was defiled.
Abimbola, a Deputy Superintendent of Police(DSP) stated that Ikechukwu reported that while his wife went out to give cloth to her tailor at about 12:45 pm, the suspect who is a co-tenant in the same house lured his six-year-old daughter into his room and raped her.
According to the victim’s father, the girl quickly informed her mother as soon as she returned.
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The Police Spokesman in the state explained that the Divisional Police Officer for Agbado division, Aloko Amodu sent detectives to Kayode Street Agoro area of Agbado, the scene of crime, and arrested the suspect.
The suspect, he stated further, initially denied committing the crime but when the victim was taken to the General hospital for medical examination, the medical report confirmed that she has been defiled and upon being confronted with medical report, he confessed committing the crime.
The Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama has directed that the suspect should be transferred to the Anti-Human trafficking and child labour unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution.
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Youth Council to Bobrisky: renounce LGBT or leave Nigeria
THE National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) and the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) have advised controversial transgender personality, Idris Olarenwaju, aka ‘Bobrisky’, to stop promoting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) lifestyle or vacate Nigeria.
The youths issued the warning on Wednesday when members of NYCN protested against LGBTs at the headquarters of the NCAC in Abuja.
The youth in large numbers, carrying placards bearing different inscriptions, said they had declared Bobrisky persona non grata because he was a negative influence on Nigerian youths.
Comrade Akoshile Muktar, the Vice-President of NYCN (North Central), said Nigerian youths were against the activities of Bobrisky and urged NCAC as the custodian of Nigerian culture and values to make a declaration on the matter.
Muktar said: “Bobrisky should as a matter of safety and urgency leave the country if he must continue in his LGBT acts as it is alien to the culture and traditions of Nigeria.
“NYCN describes the ‘Bobrisky brand’ as ungodly, unhealthy and disgusting and completely against our moral, cultural and spiritual values.
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“We, therefore, declare Bobrisky as persona non grata, as he is a man and not a woman.
“Nigeria is not a place for LGBT and we shall fight to the end, as we call on the IGP and the Director-General of the DSS to use their good offices and men to stop Bobrisky.
Muktar said the group had also protested to the National Assembly, DSS and Police headquarters.
“We will not rest until Bobrisky is arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law,” he said.
Otunba Segun Runsewe, Director-General of NCAC, who received the youths, commended them for taking the bold step against the Bobrisky-led LGBT group.
He noted that the council under his watch was already fighting against Bobrisky and his transgender antics, describing him as ‘bad influence and harmful to Nigeria’s culture and morals.’
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Mother, two children die after ‘Amala’ meal
A 45-year-old mother and her two children died on Saturday after consuming suspected poisonous yam flour in Odo-Ayedun Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Areas of Ekiti State
The eldest of the children was 14 while the younger one was 12.
It was gathered that yam flour, which they consumed, was procured by the husband and prepared by the mother of two.
All members of the family who ate the meal were found lifeless after dinner, except the father who is in a critical state at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Ido Ekiti.
A source, who craved anonymity, said two dogs, which reportedly ate crumbs of the food, were also found dead in the apartment.
It was gathered that the neighbours, who were thrown into mourning after discovering the incident on Saturday, alerted the police.
Lawmaker representing Ikole constituency II at the Ekiti State House of Assembly , Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye, confirmed the tragedy to newsmen on Thursday in Ado Ekiti.
Aribasoye had raised the issue at the plenary of the House where he called for sympathy and investigation into the matter.Recounting the sordid scenario to newsmen, he said: “A great tragedy occurred at Odo Ayedun Ekiti on Saturday. it was a mournful day for us as a family of three died mysteriously.
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“ A mother and her two children all died after eating yam flour. The remote cause of the incident is still unknown as members of the community are still in shock.”
Speaker of Ekiti Assembly Funminiyi Afuye sympathised with Aribasoye and the entire people of his constituency for the tragic incident.
He, however, directed the House Committee on health to launch investigation into the matter with a view to unravelling the causes of the mysterious incident.When contacted, the police public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu confirmed the incident.
He said the police will join hands with other institutions to investigate the cause of the deaths.
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Edo, Thrive Agric, MADE train 1000 bee farmers
The Edo State Government in collaboration with Thrive Agric and Market Development in the Niger-Delta (MADE) have trained over 1000 bee farmers across the state on techniques to increase productivity and profitability, with 40 of them getting N190,000 worth of start-up pack each.
Speaking to journalists at a one-day ceremony to distribute the start-up packs to the farmers, Senior Special Assistant to the State Governor on Jobs Creation and Skills Development, Mrs. Ukinedo Dare, said the Edo Food and Agricultural Cluster (EdoFAC) partnered with MADE to train farmers and interested people on beekeeping.
“The training was held at the Edo Innovation Hub, in Edo South and other locations in Edo Central and Edo North Senatorial Districts. One of our partners, Thrive Agric has selected some of the trained honey farmers to give them start-up packs to start honey production.
“Thrive Agric is already on ground to buy honey from the farmers as the partnership will encourage the farmers and enhance profitability. There is high demand; the farmers have already been trained. They are ready to hit the ground running.”
Dare said the state government is planning to have a honey processing factory in the state.
Operations Lead, Thrive Agric, Obaka Ikani, said farmers stand to benefit a lot from the partnership with Edo State in increasing productivity.
“We work with smallholder farmers across Nigeria. We do input financing for smallholder farmers, provide extension, advisory and technology and also provide them premium market.
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“We are currently working with some clusters of farmers in Edo State and are ready to buy the honey produced by these farmers. We are giving out equipment such as honey boxes and protective jackets to start production in the state.”
Field Officer, MADE, Raphael Olorunfemi, said the reason for the partnership was to help honey farmers increase production and profits.
“We have discovered some few gaps experienced by farmers where they need intervention and we joined forces with Edo State Government and other partners to train farmers in the state.”
One of the beneficiaries, Dr. Bee Oboh, thanked the Edo State Government, Thrive Agric and MADE for the training, noting, “I thought I knew about beekeeping, but after the training some months ago, I discovered that I lacked knowledge in some key areas.”
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Breaking: #BBNaija: 2Face Idibia celebrates birthday with housemates
Popular Nigerian music star, Innocent Idibia is celebrating his birthday with housemates in the Big Brother House
He is being treated to a grand reception in the arena, where a rendition from alternate sound was made for him minutes ago, as he cut his birthday cake.
Details Shortly
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Thugs terrorising Lagos Island, residents tell police
Lagos Island residents have cried out to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIGP) Force CID Annex, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, to save the area from the menace of miscreants and thugs.
They said last Sunday, the criminals, comprising about 22 men, shot a resident and injured several others, while terrorising several streets on the island.
The mayhem, they added, had scared away many residents, including those of Issa Williams Street, Oke Arin Street, Doherty Street, Idumota, Idumagbo, Dosunmu Street and Ofin Canal area.
They urged the police to move fast, apprehend the troublemakers and prosecute them.
Three residents, Alhaji Fatai Otun, Alhaji Ayinla, Alhaji Isiaka Emmanuel and Alhaji Idowu Onikoyi Johnson, stated this on behalf of the people.
They spoke through their lawyer, A.S. Fashina in a September 17 petition to the police titled ‘Save Our Souls: threat to life, violence, conduct likely to cause breach of peace, unlawful possession of fire arms, conspiracy and murder.
The petition reads: “Our clients informed us that on Sunday the 15th of September, 2019, mayhem was unleashed in some parts of Lagos Island by miscreants and thugs led by their leader … wielding dangerous weapons e.g. guns, knives, bottles, cutlasses, terrorising the peace of the community.
“These activities took place along Issa Williams Street, Oke Arin Street, Doherty Street, Idumota, Idumagbo, Dosunmu Street and Ofin Canal area.
“Due to these gangsters’ activities, many were injured and an innocent life was lost at the front of Diamond Bank Oke Arin and another one at Ofin Canal Street, who we were informed, was gunned down by these dangerous gangsters.
“Our clients also informed us that due to these incidents, residents living on Lagos Island especially the above mentioned streets now live in fear of losing their lives and properties and many have relocated.”
They implored the AIG to “use your good offices and look into our clients’ claim and investigate the individuals in view of what is recently happening in Lagos Island.
“Also, our clients want justice to be done and the perpetrators of these gruesome activities brought to face the wrath of the law.”
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GenCos releases 3,531 MWH of electricity to national grid
Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations, said they released an average of 3.531 Megawatts-hour of electricity into the national grid on Wednesday.
This is contained in a daily energy report by the Advisory Power Team, Office of the Vice President, and made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday.
The report said that the electricity sent out by the GenCos was up by 163.15 megawatts from the figure released on Wednesday.
It however, said that 1,128.50 megawatts could not be generated due to unavailability of gas.
The report noted that 222.5 megawatts were also not generated due to unavailability of transmission infrastructure during the period.
Similarly, it said that 2,400.50 megawatts were not generated due to high frequency resulting from unavailability of distribution infrastructure.
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According to the report, zero (0) megawatts was recorded as losses due to water management procedures.
The report revealed that the power sector lost an estimated over N1.8 billion on Wednesday due to insufficient gas supply, distribution and transmission infrastructure.
On sector reform and activities, it said that the dominant constraint for Wednesday was high frequency resulting from unavailability of distribution infrastructure.
The report said that the peak generation attained on Wednesday was 4,320 megawatts.
(NAN)
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Drama as PDP BoT chair, scribe sing discordant tune over ‘report’
It was all drama as the chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jubril and its Secretary Senator Adolphus Wabara disagreed over the submission of an investigative report on Thursday.
Briefing journalists shortly after a marathon meeting of the Board at the party’s Abuja secretariat, the two elderly chieftains contradicted each other on the status of a report of the committee that investigated.
At issue was a report of a five-man committee set up by the BoT on July 9, to investigate why PDP members in the House of Representatives elected Mr Ndudi Elumelu as Minority Leader, against the party’s choice of Mr. Kingsley Chinda.
Miffed by the Reps’ action, the leadership of the party had suspended Elumelu for one month.
Besides Elumelu, others affected by the suspension order were Lynda Ikpeazu, Wole Oke, Anayo Edwin, Gideon Gwadi, Toby Okechukwu and Adekoya Abdul-Majid.
The BoT investigation committee, chaired by a former Senate President, Dr Iyiorchia Ayu also had two other former Senate Presidents, Chief David Mark and Chief Adolphus Wabara as members.
A former Deputy President of the Senate, Alhaji Ibahim Mantu was also a member while a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Austin Opara served as secretary of the committee.
However, Opara resigned from the committee before it concluded its assignment.
During a question-and-answer session at the briefing, the BoT chair Jubril said the Board had received the Ayu committee report but had yet to submit same to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.
Jubril said: “We have received the report from the Ayu committee but we have not submitted it to the NWC because we are still deliberating on it and we have not taken a decision on it yet.”
But he was swiftly countered by BoT Secretary Wabara, who said that the Board had indeed submitted the report to the NWC.
Wabara said: “We have considered the report and we have submitted the report on Elumelu to the NWC”.
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This was followed by muffled disagreement between the two elderly party chieftains with the BoT chair raising objection to the Secretary’s statement even as the latter stood his ground.
Their verbal exchange was in hushed tones but was audible enough for journalists to hear their voices.
The disagreement dragged till the end of the media briefing, with the two Board members frowning and mumbling at each other as they left the venue and walked through the drizzling rain into their waiting cars.
Curiously however, while the BoT meeting was still ongoing, the leadership of the party had issued a statement regarding the disputed report.
The statement, signed by the spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the NWC had not received the said report from the BoT.
The statement reads in full: “In the light of public enquiries and conflicting reports on the position of the leadership of our great party on issues related to the minority leadership of the House of Representatives;
“The National Working Committee (NWC) hereby clarifies that it has not yet received any report from the Board of Trustees (BoT) concerning the outcome of the five-member committee it set up to intervene on the contentious matter.
“Consequently, the NWC maintains that it has not taken any decision to review its subsisting stance on the minority leadership of the House of Representatives.
“The NWC therefore urges critical stakeholders, party members and the general public to completely disregard any report to the contrary”.
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Ondo PDP loses Woman Leader, 13 days after auto crash
A woman leader in the Ondo state Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mrs Toyin Ajinde who was involved in a ghastly road crash with the senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Nicholas Tofowomo penultimate weekend has been reported dead.
She was said to have sustained serious injuries in the accident and had since been on admission in University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo.
Sources said she underwent series of surgeries but unfortunately could not survive due to the degree of the injuries sustained in the accident.
The PDP family was thrown into mourning on Thursday as news of her death filtered in.
Members of the party were also in grief at the party Secretariat at Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital discussing Mrs. Ajinde’s death.
Besides Mrs. Ajinde and Senator Tofomo, other people who were involved in the car crash were a 2020 governorship aspirant of the party, Banji Okunomo and Mrs. Yetunde Dada.
It was reported that the car in which they were travelling crashed along Igbara-Oke near Akure while returning from Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
The senator and others occupants of the vehicle were immediately rushed to the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo by officials of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
According to a statement signed by PDP’s Director of Media & Publicity, Zadok Akintoye, Mrs. Ajinde was described as one of the party’s foremost women-leaders.
The statement entitled: ‘Toyin Ajinde: An Unbeatable Loss’ reads in parts: “Our party expresses deep sadness at the news of the death of one of our foremost women-leaders, Mrs Toyin Ajinde.
“Her demise, which was due to injuries sustained after a vehicular accident along Ilesha-Akure expressway, remains a loss that would be long felt by our party and citizens who met and benefitted from her magnanimity and good nature.
“Toyin was a great mobilizer and dedicated party woman who blazed the trail for greater inclusion of women in politics and governance.”
The party, however, pray that God would grant her husband and children the fortitude to bear the great loss.