Chukwudi Omeh, a man accused of allegedly killing his wife has been discharged and acquitted by a State High Court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Thursday.
Omeh regained freedom after he had spent eight years in prison custody.
The judge, Vincent Nwanchor, said the accused was not guilty of the allegation as there was no evidence from the prosecutor to prove that the husband was the killer.
Mr Omeh’s wife, Chinagorom, was three months pregnant when she was killed and her remains dumped in a forest.
The body was reportedly found after three days.
The defence counsel, Ejem Nwaopkosi, said the defendant was kept in prison custody since 2013. He expressed joy that justice had been served.
“The judgement is in our favour. The prosecutor could not provide any ingredient of proof that the accused committed the crime,” Mr Nwaopkosi said.
We live in terrible times, and truly everyday we see new things happening that makes us realize that we really do live in a wicked world. Some humans on this Earth, are truly evil, and they go about doing evil, forgetting that one day, they will pay the price. Even the Bible says that whatever a man sow, that shall he also reap.
Few weeks ago, a lady from Akwa Ibom, went viral, for killing her mother and butchering her to pieces. This incident happened in Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa-Ibom. And as at that time of her arrest, she was made to walk round carrying the butchered body of her mom on her head.
The lady was arrested, and remanded in prison. During her arrest, some people were claiming that she is not mentally sound. But while she was in prison, medical checkup was conducted on her, and it was found that the said lady is mentally sound. After she was certified mentally Ok, she was taken to court. And on 13th February 2021, she was sentenced to death.
That someonene would have the mind to kill his or her own mother, is unbelievable.
But this lady did so, and she has gotten what she deserves in return. JUSTICE has been served.
Truly, Life is vanity and all that is in it are all vanity aswell, a dedicated and committed student of National open university of Nigeria (NOUN) has just been found dead after missing for a day.
Remember, one thing that all students does not joke or toil with their examination, some student will go as fast as doing night reading all in the name of pass and have good grades. NOUN is currently writing her exam and lot of students are doing all they can to meet up with their exam time, remember NOUN is not like every other university that harbour students around.
Yesterday, it was reported that a 200level student from the department of Business Administration went missing on her way to write her exam. A lot of effort was made to get the little girl, but she was nowhere to be found.
Most of her friends took to their social media platform to tweet and post about her missing. Earlier today, her body was found around gbagada lying lifeless on the floor. She has been murdered by some unknown people.
Many of Fatimah’s friends confirmed that Fatima is a good and decent girl, soany said she is not the type that keep males friend. They have just mudered a girl with a bright and colorful full pictures.
This is indeed a great loss to the parent and NOUN students as a whole, till now, there is no news about those that did this terrible thing to her.
A 48-year-old man, David Idibie, has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly beating his wife, Juliana, to death for receiving a phone call from another man.
According to the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the incident happened in the Ajah area of the state on Tuesday night while Idibie was arrested on Wednesday.
Adejobi in a statement, said the incident occurred at the couple’s residence at Joado Street, Oke Ira Nla, a suburb of the state.
The police spokesman said residents informed the police at the Langbasa Division and detectives were dispatched to the scene where the suspect was arrested.
“The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one David Idibie, male, of Joado Street, Oke Ira Nla, Ajah area of Lagos State, for the murder of his wife, one Juliana Idibie, female, 42, of same address, on 16th February, 2021 at about 10pm.
It was gathered that the deceased had engaged the suspect in a hot argument on certain matrimonial issues and in the process, she slumped and sustained severe head injury.
While lying in a pool of blood, the angry husband refused to rescue her until she gave up the ghost.
“The police operatives attached to Langbasa Division, Ajah, who were informed of the ugly incident by a neighbour of the couple, raced to the scene, arrested the suspect and evacuated the corpse to the mortuary.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has condemned the act and vowed to work with other relevant government agencies and non-governmental bodies to tackle domestic violence to a standstill in the state.
The police boss has ordered that the matter be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, for proper investigation.
“While reiterating his zero tolerance for crimes and criminality, especially domestic violence, CP Hakeem Odumosu admonishes couples to always resolve their differences and conflicts with decorum and maturity as the law will not spare anyone who kills his or her spouse.”
A neighbour of the Idibies who also confirmed the incident, said Idibie had often engaged his wife in a fight after complaining that she was sleeping around with other men.
Inetimi Alfred Odon was born on November 29, 1977, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He grew up in a very large family. Now he is better known by his stage name Timaya. In fact, he was the youngest of fifteen children in his family. His father worked as a banker and his mother was a trader.
For his early education, Odon attended Assemblies of God Nursery and Primary School. As for secondary school, his parents chose Nkpolu Oroworukwo for Timaya to attend. The school was also located in Port Harcourt. As a little boy, Timaya often broke family rules and attended late-night music events. Before Timaya’s graduation, his mom let him, his older brother and sister travel to Lagos. Timaya loved the city and after moving out, he gained admission into Lagos’ Ikeja Grammar School.
This was where he obtained his secondary school certificate. Later on, Timaya returned to Port Harcourt and started to become a Banking and Finance major. But he failed his exams and could not finish his studies. Timaya dropped out after his first semester and went to pursue his dream. He moved back to Lagos and joined Eedris Abdulkareem’s hip-hop group. He was just a backup vocalist, but those three years working for Eedris gave him a lot.
He gained valuable experience and learned how to compose good music. Top most interesting facts about Humblesmith The start of music career At that time, he decided to leave the group and focus on his solo career. He began to feel that he wanted to become something bigger than just a backup singer. He wanted everyone to hear his voice and not someone else’s.
He decided to come out of his shade and began to record and collaborate with fellow up-and-coming artists. His first cameo appearance was in a Lagos-based rap group, called UDX.’s musical video. It was at this time that he unexpectedly met producer K-Solo in Mafoluku, Oshodi. Later, this producer helped Timaya record his first major hit “Dem Mama”.
The producer K-Solo, describing the song in an interview posted on August 2013, said that “Dem Mama” was an account of the 1999 destruction of Odi. This is a river side community in Niger Delta. Soldiers at that time were hunting down militants and they were suspected of killing eight policemen. The village got burnt down and numerous people got killed or just lost.
Interesting facts from Harrysong`s biography fans should know After the huge success of “Dem Mama”, Timaya decided to accept K-Solo’s offer and worked with him on seven more hits. For his first album “True Story”, he recorded seven different songs and released it in 2007. Not long after, Timaya started to work right away on his second album with well-known producers Phyno, Jeggs, Akeem D Beat, K-Solo, Spankie, and Terry G.
A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has sentenced a young man to death by hanging for the murder of a delivery agent with an online marketing store, Jumia, in March 2017.
The convict, Mr. Sodienye Mbatumukeke was arrested alongside his friends, Mr. Divine Excel Naabe and Miss Joy Eluwa for the murder of the delivery agent, Chukwuma Eleje who was said to have delivered expensive smartphones which they ordered online to the convict’s apartment before he was attacked and killed.
His body was recovered in a septic tank in the apartment on Ada-George Road in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on March 27, 2017.
The female suspect, Joy Eluwa, said to be the girlfriend of the convict was, however, released while the two male suspects went on trial.
Almost four years into the trial, the presiding Judge, Justice I. P. Chigoezi-Igwe on Monday found Mr. Mbatumukeke guilty on two counts of murder and armed robbery.
The Judge described the murder as gruesome, saying the sentence will serve as a deterrent to others.
Justice I. P. Chigoezi-Igwe however discharged and acquitted the second defendant Divine Excel Naabe of murder and armed robbery.
He said the prosecution team did not present convincing evidence against the second defendant.
Items presented as evidence by the prosecution team in course of the trial included a bed sheet, a mortar and pestle, a marine rope, and a hand glove, all stained with blood.
Thulasizwe Siphiwe Dambiza, popularly known as Lasizwe, is a South African version of the Nigerian cross dresser and social media personality, Bobrisky. The 22-year-old Soweto born is the only son among his parents’ three children. He enjoyed absolute guidance and protection from his mum and two sisters whom he credited his joyous childhood for.
Unfortunately, he lost his mum in 2016, the time he was still a budding internet sensation, and his dad last year.
The handsome guy said he had noticed since his childhood that there was something strange about him; he wouldn’t feel comfortable playing or talking with boys, and he always got lost when having discussions with masculine topic. However, he stated that he could relate well with anything feminine. When he reached the age of 15, he started recognising himself as gay.
Lasizwe exploit his ability to effortlessly imitate female gender to produce funny contents on social media, and host female related programs on television. At 22, he is already a household name across South Africa.
He often upload pictures of himself with his sisters and female friends on his social media accounts, but whenever it comes to his special moment, only one guy has always fill the space. And yesterday, which was Valentine’s day, Lasizwe properly showed his fans on social media how it feels like to be in love.
He was sure of having hatched the plot well, and he had done so much to perfect the plan to ensure he will get his strategies right. Last year, he had told his close friends that his first plan in 2021 is to get himself a Toyota Venza, among other good things of life. All he was banking on to achieve this was the success of his plan to rob his boss. Ayo Moses Olaosebikan was a staff of Ade Hariyike Global Enterprises, a financial company based in Lagos, where he had worked for over 12 months before he was caught in the act few weeks back.
Investigations revealed that he connived with one of the (supposedly notorious) street guys in the Oyingbo area of Lagos, where the finance company is located, and they had gone far with their plan to attack the office and cart away cash. The culprit had already given exact details about how and when cash is being moved in and out of the office to his co-plotters. The office accountant was a major target in the planned attack.
Apart from physical meetings with his major accomplice, they also exchanged several whatsapp messages. Olaosebikan thought he had every side of the plan covered and they had set the date to strike. But unknown to him, the owner of the finance company got lucky! The main accomplice he was setting all the plans with was only leading him on. He was the one who reached out to the lady-owner of the company to leak the secret plot brought to him by one of her main staff.
According to sources, Olaosebikan never had any idea that the person he was planning with had known his boss for many years. The lady had been benevolent to this guy, (even unknown to her in the past) and when he reached out to her anonymously to leak the plot, he revealed that he had to tag along so he could get enough evidence to make her know the magnitude of what her staff was planning behind her.
The guy recorded all their phone conversations, and kept screenshots of the messages they exchanged on whatsapp. He made all these available to the company boss. He told her about how they had planned to rob her of over N5 million naira on the particular date they set to strike.
She later reported the case to the police, with all the available evidences. Meanwhile, Olaosebikan had reportedly bolted out of Lagos before his arrest could be effected. Investigations into the case are still ongoing, as a manhunt has already started for the culprit, sources at the company.
The father of 18-month-old Kytana Ancog, the Hawaiian toddler who went missing earlier this month, has allegedly confessed to beating her to death.
Kytana was last seen alive on Jan. 31, when her mother dropped her off at her father Travis Rodrigues’ Aiea home. Less than a week later, she was dead.
While authorities have yet to find Kytana’s body, newly released court documents reveal her final days alive and the alleged effort her father took to hide her death, the San Francisco Chronicle, Honolulu Star Advertiser and Hawaii News Now report.
According to the documents, one witness told police that, on or around Feb. 4, they saw Rodrigues allegedly slap, kick and swear at the toddler— leaving her bloodied and bruised. The 40-year-old also allegedly tried to give his daughter his meth pipe.
The witness said when they returned to Rodrigues’ home the next day they saw Kytana “dangling as if lifeless” while her father “was smoking methamphetamine and looking high.”
During an interview with police, Rodrigues allegedly admitted to beating and squeezing his daughter until she passed out. When he believed she was dead, police say, Rodrigues allegedly claimed he did not call them and instead wrapped her body in a bed sheet, hid it in a duffle bag and had an acquaintance dispose of it.
The acquaintance, identified as 48-year-old Scott M. Carter, has been charged with first-degree hindering prosecution.
On Tuesday, Kytana’s family released a statement hours after the documents were released, KITV reports.
“At this time our family would like to say thank you for all your prayers and words of encouragement that have been extended to us in this very trying and heartbreaking time. We are devastated to hear the details of what happened to Kytana on February 4th,” the family said. “If anyone knows where Kytana is, please come forward so we can bring her home and lay our sweet baby girl to rest.”
Rodrigues and Carter remain behind bars on bail— Rodrigues for $2 million and Carter for $1 million. Attorney information for both men was unclear Wendesday.
A senior secondary school girl in her 14 has been arrested after she attempted to shoot her teacher with a pistol in Cross River State
PARADISE NEWS learnt that the student whose name is yet to be ascertained was arrested on Wednesday at Government Secondary School, Ikot Ewa in Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River State.
According to Otunba Charles Edem, an eyewitness who shared the story, the teenager wanted to shoot her teacher for asking her to cut hair.
This girl went to school at Government Secondary School Ikot Ewa with a gun to shoot her teacher for asking her to cut her coloured hair…
Wonders can never end”, Otunba Charles Edem said.
Before now, school was a tamer for stubborn children and teachers where being feared like Hogan Bassey. Today, all that is in the past as both Parents and Students mistreat teachers for whatever reasons.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has defended the newly appointed chairman of the commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, claiming that there is no truth in the allegations of corruption levied against him.
The anti-graft agency’s defence is coming amidst allegations that Bawa was arrested and detained while serving as the zonal head of the EFCC in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital for allegedly selling off about 244 trucks seized from looters.
According to the allegations, Bawa sold the trucks that should have gone for between N20 million and N30 million each for a paltry sum of N100,000 each to his cronies, depriving the nation of N4.8 billion in recovery of looted funds.
The commission, however in a statement by its spokesman, Wilson Uwajuren on Tuesday, claimed Bawa has no corruption record.
The statement read in part: “The commission wishes to state categorically that Mr Bawa was never arrested or detained over sale of any assets.
“As zonal head of the Port Harcourt office of the commission in 2019, Bawa’s responsibilities did not include the sale of assets as the commission has a full-fledged Directorate of Assets Forfeiture and Recovery Management, which remit such matters.
For the avoidance of doubt, the disposal of finally forfeited trucks in the Port Harcourt zonal office through public auction, was conducted after the exit of Bawa as zonal head. It is therefore illogical for him to have been indicted over an auction that was not superintended by him.
“The auction of trucks at the Port Harcourt Office was among the issues examined by the Justice Ayo Salami Panel, leading to the suspension of some officers of the commission. The commission, therefore, enjoins the public to disregard the false publication which is believed to be sponsored by mischief makers to impugn the integrity of the EFCC chairman-designate.”
It would be recalled that the alleged diversion and sale of the trucks formed part of the allegations levied against the former acting Chairman of the agency, Ibrahim Magu, who was suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari, and faced the Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential Panel of Inquiry.
Reports that surfaced online after the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina announced Bawa’s appointment, have it that he was briefly detained in Port Harcourt before he was ordered to report at the EFCC Academy in Abuja, from where he was transferred to Lagos as the zonal head.
A couple, Ebiesuwa Abayomi Fredrick and his wife, Tinuola Idayat Oyegunle, was on Monday sentenced to 40 years imprisonment each by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State.
They were found guilty on all four counts of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence brought against them by the Ibadan Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
The couple, in what was regarded as a classic advance fee fraud scheme, fleeced one Dunni Olateru Olagbegi N53,713,260.00 in cash and bank transfer through a spiritual cleansing gambit in order to avoid calamitous consequence of mysterious sudden death having heard conversation by a syndicate about a Ghana- Must –Go bag stuffed with United States Dollar bills in the boot of a car. She was also tricked into bringing funds to cleanse the supposed USD bills.
The victim had sometimes in May 2013, boarded a taxi cab with three other passengers who, unknown to her, were members of a syndicate of fraudsters. As soon as she entered the vehicle, she heard the three other supposed passengers arguing about a Ghana-Must-Go bag filled with US Dollars in the boot of the car.
Moments later, one of the syndicate member told her that she must be cleansed to avert sudden and mysterious death having heard their discussion. She was taken to an unknown destination, where she subsequently started giving the defendants, and the other members of the syndicate (at large) various sums in cash and bank payment totaling N53,713,260.00 to buy instruments for the cleansing of United States Dollar notes, which she allegedly sourced from the sale of her properties in both Ibadan and Lagos.
According to a statement made available by Head, media and publicity of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, in the course of investigation, It was discovered that over N9m was paid into the second defendant, Tinuola Idayat Oyegunle’s account domiciled in one of the third generation banks; apart from other funds traced to the first defendant, Ebiesuwa Abayomi Fredrick’s account.
It was also discovered that the first defendant built Victoria East Park Hotel & Suite located at Igbogbo, Ikorodu, Lagos State from the proceeds of the crime.
In his judgment, Justice Abdulmalik found the couple guilty of the four-count charge and sentenced both of them to 10 years imprisonment on each of the four counts. However, while Ebiesuwa’s prison term takes effect from June 19, 2017 when he was arrested, Tinuola’s time in the Custodial Centre will start counting from May 26, 2017 when she was arrested.
The Judge also ordered that Victoria East Park Hotel & Suite, “be sold and the proceed, if not up to N53,713,260.00 be returned to the victim in the case and if it exceeds, the balance be paid into the Federal Government’s account”.
The sentences are to run concurrently.
One of the counts reads: “That you, Ebiesuwa Abayomi Fredrick, Tinuola Idayat Oyegunle and (others still at large) between 28 March,2014 at Ibadan, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, with intent to defraud did obtain by false pretense, the sum of Nine Million, Three Hundred and Fifty-Two Thousand, One Hundred Naira (N9,352,100.00) only, from one Dunni Olateru-Olagbegi, under the pretense that the money was to be used to purchase instrument for the cleansing of United States of American Dollar notes, which pretense you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1 (1) & (2) and punishable under section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2016.
A 34-year-old graduate, Kelvin Isioma Monye, was on Monday February 15, 2021 sentenced to six months imprisonment by Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, having found him guilty of offences bordering on romance scam.
His problem started on January 12, 2021 when some concerned residents of Tanke area in Ilorin petitioned the Commission over the activities of some internet fraudsters around the neighbourhood. A statement by head, media and publicity of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said Investigations into the petition led to his arrest.
Particulars of count 2 of the charge read:”That you, Kelvin Isioma Monye (alias: Hassan George), sometime in the month of June 2018, in Ilorin within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did cheat by personation, by portraying yourself as a white male named Hassan via your email address kelvinmonye37@gmail.com to one Louise Evan and induced her to send you $1000 in gift cards, a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 324 of the Penal Code Law.”
He pleaded ‘guilty’ to the two counts.
While reviewing the facts of the case, Olasode Olumide, an operative of the EFCC told the court that Monye was arrested on January 13, 2021.
“He was profiled and in the process an iPhone 6 and a Sony Laptop were recovered from him”, Olumide said.
The witness said several fraudulent documents were printed out from Monye’s email address in the presence of his lawyer. He stated that further findings showed that the defendant was a Nigerian, but claimed to be an American citizen.
The witness, however, informed the court that the defendant in the course of investigation brought a draft of N460,000 as restitution of his crime”
In his judgment, Justice Abdulgafar convicted and sentenced Monye to three months imprisonment on each of the two counts, adding that the sentences would run concurrently.
The judge, in addition ordered that the iPhone 6 and Sony Laptop which were used as instruments of the crime be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria, including the sum of N460,000 which he restituted .
Nigerian international fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke, popularly known as Invictus, will be sentenced on Tuesday, February 16, by a US court for carrying out multi-million-dollar scam running into millions of dollars.
The 33-year-old Okeke who was once listed on the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 and described as an inspiration to many Nigerian youths before he was exposed, is said to have defrauded American citizens through fraudulent wire transfer instructions in a massive, coordinated, business e-mail compromise scheme.
He will be sentenced by a Virginia Court and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison if he is convicted
Okeke was arrested on August 6, 2019, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), after an intensive investigation that spanned over two years. Though he initially pleaded not guilty, he later changed his stance and pleaded guilty to two charges of Internet fraud in the US that caused $11m losses to his victims.
Before his exposure and subsequent arrest, Okeke who was the CEO of Invictus Group, was a big player who had investments in oil and gas, agriculture, private equity, alternative energy, telecom and real estate, with presence in three countries including Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia.
In December 2020, a Federal High Court in Lagos ordered the permanent forfeiture of N235,451,969 found in his bank account.
Germany police hit with Jerusalema dance bill. Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, says it has had to pay fees to Warner Music after several of its police forces took part in a viral dance challenge.
The song Jerusalema by South Africa’s Master KG spread online last year after groups around the world choreographed it to spread happiness in the time of the pandemic.
The official video has more than 330 million views on YouTube:
The penalty to North Rhine-Westphalia, which has not been revealed, has seen some local fire services deleting their videos or cancelling plans to make one, AFP news agency reports quoting Germany’s national news agency.
The move by Warner has sparked sharp criticism on their Facebook page on Monday, with many users accusing the label of “shabby behaviour”.
But the music label has defended its action, “We love the fact that the fans are getting behind ‘Jerusalema’. But if organisations in Germany use the song to promote themselves, we think they should secure a dubbing licence,” a Warner spokesman told Focus.
“In these difficult times, it is more important than ever that artists and performers are paid for their music when it is used by third parties to enhance their reputation,” the spokesman said.
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has finally reacted to the news of her ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill getting married to his personal assistant, Rosy Meurer.
Tonto Dikeh who ended her marriage with Churchill in 2017 explained in a post that she refuses to be livid at the news. Instead, she admonished her followers to remain positive and keep living their best life.
Tonto left this comment on her social media platform, Instagram.
The actress maintained that she is happy with her life, regardless of the negative events that are ongoing around her. The Port Harcourt-born actress stated that she wished she learnt a couple of things earlier in her life.
A Briton has pleaded guilty to breaking Singapore’s quarantine rules by leaving his hotel room to visit his fiancée.
Nigel Skea, 52, walked up an emergency staircase to spend the night with Agatha Maghesh Eyamalai, 39, in September. The couple are now married.
Eyamalai admitted aiding him. Breaking the rules could bring six months in jail, but the prosecutor has sought a lesser period and fines.
Singapore requires people to spend 14 days in a hotel upon arrival.
In a district court on Monday, Skea pleaded guilty to one charge of contravening a control order and one of failing to wear a face mask.
Eyamalai admitted a single charge of conspiring to contravene a control order.
Court documents said Skea had left his room three times.
Eyamalai had booked a room in the Ritz Carlton Millenia Singapore Hotel, where he was quarantined.
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Nigel Skea and his now wife were both dressed casually for their court appearance, but as the facts of the case were read out, anxiety became visible on their faces – even behind their face masks.
“Guilty,” they both said meekly, when asked for their pleas.
The prosecution proposed that Skea be jailed for four weeks and fined S$750 ($567; £408) to act as a “deterrent” to others who might consider doing the same.
The offence was clearly premeditated, the prosecution said, adding that by spending nine hours together the couple had posed a risk to society. The fact that Skea was not wearing a mask when he left his room was mentioned several times.
The couple’s lawyer admitted that both had committed “mischief”, but said that this was due to a “foolish love” for each other, and the result of a long separation. He asked for a fine and a one-week jail term for Skea “to give him a slap on a wrist”.
While Singapore’s hotel quarantine system has been an effective defence against Covid-19, the government has also been clear that it will deal firmly with anyone found breaking the rules. The way the courts deal with these kinds of offences will be watched very closely indeed.
The court heard that Skea walked up 13 flights of stairs to spend the night with his fiancée, who opened an emergency exit door for him. They spent nine hours together.
Skea, from Southampton, had also been caught “loitering in the corridor” twice, according to the charges.
Sentencing is expected to take place next week.
“This is a classic tale of two lovers wanting to be together and trying to be as close as possible to each other, but breaching the law,” the couple’s lawyer S.S. Dhillon told the court.
Singapore has been been one of the most successful countries in tackling the pandemic. Despite a big outbreak among its foreign workers early on, local infection rates have for months been low.
A Nigerian, Mike Nwankwo, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a High Court in Tanzania, after he was found guilty of drug trafficking.
Nwankwo, who claimed to be a businessman dealing in used clothes in Abuja, was arrested with his Tanzanian girlfriend, Mastura Makongoro, on February 12, 2014, at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA), when a search on them revealed they had 5,126 grams of heroin they were transporting to Freetown, Sierra Leone.
However, the presiding judge, Justice Mohamed Gwae, who heard the case, acquitted Makongoro, due to lack of evidence against her.
The verdict against Nwankwo and his girlfriend was handed down on Friday where Judge Gwae said the testimony of nine witnesses to the prosecution and 18 exhibits, “confirmed the indictment against the Nigerian citizen beyond any reasonable doubt.”
The prosecution in the case was led by state advocates from the National Prosecution Service (NPS), Ignas Mwinuka, while Nwankwo was represented by advocate Diana Solomoni.
During the sentencing, the court heard that Makongoro had asked Nwankwo for the sum of Sh15 million for the construction of a house, and the latter replied that he would find her a job that would provide her with the money.
Nwankwo then assigned Makongoro to transport a bag containing the drugs to Sierra Leone.
On the day of their arrest, the Nigerian was said to have escorted his girlfriend to KIA where she entered and underwent inspections and was given a boarding pass by Ethiopian Airline.
Upon completion, Makongoro who was a student at Bandari College, went to sit in the waiting room and her bag was sent to an Xray machine for inspection.
However, security officers became suspicious and called the accused to reduce some of her belongings. It was still heavier than the allowable luggage weight and the officers suspected something was hidden.
Police officers decided to tear up the bag and came across four envelopes that contained the drugs and in an initial questioning, the accused claimed the bag had been given to her by her boyfriend.
The suspect was taken to the KIA Police Station, and while she was being held there, Nwankwo returned to the scene searching for his girlfriend after he suspected something was wrong.
While at the scene, the police suspected that he was the one mentioned as the bag owner and arrested him.
Judge Gwae said he acquitted Makongoro because in the way the drugs were stored in the bag, she would not have been aware that there was anything extra in the bag.
Telling lies is one of the major vices we have in our society today, with children, youths and adults are not left out. Telling lies has become a norm, which we as humans have accustomed ourselves to. We pay deaf ears to the Bible verse which says “The Truth shall set you free at all times” and most often we use lies to cover up previous lies and it gets to a point where you can no longer lie. We need men and women in our society who will speak up against this issue of telling lies in our society and one man who has distinguished himself because of preaching against lies is 72-years-old Evangelist Ismail Badmus.
Evangelist Ismail Badmus became popular when a video of him saying “Lori Iro” went viral on the internet. “Lori Iro” is a Yoruba phrase for “Lies”, as he preached against the common lies which are spread by many in the society, making reference to some lies that men tell ladies when they are in a relationship.
In a video posted by BBC NEWS PIDGIN, Evangelist Ismail Badmus was interviewed about his viral “Lori Iro” video. He said that he was not aware that someone was recording him while he was preaching and cannot remember the exact place and time he was recorded. He spoke on his inspiration of “Lori Iro”, saying he was inspired by his early life experiences, the Bible, human daily activities, which are full of lies. He revealed that many people usually make fun of him, calling him all sorts of names, but he is not bothered because it was a work which God Almighty called him to do.
He said that despite his age, he still evangelizes on a frequent basis, because he derives joy in doing it and that is what have kept him alive and healthy. Speaking about his early life, Evangelist Ismail Badmus revealed that he was born into a Muslim family, but along the line he changed religion, as he converted to Christianity. His conversion to Christianity angered his brothers and sisters, who has decided not to speak with him for a very long time. He said that his siblings usually make jest of him, calling him names such as “Baba Lie Lie”.
He said that the viral video of his preaching is meant to draw us to the awareness that the issue of lying, is a very serious and important matter and should not be taken for granted. He admitted that lying is a issue that thrives among both young and old, Christians and Muslims and everybody in general.
He expressed anger in the fact that several persons have attempted to impersonate him, using bank to dupe people.
If you have not been praying for our soldiers please start praying for them. What they go through in the course of their duties is not easy. Yesterday was a sad day for the soldiers in Birnin Gwari Kaduna State.
Seven brave soldiers died when they were attacked by unknown gunmen in Kaduna State. As you can see from the photo above, one of these soldiers just got married newly.
These soldiers are Nigeria Air force soldiers. They were serving at a new unit in Birnin Gwari Kaduna. They were on a mission yesterday, 13th February in Kaduna when unknown gunmen ambushed them and opened fire on them. These seven brave soldiers died in the process.
These are young soldiers, some of them are not yet married. The young man you saw in his wedding picture just got married to his beautiful wife. What will she do now? These soldiers died protecting lives and properties in Kaduna. May God console their families and loved ones.
A coursemate to one of the deceased soldiers shared this sad news on WhatsApp.
Rest In Peace Heroes and may God strengthen your loved ones at this time. Please say a prayer for them.
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