A Nigerian lawyer has questioned young adults who are eager to move out of their parents’ houses to start living alone.
In a Twitter thread, the learned fellow who goes by the name Foundational Nupe lawyer on Twitter, stated that except for marriage or work, he doesn’t understand why some young people move out of their family house.
He opined that for some, they move out of their parent’s home so they can have space to carry out their ‘irresponsible activities,’ and this has elicited mixed reactions.
While some supported his line of thought, others said it is important that a young adult moves out of their parents house so they can grow independently.
Scores of residents were killed while many others fled to Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps after bandits raided 40 villages and towns in Kebbi State.
Chief Press Secretary to the Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Mu’azu Dakingari, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday, October 27, 2022.
Dangari said Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu paid a visit to the IDPs camps in Government Day Secondary School, Mahuta and Model Primary School, Isgogo, in Zuru Emirate on Thursday, to sympathize with the victims.
“Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, this Thursday, visited IDPs’ camps in Mahuta, headquarters of Fakai Local Government and Isgogo in Zuru Emirate to sympathize and condole with the families of persons killed by bandits who attacked more than forty towns and villages along the border of Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara states,” the statement read.
“The Governor, in company of General Muhammadu Magoro and Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, expressed deep sympathy and concern on the tragedy, advising families of the victims to rekindle their faith in Allah as the custodian of mercy and recourse.”
He pledged that his administration would reach out to the affected persons appropriately, especially to resettle them in their various towns and villages soonest.
“Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu directed the relevant authorities to provide food items, drugs and other essential items to the IDPs”, he said.
Dakingari said that the Governor had ordered the immediate abolished of School fees and PTA levies in order to give room for children of IDPs to attend schools.
The CPS said the affected villages and towns include Ba’are, Iri, Barbaro, Mai Kende, Tungar Gambo, Usheri, Garin Hausawa, Ahuri, Doro, Babban Rafi, Jonga, Hulu, Sago, Adaga and Agwala.
The rest are, according to him, are Masama, Gulori, Arewa, Gurguza, Sabla, Mai Danga, Ucheri, Sangi, Tungar Dutse, Maidaji, Maidaji Gari, Chasgu, Golo Ingarde, Lonka, Ambu, Adaka, Saminaka and Sabon Birni all located in Fakai and Zuru Local Government areas.
Other displaced villages in Zuru are Badi, Kwalo, Rafin Gora I, Muhaye, Isgen, Ganuwa, Rafin Gora II, Ulasa, Dago, Bachuchu, Rafin Gora III, Uli Zamfara.
Nigerian businessman, Wale Jana, is of the opinion that Kanye West is being “cancelled” because he is a man of God.
The Sapphire Scents CEO said all of Kanye’s “challenges are coming on the backdrop of Kanye becoming a successful artiste and businessman shamelessly proclaiming Christ and winning a Grammy for Jesus is King.”
This comes after multiple brands ended their businesses with Kanye because of his anti-Semitic comments, including threatening to go “death con 3” on Jews
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a suspected fraudster, Abdulkadir Ibrahim, for defrauding job seekers of huge sum of money under the guise of providing non-existent employment in the Civil Defence, Immigration, INEC and other agencies.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, October 28, 2022.
According to the PPRO, the suspect impersonated the Commissioner representing Nasarawa State at the Federal Character Commission, FCC, Barr. Mamman Alakayi, and duped the victims of N9m.
“On 26/10/2022, Police operatives attached to State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia arrested one Abdulkadir Ibrahim ‘M’ 27yrs from Azara, Awe LGA of Nasarawa State for impersonating Barr. Mamman Toro Alakayi, the commissioner representing Nasarawa state at Federal Character Commission and defrauded unsuspecting members of the public to the tune of Nine Million Naira (#9,000,000),” the statement read.
“The suspect has been posing on one of the social media platforms as Barr. Mamman Toro Alakayi fraudulently obtained money from members of the public under the guise of giving them employment at Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Correctional service, Independent National Electoral Commission and Federal Inland Revenue Service.
“Consequently, a search warrant was executed at his residence where two appointment letters from the National Taskforce (NATFORCE) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were recovered; also, six (6) documentation forms from the Nigerian Immigration Service all bearing different names were subsequently recovered from the suspect as exhibit and has confessed to the commission of the crime.
“The investigation is ongoing at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia upon conclusion, he will be charged to a court of competent jurisdiction for prosecution.”
The Jimeta Area Court II, in Adamawa state, has convicted and sentenced two young men identified as Buhari Abubakar and Nasiru Abdullahi, to three years imprisonment for criminal conspiracy and theft of a domestic animal.
The convicts were arraigned before the court by police prosecutor, Inspector Coleman Micheal, on charges bordering on criminal conspiracy and theft.
Inspector, Coleman, informed the court that the convicts who reside at Sangere along Numan road conspired and made away with a she-goat belonging to one Hashimu Hassan.
According to him, the convicts stole the animal valued at N17, 000 on the September 7th, 2022, saying that they were sighted by a man who immediately alerted the police.
He said that the convicts were pursued and arrested while trying to escape after their tricycle broke down.
While in the dock, Buhari informed the court that they stole the animal to go and sell to their customer at Ngurore in Yola South LGA.
However, his accomplice, denied this. He claimed they stole the goat so they could eat it because they were hungry.”
What Buhari, said is not true. We stole the she goat to roast and eat because of hunger”.
The area court presided by Hon. Muhammad Alamin Diya Lamurde, sentenced Buhari Abubakar and Nasiru Abdullahi, for the offences which pleaded guilty.
For the offence of criminal conspiracy, the convicts were jailed 1 year with N25, 000 option of fine each, while for the offence of theft, they were slammed 2 years and given N50, 000 option of fine.
Furthermore, the court has ordered them to pay the sum of N17, 000 compensation to the nominal complainant.
A security guard with a private security company in Lagos state, Desmond Gudyu, has been arrested for allegedly punching a 26-year-old man, Akeem Nuhu, to death during an altercation on Lugard Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos State.
Desmond, who was employed to guard a building in the area, was said to have accommodated Nuhu in his security post after the latter agreed to pay him rent.
However, both men fell out and had an altercation on Monday, October 10, after Nuhu who worked as a motor boy in a pure water company, failed to pay the agreed sum.
Desmond is said to have asked Nuhu for the ”rent” but he failed to provide it as promised. An altercation ensued and this degenerated into a fight. Desmond is aid to have punched Nuhu. He fell and became unconscious..
He was rushed to a police hospital at Falomo where he died the following day October 11 at about 7am.
His corpse has been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre’s morgue, Ebute-Metta for an autopsy.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the suspect has been taken into custody and is being investigated.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has confiscated N20bn stashed in 103 bank accounts belonging to Afam Ukatu, chairman of Mallinson group of companies.
In an interview with TheCable, NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said a Post No Debit order was made by the court on all his accounts in August 2022. Ukatu was arrested on April 13 this year while on a flight from Lagos to Abuja.
He was arrested over an alleged N3 billion tramadol deal linked to Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP).
The agency secured an interim seizure of 25 properties belonging to the businessman on August 29.
The agency has also filed 23-count charges against the businessman and his six companies Fruitroprics Industries Limited, Mallinson and Partners Limited, NISPO Porcelain Company Limited, MBL Multi-links Services Limited, NISPO Oil and Gas Limited and Urban Space Services Limited. The charge, marked FCT/ABJ/CR/320/2022 and dated August 4, was filed before a federal high court in Abuja.
Among several allegations in the charge sheet, the billionaire was said to have converted N123.8 million, which is considered to be the proceeds of an illegal act and is punishable under sections 15(3) and (4) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act of 2011, using Fruitropics Industries Limited’s United Bank for Africa account no. 1006588563.
He was also accused of using Mallinson and Partners Limited’s UBA account between January 1, 2018, and September 23, 2021, to convert N1.447 billion.
In count four, he was accused of using NISPO Porcelain Company Limited to convert N57,436,206, proceeds of crime.
The NDLEA said his offences are punishable under the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 (as amended).
A popular shopping outlet in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Jabi Lake Mall has been temporarily closed.
The development comes after some foreign missions in Nigeria issued separate security advisories warning of likely terror attacks in Abuja.
The United States Embassy, British High Commission and three other foreign missions issued a warning notice to their citizens to avoid non-essential trips to FCT.
In a statement issued on Thursday, October 27, 2022, the management of the shopping outlet said the decision was taken in the overall interest of the safety of all its staff and customers.
“Jabi Lake Mall will be closed today, Thursday, 27 October 2022. This decision has been taken in the overall interest of the safety of all staff and customers of the mall,” the statement read.
“Centre Management is committed to minimising any disruptions; however, the safety of our staff and shoppers remains our highest priority. Management is constantly reviewing the security situation in consultation with relevant security authorities and will inform you when the mall will be re-opened.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope to provide you with a quality shopping experience soon. Thank you”
At the resumed hearing on the case involving a Chinese national, Geng Quangrong who was accused of killing his Nigerian lover, Ummukulsum Sani Buhari, the suspect denied all the charges levelled against him.
Appearing before a Kano High Court presided over by Justice Sunusi Ado Ma’aji, the state counsel led by the Kano State Attorney General, Musa Abdullahi Lawal, presented the court with an interpreter courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, Mr Guo Cumru.
Lawal who noted that there was an adjournment of the trial over the absence of an interpreter, said Kano state’s ministry of justice wrote to the embassy and they availed them with one.
After presenting the interpreter, the prosecution counsel then filed an application of trial of the accused person under Sections 123 sub 1a of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Kano State.
It read;
“That you, Geng Quangrong of railway quarters in Kano, on the 16th of September 2022 about 21:00, went to a house at Janbulo Quarters of Gwale Local Government Area of Kano, did commit culpable homicide punishable with death.
“That you caused the death of Ummukulsum Sani Buhari of the same address by stabbing the said Ummukulsum on different parts of her body with a knife with knowledge that her death will be the probable consequence of your act, thereby committing an offence 221(b) of the penal code law as amended.”
After Geng denied the charge levelled against him, the Attorney General prayed the court to adjourn the case by two weeks to enable them tender witnesses on the 14th, 15th and 16th of November.
However a defence counsel, Muhammad Balarabe Dan’azumi objected to this while stating that it wasn’t convenient for him. He also asked for another date.
The judge, Sunusi Ado Ma’aji adjourned the case to 16th, 17th and 18th of November for further hearing after the prosecution counsel moved a motion that the interpreter comes from Abuja and should be considered.
The management of Rivers State University (RSU), Port Harcourt has banned all forms of ‘indecent dressing’ by both male female students on its campus with immediate effect.
In the Internal Memorandum signed by the Registrar of the school, Dr. S.C Enyindah and Secretary of the Senate, students are prohibited from wearing ”spaghetti gowns, short skirts, blouse that exposes naval of breast, leg chains, long eyelashes, tattoos, nose rings by both sexes of students, ear rings by male students, and others.
The Registrar said the Senate of RSU took the decision to ban indecent dressing at its meeting held on 29th of September, 2022.
It directed the students to take note and comply accordingly as enforcement of the directive will begin immediately.
The circular titled, ‘Ban on Indecent Dressing by Students on Campus’, reads;
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has banned indecent dressing by students on campus with immediate effect.
I am further directed to Inform you that this ban is sequel to a memo presented by the Committee of Provost and Deans and considered by Senate at its 291st Regular Meeting held on Thursday, 29th September, 2022.
By this ban, it Is now prohibited for any student to dress the following way on campus:
1. Wearing of “spaghetti gown” by female students.
2. Wearing of short skirt above the knees by female students.
3. Colouring of hair by both male and female students.
4. Sagging of trousers by both male and female students.
5. Wearing of earrings by male students and nose rings by female students.
6. Wearing of tattoos by both male and female students.
7. Wearing of ankle chain by female students.
8. Wearing of long eyelashes by female students.
9. Wearing of gown/blouse that exposes the navel or breast by female students.
10. Wearing of tattered jean trousers by both male and female students.
11. Wearing of bathroom slippers or bum short to the classroom.
Andrea Ekeng Inyang, the Special Assistant to the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, on Strategic Communication, has reacted to the photo of a mother carrying her son’s locker.
The photo which has gone viral on social media, elicited varying reactions with many describing it as evidence of a ‘mother’s love’ for her child.
However, Mr Inyang disagreed, saying that the mother pampers her son.
“This is not love please. This is pampering. I carried my locker to school alone and here I am on Facebook today, not dead,” he wrote.
Governor Charles Soludo has cancelled all taxes imposed on wheelbarrow pushers, vulcanizers, hawkers and some other blue-collar job holders in the state.
Soludo made the announcement while addressing residents of the state at the second phase of the open bidding for revenue concessions at the Government House Awka.
He said;
“Wheelbarrow pushers must not pay any fee in the state. Vulcanizers operating along the road should also cease paying any fee to anyone. Hawkers shouldn’t pay any fees. These poor people should stop being harassed.
“This message is for the Market unions. If they are found with any evidence, that union will be dissolved with immediate effect.
We want to build a society where the poor feel empowered and where the rich can get more resources to create wealth and employment.”
Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the preliminary number of registered voters in Nigeria is now 93 million.
Yakubu disclosed this at the third quarterly meeting with political parties on Wednesday October 26.
He revealed that 9,518,188 new voters have been added to the existing register of 84,004,084 voters.
He said;
“It is preliminary because section 19(1) and (2) of the electoral act 2022 requires the commission to display the hard copies of the register of voters for each registration area (ward) and local government area (and simultaneously publish the entire register on the commission’s website) for a period of two weeks for scrutiny, claims and objections by citizens not later than 90 days to a general election.
“Accordingly, in the next few days, the commission will print 9,352,228 pages of the register. The hard copy will be displayed for each of the 8,809 registration areas (wards) and 774 local government areas nationwide while the entire register will be published on our website for claims and objections as required by law.
“The display of the physical register will take place at the designated centers from Saturday, 12th to Friday, 25th November 2022.
Further details, including the procedure for filing claims and objections, will be released by the commission next week. I would like to appeal to all Nigerians to seize the opportunity of the display to scrutinize the list and help us to clean it up further so that the final register of voters for the 2023 general election can be compiled and published.”
Yakubu also said that the permanent voter cards (PVCs) will be available soon as they are working hard to finish the printing process.
He added;
“In the coming days, we will also inform Nigerians of the detailed plan to ensure a seamless collection of the PVCs.
We are aware that Nigerians expect an improvement in the procedure for PVC collection.
Since the end of the CVR in July this year, we have been working to ensure that citizens have a pleasant experience when they come to collect their cards.”
The West African Examination Council, has revealed that all its important documents and records were not affected by the fire incident that took place at its national office in Yaba, Lagos on Wednesday.
In a statement signed by its Head, Public Affairs Department, Moyosola Adesina, WAEC said;
The fire incident was swiftly contained by a combined team of firefighters.
“Thankfully, no life was lost and all important documents and records are intact.”
Seven trapped workers have been rescued after a fire broke out in the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) national office in Yaba, Lagos state.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said on Wednesday, October 26, that the fire incident was caused by a power surge on the third floor of the building.
“Upon arrival at the aforementioned location, a section of the WAEC HQ multi-storey building was found to be on fire,” LASEMA said.
“Further investigations revealed that the fire started on the 3rd floor of the 12-storey building due to a power surge.
“A total of seven female staff of the Corporation were trapped on the 5th and 7th floors and were safely evacuated due to the swift response of the Rescue team on the ground. The fire has also been put off and dampening down concluded.
“The combined efforts of the Agency’s team alongside the Agency’s Paramedics, LASG FIRE, FED FIRE, UNILAG FIRE, LASAMBUS, and LASTMA are on the ground to ensure a swift recovery.”
There are now different fuel prices in the country just after fuel queues resurfaced in some states.
The Nation reported that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as fuel, sold for between N198 and N200 in Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo states against the official pump price of N165 at stations operated by major dealers and N175/180 by independent marketers.
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Western Zone, blamed the development on the lack of fuel at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) depots.
It added that private depots hiked prices to N178 per litre as against N145. According to the association, it is practically impossible for its members to continue to sell at N175/180 per litre. Chairman of IPMAN Western zone, Dele Tajudeen, said yesterday.
“None of the NNPCL depots has petrol. Private depots took advantage of the situation to hike the price. The only option for our members is to opt for private depots to keep our business moving.
“We are totally against the increase because it will affect our profit margins and the masses.
“Some private depots who have the product, deliberately, refused to sell for reasons best known to them.
“Our members have no other option than to sell between N195 and N200 per litre within Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo states. We will sell between N200 and N210 in Kwara, Ondo, Osun, and Ekiti states.
“Most of the tank farm owners have justified the increase because of different charges, among which are vessel charges paid in dollars. We are equally calling on the management of the NNPCL and NMDPRA to investigate the arbitrary increase in fuel price by the private depot owners.”
An official of the Depot and Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPMAN), who preferred to be anonymous, blamed the scarcity on a shortfall in product allocation from the NNPCL.
Also speaking to the publication, a station manager of an NNPCL filling station said;
“For five days now, I have been parading the depot to lift fuel but to no avail. Besides, prices have been increased at private depots because since my station is under NNPCL, we cannot increase pump prices without a directive.
I can’t also go to any private depot to buy because I won’t be able to sell at the regulated price by NNPCL.”.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday, October 25, revealed a romantic conversation he recently had with his wife, Eberechi Wike.
Speaking at a dinner/reception organized in his honor to celebrate the ‘Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery’ recently presented to him, the governor said as the elections draw nearer and his tenure winds down, he recently told his wife that he no longer has a job as governor and that he has promised her his full attention.
He said ;
“I am going, and I am also happily going. I don’t have any regrets. In fact, I told my wife that now I have no job, you will kiss me till you get tired.”?
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that Nigeria is ‘safer today than at any time in recent times,’ as the worst is over as far as insecurity is concerned.
The Minister said this when he spoke at a Ministerial Session at the ongoing UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week.
According to him, the military and other security agencies are up to the task of protecting Nigerians and non-citizens.
“I can assure all that our military and other security agencies have continued to do everything possible to secure and protect Nigerians and foreigners living in Nigeria.
Terrorists have been hard hit and put on the run. Bandits have been decimated and scattered. Our country is safer today than at any time in recent times, thanks to the sacrifice of our men and women in uniform.
Nigerians too should continue to be alert but must not panic. Like I said in a recent statement, as far as insecurity is concerned, the worst is over for Nigeria.”
Mohammed also said some media outlets and social media personalities, spread unverified information on their platforms just for ‘clickbait.’
“Talking of clickbait, this may be what informed the spread of the supposed security alert issued recently by some foreign embassies in Nigeria.”
One would imagine that if indeed this kind of security alert was issued, it was for the attention of citizens of the issuing countries in Nigeria.
Suddenly, this alert found its way into the media, both new and traditional, thus creating panic in the polity.
Schools were shut, businesses were closed, travel plans were altered, lives were disrupted. No one cared to find out about the authenticity of these alerts.
They just published, got the benefit of massive clickbait and damned the consequences.”he said
There was panic at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos State, on Tuesday October 25, after masked gunmen allegedly abducted a yet-to-be-identified motorist.
A Twitter user @girllikehelen who shared the story online, said the victim was forced out of his black Toyota Corolla, while on Medical Road, Ikeja.
Reacting to the report, the spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said;
“I am aware of the situation. It was as narrated on social media. We have commenced investigation; we have leads. But we are not saying much about it so we don’t jeopardise investigation.”
A yet-to-be-identified lady was recently found dead in a guest house located on the State House estate in Calabar, Cross River State.
According to reports, the young lady had come into the hotel in the company of a man who is currently on the run.
Some of the staff of the hotel have been arrested over the sad occurrence.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Irene Ugbo, said;
“Yes, we are aware of the incident and the story is true. A man and a woman lodged in a hotel and the woman was later found dead. We are investigating the matter.”
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