Day: June 26, 2024

Cleaner Bags Life Jail For Sexually Assaulting Baby In Church

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a 27-year-old cleaner, Saviour Udoh, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl on a church premises. Justice Ramon Oshodi held that the prosecution was able to prove the offence of defilement against the convict without reasonable doubt, stating that the defendant’s action was reprehensible and deserving of the maximum punishment under the law. Udoh was arraigned on February 5, 2020, on a count of sexual assault by penetration preferred against him by the state, to which he…

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Remain Apolitical, Your Accusations Untrue, Baseless – Sokoto Govt Tells MURIC

ADEOLA YUSUF

Sokoto state government said its attention has been drawn to a malicious and fabricated publication credited to the Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) alleging a plot by the government to dethrone his eminence the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. The Press secretary to governor Abubakar Bawa made this known in statement made available to journalists on Tuesday. Bawa said the state government wondered how a responsible body like MURIC, claiming to be protecting the rights of the Muslims would descend so low and cheaply as to join hands…

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Your Statement Laced With Inaccuracies, Marketers Reply Dangote Refinery

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has clarified that none of its members imports dirty fuel. The association spoke in response to the allegation by Dangote Refinery alleging attempt to frustrate its refinery by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The management of Dangote Refineries had alleged that licences were being granted indiscriminately to marketers to import dirty fuel. But DAPPMAN in a statement said “no member of the association and indeed, no private fuels depot has imported into the country any fuel…

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Why I Walk During Matches — Messi

ADEOLA YUSUF

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has explained why he walks around on the pitch during football matches. Messi is popular for strolling around the field during games. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is always seen scouring the field before making a move to get in play with the rest of his teammates. “When I was at Newell’s, there were two or three times a week we were sent to run around the grounds. I used to hide behind a tree. Running without a ball was never my thing. Heh. READ…

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