Curator

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A 22- year-old man, Samuel David, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s daughter, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The accused, a driver, who resides at 30, Oremeji St., Bariga, a Lagos suburb, is being tried for defilement. The Prosecutor, Sgt .Raphael Donny, told the court that the offence was committed on May 12, at the residence of the accused. Donny said that the accused called the girl, an 8-year -old, into his room, on the pretext of sending her on an errand. “The accused defiled the girl, cleaned her up and told her not to tell anybody. “Days after, the girl was feeling uneasy and cannot urinate properly, hence she told her mother what happened and the accused was apprehended,’’ he said. The offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Davies Abegunde, admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N1 million, with ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J NIGERIA will spend $186m to combat piracy in a bid to safeguard its waters and vessels moving in and out of the country. Transport minister, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi revealed this in a speech at Nor-Shipping’s inaugural Africa Podium in Oslo, Norway. The Fund is meant to acquire three new ready-for-war ships, three aircrafts, 12 vessels and 20 amphibious vehicles to combat the menace of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. In the latest report by the International Maritime Bureau, Nigeria was named as one of the hotspots for sea piracy. The report said: “Of the 27 seafarers kidnapped worldwide for ransom between January and March 2017, 63 per cent were in the Gulf of Guinea. Nigeria is the main kidnap hotspot with 17 crew taken in three separate incidents, up from 14 in the same period last year. “All three vessels – a general cargo ship, a tanker and a bulk carrier were attacked while underway 30-60 nautical miles off the Bayelsa coast. Three more ships were fir...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The city of Houston, the fourth largest in the United States of America and the largest in the lone star state of Texas with oil accounting for 40% of its economy and languages spoken hitting 145, was founded in 1836 and named after General Sam Houston. Houston is a city with a proud past and a promising future driven by an ambitious present. A city that has a lot to show the world and perhaps so much to learn from a country! Oil was discovered here in 1901 and diversification of the town’s economy away from oil started in 1990. It is a town that has made so much from oil in the boom days and has so much to show for its preparation in these doom days. Little wonder that, as the energy capital of the world, It hosts the Offshore Technology Conference, OTC, which is a trade and business exhibition that gathers practitioners from all over the world. The yearly event is equally an opportunity for corporate and individual entities to showcase their products and ...

http://ift.tt/2pfOaY8 A fireman inspects houses destroyed by fire at an informal settlers area near a container port in Manila on May 9, 2017. Local media reported a teenage boy died and 30 houses were burnt in the incident. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE Looters mobbed a deadly slum fire in the Philippine capital on Tuesday, pulling roofing sheets and electric wire from singed homes as firemen scrambled to contain the blaze. Riot police surrounded the White Rock Island shantytown at Manila’s port area after being summoned by firemen who struggled to reach burning homes accessible only through narrow alleys that were swarmed by residents as well as scavengers. An AFP photographer saw about 100 people, most of them men, engaged in tug of wars over electricity cables that had been pulled from still burning shanties. They also fought over metal roofing sheets that were bent out of shape by the intense flame, which they hauled off using improvised wooden carts. “These are informal s...

http://ift.tt/2paUxbq Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara PHOTO: TWITTER/DOGARA The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Sunday called for constitutional role for traditional leaders in the country. Dogara made the call during a courtesy visit to Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi in Birnin Kebbi, on the sideline of the turbanning ceremony of the Chief Whip of the House, Alhassan Adodoguwa, as the Dallatun Kangiwa in Arewa Local Government area of the state. The speaker was, however, represented at the occasion by the Deputy Leader of the House, Umar Jibril, who also led other members to the state. He said that it was time for Nigerians to give traditional rulers constitutional recognition because in the past, people derived their power and authority from them. “It is high time we started going down the memory lane to actualise this dream. We pray that we shall achieve this and promote the traditional rulers to their actual positions in the count...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Nollywood fictional thriller that depicts security agencies’ patriotic fight against terrorism and other crimes in the society has hit cinemas in Abuja, newsmen report. The film titled “Conscripted”, is a production of Capital Pictures, and was premiered on Saturday night at the NAF Conference Centre. Mr Aik Odiase, the producer of the movie tells the story of insecurity as a global challenge, and why people should appreciate the unique sacrifices paid by security men in the service to their fatherland. He said: “Conscripted is a call-up to a sacrificial service to defend one’s country, and that of victory of good over evil. “The story plot was culled from the Society, what the world and Nigeria in particular, is doing to surmount terrorism and all forms of insecurity. “There were bombings, kidnappings, rapes, armed robbery and other security challenges threatening the peace of Nigerians. “Because of the increasing rate on security challenges in the countr...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Hosts Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, (UAM) beat University of Ilorin (Unilorin) 3-1 to win the football event’s gold medal at the 25th edition of Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) Games. Newsmen report that the match played at the sports complex of UAM was part of the Games’ closing ceremony programme. Unilorin scored the match’s opening goal through Aluko Shehu, six minutes into the first half. The UAM team leveled scores four minutes after this, through Odenigbo Ebuka, who went on to give his team the lead in the 25th minute of play. The hosts extended their lead five minutes before the end of first half through Dooyum Akegh who scored through a penalty kick. Unilorin, who missed two penalty kicks in the second half, lost control of the match as they failed to convert scoring chances. The third-place match was won by Abubakar Tafawa Belewa University (ATBU) Bauchi who beat Lagos State University (LASU) 1-0. Speaking after the final ...