Day: June 4, 2020

Punishment for rapists not harsh enough– MSSN

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Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria in Lagos State has recommended stiffer punishment for rapists in the country. The Amirah (female leader) of the MSSN in Lagos State, Basheeroh Majekodunmi, made this known in a press statement to condemn the rape and killing of undergraduates in Nigeria. Majekodunmi said this a few hours after members of the House of Representatives rejected castration as a punishment for rapists in Nigeria on Thursday. She lamented the rape and murder of 18-year-old Barakat Bello, a student of the Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Federal…

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Edo information commissioner resigns

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‌ Mr Paul Ohonbamu, Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, has resigned his appointment from the cabinet of Governor Godwin Obaseki. This was contained in a letter of resignation addressed to Obaseki on Thursday in Benin. “I hereby tender my letter of resignation as a commissioner in Edo to His Excellency, Mr Godwin Obaseki this June 4, 2020. “Without setting a precedent, I have decided to step aside as cabinet member and operate outside for the general good of Edo and pursuit of happiness for the citizens,” he said.…

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Rape: Fatoyinbo case forwarded to Ministry of Justice -Police

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In a letter addressed to Lagos-based photographer, Busola Dakolo, wife of Timi Dakolo, the Nigeria Police Force says it has forwarded the alleged rape case of the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo, to the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation at the Federal Ministry of Justice. In the letter signed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration at the Force Criminal Investigation Department, the police said the DPP would study the case file and then give advice. The letter read in…

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Worship centres to reopen in Lagos June 19, others to be reviewed in two weeks– Sanwo-Olu

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‌ Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has authorised the reopening of worship centres in the state. The governor stated this on Thursday during a briefing at the Government House, Marina. He said mosques are to reopen from June 19 while churches are to begin services from June 21. He said hotels are allowed to reopen while gyms, night clubs, and cinemas would still remain closed, adding that the decision to reopen them would be reviewed in the next two weeks. Sanwo-Olu said, “There will now be restricted openings of religious houses…

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Prison NCoS says Orji Kalu was “well-behaved” in prison

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Former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu, was “well-behaved” during his stay in prison over alleged N7.1bn fraud, says the Nigerian Correctional Service. Kalu breathed the air of freedom following his release from Kuje custodial centre by the Nigeria Correctional Service on Wednesday. This was in obedience to the Tuesday order of a Federal High Court in Lagos. The NCoS spokesman, DCC Austin Njoku, confirmed the development. He stated, “Ex-governor Orji Kalu was released from custody at exactly 5.05 pm on Wednesday. He was discharged after we received the court warrant…

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Retired army captain defiles four-year-old niece, blames alcohol

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A retired army captain, Bassey Ekanem, has been arrested by the police in Calabar, for allegedly defiling his four-year old niece. The incident happened at Ekanem’s residence at 12, Edim Ibangha Street, Big Qua Town, Calabar. According to a source, Ekanem, who is in his 60s, claimed he was under the influence of alcohol. A neighbour, who pleaded not to be named, revealed that Ekanem, “had sent the lady living with him to the market; then he lured the little girl into his apartment and started fingering her and broke…

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