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Police arrest 2 women over alleged sale of baby for N0.5m

Arrest

By Ige Adekunle

Sango-Ota (Ogun), July 30, 2022 (NAN) Police in Ogun have arrested two women for allegedly stealing a one-week-old baby at Agege area of Lagos State.

Police spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated at Ota, Ogun on Saturday that the suspects were arrested at Sango-Ota area of Ogun on July 25.

He explained that the baby was found in the custody of the elder suspect, a 53-year-old woman, who could not breastfeed the crying baby as his supposed mother.

She was arrested following a tip-off.

“Upon interrogation, she confessed that she bought the child from the second suspect at Agege area of Lagos State for N500,000.

“Detectives went after the second suspect and arrested her.

“She admitted that she sold the child to the first accused on the instruction of the biological mother.

“All efforts to make her to accompany policemen to locate the real mother of the baby have proved abortive,’’ he stated.

The two suspects have been transferred to the State’s Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and possible prosecution. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

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Judiciary

Magistrate orders man to sweep court premises for attempted theft

Magistrate orders man to sweep court premises for attempted theft

Sentence
By Ige Adekunle
Sango-Ota (Ogun), July 29, 2022 (NAN) An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Friday ordered a 28-year-old man, Abraham John, to sweep the court’s premises for one-day for burglary and attempt to steal.
John, whose address was not provided, pleaded guilty to breaking and entry and attempt to steal.
He begged the court for leniency.
Delivering judgment, Magistrate A.O.Adeyemi, sentenced the convict to one day community service without any option of fine.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp E.O.Adaraloye, told the court that John committed the offence on July 23, at about 11.40 at Ifelodun CDA, Ayetoro Itele,Ota.
Adaraloye told the court that the convict broke into the complainant, Mr Popoola Kabiru’s apartment with the intent to steal.
He said that the offence contravened  the provisions of Section 412 of the Criminal Code,Laws of Ogun,2006.(NAN)(www nannews.ng)
IGE/KOO/SH
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Edited by Kevin Okunzuwa/Sadiya Hamza
Judiciary

Police arraign 3 over alleged theft of cables valued N110,000

Stealing

 

Sango-Ota (Ogun), July 29,2022 (NAN) Three men were on Friday docked at an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly stealing flex cable wires valued at N110,000.

 

The Police charged the defendants:  Emmanuel Ogar, 27; Umar Ranson, 24; and Umar Jamil, 23, whose house addresses were not provided, with stealing and conspiracy.

 

The prosecuting counsel, Insp E.O.Adaraloye, told the court that the defendants and their accomplices, now at large, committed the offences on July 15 at Laradek Company Limited, Canaanland City, Ota.

 

Adaraloye alleged that the first defendant, being an employee of Laradek Company Limited, stole flex cable wires valued N110,000 belonging to his employer.

 

He said that the second and third defendants received the stolen items from the first defendant.

 

Adaraloye said that the offences contravened Sections 390(9) and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.

 

They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

 

The magistrate, Mr A.O.Adeyemi, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N50,000 each with one surety in like sum.

 

Adeyemi ordered that the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and should be gainfully employed with evidence of tax payment to the Ogun State Government.

 

She adjourned the case until Oct.11 for further hearing.(NAN)(www nannews.ng)

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Edited by Kevin Okunzuwa/Peter Dada

General news

Lowering UTME cut-off marks will create level playing ground for students  – Bells VC

UTME

By Ige Adekunle

Sango-Ota (Ogun), July 28, 2022  (NAN) The Vice Chancellor, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun, Prof. Jeremiah Ojediran, says lowering Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE) cut-off marks will create a level playing ground for students seeking admission.

Ojediran made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ota.

NAN reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of tertiary institutions had on July 21 fixed 140 cut off marks for universities and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education.

Ojediran noted that continuous lowering of UMTE cut-off marks for students seeking admission would not worsen the standard of education in the country.

“It does not really affect standard as such, but what really matter is the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) results when it comes to standard of admission into the university,” he said.

The vice chancellor said that the JAMB was constituted to ensure that students were not given double admissions and to streamline admissions within the country.

Ojediran noted that lowering institutional cut-off mark was to safeguard those institutions who want to fix their cut-off marks below the 140 stipulated by JAMB.

He said that there were some students who scored 360 last year and did not get admission into the university because the students did not have five O`level credits.

“JAMB result is a prerequisite requirement but what qualify a student are the five O`level credits,” he said.

Ojediran said there was a need to create a level playing ground for students since there were students who made 180 and entered into the institution and made First Class or end up being the best graduating students.

“We have also seen students who scored 360 in JAMB but could not compete with students who scored 180 when admitted into the university, ” he said.

The vice chancellor urged the Federal Government to address the decay in infrastructure in various institutions in order to churn out quality graduates. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Nick Nicholas

General news

FRSC warns motorists against speeding on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Motorists

By Ige Adekunle

Sango-Ota (Ogun) July 27, 2022 (NAN) The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ogun Command has warned motorists against speeding, to further reduce accidents on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ota, Ogun.

Umar gave the advice while reacting to the two separate accidents which claimed six lives on the route between Tuesday and Wednesday morning.

NAN reports that four persons lost their lives while six others sustained varying degrees of injury in Tuesday’s accident.

On Wednesday, another accident claimed two lives while another person was injured.

The official said that the two mishaps could have been averted if the drivers had observed the speed limits and adhered to the traffic rules and regulations.

“The two crashes on Tuesday and Wednesday were caused by restless driving and speeding on the part of the two drivers.

“We cannot continue to lose innocent people to road accidents caused by the nonchalant attitude of some drivers plying our roads.”

Umar also advised motorists not to drive against traffic, saying, “they should reduce their speed so that when an accident occurs, its impact will not be much”. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

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Edited by Folorunso Poroye/Olawunmi Ashafa

General news

NGO empowers 10,000 girls with vocational skills in Ogun

Empowerment
By Ige Adekunle
Sango-Ota (Ogun), July 26,2022 (NAN) An NGO, Society for Family Health (SFH), says it has trained over 10,000 girls of between 15 and 19 years on various vocational skills in Sango-Ota area of Ogun to make them self-reliant.

The SFH Programme Manager in the state, Mr Ibrahim Hamza,, said this during the training exercise on Tuesday in Sango-Ota,Ogun.

Hamza said that the NGO had surpassed its target of 3,000 limit since its commencement in March.

According to him, it is A360 Economic Empowerment Optimised Project, implemented by SFH and funded by Total Energies, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and other partners.

Hazmat said that the empowerment programme, involving the intervention of adolescent girls within the age of 15 to19 years, was aimed at improving uptake of voluntary  conceptive among adolescent girls.

He said that the project, which commenced in 2016 across the country, was in phases and would run through July at Sango-Ota and environs.

“There is the need to properly mentor and provide the young girls with appropriate vocational skills so as to be self-reliant, as they are more vulnerable to societal influence,” he said.

According to him, there are facilities in nine different communities where the empowerment programmes were being done in phases.

Hazmat said that the girls had been trained in vocational skills, such as make-up and tying of gele as well as production of liquidity soap and air freshner, among others.

He listed the nine facilities used for the training to include: Ado PHC 1, Ewupe PHC 2, Ilupewo PHC 3, Abule-Iroko PHC 4, Ifelagba PHC 5, Ifelewa PHC 6, Agbara PHC 7, Ibgbesa PHC 8 and Iloye PHC 9.

Hazmat said that the organisers had employed mobilisers who would interact and introduce the empowerment scheme to young girls.

He said that those interested in the programmes were given referral letters to the “young provider” who began to counsel them.

Hamza added that some women were also educated on how to train their children in order to make the society a better place.

Miss Taiwo Alatise, one of the beneficiaries of liquid soap making, commended the organisers, saying that the programme would impact positively on the lives of the young girls.

She said that the proceeds from the soap would be used to assist her parents toward furthering her education.

Another beneficiary, Mrs Abibat Fatoye, promised to use the communication skill acquired from the programme to educate her children effectively. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
IGE/DE/WAS
Edited by Dorcas Jonah and ‘Wale Sadeeq

Judiciary

Mechanic docked for allegedly stealing car device

Mechanic docked for allegedly stealing car pipe device

Stealing
By Ige Adekunle
Sango-Ota (Ogun), July 25, 2022 (NAN) A 35-year-old mechanic, Bidemi Yinusa, was on Monday docked in an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly stealing a catalytic converter (an exhaust emission control device) worth N75,000.
The police charged the defendant, whose residence address was not provided with theft and damage to property.
The Prosecution Counsel, Insp E.O.Adataloye, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Oct.16,2021, at about 10.30 p.m.at No.3 Banjo drive, opposite shop rite, Ota.
Adaraloye said that the defendant stole the device from a Toyota Corolla, with registration No.LND 992 FS, worth N75,000 belonging to Insp Adeosun Folakemi.
He added that the defendant also damaged the exhaust pipe.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 390(9) and 451 of the Criminal Code,Laws of Ogun, 2006.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Magistrate A.O. Adeyemi admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
Adeyemi ordered that the surety must be gainfully employed and must show evidence of tax payment to the Ogun Government.
She adjourned the case until Aug. 4 for further hearing.(NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
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edited by Sadiya Hamza
General news

Ex-ANAN president lists effects of MPR raise

Ex-ANAN president lists effects of MPR raise

Rate
By Ige Adekunle
Sango-Ota (Ogun), July 19, 2022 (NAN) A financial expert, Dr Samuel Nzekwe, said that increasing the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 13 per cent to 14 per cent would increase the cost of borrowing to investors.
Nzekwe, also a former President, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday increased the MPR to 14 per cent, from 13 per cent.

Reading a communiqué after the committee’s meeting in Lagos, Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor, said the MPC also unanimously agreed to hold all other monetary policy parameters constant.

The Asymmetric Corridor was thus retained at +100 and -700 basis points around the MPR, the Cash Reserved Ratio (CRR) at 27.5 per cent and the Liquidity Ratio at 30 per cent.

Emefiele said the parameters were retained to contend the rising trend of inflation in the country.

This is the second consecutive time the CBN will be raising the MPR this year.
NAN reports that MPR is the benchmark  interest rate in a country or economy on which all other interest rates in that economy are based.
Nzekwe, in his reaction, said that the decision of MPC to raise the MPR was to discourage people from borrowing from the financial sector.
He believes that this is inimical to the productive sector.
“The MPC action, by increasing the benchmark interest rate from 13 per cent to 14 per cent, is not going to solve much problem; rather, it would make the cost of funds or borrowing very high.
“In addition, it would add to inflationary rates or trend since those investors borrowing for production would add it to the cost of production, thus inflation goes higher.
“Some of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policies may not work or make much positive impacts because the economy is not producing,” he said.
The former ANAN president lamented that internal and external volatility was affecting the economy negatively because of the  country’s challenge with to production.
“The nation is ready battling with imported inflation due to the goods imported from abroad,” Nzekwe said.
He noted that the nation was importing virtually all what was consumed in the country as result of poor conducive environment for productive sector to thrive.
Nzekwe said that over-dependence on imported goods led to scarcity of forex and impacted negatively on the economy.
He called on the Federal Government to provide enabling environment like stable power supply, good road network and adequate security to enable the productive sector to produce sufficient goods and services for the country.
Nzekwe said that until the nation starts producing goods and services consumed by its people, some of the CBN policies might not have as much impact that was needed on the economy. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
IGE/SOA
Edited by Oluwole Sogunle
General news

FRSC enforces ban on SPY number plates in Ogun

FRSC enforces ban on SPY number plates in Ogun

Ban
By Ige Adekunle
Sango-Ota (Ogun), July 19, 2022 (NAN) The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, says it has commenced the enforcement of the ban on SPY number plates in the state.

The Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Ahmed Umar, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, on Tuesday.

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, had on Wednesday banned the issuance and use of SPY number plates nationwide.

“The FRSC has commenced the enforcement of the order that banned the use of SPY number plates in the state.

“We are joining hands with the Police Force to enforce the order,” Umar said.

The sector commander lamented that some motorists were using the SPY and other authorised number plates to violate traffic rules and regulations.

Umar reiterated the commitment of the corps to continue to synergise with the Police to sustain the operation. (NAN) (www.nannnews.ng)

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Edited by Joseph Edeh/Tayo Ikujuni

Judiciary

Vagrant jailed 2 weeks for stealing cell phone

Vagrant jailed 2 weeks for stealing cell phone

Stealing
By Ige Adekunle
Sango-Ota (Ogun), July 19,2022 (NAN) An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old vagrant, Ganiyu Abeeb, to two weeks imprisonment for stealing a Techno phone worth  N12,000.
The police charged Abeeb, whose residence address was not provided with theft.
He pleaded guilty to the charge.
In her ruling, Magistrate A.O.Adeyemi, sentenced the convict to two weeks imprisonment without any option of fine.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp E.O.Adaraloye told the court that the convict committed the offence on July 9, at about 8.30 p m. Ilogbo area, Ota.
Adaraloye said that the convict stole a Techno phone belonging to Mr Adam Mohammed.
He said that lost cell phone was tracked down by the police to Abeeb.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 390(A) of Criminal Code,Vol.1,Laws of Ogun,2006.(NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
IGE/SH
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edited by Sadiya Hamza