Monthly Archives: February 2013

The police on Wednesday in Nyanya, Abuja, arrested two suspected sex workers and a man for alleged harassment and disturbing public peace. One of the suspected sex workers told the News Agency of Nigeria ((NAN) that the man came to `enjoy himself&rsquo...

An Upper Sharia Court One in Zaria on Wednesday sentenced one Salmanu Abubakar to three-months jail term for begging falsely on behalf of a mosque.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abubakar, a resident of Abubakar Gumi Road, Funtua in Katsina State was, however, given an option of N3, 000 fine.

The Prosecutor, Cpl. Ibrahim Husseini, said that Abubakar was arrested at the Sabon-Gari Local Government Secretariat mosque begging people to donate money “for the sake of Allah” towards a mosque-building project in his area.

He said that luck ran out for the accused as some people in the mosque identified him as a dupe going from mosque to mosque, deceiving people and collecting money from them.

Hussaini said Abubakar was questioned by the people but could not give satisfactory account of himself.

The act, according to the prosecutor, is contrary to section 368 of the Sharia Penal code.

The accused pleaded guilty to the charge.

Delivering judgment, the Judge, Mohammed Gaudo-Ahmed, said: "You have pleaded guilty and therefore sentenced to three months jail term or an option of fine of N3, 000."

He also warned the convict against committing the same or similar offence over the next 12 months. (NAN)

An Ilorin Area Court on Wednesday dissolved a three- year-old marriage because of the husband's habit of always criticising the wife.

Kudirat Adebayo, a housewife, approached the court for the dissolution of her marriage to Raimi Adebayo, saying that he was always fond of criticising her.

``My husband condemns and sees fault in every act of mine and he has never, for once, praised me for any good thing I did.

His criticism is too much and never for once did he encourage me as his wife,’’ said Kudirat, a resident of Popo Gbona area of Ilorin.

She said that the marriage was contracted in 2010 and had produced one male child, Ibrahim, aged two.

She prayed to the court to dissolve the marriage, adding ``I cannot contain the insult anymore.’’

The defendant prayed the court to grant the prayer of the plaintiff, saying his wife was a lazy woman.

The Presiding Judge, Mr Ibrahim Abdulquadri, dissolved the marriage and issued a certificate of divorce to the plaintiff. (NAN

The Chairman House Committee on Human Rights, Hon. Beni Lar, said on Wednesday that rapists would face life imprisonment once the current Violence Against Persons Bill became law. Lar, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as malicious, publications by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) that the Federal Capital Territory Administration(FCTA) engaged in bogus budgets. The two ...

The Adamawa Jail Delivery Committee has discharged a total of 53 inmates from Yola Central Prison.

Mr Nathan Musa, the Chairman of the committee disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Tuesday.

Musa, who is also the Acting Chief Judge of the state, said that the committee had reviewed 60 cases during its visit to the prison, out of which 53 inmates were discharged.

He said that the committee was set up to investigate and review cases of inmates to determine if they were properly detained. ``The purpose of our visits to prisons is to look at cases of some inmates especially those that have over stayed or are been detained not according to the provisions of the law."

According to him, the committee is empowered to grant bail or discharge such inmates.

He added that the committee would visit other prisons in the state to review the cases of inmates.

The Comptroller of Prison in the state, Mr Andrew Barka, told NAN in a separate interview that the prison service was working with the committee to ensure justice and decongest the facilities. (NAN)

The Sokoto North Local Government of Sokoto State said on Tuesday it spent N30 million to construct a three-storey building for its health department.

Chairman of the council, Abdullahi Hassan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the project would ensure proper coordination of activities in the department due to its significance to health care policies.

He said the structure, comprising 12 offices, had already been fully furnished and equipped with computers to provide a conducive atmosphere.

He explained that a comprehensive training and re-training programme had been designed for the health workers, to enable them to acquire more knowledge on health care delivery needs of the people.

"We will continue to provide the required equipment to enhance the health sector," he said.

Hassan solicited for the support of the people by reporting out break of epidemic for necessary action.(NAN)