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Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced a 56-year-old woman to 10 years in jail for trafficking 330 grammes of cocaine. Justice Rilwan Aikawa convicted and sentenced Oluwayemisi Owolabi after she pleaded guilty to one-count charge of drug trafficking preferred against her by Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The convict’s lawyer, Morenike Ogunleye, pleaded: “The convict is a first-time offender, and she is sober. She is a mother of four children, who is single- Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, handedly taking care of them, as she had separated from her husband.” The judge asked the prosecutor, Ibrahim,…

The Ikeja Electric (IE) Plc on Wednesday announced that there would be interruption of power supply for eight days in some parts of Lagos state starting from November 3 to November 10. The affected areas are: Mende, Anthony, Maryland, Ikeja GRA, Shonibare Estate, Part of Ojota, Ketu, Ikosi, Demurin and environs. Mr. Felix Ofulue, Head, Corporate Communications of Ikeja Electric stressed the need to carry out some strategic maintenance procedures in order to improve power supply necessitated the power outage which will be experienced by certain consumers. Ofulue stated that the rehabilitation of Maryland Injection Substation, would involve the replacement…

Frequent use of non-steroids and anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin can lead to peptic ulcer, says a consultant gastroenterologist of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. The medical practitioner, Adegboyega Akere told NAN Wednesday that 20 per cent of patients using anti-inflammatory drugs are prone to peptic ulcer. “Frequent use of NSAID drugs like aspirin, Ibuprofen and other anti-inflammatory drugs can lead to peptic ulcers. “The risks associated with this behaviour increase in women and men over the age of 60.” According to Akere, peptic ulcers are “sores that develop in the lining of the stomach, lower esophagus or in the…

Former Vice-President of the botched second republic, Alex Ekwueme, is said to be undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit in a private hospital, Enugu State for undisclosed sickness. Ekwueme slumped last Saturday at about 2a.m. in his home in Independence Layout, Enugu may be flown overseas for proper treatment. A relative of the elder statesman told Punch that “He was trying to get something from the table when he suddenly collapsed and immediately someone raised an alarm. We proceeded to revive him while cautious enough not to attract neighbours.” He added, “When it became obvious that he had lapsed…

Four passengers were killed and six injured by Boko Haram terrorists along Banki-Bula-Yobe Road in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, says Director of Army Public Relations. Brig.Gen. Sani Kukasheka, the Director of Army Public Relations, who stated this Tuesday in a statement in Maiduguri, said that one of the vehicles conveying the passengers hit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on the road and that the bomb blast killed some of the passengers and injured others. Kukasheka, however, said troops also killed countless number of the insurgents in a gun battle. He said two members of the Civilian…

A traditional ruler in Anambra State, Ogirisi Igbo Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, has threatened to invoke the wrath of a traditional deity, Ogirisi against the All Progressives Congress, APC, if they attempt to rig the forthcoming November 18 Anambra governorship elections. Ezeonwuka said in a statement that riggers would have the electorate possessing Ogirisi powers to contend with, emphasizing that the wrath of the gods of the land are stronger than the enemies of the state. Reacting to APC’s boast that the party will overthrow the ruling APGA government, he maintained that Governor Willie Obiano of APGA would win at the…

The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Jubilee Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State has handed over two young men arrested with a vehicle loaded with illegally refined petroleum products to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for investigation. It was learnt that the two young men identified as Anthony Usoro, 40 and Uyobong Emmanuel, 34, were arrested while conveying 20 cellophane bags containing about one and half drums of the product suspected to be illegally refined diesel from Port Harcourt, Rivers State to sell in Akwa Ibom State. Handing the suspects to the NSCDC Wednesday, Cdre. Saidu Suleiman Garba, Commander…

Jonathan Martin, who has taken aim at Jerry Falwell Jr., was escorted from campus for what the university called “public safety.” An evangelical pastor claimed he was kicked out of and permanently banned from Virginia’s Liberty University after he criticized Jerry Falwell Jr., the Christian school’s president, for aligning “with the darkest contours of Trumpism.” Martin, an author and preacher from Tulsa, Oklahoma, said he was at the university Monday night attending a concert by musical group Johnnyswim, when campus police came to take him away. He had expressed a desire on social media days before to organize a prayer…

For a second time, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, the immediate past Nigeria’s President and Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, detained former National Security Adviser (NSA) had failed to appear in Federal High, Abuja as subpoenaed by the court. The court had already summoned the duo to appear before it on October 25 and their failure to do so as they were directed that led the trial Judge, Justice Okon Abang extending summons against them to Tuesday this week. Last week, a court bailiff was given five days to serve the duo the court’s summon. Justice Abang had pursuant to an application by…

The World Bank has ranked Nigeria 145th out of 190 countries of the world in its latest report of Doing Business 2018. In the World Bank’s report released Tuesday, Nigeria scored 52.03 points, which was slightly above the African Regional Average of 50.43 points, moving up 24 places in the rankings. “The country is among the top ten reformers globally,” the bank reported. New Zealand, Denmark and Singapore topped the global table with 86.56, 84.57 and 84.06 points, respectively. On the African continent, Mauritius with 77.56 points was ranked Africa’s best and 25th in the world. Rwanda and Kenya followed…