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A 10-year old girl, allegedly defiled by a 50-year-old man and his son, 16, Thursday, narrated how the duo had carnal knowledge of her on different occasions, adding that they always used N20 to lure her. “Sometimes they will even beg me to buy recharge card for them to lure me to their house.” Father and son were arraigned before an Evboriaria Magistrate Court in Benin City for allegedly defiling the girl. The accused persons, Reuben Enosegbe and Reuben Destiny, pleaded not guilty before Chief Magistrate, Efe Akhere of Oredo Magistrate Court 3. The Defence Counsel, Barr. Nicholas Omobude, who…

No fewer than 600,000 Nigerians have so far benefited from the federal government’s social intervention scheme under the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) for entrepreneurs, Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president has revealed. The GEEP micro credit is one of the flagships of the Federal Government’s social intervention programmes that enables entrepreneurs have access to affordable credits to fund their businesses, especially in rural areas. Under the programme, beneficiaries receive grants between N50,000 and N100,000 payable within six months and does not attract any interest, except five per cent administrative charge. Osinbajo, who was in Onitsha Thursday to launch the…

The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has said that Access Bank Plc, Lafarge Africa Plc, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc will be migrated to its Premium Board next week. The companies will join Dangote Cement Plc, FBN Holdings Plc, and Zenith International Bank Plc which were migrated to the Premium Board in 2015, thereby bringing the total number of companies on the Board to seven. According to the Exchange in a statement, the inclusion of the four companies is sequel to them applying and meeting the listing requirements for the Board. The Premium Board is…

Mrs Folake Solanke, the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has sought solution to the rot in the bar and bench to protect the integrity of the judiciary. Mrs Solanke spoke in Ibadan Thursday at a valedictory court session in honour of a Court of Appeal Judge, Modupe Fasanmi, who is retiring voluntarily from service, decried incidences of corruption within the Nigerian judiciary. Solanke said she felt personally abused whenever judges and lawyers were condemned because of charges of unethical behaviour. She said it was sad that the registries of courts were becoming a cesspool of corruption with judicial…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Thursday, charged President Muhammadu Buhari to own up to his “inability” to curtail the security situation in the country instead of always resorting to excuses, particularly in the international arena. The party also said telling Archbishop Justin Welby that the insurgents and marauders killing the Nigerian people were fighters trained by the late Libyan leader, Muammah Gadaffi, President Buhari has raised a lot of doubt about his fitness for the job before him. “We invite Nigerians to recall that in November 2017, President Buhari had informed the Nigerian community in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire that Gadaffi’s fighters…

In a rare display of legislative oversight functions, the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Management Monday summoned Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice-President over an alleged illegal suspension of six directors at the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA. Others summoned for the same purpose were Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Finan ial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and Winifred Oyo-Ita, the Head of Service. The committee reached the resolution at its resumed sitting of investigating the alleged violation of public trust at NEMA. It will be recalled that the Committee at its first sitting on Wednesday, accused Engr. Mustapha…

The Senate wants the Federal Government through the Nigerian Army to consider the setting-up Forward Operating Base, FOB, for Kwara South senatorial district to bolster security in the area. This follows the deadly robbery attack on several banks in Offa, Kwara State, which led to the death of nine policemen and several others. The upper chamber, which observed a minute silence for the innocent people who lost their lives during the robbery attack directed Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, to reinforce security measures to secure lives and property in the area. It, however, mandated its Committees on Police…

The Governing Board of the University of Uyo Teaching hospital has pledged to work hard to reposition the hospital for efficient service delivery. Senator Salihu Hussain Egye, its board Chairman speaking Thursday with newsmen after the inaugural meeting of the fifth board and inspection of facilities in the hospital in Uyo, promised to improve medical service delivery and staff training in the hospital. The chairman who acknowledged paucity of funds facing the hospital evident in the general state of the hospital, and vowed to tackle inadequate funding and poor staff attitude plaguing the institution. “I feel it is important that we conduct the…

Relationships are tricky. And there is no shortage of unhealthy ones. Check out the cover of any gossip magazine if you want proof of that. All relationships, however, are filled with ups, downs, and in-between. So how do you know you’re in a healthy relationship? 1. You give each other personal space Healthy couples naturally spend a lot of time together. But they also recognize the importance of doing things separately. Personal space is important in any relationship. We all need time to explore, reflect, and express ourselves individually. 2. You trust each other Great relationships are built on a…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has wooed the cooperation of Oro Nation in the successful implementation of development projects in the area. Governor Emmanuel made the remark during a grand reception for Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, and Mrs. Janet Amba, the first female President-General of the Oron Union organised by the Oro Union held at Oron Township Stadium. The Governor, accompanied by Martha, his wife, implored the Oro elders to desist from demanding unnecessary compensations on right of way mapped out for the construction of new roads, advising the youths to refrain…