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A Magistrate Court in Osogbo has sentenced a 30-year-old woman to six months in prison for stealing a goat worth N45,000. Sadiat Jimoh is said to have stolen a she-goat belonging to Fausat Adegboga on Sunday, January 5, at Agunbelewo area of Osogbo metropolis. The prosecutor, Abiodun Fagboyinbo told the court that “Sadiat Jimoh and one other at large on January 5, at Agunbelewo in Osogbo did conspire to commit felony to wit stealing. Fagboyinbo said: “The offence committed is contrary to and punishable under sections 516 and 390(9) of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. Laws of Osun State…

By Akanimo Sampson In a small apartment in Sana’a, the capital city of Yemen lives an eight-year-old boy, Khalid, with his parents and two younger siblings. His mother and father noticed at an early age that he was not reacting to his name when being called. But, they did not yet realise that their young son might have a hearing problem. As he grew old enough to start speaking, Khalid’s speech became slurred and incomprehensible. Khalid’s father, Ahmed said: “He used to speak gibberish; we couldn’t understand him. He could not mimic words properly because he could not hear them…

Liverpool’s Sadio Mané has been named African Footballer of the Year for the first time after beating his teammate Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez, while Barcelona and Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala was named as women’s player of the year. The Senegal forward received his award from the four-time winner Samuel Eto’o at a star-studded ceremony in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada in Egypt, which was also attended by the former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, although Salah was not in attendance. Having finished as runner-up to the Egypt forward for the last two years, Mané becomes the second Senegalese…

Despite continuing the United States and Iran friction, oil prices of took a dip Tuesday, as Brent oil futures fell 1.1 percent to $68.12, while the Western Texas Intermediate, WTI, dropped 1.1 percent to $62.59. Nigeria will still benefit from the current oil price, which still remains above the budget benchmark of $60. On Monday, oil prices had gone up, following the news that a U.S. airstrike killed a top Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, sparking an escalation in the conflict between the two countries. The US has ordered more troops to the Middle East after Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday, singled out the All Progressives Congress, APC, for blame in what it called the escalated violence, insurgent attack, and bloodletting in the country. The APC had accused the major opposition party in the land of “feeding fat and servicing its interests from the pains and anguish of suffering Nigerians who daily face the agony of economic repression, death and violent attacks.” It also said the “baseless allegations” against its Presidential candidate in the 2019 election by the APC was a ploy to divert public attention “from its atrocities against our country, including compromising our…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied the reports that he is under pressure to contest the 2023 presidential election. Making the denial through Ikechukwu Eze, his spokesman, Jonathan said he would rather focus on promoting peace and sustainable democracy in Africa. Reacting to the report on Jonathan contesting in 2023, Eze said: “There is nothing like that. The former President has not made any comments nor spoken to anyone on the coming elections. “He is busy concentrating on his foundation, The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, GJF, and its work of promoting peace, sustainable democracy and youth empowerment in Africa. “If you…

The suspension of the immediate past Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency, REA, Damilola Ogunbiyi has been reversed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Power, Mr. Sale Mamman had, in December, ordered the indefinite suspension of Ogunbiyi. Mamman also ordered an investigation into alleged infractions by the agency under her. Before her suspension, Ogunbiyi, the first female MD of the REA, had tendered her resignation to take up a job as the United Nations, UN special representative for sustainable energy and CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll). Although the president reversed her suspension, he accepted her resignation. A…

The idea that there was no law that mandates President Muhammadu Buhari to declare his assets publicly has been punctured by a Nigerian human rights lawyer. The presidential spokesperson to Mr Buhari, Femi Adesina, speaking on a private television programme, said no law compelled his principal to make public his assets in his second term. The presidency was reacting to the demand of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, which urged Mr. Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the 36 state governors to make their assets public in seven days, said there was no such law. SERAP, in its…

By Akanimo Sampson US President Donald Trump appears to be alone on his administration’s plot to hit Iranian cultural sites. Persuaded by the international prohibitions on such attacks, The Pentagon on Monday distanced itself from the Trump assertions that he will bomb Iranian cultural sites. The Pentagon is, however, the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defence as a symbol of the U.S. military, the phrase The Pentagon is also often used as a metonym for the Department of Defence and its leadership. Located in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., the building, according to Wikipedia, was designed by American architect George Bergstrom and…

By Akanimo Sampson       One million Nigerian businesses and corporate organisations with an online presence are to be empowered to develop a well-crafted, dynamic and professional website at a zero cost. The project will be sponsored by Kadnetworks Limited, multi-faceted information, networks and communication technology company. Already, Kadnetworks has launched a Digital Economy Web (DEW) Project aimed at establishing an effective presence of Nigeria in the fast-growing world of e-commerce. This project will cover a wide range of products and services which include but not limited to: Web development, digital marketing, training and consultancy services. The company said on its website…