WOMAN BAG 2 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR STEALING BOXERS, 15 BRAS.

A Kaduna Magistrate court on Thursday sentenced a 24 year old Woman, Linda David to Two years imprisonment for stealing underwear.

The Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel sentenced David after she pleaded guilty to the charge against her and begged for forgiveness. 

He however gave her an option of N40,000 fine and warned her to desist from live of crime. 

According to Abrahim, the judgement will serve as deterent to those who would want to indulge in such criminal act.

The defendant was charged with  a one count charge of stealing underwear worth N115,000.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Chidi Leo, told the court that David committed the offence on May 12 at Trinity Super market along Ahmadu Bello way, Kaduna. 

According to Leo, the defendant went into the super market and stole 20 pair of panties, 20 pieces of Boxers and 15 pieces of Bra , all valued at N115,000.

He stated that the defendant was caught and handed over to the Police by the security officer of the Super market who noticed she had hidden some of the stolen items under her clothes. 

The prosecutor added that the offence contravened section 217 of the penal code of Kaduna State, 2017.

50th ANNIVERSARY: SAPELE HOSPITAL'S MALE, FEMALE WARDS RENOVATED BY LIFE FLOUR MILLS, LOYAL CUSTOMERS ALSO REWARDED.

Sapele: A part of the activities lined up to celebrate the golden jubilee of  one of the leading flour makers in Nigeria - Life Flour Mills Limited, the company renovation and furnished the Women and Children Ward, at the Central Hospital, Sapele, as a way of  giving back to the host  community through corporate social responsibility.

The  Life Flour Mills Limited  a subsidiary of Seaboard Group, also  rewarded some  loyal customers for their outstanding contributions through dedicated patronage. 

The CEO of Seaboard Group Mr Jack Bresky, who spoke at the epoch making 50th anniversary ceremony, of the company

said the firm was delighted at being the preferred choice of Nigerians flour solutions. He paid growing tributes to the founding fathers of the company for their vision and mission of establishing the company.

The CEO also  praised the host community and Delta State government for the enabling environment that kept them in business fifty years after the establishment of the company in 1973. 

The  General Manager, of Life Flour Mills Limited, Sapele, Mr Alexander Verhees said the company trust and believe in customers and end users of their products has been the driving force why they’re still in business.

He reiterated the commitment of the company at  giving more people access to top-notch customer experience through strategic expansion and sponsorship of customers sons and daughters to school abroad.

 

Mr. Verhees said in view of that they  have decided to reward loyal and consistent outstanding customers for the company’s national award.

“We will continue to celebrate our customers for the opportunity to serve and give the good people of Nigeria more flour to enjoy what we call the ‘So much more experience’,” he  said.

Some customers rewarded include: Friday Ovie Limited, that was given a cheque of three million naira;  Veremy Global Limited who got two million naira cheque while the third award went to Eletrease Limited with One million naira respectively.

BOZIMO CALLS FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH DELTA LEGAL HUB TO REDUCE NUMBER OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING (VOT)

Delta State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of the State, Mr. Isaiah Bozimo has urged relevant bodies on human trafficking and irregular migration to partner with the State taskforce and his Ministry in their resolve to ensure reduction in the number of victims of trafficking(VOT)  and increase in their return to the State.

Mr. Bozimo stated this in his office in Asaba when the Delta Legal Hub team paid him a courtesy visit.

The Commissioner , who explained that the activities of the body which included providing legal services and counselling  to victims of human trafficking were in tandem with what the taskforce on human trafficking and irregular migration in the State does .

He commended the team for acknowledging the efforts of Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa in establishing the taskforce on human trafficking and irregular migration, adding that the  taskforce had partnership with the International Organisation on Migration (IOM) and other local and international organisations.

Mr. Bozimo stated that such legal services was specifically for the vulnerable in the society, stressing that legal services was critical aspect of the reintegration of the victims of human trafficking.

The Attorney-General pledged his Ministry's readiness to allow the body to utilise their media apparatus, which according to him was the Justice Hour with Delta Broadcasting Service, Asaba to offer them the platform to sensitise the people on the activities of the organisation.

Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Mr A P Maduemezia, said that the organisation was established to help government tackle human trafficking, adding that when the IOM repatriated the victims, they usually provided legal services to them .

He said that the VOT was the end point of the services, maintaining that their organisation synergized with relevant bodies in order to curb the menace of human trafficking and stressed the importance of partnership with the Ministry .

AUSTIN ARIEJA'S DAUGHTER SET TO WED HER HEART THROB MAY 27.

Barr Nyerovwo Jennipher Arieja, the daughter of the President General of Otonyasere Community and Chieftain of the People's Democratic Party', PDP in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Dr Austin Arieja  and her fiancé, Mr Christian Ejemheare, are set to tie the nuptial knot on Saturday May 27th, 2023.

The wedding ceremony which is expected to start by 10am will take place at Glory Baptist church ,situated at No 8 Overah Road and will host who is who in the society with politicians, clergy men and Government functionaries, and captains of industries expected to grace the occasion.

A source close to the Arieja family told Newsmen that the ceremony would be a “huge and lavish” one with giant size banners already dotting bill boards around the timber town to give directive to the events venues.

“There has been a lot of planning and a lot of staging. This is Jennipher’s big moment, and it will be lavish. It is going to be a huge and beautiful affair,” the source said.

The Reception after the wedding is expected to be at the Splash and Rhush Event Center along New road Opposite MTN office, in Sapele, while the 26th of May will be the native law and custom at Chief Dr Austin Arieja's Country Home

at Km 1, Otonyasere community, Sapele at about 1pm.

  Jennipher and Christian got engaged sometime in March this year and the announcement was loudly celebrated.

NORTHERN GROUP, IMO APC STAKEHOLDERS, BACK PRINCESS MIRIAM FOR REPS DEPUTY SPEAKER.

The Campaign for Good Governance group, has come out in support of Hon. Princess Miriam Onuoha, for the position of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The group which is based in Kano in a statement over the weekend, said it was proper for the women to occupy one of the four major positions of the 10th National Assembly namely, president of the senate, deputy senate president, speaker of the house of representatives and deputy speaker. 

The group which is an All Progressives Congress, APC network group while appealing to the newly elected and returning members of the House of Representatives said it was “only rational that one of the six top leadership offices in Nigeria, should accommodate a woman.”

They argued that “since Hon. Princess Miriam Onuoha was the only woman among the seven contenders for the seat of the Speaker, “common sense dictates that the women should be carried along by our great party.

“We appreciate the fact that our great party has zoned these seats in the wisdom of our leaders. Fortunately, Hon. Princess Miriam Onuoha comes from the zone given the Deputy speakership. We are saying that we have enough men there already and the women deserve the deputy speaker slot”.

Alhaji Bello Abdulkadir, the convener of the group, who signed the statement released on Saturday said “Nigeria deserves balancing in every department so as to carry every one along in both gender and religious issues.

Meanwhile, insiders in the national Assembly also informed, that several stakeholders of the party from Imo State, have also weighed in on Hon. Princess Onuoha’s ambition. According to our source, the stakeholders have reached out to President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over the matter. 

One of the stakeholders who is a close associate to the Governor of the state  said the stakeholders have also put in words in support of Hon. Onuoha with the party leadership.

For those who do not know her, Hon. Princess Miriam Onuoha is Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Disabilities and Special Needs.

Onuoha who represents Okigwe North/ Onuimo/Isiala Mbano federal constituency of Imo State is the only returning female lawmaker from the South East geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

Hon. Princess Onuoha, is a graduate of Estate Management from the University of Lagos. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental Planning and Protection (MEPP) from the University of Abuja.

Before her election into the federal parliament, she had served as a Senior Special Assistant to a former Governor of Bayelsa State on International Development Cooperation amongst other previous political engagements.

She was also a board member of the Nigerian Tourism  Development Corporation (NTDC).

MOTHER BATH DAUGHTER WITH BOILING WATER OVER REFUSAL TO WASH PLATES.

Child abuse took another ugly dimensions was in the early hours of today Monday morning 7.35am 22nd May 2023 at Otomewo by Oduduru road . when a young mother uncontrollably poured steaming hot water on her daughter aged 7.

The wailing of the child who ran out into the street of Oduduru street attracted residents of the area who came with palliative domestic treatment to lessen the agony of the girl with scalds from the burn.

While residents were openly condemning the wicked act by the mother of two. who seemed unperturbed by her cruel act on her daughter, some sympathisers made efforts to contacted  the father, a commercial rider on the situation in his home.

The girl, said to be stubborn in carrying out domestic duties received the harsh treatment from her mother. following her refusal to wash dirty dishes before attending school.

When accosted by aggrieved sympathisers about the incident, the accused mother who refused to follow the cry of her injured child said she did not consider the gravity of her action while the father,who later came back from his transportation business was seen not in any sorry mood for his agonising daughter.

Some neighbors and relatives of the young family said the brutal attack of the mother deserved police and human rights attention, having contracted the law enforcement agents.

Oduduru street attracted attention six years ago when a pastor's son butchered a fellow member of his father's church in their home at Oduduru street, Sapele.

 

The 15 years son of a church pastor who was later remanded at the Sapele Remand Home awaiting adulthood for prosecution had allegedly  murdered the 15 years old girl on the promise of #15.000 for the job by suspected ritualists.

However, there seems to be a truncation of the judicial prosecution of the Oduduru killing following what was adduced as a jail break at the Sapele Remand Home with escape of several inmates including the detained son of the pastor.

CHILDREN'S DAY: BAPTIST CHURCH WORLDWIDE CELEBRATE CHILDREN'S DAY.

The Nigeria Baptist Convention joined Baptist Churches worldwide to celebrate this year's Children Day with the theme: Becoming a good Disciple through Love and Unity.

It would be recalled that Children day is celebrated on the 27 of May each year. 

Children day is an international  holiday that was first established in Nigeria in 1964.

The date it is celebrated varies with different countries.

The day marks a celebration of children, raising awareness for issues that affect children and helping us appreciate that they are the future for our societies.

The theme of this year's Children day in Nigeria is " Investing in our future means investing in our Children".

The Nigeria Baptist Convention decided to celebrate children day on the 21st May, the last Sunday before Saturday May 27, that is slated for children day.

At every Baptist Churches in Sapele, children were decked in their best attires as they graced the celebration  and ministered to members of their Churches.

At Ebenezer Baptist Church, the children developed the theme in the form of News casting with correspondents from Abuja and Lagos bringing reports from their ends. 

In summary, the children emphasised that Brotherly love is the bedrock of a true disciple. 

Highlights of the events was the dance presentation by the children and News presentation.

The Children were prayed for at the end of their presentation.