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  • Davido shares plan to be best man at driver’s wedding

    Davido shares plan to be best man at driver’s wedding

    Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has announced that he will be the best man at his driver’s wedding.

    The ‘FEM’ crooner said this in a tweet on Thursday.

    “My driver getting married …. and I’m his best man,” he wrote.

    Afeare Israel also known as Israel DMW is the logistics manager to the 28-year-old pop star.

    Davido, who is yet to get married in an interview with media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on Bounce Radio live in September said that the coronavirus pandemic ruined his plan to marry Chioma in July.

    “Honestly, Corona messed plans up because it was meant to be in July. I have decided it would be sometime next year,” he said.

    The multiple award-winning artiste recently revealed that ever since the death of his friend, Zimbabwean socialite, Ginimbi, he realized that material things are inconsequential.

    “I feel like material things are just becoming useless to me every day. I just lost a friend he is from Zimbabwe, he was my very close friend. He was an amazing and a very great and loving guy, Ginimbi. What did he not have? He had it all. At the end of the day what his death made me realize is that all we have in this life is the air we breathe. You might be poor or rich but whatever situation you find yourself just be happy that you are alive,” he said.

  • Driver crushes female motorcyclist to death in Delta, flees scene

    Driver crushes female motorcyclist to death in Delta, flees scene

    An unidentified middle-aged woman was on Friday, crushed to death after a Lexus Jeep rammed into her motorcycle along the New Sapele/Agbor Road opposite Ebedei Secondary, Adonishaka in Ukwuani LGA Delta State.

    Three persons including a pastor with Winner’s Chapel ,simply identified as Pastor Ngbomini, survived the accident, it was learnt.

    It was learnt a speeding Lexus Saloon car veered off its lane after a burst tyre and crushed the woman who was heading to Obiaruku on a motorcycle.

    Eyewitness confrim the woman died on the spot while the driver of the vehicle fled the scene of the accident.

  • Police prosecute driver for allegedly killing 4 cows in Edo

    Police prosecute driver for allegedly killing 4 cows in Edo

    A 33-year-old man, Abhademenre Sylvester, who allegedly drove recklessly and killed four cows on Wednesday, appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Edo.

    The police charged Sylvester with two counts of reckless driving and negligence.

    The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Charity Asemota, told the court that Sylvester committed the offence on Feb. 18, on the Benin-Agbor road.

    Asemota said that the defendant, who drove a truck with registration No. Edo Ben 254 ZU in a recklessly and negligently manner which was dangerous to the public, hit and killed four cows, valued at N740,000.

    She said the cows killed are the property of Alhaji Luckman Garuba.

    The offence, she said, contravenes the priovisions of Section 28(1) of the Road Traffic Act Cap 548LFN 2004 and 495(b) of the Criminal Code, Cap. 48, Vol. 11, Law of the defunct Bendel State of Nigeria, 1976, now applicable in Edo.

    The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty.

    Chief Magistrate Mutairu Oare admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N80, 000, with a responsible surety in like sum.

    Oare adjourned the case until Aug 21, for further hearing.

  • Driver sentenced to death for murdering employer’s mother

    Driver sentenced to death for murdering employer’s mother

    Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, on Monday, sentenced a driver, Olalekan Hameed, to death for killing his employer’s 76-year-old mother, Jolasun Okunsanya.

    Justice Dada gave the judgment in a virtual court session approved by the state Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba, in line with the Lagos State Judiciary remote hearing of cases during COVID-19 pandemic period practice direction.

    The court session, which was held via a video app, Zoom, began around 11am and had all the relevant parties in attendance.

    The 34-year-old Hameed was arraigned on two counts of stealing the sums of $117 and N950,000 from his employer’s room on December 1, 2018, and strangling the deceased after she caught him in the act of stealing.

    According to the trial, the convict committed the offences around 12.30pm on Plot 83 Owukori Crescent, Alaka Estate, in the Surulere area of the state.

    During the trial, the prosecution called several witnesses and tendered exhibits, including the coroner’s report, the recovered money and the convict’s statement to the police.

    However, Hameed told the court that he only stole N1,000 and had nothing to do with the victim’s death.

    Justice Dada held that the witnesses’ claim that Hameed was the only one with the deceased at the time of death and that he was also seen scaling the fence of his employer’s house were not disproved.

    She said, “It is also a fact that although the defendant went to the house of the employer to steal, the surprise of the deceased stumbling upon him led him to not just push the deceased, but strangle her in a bid to keep her from crying out.

    “The case is clear. I have not found any contradiction with the evidence of the prosecution witness that can be deemed material or weighty enough to cast any doubt on the case of the prosecution against the defendant in this case. The facts of the case are incompatible with the innocence of the defendant, but rather, his guilt on the two counts.

    “The defendant is hereby found guilty of the count two of murder and is hereby convicted as charged and accordingly sentenced to death.

    “The sentence of this court upon you, Olalekan Hameed, is that you be hanged by the neck until you are pronounced dead; may the Lord have mercy upon your soul. This is the virtual judgment of the court.”

     

  • Lagos: Driver bags death sentence in first virtual court sitting

    Lagos: Driver bags death sentence in first virtual court sitting

    Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja High Court has sentenced a driver, Olalekan Hameed, to death by hanging in the first virtual court sitting held by a Lagos court as part of social distancing measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Justice Dada sentenced Hameed to death by hanging for the Dec. 1, 2018 murder of 76-year-old Mrs Jolasun Okunsanya, the mother of his employer, Adetayo.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court session was held online via the Zoom App.

    Hameed, participated from the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, Lagos, while his counsel and the prosecution team led by Lagos State Solicitor-General Ms Titilayo Shitta-Bey, participated in the session remotely from different locations.

    Judicial Officers including Justice Alogba, Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye, Justice Josephine Oyefeso, Justice Sherifat Solebo, Justice Afeez Dabiri, Justice Roli Harriman also observed the proceedings virtually.

    The state’s Attorney-General & Minister of Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) and some senior members of the bar including Mrs Funke Adekoya (SAN) Mr Tayo Oyetibo (SAN) and Mr Olukayode Enitan (SAN) also observed the proceedings.

    The proceedings were approved by Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba, in line with the Lagos State Judiciary Remote Hearing of Cases COVID-19 Pandemic Period Practice Direction.

    Delivering thee judgment, Justice Dada said: “It is also an established fact that although the defendant went to the house of the crime to steal.

    “The surprise of the deceased stumbling upon him led him to not just pushing the deceased, but actually strangulating her in a bid to keep her from crying out.

    “The case is clear, I have not found any contradiction with the evidence of the prosecution witness that can be deemed material or weighty enough to cast any doubt on the case of the prosecution against the defendant in this case.

    “The facts of the case are incompatible with the innocence of the defendant but rather his guilt on the two-counts. The defendant is hereby found guilty of this count two of murder and is hereby convicted as charged and accordingly sentenced to death.

    “The sentence of this court upon you, Olalekan Hameed, is that you be hanged by the neck until you be pronounced dead and may the Lord have mercy upon your soul. This is the virtual judgment of the court.”

    NAN reports that Hameed was arraigned on March 6, 2019 on a two-count charge of murder and stealing in a suit with charge no. ID/9006C/2019.

    According to the prosecution, the convict committed the offence at about 12:30pm at plot 83, Owukori Crescent, Alaka Estate, Surulere, Lagos.

    Hameed plead not guilty and trial commenced with the witnesses testifying on behalf of the prosecution.

    Exhibits were tendered during the trial including the coroner’s report, the allegedly stolen N97,500 and 117 dollars recovered from the defendant as well as his confessional statement.

    Hameed, testifying in his defence during the trial, denied killing the deceased.

    “The only money I took was the N1,000, any other money I don’t know about it. I did not kill Mrs Jolaso Ogunsanya,” Hakeem told the court during the trial. (

  • Driver knocks down FRSC Marshal on highway

    A Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) member, Cross River State Command, James Itekim, on Tuesday, narrowly escaped death after he was knocked down by an unlicensed driver.

    The incident occurred on Tuesday along the Murtala Mohammed Highway near the popular Calabar-Calabar roundabout at about 7am.

    An eyewitness, a taxi driver, who declined giving his name, said that the incident occurred when Marshals of the FRSC were carrying out their regular routine checks of vehicle particulars.

    He said “The Marshals were carrying out their regular duty of stopping vehicles and checking their particulars and other things along Calabar-Calabar roundabout when one of the drivers just drove on top speed and knocked down one of the men.

    “The Marshal in question was seriously injured with fractured bones on the face and leg, I hope he survives because the suspect hit him at a very close range.

    “He was not stopped directly, he was supposed to slow down like other vehicles, I believe his papers were not complete and out of fear he drove recklessly and made a very stupid move by speeding and knocking down the marshal in the process,” he said.

    A source at the FRSC Headquarters of the Command, who pleaded anonymity, said the culprit has been arrested and was now cooling his heels at the police station.

    “The injured Marshal has been hospitalised, his facial bone was fractured and his leg too, he need urgent surgery as we speak to prevent further damage.

    “We have insurance coverage for such occurrence but we also want the police to do their own investigation and charge the suspect to court, we are not the ones to determine what will happen, but the law should take its course.”

    The victim, our reporter was told was in a very serious critical condition.

    “As we speak, the victim was under serious critical condition. The driver has been arrested and his vehicle impounded. He was reckless because he has no licence and was trying to run away.

    When we contacted the Police Public Relations Officer, Miss Irene Ugbo, she refused to pick her calls but a Police source who pleaded that his name should not be mentioned, said that the suspect was detained at Akim Police Command.

  • Bandits kidnap 14 bus passengers, driver in Osun

    Bandits kidnap 14 bus passengers, driver in Osun

    Bandits, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, have reportedly kidnapped 14 bus passengers, including the driver, along Otan/Imesi-Ile road in Osun.

    All the eighteen occupants of the bus were initially, but four of them escaped. Police said they were rescued by their men.

    NAN reported that the kidnapping was carried out following a tip-off from one of the occupants in the bus, who disguised as a passenger.

    The driver and occupants of the commercial bus, who were said to be travelling from Osogbo to Abuja, were kidnapped by the bandits at Ajeoku Junction, Otanle\Imesile expressway on Sunday night.

    The passengers were said to have been whisked to the forest and no contacts have been made with the family members of the victims.

    Osun Police Public Relations Officer, Folashade Odoro, said the total number of the victims could not be ascertained yet.

    “For now, we cannot confirm the number of people, who were kidnapped until we get feed back from our officers.

    “But I can tell you that we are on top of the situation and all the kidnapped persons will be rescued,” Odoro said.

    The PPRO, however, in a text message later sent to NAN, confirmed that four of the victims had been rescued as at the time of filing in this report.

    Odoro called on the people of the state to pomptly report any suspected movement to the police.

  • I killed my boss’s wife because he sacked me – suspect

    A 37-years old driver, Morenikeji Adeyemi on Friday said he killed his boss’s wife, Oyewumi Ayanwale because his boss sacked him for no reason after four years of working with him.

    Adeyemi who was paraded by the Oyo state police command in Ibadan said he was able to lure the victim under the pretense of taking her for prayers.

    According to him, he strangled the victim to death and consequently made away with her vehicle.

    Adeyemi who was arrested by the Anti-Kidnapping squad of the Police Headquarters, Ibadan, said he was hurt when his boss sacked him. He said “I was hurt when my boss sacked me.

    That time, my wife just had her baby and because there was no income anymore, we lost the baby.” “So, I thought of a way to get back at him. Because it was so painful.

    My boss’ wife had once told me about her spiritual challenges, and I had promised to take her to a place for prayers.” “I was able to use that as a premise to lure her and I told her that I was taking her to a place Awe along Awe/Oyo road.”

    “We took her car and along the way, she said she was pressed, so, she went into the bush, I followed her and strangulated her by the river in the bush.”

    “I then took her vehicle and ran away, before I was arrested two weeks ago.” The state police commissioner, Shina Olukolu who paraded the suspect at the command headquaters in Ibadan said the suspect was arrested at Sango Ota in Ogun state where he had relocated to after committing the crime.

  • Angry driver steals company’s vehicle over threat of sacking

    Angry driver steals company’s vehicle over threat of sacking

    Officials of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, Lagos, have detained a driver, Abah Ali, for allegedly stealing the vehicle of his employer.

    It was gathered that Ali was employed by a company, Gharsu Service Limited, in July 2018, as a driver to the Chief Operating Officer.

    TheNewsGuru gathered that 24 days after resumption, the suspect made away with the company’s Toyota Highlander.

    According to his statement to the police, the Borno State indigene said he stole the vehicle over a sack threat he received.

    He said, “I asked my boss for money to take care of my mother, who is very sick in the village, but he shouted at me and threatened to sack me. That was why I was tempted to steal his vehicle that was in my care.

    “I got a buyer, who offered to pay me N1.2m for the vehicle. An initial sum of N500,000 was given to me. I left for my hometown without the knowledge of my wife before I was arrested by the police. My intention was to return to Lagos to resolve the matter and plead with my boss.”

    The 31-year-old was arraigned before an Ogba Magistrates’ Court on two counts of stealing.

    The charge read, “That you, Abah Ali, and others at large, on July 20, 2018, around 9.30am at Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit; stealing, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.

    “That you, Abah Ali, and others at large, on the same date, time and place, in the aforesaid magisterial district, did steal one silver Toyota Highlander 2008 model, with number plate LSR 37 EY, and two HP laptops, valued at N8.5m, property of Gharsu Service Limited, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 280 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”

    The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    The presiding magistrate, Mr A. A. Fashola, admitted him to bail in the sum of N250,000 with two sureties in like sum.

    Fashola ruled that the sureties must be gainfully employed with evidence of three years’ tax payment to the Lagos State Government and must have their addresses verified by the court.

    He added that they must present their bank statements for three months and reside within the court’s jurisdiction.

    The case has been adjourned to May 27, 2019.

     

  • Train crushes truck driver in Aba

    Train crushes truck driver in Aba

    A truck driver whose identity has yet to be determined was crushed to death in Aba by a cargo train late on Thursday.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the accident occurred at about 10 p.m. at the railway crossing behind Eziukwu Market off Cemetery Road by Ogbonna Road in the commercial city.

    A source, who pleaded anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the issue, told NAN that the truck got stuck on the rail track and that the train coming from Port Harcourt rammed into the truck.

    The source said that the driver was outside the truck trying to remove his vehicle but jumped into the truck in a bid to remove it from the track.

    He said, however, that the driver was unable to remove the vehicle before the train rammed on his truck, killing him instantly.

    The source said that the driver made effort to escape the coming train but was not fast enough with the train hitting his vehicle and cutting off his legs.

    An eye-witness, Kingsley Okoro, said that the truck driver came to offload fish at a nearby cold store in the area when the accident occurred.

    “He was said to have finished offloading the fish before his truck got trapped at the middle of the rail track.

    “The driver was said to have made frantic attempt to move away the truck from the rail track.

    “Luck, unfortunately, ran out on him when the cargo train coming back from Port Harcourt surfaced unexpectedly.

    “The driver couldn’t escape as the train rammed into the stationary truck while he was trying to fix and move his vehicle away from the rail.

    “The body of the driver which was trapped under his truck was later taken away in an ambulance this morning.”

    Okoro said that the cold room and its environs had been deserted as many traders who came to the area hurriedly left on hearing the news, to avoid police arrest.

    When contacted the Abia State Police Command spokesman, SP. Geoffrey Ogbonna, said he knew nothing about the accident.

    He said that enquiries on the matter should be directed to the Railway Police Command.

    However, efforts to speak with the railway authorities in Aba yielded no result as they said that they were not authorised to speak to the press on the matter.