12/10/18

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The Edo House of Assembly on Monday, passed a Bill to repeal and re-enact the law to prohibit the existence, membership and activities of Secret Cults in the state.
The motion to consider the Bill at the committee of the House, was moved by the Majority Leader, Roland Asoro, member representing (APC Orhionmwon South) and seconded by the Chief Whip, Iyoha Osaigbovo (APC-Oredo East).
The passage of the 11-section Bill was sequel to the suspension of House rules 20, 27, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49.
The Bill prescribes 21-year jail term for secret cult members and 7-year imprisonment for anyone who harbours a cultist.
The Bill also prescribes that all offences under the law shall be by summary trial and empowers the  police to arrest suspected cultists without a warrant.
Meanwhile, the Speaker of the House, Kabiru Adjoto, has constituted a 5-man Ad-hoc Committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the abandonment of the Tayo Akpata University of Education from taking off approved by the state government, few years ago.
The committee is chaired by Ojo Asein, member representing ( APC Owan West),Henry Okhuarhobo (APC Ikpoba -Okha) Patrick Iluobe (PDP Esan North East).
Other members of the committee are: Festus Edughele(APC Esan South East ) Nosayaba Okhunbor (APC Orhionmwon East) and Elizabeth Ativie (APC Uhunmwode) .
The constitution of the committee followed a petition by 11 host communities of the institution to the House protesting the abandonment of the University.
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Nine more suspects are to be added to the nineteen accused persons standing trial for alleged murder of late Maj.-Gen. Idris Alkali (Rtd).
They all facing a two-count charge of culpable homicide and conspiracy.
The Plateau Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mr. Gidelia Fomyol, told Justice Daniel Longji of the State High Court sitting in Jos, while taking over the matter from the police.
The police command’s legal office was formerly led by Mr P.A Achoba.
Fomyol who made an Oral application to the court on taking over, informed the court that the state Attorney-general, Chrisantus Ahamadu, had directed the state Ministry of Justice to take over the case as all charges labelled against the accused persons were state offences.
Counsel to all the accused persons, Mr Yusuf Garba and C.O Okoro, had no objection to the application which they said had a legal backing of section 211 of the constitution, 1999 as amended and section 120 of the administration of Criminal Justice law of plateau state.
The DPP also informed the court that the former prosecutors had informed him of an application to amend a charge in the case and will therefore need a short adjournment date to enable him study the case, and the application for amendment of a charge in the matter.
Justice Daniel Longji observed that the court will be proceeding on Christmas break from Friday and said he would need permission of the Chief Judge of the State to seat during the break.
Longji adjourned the case until Dec. 17, to enable the DPP prepare his case and listen to the application for the amendment of a charge in the case and the application for bail of the accused persons.
The suspects were arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of Maj.- Gen. Idris Alkali (rtd) have been paraded by the police in Plateau state.
Alkali was declared missing on Sept. 3.
He had left Abuja and was on his way to Bauchi, via Jos. He never reached his destination.
On Sept. 29, his car and other personal effects were found in a pond in Dura-Du community of Jos South Local Government Area of the state.
General Alkali’s car found in the pond at Dura. Four other cars also found inside it
On October 31, the body of Alkali was found in an abandoned Well at Gushwet in Shen community of Jos South LGA and was buried by the military on Nov. 3 in Abuja.
According to Tyopev, the 19 suspects paraded include the 13 earlier handed over to the police command by the military, while the remaining six were among the eight the police declared wanted in connection with the crime.
He said two among the eight suspects declared wanted are still at large.
“On Oct. 17, the military handed over 13 suspects to us in connection with the disappearance and death of Maj. Gen. Idris Alkali (rtd).
“After a painstaking interrogation on Oct. 21 we also declared eight suspects wanted. Six out of the eight reported themselves to the police, but two are at large.
“So, the 19 suspects paraded today consist of the 13 handed over to us, and the six that reported themselves to us, ” he said.
The PPRO said the suspects were interrogated and found to have strong links with the crime, adding that they would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
He said efforts are being intensified to ensure the two remaining suspects are arrested. (NAN)
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Mr Ejike Martins, South-South Coordinator, NEMA, has said  31 persons have been rescued alive, while 15 others were brought out of the rubble  dead, at the site of the collapsed in Port Harcourt.
Martins told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday that every floor of the seven-floor building fell on each other in the process of the collapse, making the effort of  rescue operators `appear to be slow’ .
According to him, the complexity of the incident is caused by the  slow pace of rescue operations at the collapsed seven-storey building in Port Harcourt.
“The peculiarity of this collapse is such that every floor fell directly on the other; the implication is that the debris will be removed bit by bit.
“This is what has made the operation to be seen as relatively slow, this is also the reason it is taking some time,’’ he said.
Martins said the organisations involved in the rescue operations had been very proactive but added that they were  constrained by the peculiarity of the collapse.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a seven-storey building under construction at the Government Reserved Area, Port Harcourt collapsed on Nov. 19.
NAN recalls that the rescue operations at the site of the building collapse was being criticized by some members of the public as “ slow and poor”. (NAN)
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Confusion deepened in Ogun State Peoples Democratic Party on Monday on who is exactly the governorship candidate of the party: Senator Buruji Kashamu or Oladipupo Adebutu?
Last Friday, the PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus presented the party’s flag to Adebutu and said he is the authentic candidate of the party.
But 72 hours after, Senator Buruji Kashamu, whose PDP faction of the Bayo Dayo-led faction claims to be the authentic and legal PDP in the state also organised a flag ceremony in Ijebu-Igbo, shown live on television.
Adebutu from Ogun PDP receiving the PDP flag from Secondus on Friday
Buruji and his running mate, Dr. Reuben Abati were presented to the crowd.
Abati addressed the crowd and urged the supporters to support Buruji as the PDP governorship candidate. He said Buruji would run a pro-masses, pro-poor government.
The other faction of PDP headed by Sikirullahi Ogundele roots for Oladipupo Adebutu, who was recognised by the national body of PDP.
The Bayo-Dayo faction first submitted Adeleke Shittu as the party’s governorship candidate, before substituting him with Buruji Kashamu in November.
The electoral umpire in accepting the list submitted by Dayo faction cited subsisting court judgments which recognised the faction.
This was also the crux of the riposte of Buruji to Uche Secondus, following the latter’s recognition of Adebutu.
“As the National Chairman of an opposition and pan-Nigeria political party, Prince Secondus is supposed to be a leader and the alter ego of the PDP. Thus, there is a presupposition that he would project the best that PDP represents. It is not for him to continue carry on as a serial contemnor through consistent disobedience of subsisting court judgments under the guise of party supremacy. He cannot continue to act as if the party is not guided by its own constitution and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“It is surprising that while the leaders and elders of the party as well as its presidential candidate who believe in the Rule of Law have advised the national leadership of our party to toe the path of honour, Secondus and his co-travellers decided to go the inglorious way of impunity and disregard for constituted authorities – in a desperate bid to accomplish the mercenary job they have been paid to do.
“By their conduct, they are telling Nigerians and members of the PDP that the Party belongs to them and they can do whatever pleases them. They are saying they are the Alpha and Omega of the Party; and that they are more powerful than the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They have always done this to people. But, I want to make it abundantly clear that, on behalf of all the cheated and oppressed members of the party, we will fight for our rights till the last.”
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A 45-year-old woman has died in Kenya after a mobile phone she was charging with solar power suddenly exploded in her bedroom.
Her husband was injured and was rushed to hospital.
The Standard of Kenya reported that the accident in Kadiburo Village, Kagan, Rangwe sub county of the country occurred on Sunday night.
The newspaper did not indicate what the model of the phone was. There had been reports of mobile phones catching fire in the past and people have often be warned to keep away from their ears, the mobile gadgets when being charged.
The woman identified as Mary Akinyi died on the spot after sustaining serious injuries on her face and head when the phone that was being charged exploded.
According to Nathaniel Ochieng’, the deceased’s brother in law, the mobile phone exploded after lightning struck a solar panel on the roof.
The mobile phone was charging in the bedroom where the couple was sleeping during a heavy downpour in the area.
Ochieng’ said electronic devices connected to solar power in the house were also destroyed.
“Efforts of family members to rescue Akinyi proved futile since she was already overwhelmed by the burns.
It was an unprecedented incident in this area,” Ochieng’ said.
Akinyi’s huband Patrick Yala, who was with her in the house during the incident sustained serious injuries before being rushed to Ndiru Health Centre for medication.
Dancun Ngicho, Medical officer in charge of Ndiru health centre said Yala sustained a serious shock in the incident.
He said the patient was vomiting blood which put him in a critical condition.
Ngicho said Yala developed general body weakness and had some glass cuts on his face.
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Two hundred and thirty-three policemen have been arrested for corruption related offences in the past one year, Commissioner Imohimi Edgal says
Of the total arrests made, Edgal said 16 were dismissed, 26 demoted, one charged to court and 190 served severe punishments with the offences documented in their service files.
He spoke at the Anti-Corruption Day with the theme: “Tackling corruption through collective responsibility”.
It was organised by the Centre for Change.
Edgal said the command had continued to uphold the mandate of the Inspector General of Police (IG) Ibrahim Idris, which is to eradicate corruption and human right infractions within the system.
He said: “In the last one year, 233 policemen have been arrested and tried for corrupt practices. Sixteen of them have been dismissed, one policeman charged to court, 26 have been reduced in rank and 190 of them have gotten major entries in their files.
“Others were given punishment relating to minor entries and fatigue to act as a deterrent to others. We will continue to partner every other group to fight corruption.”
Edgal, who was recognised by the centre as the Anti-Corruption Champion, said he felt honoured that people were watching and taking note of his actions.
The founder of the centre, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, said Nigeria was bleeding under the heavyweight of corruption.
“It is either we kill corruption or corruption kills us. It is also certain that all institutions must be strengthened and that there should be synergy. This is why you will find out that the Police as an institution remains the lubricant for the survival of our great country.
“Talk is very cheap; it is extremely easy for us to continue to talk about corruption. But to act and also ensure that we fight that cancer, there should be no game place. This is why this synergy is very important for us today.
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) says it is optimistic that recent increase in the salaries of police personnel by the Federal Government would help check corruption in the organisation.
NANS National Public Relations’ Officer, Mr Bestman Okereafor, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Monday that the move was in the right direction.
He, however, urged the federal government to look at the possibility of insurance cover for police personnel against accidents and sudden death especially those in special units and formations that work on the field day and night.
According to him, no benefit is too much to be given to these gallant officers especially those who carry out their duties with sincerity and dedication.
“NANS wishes to specially commend the federal government especially President Muhammadu Buhari over the decision to upwardly review the monthly salaries of police personnel.
“NANS considers this as a progressive step.
“We have no doubt that the increase in wage will further enhance commitment and dedication in the force.
“NANS is also optimistic that the move will greatly reduce corruption and bribery in the organisation in-line with Buhari’s anti-corruption campaign,’’ he said.
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