The World Bank Executive Directors has on Friday chosen David Malpass as President of the World Bank Group for a five-year term, beginning on Tuesday, April 9. The World Bank in a press release published on its website, said the appointment followed a transparent nomination process where any national of the Bank’s membership could be proposed by any Executive Director or Governor. “The Board looks forward to working with Malpass on the implementation of the Forward Look and the Capital Package Agreement as articulated in the Sustainable Financing for Sustainable…
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Driver arrested for allegedly molesting four-year-old pupil
Investigation has commenced into the alleged molestation of a four-year-old pupil of the University of Lagos Women Society Nursery and Primary School, Akoka, Lagos. It was learnt that the victim was allegedly molested on the school premises by a driver identified as Abiodun Matthew. Matthew, it was gathered, usually pick two other pupils at the school after closing hours on the instruction of their parents. The driver, in the course of time, was said to have become close to a teacher at the school, identified as Charity Madumere. Madumere is said…
Read MoreOfficer dismissed over Kolade Johnson killing
The police officer that allegedly killed Kolade Johnson has been dismissed by the Nigeria Police Force yesterday. According to Lagos Police Spokesman, Bala Elkana, the judgment was served in an orderly room trial by the Lagos State Police Command. “The two police officers, alleged to have been involved in the shooting of Kolade Johnson on March 31, 2019, were apprehended and subjected to internal disciplinary proceedings, known as Orderly Room Trial by the Command. “The Orderly Room trial commenced on Monday, April 1, 2019 and ended on Thursday, April 4,…
Read MoreMotorist arrested for driving off with LASTMA official
Ogayi Deckland, 35, has been arrested for aggressively driving off with an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, who had to cling to his car bonnet along the Igbogbo Park Road in Ikorodu on (Thursday), March 28, 2019, around 6.55pm. Deckland was said to have disobeyed the instruction of the traffic personnel on duty in the area by driving on when he was asked to wait and attempted to hit a LASTMA officer, Adeyinka Seriki, who jumped onto the bonnet of the car to avert being killed. It…
Read MoreAdeleke to appeal court judgment on alleged certificate forgery
In a statement issued by the Ademola Adeleke Campaign Organisation, yesterday, they vowed to appeal the judgement of a Bwari High Court on allegation of forgery against Senator Ademola Adeleke and his qualification to contest in the governorship election of Osun State. The organisation, in a statement issued by Mr Niyi Owolade said: “We received with bewilderment the judgement of a Bwari High Court on allegation of forgery against Senator Ademola Adeleke and his qualification to contest in the governorship election of Osun State. The judgment subverted justice by ignoring…
Read MoreTwo students dead after taking Indian hemp in Imo
Police in Imo confirmed the death of two persons suspected to be students of Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO, Ugochukwu Kingsley and Aka Uche, both male, yesterday, after India hemp and tramadol were recovered from their room. Two others were said to be hospitalized. The incident was said to have happened at Sunshine Lodge in Ihiagwa in Owerri West Local Government Area in Imo State. It was learnt that the incident which happened on Tuesday, at about 10:30pm was reported to the nearest police division around 12:00pm by the…
Read MoreWoman allegedly pours hot water on neighbour for greeting her husband
Josephine Omolu, a 36 -year-old housewife, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly pouring hot water on a neighbour for greeting her husband. The Police Prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police Clifford Ogu, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 26 at Agbotikuyo, Agege, Lagos. He said that the defendant unlawfully scalded her neighbour, Mrs Blessing Christopher with hot water. Ogu alleged that the defendant attacked the complainant after she greeted her husband. The prosecution said that the complainant is currently on admission being…
Read MoreUN names Nigeria, 7 other nations home to world’s hungriest
The Global Report on Food Crisis 2019 has revealed that no fewer than 113 million people experienced high levels of food insecurity in the world’s most severe food crises in 2018. Some of them in Nigeria and seven other countries. The report, which was released, yesterday, in Brussels, warned that these food crises were primarily driven by conflict and climate-related disasters. One of the key findings of the report showed that nearly two-thirds of those facing acute hunger live in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan,…
Read MoreMan arraigned for impersonating Adeboye, Odukoya, TB Joshua
Yusuf Atanda, a 27-year-old businessman was yesterday arraigned by the police, who charged him with impersonating Pastor Enoch Adeboye and two other church general overseers to defraud members of the public. According to the police, Atanda created fake Facebook accounts of Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor D.K. Olukoya of Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministry, and Pastor T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, to defraud people. The defendant, who resides at Okokomaiko in Lagos, is being tried for cybercrime before Magistrate M.O Tanimola…
Read MoreDrug trafficking: Nigerian woman executed in Saudi Arabia
The government of Saudi Arabia has executed a Nigerian woman and three others for drug trafficking, bringing the number of Nigerians executed in the kingdom in the last three years to eight. Meanwhile, the Nigerian government, yesterday, condemned the execution of the woman, describing her killing as pathetic, tragic and sad and pleaded with the authorities of Saudi Arabia to ensure that innocent people do not suffer in drug offenses trial in the country. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora Matters, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who spoke, added that no fewer…
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