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Safiu Kehinde The House Representatives has proposed bill of 10-year jail term or five million Naira fine of Nigerians not singing new national anthem. According to reports, the bill was sponsored by the Lower Chamber’s Speaker, Tajudeen Abass, in Counter Subversion Bill 2024 to penalize citizens who refuse to sing the new and controversial anthem, ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’. On account of the #EndBadGovernance Protest where Nigerian flags were destroyed, the bill all stipulated that anyone found guilty of destroying national symbols face a fine of N5 million, a 10-year prison sentence, or both. Recall that the change Nigerian anthem…

Agency Report A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year old panel beater, Bitrus Atu to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of a pistol and smoking of hemp. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Atu after he pleaded guilty the crime. The magistrate did not give the convict an option of fine, saying the sentence would serve as deterrent to other would-be offenders Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Ahmed Labaran told the court that the case was reported on July 1, at the “A” Division Police Station by a police patrol team led by ASP Audu…

Agency Report A police officer accused of shooting a pregnant woman in Ohio has been charged with her murder. Ta’Kiya Young, 21, was around 25 weeks pregnant at the time of her death last August. Her unborn daughter also died in the police shooting. On Tuesday, a grand jury in the city of Columbus found sufficient evidence to file charges against Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb for murder, involuntary manslaughter and assault. Bodycam video of the fatal encounter released last year showed police attempting to stop Ms Young from driving away so they could question her about alleged shoplifting.…

Agency Report A murder investigation has been opened into Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina over the police killing of a man during civil unrest. Six other top figures in the previous government are also being investigated following weeks of deadly unrest in the capital Dhaka. Ms Hasina resigned earlier this month, fleeing to neighbouring India, as calls grew for her to stand down. Just hours after the case was filed against her, she called for an investigation into the protests that led to her resignation. In her first public statement since she left the country, she asked for those…

Agency Report Early on Friday morning, a 31-year-old female trainee doctor retired to sleep in a seminar hall after a gruelling day at one of India’s oldest hospitals. It was the last time she was seen alive. The next morning, her colleagues discovered her half-naked body on the podium, bearing extensive injuries. Police later arrested a hospital volunteer worker in connection with what they say is a case of rape and murder at Kolkata’s 138-year-old RG Kar Medical College. Enraged doctors went on strike both in the city and across India, demanding a strict federal law to protect healthcare workers.…

Agency Report Newborn twins were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza while their father was at a local government office to register their birth. Asser, a boy, and Ayssel, a girl, were just four days old when their father Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan went to collect their birth certificates. While he was away, his neighbours called to say their home in Deir al Balah had been bombed. The strike also killed his wife and the twins’ grandmother. “I don’t know what happened,” he said. “I am told it was a shell that hit the house.” “I didn’t even have the…

Safiu Kehinde The Dangote Group has debunked claims of fixing petroleum price as projected by marketers. This was made known in a statement signed by the group’s Communications Officer, Anthony Chijena, late Tuesday. The group had, in reaction, to a report of the Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria’s (IPMAN) projection of N600/litre for Dangote petrol, cleared the air surrounding the claim. They said IPMAN are not in the position to determine petroleum price for the group, as they had no relationship with the marketers yet. “Our attention has been drawn to headlines announcing “Marketers Project N600/litre for Dangote Petrol” published…

– As Oil Production Increases Safiu Kehinde The Group CEO of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has told the military to protect the company’s critical assets amid fear of crude oil theft as oil production increases. This was made known in a statement issued by NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, following courtesy visit to the company’s Abuja Office by senior military officers earlier today. According to the statement, Kyari appealed for increased security engagement and protection of company’s critical facilities by the Armed Forces as he received the senior military officers led by Chief…

Safiu Kehinde The Nigeria Police Force are set to investigate an alleged rape case involving a 14 year-old girl in Lagos. The incident, which reportedly occured at Alakuko area of Lagos, saw the yet-to-be identified girl raped by her landlord’s son leaving the girl bleeding as seen in a now viral video on X. The incident, has however, caught the attention of the Nigerian Police Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, who have charged the Lagos Police Command to look into the case. While condemning the act in a post on his official X handle, Adejobi referred to the Lagos Police Command and…

Agency Report The Ogun House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution recommending immediate suspension of Oba Taofeek Owolabi, the Olu of Obafemi in Obafemi Owode Local Government area of the state, over alleged land grabbing. Mr Babatunde Tella(APC-Abeokuta North), the Vice Chairman, House Committee on Justice, Ethics and Public Petitions, read the committee’s recommendations while presenting its report during plenary in Abeokuta. The report was on a petition received from Agboro Olatunde Community Development Association against Oba Owolabi. Tella said the house received the petition on Jan. 29, from the community against the traditional ruler who was accused of…