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Gunmen kill Taraba monarch
Unknown gunmen, on Thursday night, shot dead a third class Chief of Sansani Chiefdom, in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State, Alhaji Abdulmutallib Sansani.
A source in the town who prayed with the chief before the incident and did not want his name in print because of the sensitive nature of the matter told our correspondent on the phone that the monarch was killed at around 10:25pm
“The gunmen trailed him to one of his houses outside the palace and killed him.
“He left the palace around 7pm after prayers and was killed a few hours later.
“We suspect that the gunmen were monitoring him. They trailed and killed him in one of his houses outside of the main palace,” the source said.
The Nigerian government said on Thursday that certain people are not interested in making the power sector function properly because they are only thinking about their interests.
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said despite the numerous ministers who have served in the sector, the power industry still encounters obstacles.
Speaking in Abuja, he said: “We have had over 40 ministers in the past and we are still here. We know there will be resistance and distractions but Nigerians will start seeing our overwhelming impact the moment we complete the TCN projects.
“Nigerians should not be cheated and that is why I don’t call this new tariff cost-reflective but service-reflective.”
The minister mentioned that the Ajah mobile substation is meant to boost transmission capacity, improve energy access, and contribute to reaching the goal of increasing power generation from 4000 MW to 6000 MW.
“Its strategic placement at key sites such as Okene, Amukpe, Potiskum, Apo, Ajah, Birnin Kebbi and others underscores our dedication to enhancing transmission efficiency and reliability nationwide.
“The versatility of this mobile station cannot be overstated. From addressing major load centres to serving as a stopgap measure during maintenance and emergencies, its flexibility ensures swift responses to fluctuating power demands, thereby contributing to uninterrupted service delivery,” he added.
A video of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State being attacked by critical Nigerians abroad with insults has emerged on the social media.
The verbal attack in a foreign country saw some Nigerians accusing the governor as he approached a building of walking on good roads whereas they claimed that his state lacks good roads.
The governor who was attired in a suit was walking alone as he approached a building for an engagement. Governor Obaseki, however, did not mutter a word to the crowd who attacked him with verbal insults as he kept his cool and walked across the hostile crowd.
A voice over to the video stated thus:
This is Obaseki right here. Your state has failed. That is Obaseki of Edo State. See as you are. You see the good roads here. Obaseki did you see good roads? Obaseki o-e, Obaseki -le. He is walking on a good road. That is the governor of Edo State. He is walking on a good road but his state doesn’t have good roads. That’s the governor.
Governor Obaseki has repeatedly alleged that the bad roads in Edo State are mostly federal roads which he claims the federal authorities have refused to repair.
The Edo State Government is yet to respond to the video and the date of the attack and specific place of attack are presently unknown.
Watch the video of how Governor Obaseki was verbally attacked:
Obaseki is a failure only his SA and SSA plus PDP hallelujah boys disagree.
Watch as he gets booed abroad.@chiditweets042 See your governor pic.twitter.com/EwaqJ3UPdP— Osaro PhD, Csu. (@official_osasb7) May 2, 2024
Delivering judgment, magistrate, Mrs O.O. Latunji said that she convicted and sentenced Adeshina based on the evidence made available to her as well as his plea of guilt.
Latunji added that she sentenced the convict to three years in prison in spite of his plea to court to temper justice with mercy so as to serve as a deterrent to other criminals.
“I hope that the convict is truly remorseful of his action because you shall be subjected to stiffer punishment if caught again after completing your jail term.
“Therefore, Adeshina is sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour,” Latunji said.
Earlier, the prosecution, Insp Oluseyi Akinola told the court that the convict was arraigned on a five-count charge of stealing.
Akinola further stated that the Adeshina committed the crime on Dec. 26 2023, Jan. 12 and Feb. 16 respectively in Ibadan, Oyo State.
According to him, Adeshina went to different churches around Mokola community, disguised as a member of the congregation.
The prosecution said that convict asks his victims to allow him make use of their phones for an emergency and takes off with the phones.
He said that nemesis caught up with the convict on April 8 when one of the victims apprehended him at Saint Stephen area of Mokola in Ibadan.
The prosecutor stated that Emmanuel Julius, Tosin Jimoh, Blessing Ogunniyi, Deborah Babatunde and Modupe Olalere had reported the matter at Mokola police station about the serial theft of their mobile phones.
He said that the convict stole an Infinix Alt6 worth N60,000; a Techno pop C valued at N55,000, Itel 860, valued at N78,000; Iphone XI valued at N180,000 and Infinix Max7 valued at N110,000.
Akinola said the offence contravened the provisions of section 390 (9) of the Criminal Act Cap 38 Vol II Law of Oyo State of Nigeria 2000. (NAN)
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