A 36-year-old salesman, Imeh Edeme, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrate Court for over alleged thefts of table water and sachet water worth N250,000.

The police charged Edeme, with conspiracy and theft, but pleaded not guilty.

The Prosecution Counsel, Benson Emuerhi, told the court that the defendant and other persons at large, committed the offence sometime in March , at about 9 p.m at No. 41, Popoola Street, Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos State.

Emuerhi alleged that the defendant, stole the packs of table water and bags of sachet water worth N250,000 from the goods given to him to supply to customers property of Hassalam Ventures.

He said the offense contravened the provisions of sections 411 and 287 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

Section 287 stipulates seven-year jail term for offender.

Chief Magistrate J.A. Adegun admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N100,000 with one surety in like sum.

Adegun adjourned the case until Sept. 30, for hearing.

An Israeli court has sentenced a Jewish settler to life imprisonment including 20 years for murdering a Palestinian family in a 2015 firebomb attack on their home in the occupied West Bank.

The district court determined that Amiram Ben-Uliel led a racially-motivated attack on the Dawabsheh home after finding the terms “Revenge” and “Long Live the Messiah,” spray-painted on the family home walls alongside a depiction of the Star of David.

The attack killed Saad Dawabsheh, 32, and Riham Dawabsheh, 27, along with their 18-month-old son, Ali.

Then four–year–old Ahmed Dawabsheh was the only family member to survive the attack with severe burns.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other political officials have called this a terrorist attack led by Jewish extremists.

Israeli officials say that suspects continue to thwart their investigation efforts into Jewish militant and extremist attacks on Palestinians because suspects elude electronic surveillance by operating within tight circles.

Palestinians continue to express outrage over the Dawabsheh murder and contend that the attack is one of many targeted attacks against Palestinians in the illegally occupied West Bank.

A businessman, Iga Bale, on Wednesday pleaded with a Customary Court in Nyanya, Abuja, to dissolve his union with his wife, Liza on grounds that she swore to make his life miserable and also turn him to a pauper.

Bale made the prayer in a divorce petition filed against his wife before the court.

The respondent, Liza, who was present in court denied all the allegations.

The Presiding Judge, Shitta Muhammad, adjourned the matter until Oct. 22 for the respondent’s defense.

Three drivers of Multi Pro Consumer Product Limited, Kagini, Abuja on Wednesday appeared in a Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, over alleged criminal breach of trust.

Hamza Hassan, Sani Mallam and Hamza Asiru, were charged with criminal breach of trust and negligent conduct.

The Prosecution Counsel, John Okpa told the court that Hassan was entrusted with a truck loaded with Colgate Herbal toothpaste from Ibafo, Ogun state to deliver at Kagini, Abuja warehouse on Aug. 19 and Sept.2.

Okpa alleged that the defendants jointly acted in a rash manner and could not account for 91 cartons of the said toothpaste valued at N1.8 million at the point of delivery.

The prosecution counsel said the offense contravened the provisions of sections 79, 314 and 196 of the Penal Code.

The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The defense counsel, Esther Egeolonu prayed the court to grant the defendants bail in the most liberal terms, citing Section 162 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA).

The Judge, Muhammad Adamu, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N500, 000 each with one reasonable surety each in like sum, ordering that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and present means of identification.

He adjourned the case till Oct. 14, for hearing.

A 48-year-old man, Abiodun Musiliu, was on Wednesday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrate Court in Lagos for allegedly forging documents and signature, and claiming to be the Oba of Epe.

The defendant is facing a two-count charge of forgery and being in possession of fraudulent documents.

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The prosecutor, Roman Unuigbe, told the court that the defendant committed the offenses on Aug. 12, at Eredo area of Epe in  Lagos State.

According to him, the defendant forged letters and signature in the name of Eredo ruling house, claiming to be the sitting Oba.

He said that the stool of Oba Orijeru of Igbooye Eredo in Epe, had been vacant for a while.

He said that despite that, the defendant was writing fake letters and peddling forged documents to get the position’s benefits.

The  prosecutor said that the  offenses contravened Sections 320, 362 (1) (b) and 365 (3) (n) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2015 (Revised).

Chief Magistrate  Adeola Adedayo granted the defendant bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.

She directed that the sureties must be residing within the court’s jurisdiction and be gainfully employed with evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

Adedayo adjourned the case until Oct. 26 for mention.

Two men on Wednesday appeared in a Grade I Area Court for allegedly defrauding a businessman of N1.4 million.

The police charged Elum Chibueze and Ogundele Micheal with joint act, criminal breach of trust and cheating.

The Prosecution Counsel, John Okpa, told the court that police investigations into a direct criminal complaint revealed that the defendants fraudulently obtained the N1.4 million from the complainant, Arise Okoronkwo.

Okpa said the defendants collected the money for a non-existent piece of land in Bwari Area Council, FCT, adding that offense contravened the provisions of sections 97, 312 and 322 of the Penal Code.

The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The defense counsel, Moses Ugwummadu, urged the court to grant bail to his clients in the most liberal terms, adding that a reliable surety would be provided if granted.

The Judge, Muhammad Adamu, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N500, 000 each with one reasonable surety each in like sum.

Adamu ordered that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and present means of identification.

He added that the addresses of the sureties must be verified by the prosecution counsel and adjourned the case until Oct.14 for hearing.

The Abuja Vacation Judge of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, His Lordship, Hon. Justice Ibrahim Galadima has granted an order of interim injunction directing the National Association of Resident Doctors to immediately cease its strike/industrial action and to resume duties forthwith until the hearing and determination of the pending Motion on Notice which had already been fixed for the 8th October 2020 before the substantive judge.

Justice Galadima made the order sequel to an ex parte application filed by the applicant Citizens Advocacy for Social & Economic Rights and Association of Women in Trade & Agriculture through their counsel, Frank Tietie Esq.

Frank Tietie in an exparte motion filed in a matter against National Association of Resident Doctors, Hon. Minister of Health, Hon. Minister of Labour & Productivity and Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice had prayed for an interim order of the court directing the National Association of Resident Doctors being a provider of the essential services of health necessary to the fundamental right to life, to immediately cease its strike action and resume duties forthwith pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice herein.

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The Distinguished Chairman Senate Committee on Local Content Development, Senator Teslim Folarin OFR and the Hon. Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Rt. Hon. Legor Idagbo will host 2-day virtual summit on the proposed Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry (Amendment) Bill 2020, Nigerian Local Content Development and Enforcement Bill 2020 and Nigerian Local Content Development and Enforcement Commission Bill 2020 scheduled for Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th September 2020.

The Hon. Judge of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Port Harcourt Judicial division, His Lordship, Hon. Justice Nelson Ogbuanya has been invited by the committees to deliver an expert presentation on Building Institutions and Ensuring Compliance, Transparency, Accountability and High Performance.

The summit is being hosted as part of the pre-public hearing stakeholders’ engagement process, to obtain stakeholders buy-in and input into proposed legislations that seek to introduce the principles of local and indigenous content development into other sectors of the Nigerian economy and to further expand the scope of Nigerian participation in the oil and gas industry.

The summit will review the proposed legislations and obtain suggestions and further inputs from stakeholders to ensure that the Bills when passed are sufficiently representative of the views and opinions of stakeholders in the economy.

Source: https://www.nicnadr.gov.ng/