Court: 18-Year-Old Girl Sent To Prison For Stealing N800,000

Court: 18-year-old girl sent to prison for stealing N800,000. Upon her arraignment on Friday, the convict confessed to the two-count charge of entering and stealing.

AGrade A Customary Court at Mapo in Ibadan has sentenced 18-year-old Zainab Adebayo to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour for stealing N800,000 from her neighbour’s bedroom.

Delivering the judgement, the court’s president, O.E. Owoseni, held that Ms Adebayo was convicted and sentenced based on her guilty plea and the evidence presented by the police prosecution.

Ms Owoseni held that the sentence would serve as a deterrent to others with similar criminal tendencies.
She sentenced Ms Adebayo to six months’ imprisonment or six months of community service.

She was also given the option to pay a fine of N200,000.

Upon her arraignment on Friday, the convict confessed to the two-count charge of entering and stealing.
The prosecution, Ayodele Ayeni, had informed the court that the crime was committed on March 28 in the Ologuneru area in Ibadan.

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Mr Ayeni explained that Ms Adebayo entered the bedroom of Temitope Musbau, the complainant, a businesswoman, and stole her piggy bank, popularly known as ‘kolo’, which contained N500,000 in cash.
The prosecutor further stated that Ms Adebayo stole an additional N150,000 in cash from the same room, which was kept outside a safe, along with various perfume bottles totalling N150,000.

Journalis Urged To Promote Family Planning In Sokoto

Journalis urged to promote family planning in Sokoto. He said the meeting reviewed challenges and opportunities in reporting on family planning initiatives in Sokoto.

On Friday, the non-governmental organisations Devcom Network and The Challenge Initiative called on media professionals to continue their advocacy and awareness-raising for family planning services.

Bello Kilgori, TCI manager for Sokoto, made the call at a review meeting of the media focal group, a component of the TCI/Devcom project in Sokoto.

He commended local media for their role in promoting family planning services, particularly at the grassroots level.

Mr Kilgori highlighted that the group had achieved success in raising awareness among parents and households across the LGAs where the project was active.

He added that Sokoto was now recognised as a leading state in family planning adoption, with the project contributing to its success.
He said the meeting reviewed challenges and opportunities in reporting on family planning initiatives in Sokoto.

Media practitioner Abdullahi Elkurebe shared guidelines and strategies for effective reporting, addressing challenges and offering solutions for better journalism practices.

Naomi Kogbenda of Vision FM, Sokoto, suggested the organisers introduce a timeline for media programmes to improve delivery.

Family Planning In Sokoto

Isma’il Umar of Voice of Nigeria called for greater commitment to increasing awareness of family planning and contraceptive services.

Musa Ubandawaki, the project’s media coordinator, stated that the meeting was organised to review achievements, discuss challenges, and explore ways to further enhance the project’s impact.

The meeting also stressed the importance of sharing ideas and experiences to improve media coverage throughout the year.

The event was crucial in fostering collaboration to ensure effective media coverage and continued advocacy for family planning services.

High Court Bars Natasha, Akpabio From Granting Media Interviews

High court bars Natasha, Akpabio from granting media interviews. Ms Nyako ordered that no party or counsel in the suit should grant media interviews pending the hearing and determination of the case.

On Friday, the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, restrained Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, and others from granting media interviews while the suit filed by Ms Akpoti-Uduaghan is still pending before the court.

The new judge, Justice Binta Nyako, gave the order during the hearing of the suit filed by the suspended senator to stop the Senate from investigating her.

Ms Nyako ordered that no party or counsel in the suit should grant media interviews pending the hearing and determination of the case.

“There should be no press interviews by all parties and counsel as regards the subject matter of this case and no streaming or social media posts as regard this case,” said the judge. “There should be no TV interviews as regards this. There should be total media blockage.”

Akpabio, Senator Natasha

On Thursday, the Federal High Court chief judge, Justice John Tsoho, reassigned the case to Ms Nyako.

The development followed Justice Obiora Egwuatu’s withdrawal after citing allegations of bias reportedly levelled against him by the Senate president, who is the third defendant.