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(Nigeria) Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, sentenced Godwin Nwaichie to 14 years imprisonment after he admitted committing a N14.7 million fraud. Nwaichie was charged by the Police Special Fraud Unit (SFU), alongside another accused, Fortune Etaba and their company, Establishment House Ltd, in a N9.8 billion fraud case. The judge sentenced Nwaichie, after he pleaded guilty to an amended three-count charge bordering on the offence. Buba said: ``The convict, a 23-year-old man at the time of arrest, who ought to be vibrant and hardworking, decided to utilise his intelligence for fraud. ``For such offence, the law provides a maximum of 20 years imprisonment and minimum of seven years. The convict is hereby sentenced to 14 years in prison beginning from Jan. 9, 2010 when he was first arrested.’’ The accused were first re-arraigned on January 21 on the amended charge. Nwaichie had pleaded guilty to the charge, while the second accused, (Etab

(Nigeria) Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has warned political appointees in the state to shun the politics of who becomes Governor of the state in 2016 and devote themselves to service delivery. Speaking Wednesday at the swearing-in of Mr. Chris Okaeben as the state Commissioner for Youth and Sports, he said any appointee who wants to join the gubernatorial campaign now, before Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC blows the whistle, “can be excused.” He said: “It is not time to discuss the politics of 2016. By the grace of God, I look forward to handing over by that date. That is a long way to go and only God knows among all of us who would be there. That is why I want to repeat my appeal that this party is not about gubernatorial candidate. It is much more than that.” The Governor who said it is too early in the life of the present administration to be plotting about who takes charge in 2016 to the detriment of governance said “we must not forget that we mu

(Nigeria) A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, has asked Airtel Nigeria to pay a telecom firm, Procomtel Limited,  the sum of N1.17billion. The amount represents awards made by an arbitrator on June 27, 2007 and August 24, 2007, in a dispute between them. Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo said: "An order of specific performance be and is hereby made for the amounts contained in the final award dated 27th June, 2007 and additional award dated 24th August, 2007 made under the hand of Engr Olumuyiwa Ajibola in the matter of arbitration between Procomtel Limited and Celtel Nigeria Limited pursuant to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Cap A18, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria." The judge also awarded N25million damages in the claimant's favour "for breach occasioned by non-perfomance of the awards." He held that the claimant is entitled to damages, having been deprived of the awards by the defendant. "I am of the view that the claimant is entitled to

(Nigeria) The United States  and Canada have condemned Sunday's Boko Haram attacks in Borno and Adamawa that killed several innocent civilians. A statement issued on Wednesday by the U.S. State Department spokespersn Jen Psaki pledged support for Nigerian authorities in ongoing investigations into the attacks. The U.S urged Nigerians to support government's efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice. It reiterated President Barack Obama's commitment to supporting the people of Northern Nigeria in their struggle against violent extremism and assistance to the Federal Government in the fight against insurgency. In condemning the attacks, Amb. Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, expressed condolences to the injured as well as the families and friends of those who lost their lives. “Canada stands with the Government of Nigeria in its fight against terrorism and hopes it will bring those responsible for these crimes to justice Such violence,

(Nigeria) An Osogbo Magistrate Court in Osun State on Wednesday remanded a 23-year-old man, Kwame Dogo, in the Ilesa prison for an alleged rape. Magistrate Olusola Aluko who gave the order, said the accused should be remanded in prison because of the magnitude of the offence. The prosecutor, Sgt. Elijah Olusegun, had told the court that the accused committed the offence on January  17,  at 4.p.m, on Iwo Road, in Bode-Osi Local Government Area of Osun State. Olusegun said that the accused forcefully and unlawfully had carnal knowledge of one Mojesi, 11, who was his neighbour’s daughter. He said that the accused committed a two count-charges that contravened Section 31(1) and punishable under Section 2 of the Child Right Laws and Section 360 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, Vol. 11, Laws of Osun, 2003 and 2007. Counsel to the accused, Mrs Nnena Ugwu, prayed the court to grant bail to her client in most liberal terms. The magistrate, however, overruled the bail application and

(Nigeria) The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, North-East zone, has described President Goodluck Jonathan’s assent to the same sex marriage prohibition law, as a demonstration of his respect for the will of Nigerians. The Chairman of CAN in the zone, Rev. Shuaibu Byel, told News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi State on Wednesday that the President deserved commendation on the matter. ``The President acted on the will of Nigerians; it is our decision and our choice, and we must commend him for respecting the decision, in spite of the on-going criticism by the international community.  This is a clear indication that democracy has come to stay in this country, where the will of the majority counts,’’ he said. Byel described the same sex marriage as evil, demonic and anti-God. According to him, signing the anti-gay law will go a long way in saving the country from the health and moral implications of same sex marriage. ``We needed a leader that will show us the right way an

(Nigeria) Enyimba International FC of Aba on Tuesday won the 2013/2014 Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL pre-season football tournament. Enyimba, who defeated the NPFL defending Champions, Kano Pillars by a lone goal, smiled home with a giant trophy and a cash reward of N1.5 million. The winner, who finished the tournament on nine points, did not concede any goal in the three matches played in the tournament. Enyimba had earlier defeated Warri Wolves and Bayelsa United 2-0 and 3-0 respectively. It beat Kano Pillars by a lone goal to carry the trophy. Warri Wolves finished second on the log with six points. Wolves, which suffered 2-0 and 2-1 defeats to league champions and Bayelsa United respectively; however went home with cash prize of one million naira. However, it was not a good outing for league champions, Kano Pillars as they managed to finish third on the log after recording a 2-1 win over Bayelsa United. Pillars, however pocketed N750, 000 in spite record