Chrisland School supervisor rapes 2 year-old pupil

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A supervisor at Chrisland School in Victoria Garden City in Lekki Lagos raped a  two-year-old pupil several times. An ex-social worker, Miss Gloria Chinoyera said this today in a testimony at the newly-inaugurated Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. The school supervisor, Adegboyega Adenekan, 47, is facing a charge of child defilement.
The prosecution alleged that Adenekan committed the offence sometime in November 2016 at Chrisland School, Victoria Garden City (VGC), Ajah, Lagos. Chinoyera, a lawyer ,who has also undergone specialist training in social work and issues relating to children,…

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Google accelerator focuses on emerging markets

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Technology conglomerate Google has chosen 24 start-ups from developing markets around the world, including South Africa, out of thousands of applications to participate in a two-week boot camp to take their business to the global stage. In its fifth year, Google Launchpad Accelerator is taking place in San Francisco this week. It focuses on start-ups that already have a product, with a good market fit, and are ready to scale. During the intensive two weeks at Google’s offices, start-ups are exposed to expert professionals and mentors in the technology and…

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Magu gives breakdown of loot EFCC recovered in 2017

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Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the commission recovered over N473billion in 2017. He said this yesterday at House of Representatives in Abuja when he appeared before the Committee on Financial Crimes to defend the agency’s 2018 budget proposals and review the performance of the 2017 allocations. The committee is chaired by an All Progressives Congress member from Ogun State, Kayode Oladele. Magu added that other funds recovered in foreign currencies were $98.2m; £294,851; Dirham 443,400; and South African Rand 70, 500. He…

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India test-fires nuclear capable ballistic missile

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India test-fired its surface-to-surface nuclear capable Agni-I (A) ballistic missile off Abdul Kalam Island in its eastern sate of Odisha Tuesday, local media reported. The home-grown ballistic missile was test fired at 8.30 a.m. local time (0300 GMT). Local media said the test was conducted by the strategic force command of Indian army as part of a user trial. “It was 18th version of Agni-I, which could achieve all parameters within the stipulated time period,” the reports quoted defence sources as saying. The missile, according to officials, was inducted into…

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U.S. tells Nigeria, Cameroon to obey international law

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The United States (U.S.) has condemned the attitude of Nigerian and Cameroonian authorities towards the 47 Anglophone detainees who were repatriated to Cameroon from Nigeria. A statement by the U.S. Department of State, signed by Ms Heather Nauert, the Department Spokesperson noted that Nigeria and Cameroon have violated the rights of the detainees by forcibly repatriating them back to their countries of origin. It however, urged both countries to respect the human rights of the detainees and follow due process in handling their matter, while urging them to refrain from…

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2019: Fresh crisis rocks Delta APC

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A fresh crisis is rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State as moves by some leaders of the party to get APC local government chairmen to endorse Chief Great Ogboru as the party’s sole governorship candidate in the 2019 elections, failed. New Telegraph gathered that a pressure group in the party, APC Leaders of Light, had planned to use the meeting called by the Valentine Egbe-led Delta State APC Chairmen/ Secretaries Forum to get them to endorse Ogboru as the party’s candidate and Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, as the…

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EFCC drags Stallion Motors, MD to court over alleged N1.275bn ‘gift’ to PDP

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The Economic and Financial CrimesCommission (EFCC) has filed charges at the Federal Capital Territory High Court against Stallion Motors Limited and its Managing Director, Hapreet Singh, for allegedly offering a gratification of N1.275 billion to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2015 polls. A former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and ex-Minister of Finance Bashir Yuguda allegedly collected the money for the party. The two suspects will face a four-count charge bordering on alleged bribery and gratification. The bribe cash was, however, suspected to be “assistance” to PDP…

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US mulling sanctions on Venezuela oil – Rex Tillerson

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The United States said Sunday it has not ruled out sanctions on Venezuelan oil as it turns the screw on President Nicolas Maduro, but is wary of hurting the country’s people. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Argentina as he tours Latin American to bolster a common front against Venezuela’s bid to hold a presidential election it deems illegitimate. He has received support from other governments in the Americas, including on Sunday from his Argentinian counterpart Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie, but some are cautious about sanctions. At a joint…

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Zinox acquires eCommerce, Konga

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Zinox Group, a Nigerian ICT company, has acquired e-market giant, Konga, after months of intense negotiation. The integrated ICT solutions and equipment manufacturer acquired Konga from the major investors — Naspers and AB Kinnevik. The e-commerce group includes Konga.com; KongaPay, a CBN-licensed mobile money platform with over 100,000 subscribers as well as KOS-Express, a digitally-driven logistics company. Naspers, based in South Africa, is a broad-based multinational Internet and media group, offering services in more than 130 countries. AB Kinnevik, founded in 1936, is a Swedish investment company investing primarily in digital…

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Nigeria ranks highest for unvaccinated children – WHO

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A World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that that Nigeria ranks highest on the list of nations with unvaccinated children, despite the fact that vaccination greatly reduces disease, disability, mortality and inequity worldwide. No wonder the FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat in collaboration with WHO and UNICEF is set to begin the 2018 Measles follow up campaign, targeted at vaccinating 620,000 children in the territory. The exercise would take place between February 8 and 20 at designated locations across the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory. Dr.…

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