‘More children out of school in Nigeria than in war-torn Ethiopia, Congo’

A report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has put the number of out of school children in Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari at a whopping 20.2 million.

The report published on Thursday on the website of the United Nations agency, noted that out of an estimated 244 million out-of-school children around the world, Nigeria alone accounts for over 20 million of the total, which is above 10 percent of the entire figure.

According to the figure, Nigeria has more out-of-school children than war-torn African countries like Ethiopia with 10.5 million out-of-school children, Congo with 5.9 million and drought-ravaged Kenya which has only 1.8 million out-of-school children.

An accompanying statement by UNESCO’s Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, noted that sub-Saharan Africa remains the region with the most children and youths out of school, with a total of 98 million children with Nigeria churning up about 47 percent of the figure.

“It is also the only region where this number is increasing: out-of-school rates are falling more slowly than the rate at which the school-age population is growing.

“Important data gaps have been filled in countries that have large out of school numbers but where no administrative data of good quality has been available for over a decade, such as Nigeria which has an estimated 20.2 million children and youth out of school, Ethiopia (10.5 million), the Democratic Republic of Congo (5.9 million) and Kenya (1.8 million),” the UNESCO chief said.

“In view of these results, the objective of quality education for all by 2030, set by the United Nations, risks not being achieved. We need a global mobilization to place education at the top of the international agenda,” Azoulay added.

Family members of girl, 17, who entered taxi in Lagos and found herself in Bauchi are asked to identify her at the police station

A 17-year-old girl who left her home in Lagos to run errands 'found herself in Bauchi after entering a taxi.'

The Bauchi State police Command PRO SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil Anipr released a statement with the aim of informing the girl's family of her whereabouts.

The girl, identified as Mildred Joshua Ebuka, of Block 19 Ubandale street Victoria Island Lagos State, left home on Thursday, August 25, 2022, to deliver a wig cap to her aunty’s friend in Ikorodu.

"On the way, she stopped a taxi bus not far from her home, from thereon she found herself in Bauchi," the statement reads

Mildred was wearing a light blue blouse and trousers when she was found.

 

 

The Bauchi Police have urged members of the public who know her parents to report at the nearest Police Station or contact the following numbers; 08034844393, or 08023684497

Nigerian man poses as UK-based doctor online, allegedly dupes Indian women

A 36-year-old Nigerian man, Paul Ofori has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly duping Indian women after befriending them online using fake identities and asking them to pay for customs clearance on the pretext of receiving gifts, police said on Thursday, August 25. 

 

Police said that on July 25, a complaint was received from a woman alleging that she had met with one doctor Henry Patrick on social media. They became friends and started chatting.

During one of their conversations, the person told her that he was sending her some gifts. She received a call and the caller introduced herself as a custom officer.

 

The fake officer informed her that a parcel addressed to her has been received that needs custom clearance, a senior police officer said.

 In order to receive the parcel, she was asked to pay Rs 25,000 as customs charges. The complainant transferred the amount, but no parcel was delivered to her.

 

When she was again asked for more money for customs clearance, the woman lodged the complaint, the officer said.

During investigation, it was revealed that the IP addresses used for the social media accounts were from Nigeria.

The call detail records of the mobile numbers provided by the complainant were obtained and the IMEI search triangulated the location of the mobile phone to Nilothi Extension, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Amrutha Guguloth said.

Police conducted raid in Chander Vihar, Nilothi Extension and found Ofori. The mobile phone used in the crime was recovered from his possession, along with other mobile phones and laptops, containing data related to the crime, the DCP said.

The accused disclosed that the he and his associates used to create fake social media profiles in the name of doctors settled in the United Kingdom. Thereafter, they would contact Indian women through social media platforms.

After luring them over sending expensive gifts, they asked for money on the pretext of customs clearance at the Indian airport.

 

He also provided names of his associates, who arranged the bank accounts for siphoning off the cheated amount, Guguloth said.

 

After the analysis of accused's mobile phones and the details provided during interrogation, around 20 women victims have been identified and eight bank accounts used for depositing cheated money have also been identified. 

Three female child traffickers poison woman to death after selling her newborn twins for N3m in Enugu

Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested three women for alleged conspiracy, trafficking of newborn twins and murder of the babies' mother.

 

The suspects, Ukorie Cynthia, Onyia Pauline, and Aroh Ijeoma, were arraigned in court and remanded in Enugu Correctional Custodial Centre. 

Spokesperson of the command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, August 26, said the suspects conspired and sold the newborn twins for N3m and gave the mother, Chinenye Odoh, the sum of N1.8m. 

 

According to the PPRO, when she discovered that her babies were sold for N3m, contrary to the amount (N2,350,000.00) she was told, Odoh demanded for the balance.

The prime suspect, Ukorie Cynthia allegedly gave Odoh suspected poisoned corn leading to her death.

 

"Following the consolidation and conclusion of investigations into a case of conspiracy, children trafficking and murder, the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department of Enugu State Police Command has today, 26/08/2022, arraigned in court, one Ukorie Cynthia aged 25, Onyia Pauline aged 56 and Aroh Ijeoma aged 39, all residing in Enugu," he statement read.

 

"The suspects, who were arrested on 26/07/2022, by Police Operatives serving in Central Police Station (CPS) Enugu, were remanded in Enugu Correctional Custodial Centre, pending further hearing of the case

"Their arrest was sequel to the receipt of a report alleging that they conspired and sold the newborn twins of one Chinenye Odoh aged 31, and thereafter caused her death by poisoning her food, when she realized that the suspects gave her an amount lesser than the total sum they sold the babies

 

"Investigations revealed that Ukorie Cynthia accommodated the deceased in her house till she put to birth on 05/07/2022, while Aroh Ijeoma facilitated the sale of the babies by contacting Onyia Pauline, a Nurse, who brought a couple that bought the babies upon their birth at the sum of three million naira (N3,000,000.00)

 

"That contrary to this sum, Ijeoma informed the deceased and mother of the babies, Chinenye, that the children were sold for two million, three hundred and fifty thousand naira (N2,350,000.00) and thereafter, gave her the sum of one million, eight hundred thousand naira (N1,800,000.00); gave Cynthia and Pauline fifty thousand naira (N50,000.00) each; and kept the remaining proceed to herself

"However, when the deceased eventually knew the exact amount they sold the babies, she demanded for the balance, but was thereafter said to have eaten a suspected poisoned corn given to her by Cynthia, leading to her death," 

 

Meanwhile, the case has been adjourned to 05/10/2022 for further hearing, the PPRO added. 

Suspected bandits' informant who disguised as woman arrested in Katsina

A suspected informant to bandits who disguised as a woman has been arrested in Katsina State. 

According to one Umar Abduladi Jibia, the suspect was nabbed at the Katsina State Transport Authority (KSTA) station in Jibia Local Government Area on Friday, August 26. 

This is coming a day after bandits blocked the Katsina-Jibia Road and kidnapped a yet-to-be specified number of passengers, killing one.

 

 

Minister blames street traders, beggars for insecurity in Abuja

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Bello, has accused beggars, and street traders from neighboring states of fueling the insecurity in the nation’s capital.

The minister according to a statement issued by the Director of Information and Communication in the FCT, Muhammad Sule, stated this at a meeting with the FCT security committee on Friday.

The committee which is headed by Bello is expected to work with community leaders to build an effective vigilante network in the rural communities.

Represented at the meeting by the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramotu Tijani-Aliyu, the minister said the committee had concluded plans to launch resuscitated G-7 Security Joint Operation in September.

The statement read: “The Security Agencies in the FCT have upped their game and people who have no business being here are being sent away.

“Some of them come under different guises such as begging, street trading, among others. They usually come from neighbouring states and are causing security breaches here. That is why we have decided to send them out.”

The FCT has witnessed several attacks by Boko Haram insurgents and other criminals in recent weeks.

Culled from.ripplesnigeria.com

A Twitter user revealed how a man dumped his fiancée he was supposed to marry later this year after a Facebook post.

According to the user, @JojoNitq, the said man dumped his fiancée after she commented “Yes” on a Facebook post that asks if she can cheat on him for N1million.

The user asks whether the man’s action was right as she tweeted,

A man cancelled his wedding that was supposed to take place in December 2022 ….because the bride to be commented yes on Facebook that she can cheat on the husband for 1Million naira …someone that knows her screen shot it and showed the guy….was the man’s action right?

APC, PDP are part of Nigeria’s problem, I don’t see them as the solution – Obi

The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, says the problems bedeviling the nation could turn the electorates against the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Obi stated this in an interview with Reuters while noting that he sees the parties as part of the problem, hence why he does not believe that they can be part of the solution.

According to the former Governor of Anambra state, he intends to harness Nigerians’ anger with the status quo to drive the ‘Obidient’ movement and clinch victory at the presidential polls.

He said; ”I believe that the two parties are part of the problem, I don’t see them being part of the solution. The system they’ve operated over the years, it has brought us to where we are.”

Obi expressed confidence that voters whose nation “on the brink” would rise above religious, ethnic and tribal loyalties that have the two major parties to dominate elections.

“What is important is that people trust. It is simple, you may not like me, but what I’m coming here to do will be different,” he added.

He also stated that he not afraid of stepping on toes of powerful persons who may pose a stumbling block to his plans to transform Nigeria.

“Maybe guys should stop dating broke girls” – Paul Okoye

Legendary Nigerian singer, Paul Okoye, has stated that maybe guys should stop dating broke girls in reaction to a woman saying she will never date a broke guy.

Sharing a video on his Instagram in which a woman revealed that she is dating a rich man and she got a tattoo of his name on her tummy.

“Normally, I will never date a broke guy,” the lady is heard saying in the video.

Oro festival: Pastor arrested as church members allegedly stone traditional worshipper to death in Lagos

A clergyman and nine of his church members have been arrested for allegedly stoning a 25-year-old traditional worshipper, Agboola Akeem, to death during a clash in Lagos.

The clergyman, identified as Mercy Okoch of the Truth and The Spirit Prophetic Church in Lagos state, got into a fight with traditional worshippers on Tuesday, August 23 at about 6.30pm.

It was gathered that the traditional worshippers were celebrating their Oro festival while the church members were having a church service. The traditional worshippers allegedly invaded the church premises and asked them to stop their service.

The traditional worshippers and church members got into a shouting match, which turned into a brawl. In the process, one of the traditional worshippers was allegedly stoned to death. This caused a rage among the other traditional worshippers, who vowed to burn down the church.

Officers attached to the Oko Oba Police Division stormed the church premises following a distress call that the church, located at Number 2 Sanni Taiwo Lawal Street in Oko Oba, was about to be set ablaze.

The police were able to quell the tension and evacuated the body of the deceased and deposited it in the morgue. Nine churchgoers, including the pastor, are currently being held in police custody.