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8 sentenced to community service over illegal waste dumping

An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced eight persons to community service over indiscriminate disposal of waste. The convicts are: Abidemi Oyebanjo, Aminat Adewusi, Aminat Olarewaju, Omolana Olusola, Abiola Moridiya, Mary Olaogun, Abiodun Aromokun and Sylvester Iwenya. They were sentenced on a two-count charge bordering on unlawful and improper waste disposal on public roads, ...

Building engineer jailed 1 year for mischief, property theft

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Bwari, FCT, on Friday sentenced a 33-year-old building engineer , Martins Okoh, to one year imprisonment for mischief and theft. Delivering judgment, Chief Magistrate Chiemena Nonye-Okoronkwo, found Okoh guilty of the offence. Nonye-Okoronkwo convicted Okoh without an option of fine for criminal conspiracy, mischief, theft and breach of peace. He ...

Facilities up, attitude down: Mixed verdict on South-South General Hospitals

Stakeholders in healthcare have expressed mixed reactions over the state of public hospitals in South-South zone, saying that while hospital facilities are being revamped, the attitude and services of health providers are yet to improve. The stakeholders made the remark while responding on the state of the general hospitals conducted in Cross River, Rivers and Akwa ...

Plateau establishes sickle cell registry to strengthen data collection, planning

The Plateau Government has established a sickle cell registry under the non-communicable disease desk to strengthen planning, data collection, and evidence-based decision-making. Dr Nicholas Baamlong, Plateau Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure on Friday in Jos when he briefed newsmen. Baamlong said that the initiative was part of the ministry’s non-communicable disease revitalisation agenda, stating ...