Adam Johnson gets £11-per-week prison job

It has been revealed that Adam Johnson, former Sunderland player who was sentence to six year jail for child sex has been given a job as a cleaner on his arrival in Armley prison in Yorkshire.

According to Daily Star, the former England international will earn  £11-a-week for mopping floors, a far cry from the £60,000 a week wages that Johnson was earning at Sunderland up until the day of his sentence.

An inside source was quoted as saying, "Johnson was a marked man from the moment he came through the prison gates. He is not on normal location because there are too many people out to get him. 

Armley prison has been regarded to be a tough prison with numbers of notorious. 

Driver docked for stealing his girlfriend's cell phone

A 25-year-old driver, Sunday Emmanuel, on Monday appeared before a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, for allegedly stealing his girlfriend’s cell phone.

The Prosecutor, Cpl. Friday Adaji, told the court that the accused girlfriend, Daina Evans, of Uke, Mararaba, reported the matter at the 'A' Division Police Station, Mararaba, on March 18.

Adaji said that on March 10, at about 6 p.m., the accused visited his girl friend at home and stole her cell phone valued at N5, 000.

He said the offence contravened Section 288 of the Penal Code.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

In his words, ``I did not steal her cell phone. She came up with the this story because I said I am not going to marry her.

``She threatened to deal with me and I was arrested for a crime I did not commit," the accused told the court.

The presiding Judge, Mr Albert Maga, granted the accused N50, 000 bail with one surety in like sum.

He said that the surety must reside within the jurisdiction of the court and must present one passport photograph or a National Identity Card and adjourned the case till April 4 for further hearing.

Neymar: Messi and Suarez friendship makes us all better players

Neymar has explained how Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and himself have become best friends off the pitch as well as a potent strikeforce on it.

The Barcelona trio, nicknamed MSN due to the initials of their surnames, scored a stunning 122 club goals between them as they won the treble last season - and this term look set to surpass this number.

Ahead of Wednesday's Champions League last-16 second leg clash at home to Arsenal, Neymar has explained how the Camp Nou trident overcame national rivalries to become the most feared trio on the planet.

"[With Leo and Luis] we get along very well," he told Goal. "Not only on the field, but mostly off it. Today I can say we became friends, and when that happens in football you help your mates even more during the matches.

"We developed a strong bond, being three South American players and 'rivals', it's something very hard to accomplish, but we did it, playing together and forging a good friendship. But most importantly, it's working well on the field."

Neymar has been a Barcelona player since May 2013, when he joined from Santos in a deal estimated to have cost the Spanish club €86.2 million.

After a solid, if unspectacular, first season, the Brazil international enjoyed treble success in his second campaign and Luis Enrique's side are still on course for a repeat of those heroics in 2015-16.

"I'm very happy about how the season has gone so far," Neymar continued, "but I want to improve in every match, every training session, so I can help my team-mates win more titles."

There have been rumours this season that Real Madrid are plotting an enormous bid for Neymar in the off-season, but the 24-year-old says he is satisfied with life at Camp Nou

"I think I managed to adapt further to Barcelona's style, it's my third year with my team-mates," he added. "It's a huge honour for me, a great joy to play for a club like Barcelona.

"I always dreamed of doing so. I'm always happy, in every game, every win I keep writing my history, and I hope to do even more from now on."                         

Substandard products: NAFDAC closes 30 water factories

The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has shut down 30 erring water factories in Nasarawa state between 2015 and 2016, News Agency of Nigeria reports.

This was made known by, the Acting NAFDAC Director-General Mrs Oyentunde Oyin, on Tuesday at the occasion of the annual water quality monitoring event at Fauzee Bottle Water Factory in Lafia.

Oyin, who was represented by, the agency's State Coordinator, Mr Michael Attah reiterated that NAFDAC closed the factories during a routine but unannounced inspection tour.
in his words, ``In the course of our regulation and surveillance inspection from 2015 to 2016, we shut down more than 30 factories across the state for producing below standard.
``The agency has many sanctions for factories violating our standard or not adhering strictly to our rules and regulations,’ ’she confirmed.

She urged the public to help the agency with relevant information on poor products, based on their experience and the activities of illegal operators of water factories.

The Acting DG added that the annual water quality monitoring was aimed at carrying out on-the-spot test of purity and packaged/bottled water.

According  to her, ``the exercise is imperative because most producers of water do not have an in-house quality control unit to analyse the quality of their products periodically.
``The exercise gives manufacturers the opportunity to see the sample tested practically and if found satisfactory, it builds more confidence on the products and helps the producers to maintain the standard.
``On the other hand, if found unsatisfactory, the agency will audit the processes and make the necessary corrections that would enable the products meet required quality standard,” she concluded.

Court remands pastor for alleged defilement of his daughter

AChief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogbesan, Benin had on Wednesday   remanded Prophet, Benjamin Bernard, 41 years, in prison custody for alleged defilement of his seven-year-old daughter.

 The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Taiye Omoruyi, refused to grant the cleric to bail.

The Prosecutor, Kenneth Ugiagbe, said the pastor committed the incest against his third daughter on Jan. 26.

The cleric pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge of defilement .

According to Ugiagbe, who led in evidence, told the court that after defiling her daughter, Bernard used a white handkerchief to clean her private part.

She said her father warned her not to mention it to anyone else and threatened to kill her if she disclosed it to anybody.

However, the court adjourned the matter till March16 for further hearing.

Man bags 12 strokes of cane for stealing yams

A Zuba Grade 1 Area Court sitting in Abuja has on Tuesday sentence Sanusi Ayuba to 12 strokes of the cane for stealing 15 tubers of yam, News Agency of Nigeria {NAN} reports.

Ayuba of no fixed address was arraigned on a one-count charge of theft.

The judge, Malam Gambo Garba, sentence Ayuba after he pleaded guilty and begged for leniency.

Prosecutor Chinedu Ogada had told the court that Insp. Musa Adamu and his team attached to surveillance section of Zuba Police Station made the arrest on March 3.

Ogada said the defendant stolen 15 tubers of yam belonging to Rose Sunday at Dankogi Park-Zuba.
He said when the police questioned the defendant, he made confessional statement and the stolen yams were recovered from him.

The prosecutor told the court that his offence contravened Section 287 of the Penal Code. 

Woman gets N200,000 bail condition for alleged theft of fish

A Magistrate Court in  Osogbo has on Monday admitted , Saliu Kafayat,  a 28-year-old woman, to bail in the sum of N200,000 for alleged theft of dried fish valued N23,750, News Agency of Nigeria {NAN}. reports.

The verdict was given by the Magistrate, Mrs Olubukola Olowolagba who  ordered the defendant to produce one reliable surety in like sum.

According to NAN, Olowolagba said the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction, deposed to affidavit of means, show evidence of tax payment and attach two passport size photographs.

She adjourned the case till April 11 for hearing.

Prosecutor Olaiwola Rasak told the court that the defendant committed the offence sometimes at about 2 p.m. at Amadiya Sabo Area of Osogbo on Nov. 4, 2015.

Rasak said that Kafayat cheated Fatai Modinatu by refusing to pay for the dried fish.

He said the offence contravened Sections 421, 419 and 390(9) of the Criminal Code cap 34 Vol. 11 Laws of Osun state, 2003.

Kafayat pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge.

Her Counsel Raji Abiola had prayed the court to grant her client bail in the most liberal terms.

Court jails 5 men for buying, selling stolen cow

A Dutse Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced, Nura Sani, 20 and Isa Kasim, 20, to five months imprisonment, for buying stolen cow.

News Agency of Nigeria {NAN} reported that the court also sentence Yusuf Ahmed, Abdullahi Useni, and Ladodo Umaru, to three months imprisonment for buying and selling a stolen cow’s meat.

The defendants, Sani, 20 and Kasim,20, residents of Kogo II, and Ahmed,31, Useni, 40, and Umaru, 35, residents of Baran goni in Bwari, were arraigned for dishonestly receiving stolen property.

They all pleaded guilty to the charge.

The judge, Mr. Ado Ahmed, gave Sani and Kasim an option to pay a fine of N5,000 each, while Ahmed, Useni and Umaru were given an option of N3,000 fines each.

He said: ``Why would you buy something you know is worth more, for a cheaper rate and still pretend it is okay.

``You must be punished so that it serves as a deterrent to others. When those who steal to sell don't find buyers for the stolen items, the trend will stop,’’ he said.

The Prosecutor, Mrs Agnes Aluko-Adewumi, Senior State Counsel, told the court that Musa Abdullahi was arrested for theft of a cow sometime in January.
She said that during police investigation, Abdullahi confessed that he stole a female cow belonging to Ibrahim Babangida on Jan. 21 at 10 p.m.

The cow, she said, was valued at N200,000. 

She said Abdullahi sold the cow to the defendants Sani, Kasim and Lawal now at large who jointly bought the cow at the rate of N40,000.
She explained: "They butchered the cow at a bush close to Kogo II in Bwari.
``They sold the meat in Bwari market to Ahmed, Useni and Umaru at the rate of N51,500.

``And they converted the money to their own use having reason to believe that the cow was stolen.’’

She said the offence contravened Section 317 of the Penal Code.

I caught my wife eating Tantalizer food with her boyfriend, husband tells court

A middle aged man,  Dare Falana, had on  Tuesday told an Igando Customary Court that he caught his wife, Ganiyat, eating ``Tantalizer’’ take-away with her boyfriend in his living room.

New Agency of Nigeria gathered that Dare had urged the court to dissolve his marriage blessed with three children because of his wife’s infidelity, sex starvation and frequent fighting.

According to the Falana, ``Usually I come home late at night, but on this faithful day I decided to come home early, only for me to meet her with her boyfriend eating Tantalizers in our home.

``I was too shocked to say anything; I left them there and went out but by the time I came back the man had left, the man said.

The father of three explained to court that his wife starved him sex whenever he demanded ``I have to beg my wife for sex as if she is still my girlfriend. She plays all sorts of unimaginable pranks to escape having sex with me.

``She only comes to me for sex when she feels like and not the other way round, I’m feed up, I can’t continue this way,’’ the man pleaded.

However, the respondent denied allegations of infidelity, but admitted that she usually starve her husband of sex.

In her words, ``He married me a virgin, how can I be so bold and bring my supposed boyfriend to my husband's house, the supposed boyfriend is my distance relative.

``I called my distant cousin, and told him I was hungry and that my children don't have food to eat when they return from school, I specifically told him to get food for me and my children from the eatery.

``My husband's ways are questionable, he acts and talks desperately about making money at all cost.

``My husband told me that his friend's wife is an ogbanje (witch) and she uses that to bring goodluck to her husband, that I should be doing same for him, which I refused. Ganiyat said.

The court President, Adegboyega Omilola, ordered the couple to attend an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) on March 17.

Omilola had adjourned the case till March 29 for hearing.