Mother, Son get N100,000 bail each for alleged causing hurt

A Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday granted bail to Osagiade Olabisi and Osagiade Adeoye in the sum of N100,000 each for allegedly causing hurt.

Olabisi, 45, and Adeoye, 18, residents of Plot A305 Aco Estate, Airport Road, Abuja, were charged with joint act and causing hurt.

The presiding officer, Mr Garba Ogbede, ordered the defendants to produce a surety each in like sum.

Ogbede said the sureties must be at least a grade level eight officer in the Federal Civil Service and must reside within the jurisdiction of the court.

He adjourned the case till June 1 for hearing.

Prosecuting counsel Ukoha Ndidi told the court that Ezeh Ijoma of the same address reported the incident at Iddo Police Station on Aril 23.

Ndidi said while Ijoma was in her flat, Olubisi and his son Adeoye conspired and accosted her and beat her.

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he said that as a result of the beating they inflicted injuries on her face and in the process her golden chain valued N45,000 got missing.

The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge, which contravened Sections 79 and 245 of the Penal Code. 

Islamists behead Canadian hostage in Philippines

Islamic militants in the Philippines have beheaded a Canadian hostage, raising fears for more than 20 other foreigners held captive on remote islands, with troops and police vowing Tuesday to hunt down the extremists.

Yahoo news reports that the man's head was found Monday dumped outside city hall on Jolo, a mountainous and jungle-clad island in the far south of the Philippines that is a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf Islamist group.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Filipino authorities identified the victim as John Ridsdel, a retiree in his late 60s who was kidnapped seven months ago from aboard a yacht, along with another Canadian man, a Norwegian and a Filipina woman.

"This was an act of cold-blooded murder and responsibility rests with the terrorist group who took him hostage," Trudeau said in Ottawa.

The four were abducted at a marina near the major city of Davao, more than 500 kilometres (300 miles) from Jolo, as part of a wave of abductions by the Abu Sayyaf -- a loose network of militants who for more than two decades have run a lucrative kidnapping-for-ransom business.

The other three were fellow Canadian Robert Hall, Hall's girlfriend Marites Flor and Norwegian resort manager Kjartan Sekkingstad.

Six weeks after the abduction, gunmen released a video of their hostages held in a jungle setting, demanding the equivalent of $21 million each for the safe release of the three foreigners.

The men were forced to beg for their lives on camera, and similar videos posted over several months showed the hostages looking increasingly frail.

In the most recent video, Ridsdel said his captors would kill him on April 25 if a ransom of $6.4 million was not paid.

Hours after the deadline passed, police in the Philippines said two people on a motorbike dropped the head near city hall on Jolo, which is about 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) from Manila.

Ridsdel, a former journalist, oil executive and sailing enthusiast, had moved to the Philippines to manage a gold mine before retiring.

Michael Jackson's Daughter Celebrates 18th Birthday At Disneyland

Paris Jackson, daughter of late pop singer, Michael Jackson has chosen to celebrate her 18th year birth date in Disney.

The late pop singer seems to have inherited her late father Michael's fondness for all things Disney.

 Paris who turned 18 on April 3, choose to celebrate with her crew at Disneyland.

Part of the crew include heavy metal drummer Michael Snoddy, who, from the looks of it, is on very intimate terms with Jackson.

Snoody posted his own PDA-packed post in honour of Jackson's birthday."Happy birthday to one of the most incredible women I've ever met," he captioned the pic. "So happy we get to celebrate YOUR DAY together! Cheers to many more baby."

 

Vietnam reports two cases of Zika virus

Two women in Vietnam have been infected with the Zika virus

According to report, a 64-year-old woman from the popular beach resort of Nha Trang became the country's first casuality of the case after being admitted to hospital complaining of fever, headache and a rash on her legs, while a 33-year-old woman with eight weeks pregnancy became the second victim of the virus.

An online newspaper,  Vnexpress reported that 1,215 samples have been sent for testing for suspected Zika in 32 provinces throughout the country.

It is not clear if either of the women have recently travelled abroad, or whether they were infected with Zika in Vietnam.

However, health officials have quarantined the living areas of the patient's families and taken samples from others living nearby for further tests.

There have been a smaller number of cases in countries closer to Vietnam such as Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and South Korea.

The Zika virus, which is carried by mosquitoes and transmitted to humans, is thought to cause microcephaly.

Characterised by unusually small heads, microcephaly can result in developmental problems in babies.

Farmer, 25, remanded for killing wife's lover

 A 25-year-old farmer, Mohammed Tanko, was on Tuesday ordered to be remanded in prison for allegedly killing his wife’s lover.

Tanko of Gorobani village in Kaiama, Kwara, was charged before an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stabbing to death one Boka who he suspected to be having extra-marital affairs with his wife.

The Prosecutor, Cpl. Abideen Oderinde, told the court that on Feb. 25, the accused assaulted Boka because he suspected him having sexual intercourse with his wife (Daya).

In his words, ``As a result, fight ensued between them and Mohammed Tanko stabbed Boka with knife and he died instantly.
``Investigation conducted revealed that the accused callously stabbed Boka to death based on information he heard that the deceased had sexual intercourse with his wife,’’ Oderinde said.

The prosecutor said the accused is facing a one-count charge of culpable homicide.

He said that offence contravened Section 221 of Penal Code Law.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.

The Magistrate, M. F. Adebola, ordered the remand of the accused at Federal Prison Oke-Kura, Ilorin.
Adebola adjourned the case to April 14, for further mention