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BREAKING: Appeal court affirms Maryam Sanda’s death sentence

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The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the death sentence imposed on Maryam Sanda over the death of Bilyamin Mohammed Bello, her husband.

The federal government had arraigned Sanda and three others on a two-count charge bordering on culpable homicide.

She was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging on January 27, 2020, by Yusuf Halilu, the trial judge.

“She should reap what she has sown, for it has been said that ‘thou shall not kill’ and whoever kills in cold blood deserves death as his own reward,” Halilu said.

“Convict also clearly deserves to die, accordingly I hereby sentence Maryam Sanda to death by hanging until she dies.”

Aggrieved by the death sentence, Sanda approached the appellate court, seeking to upturn the judgment.

In a notice of appeal predicated on 20 grounds, the appellant through her legal team described the judgment of the trial court as “a miscarriage of justice”.

She submitted that the judge relied on circumstantial evidence as there was “lack of confessional statement, absence of murder weapon, lack of corroboration of evidence by two or more witnesses and lack of autopsy report to determine the true cause of her husband’s death.”

She also submitted the trial judge “erred and misdirected himself by usurping the role of the police when he assumed the duty of an investigating police officer (IPO) as contained in page 76 of his judgment…”

But on Friday, the appellate court upheld the death sentence.

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Dangote feeds 10,000 people in Kano daily for Ramadan, distributes 1 million bags of rice nationwide

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Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, through Aliko Dangote Foundation, has launched the distribution of free meals to no fewer than 10,000 fasting Muslims in Kano state, his state of origin.

In a statement signed by Samira Sanusi, an official of the foundation in Kano, the gesture was also extended by distributing one million bags of rice, worth over N13 billion across the 36 states of the federation and Abuja to alleviate hunger in the country.

The gesture, according to her is to ease hardship for millions of Nigerians amidst economic challenges in the country.

This is in addition to the distribution of 20,000 loaves of bread daily to Kano residents and 15,000 daily to Lagos residents, a feeding gesture that started and sustained since 2020 during the COVID.

Mrs Sanusi explained that the Ramadan free cooked meal includes jollof rice, white rice and stew, jollof spaghetti, yam, beans with chicken and beef, packed with a bottle of water and drink for each person

She said the packed meals are distributed at Juma’at mosques, streets, prisons, orphanages, remand home, and other places in Kano city and its environs.

A beneficiary of the meal, Musa Maikatako, resident of Tarauni, expressed appreciation for the gesture, which he said had helped him break his fast with ease.

Maikatako, who was visibly happy, said the free meal would ameliorate the suffering of a lot of people who might break their fasts with only water, without food to it, considering the economic hardship faced by Nigerians.

“I can not explain how happy i am. This meal will go a long way in assisting poor people like me to have something to at least break our fast with some solid food to eat.

“I know a lot of people in this state who could break their fast with water only. So this meal is a great relief,” he said.

While expressing happiness, Maikatako showed appreciation to Dangote Foundation for the gesture, praying to God to increase his wealth and continue to bless his business.

Another beneficiary, Hajiya Inna Tukur, expressed delight for distribution of the meal, which, according to her, Aliko Dangote Foundation, has come to her aid.

According to Inna, she was elated to have been given such delicious food for free in the current hardship.

“In this hardship, when we find it difficult to eat even two times a day, but out of the blue moon, somebody presented this delicious food to me, it is highly incredible.

“I have nothing to say but to say a big thank you to you and Aliko Dangote. I pray to God to bless you more and more,”

Apart from the 4-year old free bread distribution, according to Mrs Sanusi, feeding of the needy in Kano has been quietly going on for over 30 years by Aliko Dangote.

This, according to her, had been done from his mother’s residence in Koki and from various cooking locations.

“This feeding program feeds 10,000 kano residents daily with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, a unique feat that has been in existence for over 30 years,” she said.

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Breaking :President Tinubu Shifts Appointment Of Jaafar Isa To Board Chairman Almajiri Commission

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new leadership for the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education.

Brigadier-General Lawal Ja’afar Isa (Rtd) is now to serve as the Chairman of the Board of the Commission, while Dr. Idris Muhammad Sani is to serve as the Executive Secretary/CEO.

General Ja’afar Isa is a respected leader and previously served as the Military Administrator of Kaduna State from 1993 to 1996.

Dr. Muhammad Sani holds master’s and doctorate degrees in Islamic Studies. He was the Director-General, Al-Iman School Lafia; Commissioner, Basic/Secondary Education, Yobe State; Chairman, Nigerian Arabic Language Village, Borno State; Member, Nasarawa State Government Committee on Enlightenment Campaign, and Secretary-General, Association of Private Schools in Nasarawa State.

The President expects that the new appointees will bring their vast experience into the management of this critical Commission, which impacts the very core of society, by ensuring that his administration’s drive to guarantee Nigeria’s out-of-school children the most comprehensive education is realized in the superseding interest of the nation’s future.

Chief Ajuri Ngelale

Special Adviser to the President

(Media & Publicity)

March 18, 2024

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NASUU strike paralyzes activities in Dutse Varsity

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From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse

The nationwide strike of Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASUU) paralyzed normal activities in Federal University Dutse (FUD) as members of the Union in the University, joined the seven warning strike.

It was observed that, the leadership of the Union blocked all vehicles from entrance of the University as only students and Academic staff are allowed to track into premises of the University.

The union also shut down the basic activities in hostels and power supply, library and security sections as the staffs didn’t come for their respective duties in the University.

Other paralyzed sections include registry departments, work and maintainance, security and students affairs all withdrawn their services.

Addressing the journalists, the chairman NASUU FUD chapter Comrade Alasan Abdullahi said, their members shutdown activities in the University today Monday to comply with directives by the national body of their Union.

“We joined a nationwide strike over unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of salaries by the Federal Government in addition to failure from Government to fulfill our agreement”, the chairman said.

Speaking to our reporter, a level four hundred student of physiology Shema’u Gidado expressed displeasure on how the activities paralyzed in the University.

“Actually I’m not happy right from the get, when our driver can’t have access to enter the University as the entrance blocked by the members of NASUU.

“Though we are resuming today from session break actually with this development lectures and other activities may not be hold.

“So as a student and also Nigerian, I appealed to both federal government and NASUU to reconcile to save our future, Government should tried to consider their needs” , Gidado said.

Another new student, Easter Adebayo explained that she is struggling to complete registration but with this strike it became something different, ” I’m speaking to you I support to collect my ID card but no security clearance as the section embark on strike” Adebayo said.

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