Court remands SS3 student for alleged murder of colleague

A Chief Magistrate in Ondo State, Olateju Odenusi-Fadeyi, has ordered the remand of a 15-year-old female student of Anglican Grammar School, Arigidi Akoko, for allegedly stabbing her colleague, Habib Salau, aged 17, to death.

The magistrate ordered her remanded at the Ondo State Juvenile Home, in Akure, pending advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, DPP.

The magistrate, however, did not take her plea.

The SS3 student, is standing trial for allegedly stabbing the 17-year old deceased, Habib Salau, with a knife during a scuffle between them after school hours.

The defendant was brought to court on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder.

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Police Prosecutor, Josephine Awana, had earlier informed the court that the young offender and one other at large, on October 3, about 3:30p.m., at Imo, Arigidi Akoko, conspired to commit murder.

Awana, alleged that the defendant killed Salau, by stabbing him with a knife during a fight.

The prosecutor told the court, “The defendant accused the deceased of accosting her on the way home after a misunderstanding between them.

“It resulted in a fight and the defendant said someone gave her a knife and ordered her to stab the deceased on the neck.”

The offences, according to the prosecution, contravene Sections 124 and 319(1) of the Criminal Code Laws of Ondo State, 2006.

Awana asked the court to remand the offender at the correctional facility, pending the issuance of advice from the DPP.

Court remands SS3 student for alleged murder of colleague

Emir Sanusi to turban first son as Ciroma Kano

The 16th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, is set to decorate his first son as the Ciroman of Kano, a title believed to be usually reserved for the crown prince or heir apparent.

Barring any last-minute changes, the Emir will honour the crown prince and nine others with different traditional titles on Friday, November 25, 2024.

19.4% of Nigerian households using cooking gas – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that only 19.4% of households in Nigeria use Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for domestic, agricultural, commercial, cultural, or religious purposes.

This finding was disclosed in the 2024 Nigeria Residential Energy Demand-Side Survey (NREDSS), released on Wednesday in Abuja.

According to the report, the survey covered states from across the six geopolitical zones, including Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Ekiti, Oyo, Enugu, Kwara, Plateau, Kano, and Sokoto.

It stated, “This means that about one in every five households use LPG. The average monthly expenditure on LPG stood at N10,239.7 across the surveyed states.” 

The report indicated that approximately 67.8% of Nigerian households rely on fuelwood as a source of energy.

It found that 41% of households purchase fuelwood, while 39% obtain it through cutting or collecting.

Additionally, 18.9% of households acquire fuelwood through other means, such as barter, gifts, or borrowing. The report noted that 55.3% of the fuelwood collected consisted of branches, stems, and trees.

It also revealed that one in five households, accounting for 22%, used charcoal during the reference period.

Among these households, 21.6% purchased charcoal, while 0.3% produced it themselves, and 0.6% obtained it through other means.

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The report revealed that over 58% of households across the nine surveyed states are connected to the national grid, with 86.6% having electricity during the reference period.

It found that 85.2% of connected households use an estimated billing system, while 14.8% reported using a pre-paid system.

The average monthly household expenditure on electricity was estimated at N4,155.8 during the same period.

The NBS recommended that, given the widespread use of fuelwood, the government should promote tree replanting initiatives and encourage the adoption of clean energy sources such as LPG, wind, and solar power.

This, it suggested, would help mitigate environmental issues like air and water pollution, climate change, thermal pollution, and waste disposal.

Additionally, the report advised the government to facilitate the establishment of more LPG stations and promote local production of gas cylinders and related accessories to enhance value.

Findings from the report come as a shock to many Nigerians given the prevalence of the use of cooking gas among many households, especially in urban centres.

The result reemphasizes the high multidimensional poverty in Nigeria and how cost and access inhibit households at the lowest economic strata.

In the past two years, the price of cooking gas has skyrocketed from around N600 per kg to almost N1,500 per kg.

Earlier this year, the Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas) announced that the federal government would be halting the exports of LPG in a bid to control prices locally.

19.4% of Nigerian households using cooking gas – NBS