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30-year-old lawyer, Bayo Adedokun, on Wednesday appeared in an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly threatening to kill Sen. Buruji Kashamu and Alhaji Muniru Ogunleyetwo over land disagreement.

Adedokun, whose address was not given, is charged with four counts of conspiracy, attempted murder and conduct likely to cause breach of the peace.

He, however, pleaded not guilty.

The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Steven Molo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence in August at Ogombo village in Eti-Osa area of Lagos.

Molo alleged that the defendant hired 10 thugs to kill the complainants claiming that a portion of land they were occupying belonged to his family.

He said the defendant conducted himself in a manner likely to cause breach of the peace.

The offence, he said, contravenes the provisions of sections 56(a), 168(d), 230(1) and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Magistrate O.O. Oshin admitted the defendant to bail on self recogintion and ordered him to deposit his certificate of Call to Bar to the court.

Oshin adjourned the case until Nov. 14 for mention.

Just when Don Jazzy announced he has stopped smoking and it’s even a year already, fellow brother in the music industry, Davido has also said he will be doing the same.

He revealed this on his insta-story posting a short video of him holding a pack of Malboro cigarettes and captioned it; ”Quitting soon”.

Chibuzor Nwachukwu, a former Chairman of Bayelsa State Butchers Association (BSBA), has been ambushed and assassinated by gunmen in Yenagoa.

The gunmen, suspected to be cultists, were said to have shot at Chibuzor on the head and shattered his brains in cold blood.

It was learnt that the assassins laid an ambush for Chibuzor in front of his residence on Ogilo Street.

He was reportedly returning home from the Swali Market at about 8pm on Tuesday when he ran into his killers. He was 42 and was married with four children.

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has procured sixteen brand new 2019 model Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUVs for the use of Judges and the Chief Judge of the state.

The vehicles were received by the Chief Judge of the state, Hon. Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu, on behalf of the judges at the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure today.

The Chief Judge, who appreciated the Governor for the gesture, said Judges in the state,including herself, have been using ten year-old rickety vehicles before the Governor’s intervention. More….

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has disowned the 2023 presidential campaign posters bearing his picture and name.

The former Edo governor, who said he was not aware of the posters, described the situation as the handiwork of mischief makers.

Oshiomhole spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Simon Egbebulem, in a reaction to an inquiry by Punch.

He said, “The posters allegedly in circulation are handiworks of mischief workers who are hell bent on circulating materials to cause confusion in the polity.

“They are obviously looking for ways to set members of the ruling against themselves. The supposed posters have no approval of my principal and should be ignored for whatever it is worth. It is the merchants of lies at work as usual and they deserve no attention.”

The ex-beauty queen shared the rare photo of her first son on her instagram page. She wrote;

”Rare picture of me carrying my husband; sorry “my first child” 😂😂😂😂😂
.This is how we’ll be wearing matching outfits from now on, so I wouldn’t have to explain why this is my child! 🤣🤣🤣”

Bovi and his daughter are a year older today. The proud dad shared beautiful new photos of them to celebrate their special day. Sharing the photos he wrote; ”40 and 6! We celebrate!”

After just one year, Alfred State College’s programs at the Northland Workforce Training Center in Buffalo are rapidly gaining momentum and even attention from Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul as word continues to spread about the excellent hands-on education students are receiving there.
Specifically, the three technical skills programs taught at Northland by Alfred State College faculty – welding technology, electrical construction and maintenance electrician, and machine tool technology – continue to grow as more students enroll and more faculty are hired. A fourth program, mechatronics, is taught by SUNY Erie Community College faculty.
One shining example of Alfred State programs’ surging popularity is the electrical construction and maintenance electrician program. Hochul recently visited the electrical construction lab at Northland to congratulate instructors on their tremendous success and encourage students who are now on a clear path to well-paid careers.
“I have visited with students at Northland who are seeing their lives transformed thanks to state investment in job training programs,” said Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who met with students today at Northland. “For too long, neighborhoods on Buffalo’s East Side were neglected and suffered from disinvestment. We have been committed to making sure that every neighborhood is lifted up, and the Northland Workforce Training Center has been an essential part of Buffalo’s comeback story. Growing numbers of Alfred State students are learning essential skills and experiencing good-paying internships as part of the program. Across New York, we are re-imagining workforce development in an innovative way to meet the needs of employers who have jobs available now, and prepare for jobs of the future. The $175 million Workforce Development Initiative will help to ensure we close the skills gap and provide New Yorkers with job training and education they need to thrive in the 21st century.”
Last fall, a cohort of 20 students were the first in Alfred State’s new electrical construction lab. Since then, the program has grown to where it now contains three freshman cohorts in addition to the senior class, resulting in 80 electrical students in the 10,000-square-foot dedicated electrical training building at Northland. The program also began with three freshman instructors, and now has six freshman instructors, three senior instructors, and one instructional support assistant.
Dr. Skip Sullivan, president of Alfred State, said, “We are extremely pleased with the ongoing and increased interest in our programs at the Northland Workforce Training Center. We thank Stephen Tucker, his staff and all of the Alfred State instructors for this success. Our college takes pride in knowing that our partnership with Northland is providing access to a post-secondary education and to hands-on training that will ultimately help bolster the workforce here in western New York.”
The electrical construction and maintenance electrician program provides in-depth instruction in the theories and principles of electricity. As with the welding and machine tool offerings, hands-on application of the classroom theory is a major component of the electrical program, as approximately one-third of lab time is spent on actual work sites, gaining real-world work experience.