Lawyer Drags 21-Year Old Secretary To Court For Allegedly Diverting N118,000

A lawyer has dragged his secretary to court for alleged theft. The secretary, Gbenga Akindele, who allegedly bolted with his employer's N118, 000, was charged before an Ikeja Magistrate Court yesterday.The 21-year-old, who lives at Agege in Lagos, is facing a charge of stealing.According to the prosecutor, Inspector Ezekiel Ayorinde, the accused committed the offence on December 17 at Tabon-Tabon in Agege.He said Akindele, who was working as the secretary in the chambers of Mr Rotimi Akomolafe, was asked to pay some money into his employer's account at First Bank but converted the money to personal use."Gbenga was sent to make payment of N79, 000 and N39, 000 into two different accounts at FirstBank belonging to Akomolafe and Oluwakemi Adeniyi. He, however, converted the money to personal use," Ayorinde said.The accused pleaded not guilty.Ruling on the bail application of the accused, theMagistrate, Mrs O.J. Awope, granted him bail in the sum of N50, 000 with two sureties in like sum

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EMIR OF KASTINA TELLS PRESIDENT BUHARI TO SIGN PEACE CORPS BILL

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Read President Buhari’s Christmas Message To Nigerians

I felicitate with all Nigerians, especially our Christian brothers and sisters, on the joyous occasion of this year's Christmas.On this occasion of the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, let us all rededicate ourselves to the virtues of peace, love, honesty, justice, equity, piety, humility and service to others which he taught.There can be no doubt that a greater manifestation of these virtues and ideals in our lives will immensely help us to become a more united, peaceful, secure and progressive nation.Let us also reach out in love and compassion to fellow Nigerians who are in distress at this periodof our nation's history.I particularly urge you all to remember victims of terrorism and insurgency in the country, especially Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).The Federal Government will continue to collaborate with state governments and other stakeholders to ease the harsh conditions in IDP camps, while the ultimate objective remains to quickly put an end to insurgen...

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