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An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old Yemisi Najimu to 10 years imprisonment for causing harm to a pregnant woman.

Najimu was tried on three charges bordering on attempt to murder, acts intended to cause grievous harm, and occasioning harm.

According to the charge, “The defendant on 26th August, 2019 at No. 20, Afro Akinyede Estate, Odo Ado, Ado Ekiti, did attempt to murder, cause grievous harm, and assault one Bosede Ojo, contrary to Sections 320(1), 322, and 355 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap C16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.”

In her statement, the victim, who said she was eight months old pregnant at that time, said Najimu and her son were beating her child, after which she intervened to stop the fight.

According to her, the mother and son descended on her, pushed her, and she fell on the ground with her eight-month-old pregnancy, which led to abrupt delivery in the hospital, through surgery.

The prosecutor, Dolapo Oyewole, called five witnesses to prove the case and tendered statements of the victim and the defendant, as well as one cement block, and a medical report.
The convict also spoke in her own defense through her counsel and called three witnesses.

In his judgment, Justice Lekan Ogunmoye said, ‘’What the convict did was reprehensible enough. Therefore, the punishment on her must be such that would serve as deterrence to her and others who may wish to behave in a similar way in the future.

“She is sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with N70,000 as option of fine.”

A 26-year-old lady, Onyinye Enekwe, is among those who lost their lives, in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday, November 1, in Ikoyi area of Lagos State.

The deceased, whose wedding is slated for next month, was employed to work as a personal assistant, just few days before the unfortunate incident occurred.

According to a source, “Oyin is one of the people that was trapped in the collapsed building. Her corpse was found this morning, November 3.

She was employed to work as a personal assistant for the developer, Femi Osibona, and she resumed work on Friday, October 29, 2021, she has not collected any salary from this employment. She lived at Ago palace way, Okoya, they offered her accommodation in Ikoyi because of the distance and also, a monthly salary of N150k.

Her wedding is coming on this December, her family has even given the husband’s family their list. May her soul Rest in Peace.”

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital has commenced the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) treatment for kidney stones.

According to a statement on Wednesday, the hospital performed its first LASER Lithotripsy on October 28, 2021, making it the only state tertiary institution with a full upper tract endoscopic and LASER facility which could be accessible by the residents of Lagos State and its environs.

A Professor of Urology at LASUTH, Prof. Stephen Ikuerowo, said the treatment would save patients the pain of opening up their upper urinary tract during surgery.

He explained that the LASER treatment was deployed through the urinary tract of the patient where the stone is broken and flushed out.

The expert noted that the treatment of kidney stones in hospitals outside Nigeria takes a huge chunk from patients’ finances.

He, however, said patients in LASUTH would pay less than half of what obtains in private hospitals to treat the ailment.

Also, a Consultant Urologist in the hospital, Dr. Oluwaseun Akinola, said, “Before now, the care for kidney stones had not been readily accessible but the present management of LASUTH has now made it possible.

He said patients with kidney stones now have access to more affordable health care, fewer scars and faster recovery rate.

The Urologist stressed the importance of drinking sufficient water, saying, “the general public are advised to care for themselves by making it a habit to drink at least three liters of water on a daily basis, since ninety per cent of kidney stone cases are caused by dehydration.”

“People should also reduce salt intake and generally maintain a healthy lifestyle. Nigerians must also form the habit of visiting the hospital immediately they feel abnormal pains because if left untreated, kidney stones could develop into serious diseases that may cause total kidney collapse and eventual loss.”

ODUDUWA NEWS has just gathered that the Publisher of City Hill News and Author of a book called Kabana Republic, Mr. Morufh Bello is dead.

According to a relative who confirmed the sad incident to ODUDUWA NEWS, it was reported that a speedy car rammed onto a tricycle he boarded yesterday while he was going back home. It was learnt that the accident occured around IAR&T, Apata, Ibadan.

According to the source, he was rushed to UCH but later gave up the ghost. He has been buried at his residence according to Islamic rites.

Before his death, City Hills News Publisher, Mr. Morufh Bello was a veteran journalist who worked at Nigerian Tribune before his resignation to establish his own news outlet.

Morufh Bello was an astute Writer, Public Affairs Analyst and a staunch believer of Nigerian project.

His staunch belief that Nigeria can only get to the Promised Land if we all play our roles, motivated him to write one of the best historic books ever written in Nigeria, Kabana Republic. A book that summarized how Nigeria got the present stage of underdevelopment and what could be done to break the clog in the wheel of Nigeria’s progress.

Morufh Bello’s death was a great loss to Nigeria. Adieu!

As rescue operations continue at the location of yesterday’s collapsed building at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, the Lagos State Government has restated its determination to ensure that as many people as possible are rescued alive from the rubble.

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, disclosed this today while speaking with journalists and relatives of the victims during the monitoring of the ongoing search and rescue operations by agencies of government.

The Deputy Governor, who was accompanied to the site by top government officials, said the focus of government, for now, is to ensure that the ongoing rescue operations yield positive results such that those still trapped in the rubble are brought out alive.

Dr. Hamzat revealed that “Nine people have been rescued alive and taken to the hospital while 10 dead bodies have been recovered. Out of the nine survivors, three have been discharged from the hospital while six are in stable condition and are doing well. The focus of the operation right now is to rescue those that are trapped”.

He also stated that it will be difficult to ascertain the number of the trapped victims, noting that the building is still under construction and not yet occupied.

Stating that the project site was sealed up for four months by the relevant agency because of some anomalies in the construction process, the Deputy Governor gave further assurance that other adjourning buildings in the axis will be subjected to the Structural Integrity Test for appropriate action.

He emphasised that the State government would not relent in its efforts at ensuring that buildings under construction in Lagos are subjected to structural integrity tests to prevent issues of building collapse.

The Deputy Governor, who also led other top government officials to the Lagos General Hospital, Marina, where the survivors are being treated, promised that the State Government will take full responsibility for the treatment and medical bills of rescued victims of the Ikoyi building collapse.

Authorities of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State, on Monday, demanded a probe into the circumstances surrounding the death of a female student, simply identified as Omowumi.

It was gathered that Omowumi, an ND 1 student of Mass Communications department died on Saturday after she took ill in her boyfriend’s house in the Igaa area of Iree town.

The boyfriend was alleged to be an internet fraudster (Yahoo boy).

The deceased suddenly developed complications while still with his boyfriend and was rushed to a private hospital in Iree, but was rejected. She later died while being taken to another hospital.

A female student in her department, who spoke with Punch on condition of anonymity, said the boyfriend had been arrested in connection with the incident.

She said, “Wumi went to her boyfriend’s house in the Igaa area, Iree. She suddenly started foaming in the mouth. She was rushed to a hospital here in Iree, but she was rejected and while being taken to another hospital, she died.

“Her friends reported the matter to the police and some operatives were deployed. They took her body to a morgue in Ikirun. The boyfriend is a student too. He was arrested and taken away by the police.”

The spokesperson for the polytechnic, Tope Abiola, confirmed the incident.

He, however, said the arrested suspect was not a student of the polytechnic.

Abiola said, “It is true that an ND 1 student in the Department of Mass Communication died.

“We don’t know the cause of the death. We have not been briefed about the cause of the death. The police are still investigating. The school sympathises with the parents of the lady. It is pathetic that such a young girl would die like that.”