Oil prices rose on Wednesday a day after a report showed inventories fell at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub, but gains were capped as investors awaited official U.S. inventory data. Crude oil and oil product data due from the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) is expected to show further stockpiling. Brent December crude... The post Oil Prices Rise As Inventories Fell At Cushing appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

A travelling agent, Segun Adetuwo, 40, was on Wednesday arraigned at Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ for forging medical certificate for a client. Prosecutor Osa Oyeyemi said that Akindele Ayo, Managing Director, Everyday Scan, Nyanya, Abuja, reported the matter through a petition to the Police Command on Oct. 10. Oyeyemi said that the accused in September... The post Travelling Agent Appears In Court For Alleged Forgery Of Medical Certificate appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

A Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 30-year old man, Solomon Monday, to six months imprisonment for stealing N500,000. Senior Magistrate Aminu Eri handed down the judgment after the convict, of Peace Village Lugbe Airport Road, had pleaded guilty to the crime contrary to Section 288 of the Penal Code. The... The post Court Sentences Man To 6 Months Imprisonment For Stealing appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

Mr Babajide Odubanjo, the Chairman, Ogun Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS), on Wednesday said that the agency generated N13. 2 billion between January and August.   Odubanjo said this during a visit to his office by the Ogun House of Assembly’s Committee on Finance and Appropriation in Abeokuta as part of its oversight functions.   The... The post Ogun Agency Generates N13bn In 8 Months appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi has said global corporations should direct more of their social responsibility efforts to helping the European refugee crisis, in particular countering the interruption to children’s education.   “Big businesses can easily take money from their other philanthropic and corporate social responsibility initiatives in fact, they must,’’ the Indian campaigner... The post Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wants Companies To Do More For Refugees appeared

Angola’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 10.5 per cent, saying at monthly review of its monetary policy that inflation was in line with the government’s target. The central bank introduced the benchmark rate last month to help the economy attain price stability. It was also to boost household savings and guide... The post Angola Leaves Benchmark Interest Rate At 10.5% appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

A mobile court sitting in Benin on Wednesday convicted a motorist, Ayo Okundaye, for attempting to bribe a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Marshal with N500. The Magistrate, Mr Friday Igbinosa, who found Okundaye guilty of the three-count charge of driving without a number plate, being in possession of a forged driver’s licence and attempting... The post Court Convicts Driver For Attempting To Bribe FRSC Marshal In Benin appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) said India should arrest and hand over Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted on genocide charges and expected to visit New Delhi for a summit this week.   Bashir is accused of masterminding genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in his campaign to crush a revolt in Sudan’s... The post ICC Says India Should Arrest, Handover Sudan’s Bashir appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

The World Bank Task Team Leader, Mr Ikechukwu Nweje, on Wednesday urged the Ekiti House of Assembly to ensure that an effective Procurement System Council was put in place to ensure accountability.   Nweje made the call during a visit to the State House of Assembly in Ado Ekiti.   The News Agency of Nigeria... The post World Bank Tasks Ekiti Assembly On Accountability appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

A fully-loaded petrol tanker yesterday while discharging fuel at a filing station inside the Sokoto State Government House caught fire, Imam Imam confirmed. According to Imam Imam, who is the spokesperson of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the tanker caught fire at about 3.04pm yesterday. Imam Imam said, “A tanker discharging fuel at a filling station... The post FIRE ACCIDENT: Tanker Catches Fire Inside Sokoto Govt House appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

A Magistrates’ Court in Kirikasamma, Jigawa, on Wednesday sentenced a 29-year-old farmer, Ibrahim Abubakar, to six months imprisonment for assaulting an Immunisation Officer. The Police had dragged Abubakar to court on a-two-count charge of assault and obstruction of duty, when he beat up an immunisation officer, Muhammad Adamu. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Salisu Dalhatu, said the... The post Farmer Bags 6 Months Jail Term Over Assault appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday remanded two men, Ola Omosowore, Anthony Adebayo, and a 20-year-old- woman, Motunrayo Lateef, at the Ikoyi and Kirikiri prisons for alleged petroleum pipeline vandalism. The accused persons were arraigned by the police on a four-count charge of conspiracy and vandalism. They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.... The post VANDALISM: Court Remands 3 In Prison appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

An unknown woman in Bauchi metropolis has abandoned her newly-born baby barely few days after birth. The incidence which took place at the residence of one Halima Idris behind Steyr Nigeria Ltd office in Bauchi, culminated in living the newly- born baby boy in the hands of the lady who was asked by the mother... The post CRUELTY: Mother Abandons Baby In Bauchi appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

For allegedly killing a 4-year-old- boy, Bakare Teslim, an Osun State magistrate court sitting in Iragbiji, has ordered that four men be remanded in Ilesa prison custody. The accused persons including a 60- year- old Ganiyu Abidoye, Taju Ganiyu, aged 25, Aremu Moshood, 48 and Agboola Abdulwasiu, aged 31 were docked on Monday, October 26,... The post MURDER: Court Remands 4 In Prison For Beheading Kid appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the forthcoming Africa Economic Conference (AEC), to be hosted by the Democratic Republic of Congo in November, will address poverty and inequality. A statement on AfDB website on Wednesday in Lagos said the theme for the 2015 AEC is “Addressing Poverty and Inequality in the Post 2015 Development Agenda’’... The post Africa Economic Conference To Address Poverty, Inequality – AfDB appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

A 35-year-old trader, Maharazu Ali, on Wednesday appeared before a Senior Magistrates’ Court in Katsina for allegedly impregnating a minor. The accused, who resides at Kwamgaya Village in the Mani Local Government of Katsina State, appeared before the court on a court charge of rape. The Police First Information Report (FIR) stated that one Mr... The post Trader, 35, Docked For Allegedly Impregnating Minor appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

Justice Sedoten Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja yesterday sentenced a 32-year-old man, Eddie Ehiane, arraigned before her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for conspiracy to fraudulently procure an Indian visa to one year in prison. Justice Ogunsanya handed down the sentence after Ehiane pleaded guilty to the... The post SCAM: Court Jails Man For Visa Scam appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

Armed groups operating in Congo attack schools and sometimes turn them into military bases, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. According to the report, the Congolese army, as well as over 10 armed groups attacked schools in 2013 and 2014, especially in the east of the country. The rights group said that armed groups forced... The post Armed Groups In Congo Turn Schools Into Military Bases, Report Says appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

The police in Benue State has arraigned a 42-year-old-man, Mr Thomas Akate, before a Makurdi magistrate court for allegedly impregnating his twelve year-old daughter. The accused, Akate, who is a native of Adi-Etulo community in Buruku local government area of the state, reportedly defiled two of his daughters and the eldest, Miss Onazi Thomas, became... The post INCEST: Man, 42, Arraigned For Impregnating 12-yr-old Daughter appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.

No fewer than 100 people were injured when a high-speed ferry ran into an unidentified object in Hong Kong, the government said on Monday. The ferry carrying 163 passengers and 11 crew members was on its way from Macau to Hong Kong Island around 6p.m on Sunday (1000 GMT) when it lost power and began... The post At Least 100 Injured In Hong Kong Ferry Accident appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.