Author: topnews

I have changed, I preach against terrorists now -Patami

topnews

After his alleged links to terrorism through his previous public lectures and teachings, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has renounced his past comments. Pantami who tried to defend himself, spoke while answering questions during his daily Ramadan lecture at Annor Mosque in Abuja on Saturday. He was quoted to have said: “For 15 years, I have moved round the country while educating people about the dangers of terrorism. I have traveled to Katsina, Gombe, Borno, Kano states and Difa in Niger Republic to preach against terrorism.…

Read More

NCAA suspends Pastor Adeboye’s chopper from flying

topnews

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA has grounded a private chopper belonging to Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God at the Lagos Airport. It was learnt that the aircraft, AgustaWestland AW139 chopper, with registration number 5N-EAA, was suspended from flying over two weeks ago, following the expiration of some of its papers and spare parts. The suspension, officials said, would also allow the regulator to conduct vital safety checks on its safety-critical components, especially some spare parts that are due for replacement. Adeboye, who flew a…

Read More

Woman arrested for allegedly injecting her stepson with poison

topnews

A woman identified as Mrs. Nnenna Egwuagu has been arrested for allegedly murdering her stepson. She was picked up by operatives of the Enugu State Police Command attached to the 9th Mile Police Division. According to the police Command’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, she said the 29-yr-old suspect, who hails from Umulumgbe in Udi Local Council of the state, “administered a noxious substance to her three year-old stepson, Wisdom Egwuagu, thereby causing his sudden death.” Ndukwe disclosed that Nnenna’s husband and father of the deceased, Justine Egwuagu, reported the incident to…

Read More

Man confesses to strangling creditor over N100,000 loan repayment

topnews

Ifeanyi Ezinwa, a revenue collector in the Umuleri area of Anambra State, has been arrested by police for the murder of his relative, Chukwuebuka Iloegbunam. Ezinwa reportedly strangled 19-year-old Iloegbunam for persistently demanding repayment of N100,000 he borrowed from him. It was learnt that Ezinwa, 29, asked the victim to meet him at a bush path near a secondary school in the town around 8.30pm on the pretence of paying the debt. It was said that Ezinwa hid a knife in a loaf of bread and aimed the weapon upon Iloegbunam’s…

Read More

Nigerians want Communications Minister to resign for alleged links with terror groups

topnews

All is indeed, not rosy for Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami at the moment, as many people on social media are requesting for his resignation. The hashtag #PantamiResign has been trending online, with almost 20,000 retweets as of the time of filing this report. The tweets are requesting that, Isa Pantami should resign over his alleged link with terrorist groups, Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The Nigerian Twitter community also said the minister cannot be trusted with the data of Nigerians, especially with the ongoing National Identification Number…

Read More

NBS: Inflation rate hits 18.17% in March

topnews

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report shows that, inflation rate rose by 18.17 per cent in March 2021, being 0.82 per cent points higher than the 17.33 per cent in February 2021. Analysis showed that on a month-on-month basis, the Headline index increased by 1.56 per cent in March 2021. This is 0.02 percentage points higher than the rate recorded in February 2021 (1.54 per cent). The urban inflation rate increased by 18.76 per cent (year-on-year) in March 2021 from 17.92 per cent recorded in February 2021, while the…

Read More

Police in search of woman who dumped newborn baby inside toilet

topnews

Police are on the trail of a yet to be identified woman who dumped a newborn baby boy in an abandoned pit latrine at Bako village, Kwali Area Council, Abuja. A resident of the community said the incident happened around 8:12 pm after a man, identified as Bitrus, who went to defecate near the abandoned toilet discovered the baby. He said the cry of the baby attracted the man who alerted other members of the community. He said the police were called and they rescued the baby. “It was a…

Read More

You lied! Obaseki replies Finance minister over denial of printed N60bn

topnews

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed’s statement that Nigeria’s debt was at a sustainable limit, has drawn a response from the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, who advised the finance minister to ‘rally Nigerians to stem the obvious fiscal slide facing the country’. Recall that last week, the Edo State government said the Federal Government printed about N50-N60 billion to share in March. While speaking on the state of the economy, Obaseki said: “Nigeria has changed. The economy of Nigeria is not the same again…

Read More

FIRSTBANK HOSTS WEBINAR TO SENSITISE INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES ON STAYING PROTECTED IN THE INFORMATION AGE

topnews

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider has announced a webinar to sensitise individuals and businesses with useful information on being protected in today’s digital age. The virtual event is scheduled to hold by noon on Friday, 16 April 2021 with “Staying Protected Amidst the Pandemic Chaos” being the topic to be discussed at the event. Registration is ongoing for the event via the link https://firstbanknigeria.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PUnqA7enTMG8o0OfOaWxlg Today’s world, largely referred to as the digital age has been influenced by information technology which has optimised the way…

Read More