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LAGOS HIJAB CRISES: GOVERNMENT TAKES CASE TO SUPREME COURT

Sep 21, 2016 topnews

Lagos State Government has taken the issues on Hijab (Muslim headscarf) wearing to the Supreme Court to appeal judgment approving it’s use in public secondary and primary schools in the state. It would be recalled that Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos had two months ago granted right of use of Hijab in public primary and secondary schools in the state. The state government, in an appeal filed by Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem, urged Supreme Court to set aside the judgment of the lower court (Appeal Court) and…

APOLOGISE OR YAYA TOURE WILL NOT PLAY AGAIN: GUARDIOLA TELLS DIMITRI

Sep 20, 2016 topnews

Pep Guardiola vowed on Tuesday that Yaya Toure will not play again for Manchester City until the player’s camp apologises for comments made by his agent. Dimitri Seluk accused the City manager of “humiliating” Toure, 33, by leaving him out of the club’s Champions League squad at the start of this month. The Ivorian midfielder, who announced his retirement from international duty on Tuesday, has not figured in a single City match-day squad since then. “The day after that, his agent spoke and in that moment, Yaya is out,” Guardiola…

SUSPECT UNDER INTERROGATION STEALS POLICE OFFICER’S MONEY

Sep 20, 2016Sep 20, 2016 topnews

Deji Ayoola, a 28-year-old man arrested for alleged pick-pocketing has committed another crime of stealing N1,200 belonging to a police officer at the station where he was detained in Lagos. The spokesperson of the Lagos Police Command, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the suspect, Deji Ayoola, who was arrested by operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) for pick-pocketing, allegedly stole N1, 200 during an interrogation. Badmos said that the suspect was arrested at Ojodu Berger when he allegedly stole a commuter’s money while trying to board a commercial vehicle to the Redemption Camp. She said…

Judicial Commission Okays Onnoghen As Next Chief Justice Of Nigeria

Sep 19, 2016 topnews

The Federal Judicial Service Commission, FJSC, has okayed Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. Onnoghen who is presently the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, was nominated by the judicial body to take over from the current CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed who will step down on November 10, upon clocking the 70 years mandatory retirement age. Meanwhile, the FJSC, last week, forwarded Justice Onnoghen’s name to the National Judicial Council, NJC, which will in turn, forward same to President Muhammadu Buhari. Though section…

BUHARI IS NIGERIA’S MAJOR PROBLEM: FAYOSE

Sep 19, 2016 topnews

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described President Muhammadu Buhari as the major problem of Nigeria that Nigerians must solve, saying; “Our President, through his actions and inactions is destroying everything that makes Nigeria a country and well-meaning Nigerians must stand-up to be counted in the crusade to save the country from going under.” This was According to a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka. The governor said it was President Buhari that went to foreign countries to de-market Nigeria by calling all Nigerians…

SELL OFF NLNG, DANGOTE TELLS BUHARI

Sep 18, 2016 topnews

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest business mogul has urged the federal government to sell off the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas company, NLNG as well as other dormant but huge capital-generating sectors and invest the proceeds back into the economy to bring Nigeria out of its current recession before the end of fourt quarter. In an interview, the billionaire said: “The only way for us to get out of this recession is to make sure we move into action quickly; action by diversifying the economy quickly. “If I had challenges in my…

JAMBS DEADLINE FOR CONCLUSION OF ADMISSIONS REMAINS: REGISTRAR

Sep 17, 2016 topnews

The registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has said that the Nov. 30 deadline for conclusion of admissions into higher institutions for 2016 remains effective. The Registrar of the board reaffirmed the deadline in Abuja in his address at the opening of an Extra-Ordinary Technical Committee Meeting on 2016 Admissions to First Choice Institutions. The meeting held at the Baze University, Abuja. He said that the meeting was an indication that the board was ready to attend to legitimate requests of its stakeholders and…

FG TO GIVE OUT SOFT LOANS TO MARKET WOMEN

Sep 16, 2016 topnews

The Federal Government of Nigeria would soon begin the disbursement of soft loans to market women. This was made known by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Lawal Babachir. The SGF made this known when the President, National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS), Mrs Gloria Shoda, visited him in his office in Abuja. He said that the government would support the council’s programmes that would add values, morals and aspirations to the country. According to him, government targets on women and youths includes 500,000 youths in agriculture, school and…

RUSSIA TO MAINTAIN ARMS EXPORTATION TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES

Sep 15, 2016Sep 15, 2016 topnews

The head of the delegation for Russia’s arms exporter, Rosoboron export, Mr Yury Demchenko yesterday, said that Russia wished to maintain exporting helicopters to four African countries. “In 2016-2017, we plan to continue exporting these helicopters to Nigeria Angola, Mali and Sudan Our position in the African helicopter market is solid, so we are optimistic about the prospects of cultivating it further,” the delegation chief added. “Besides, many African countries prefer to purchase inexpensive equipment, and in particular used equipment, the Russian delegation’s head noted. “For example, we export those…

KILLING IN GOD’S NAME IS SATANIC: POPE

Sep 14, 2016 topnews

Killing in God’s name has been described by Pope Francis as “satanic” as he held a mass to honour Jacques Hamel, the French priest whose throat was slit by jihadists in July. “Killing in God’s name is satanic,” he said in his address which was attended by around 80 pilgrims from the northern French diocese of Rouen where the attack took place. “He was a martyr,” he said of Hamel, describing him as a “good, gentle man” who had been killed “like a criminal. “How good it would be if…