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Fire razes 70 shops at Shomolu Market in Lagos

Jan 27, 2021 topnews

About 70 shops and goods worth millions of naira were destroyed yesterday in an early morning inferno at the Alade Market in Shomolu area of Lagos State. Preliminary investigation showed that the fire, which erupted at 1.05 am, was due to a surge in voltage after power supply was restored to the area. The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the agency responded to distress calls at 1.05 am. “Upon arrival, we commenced fire suppression activities. The agency firefighters alongside the Lagos State…

Insurgency: Buhari appoints new service chiefs

Jan 26, 2021 topnews

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally appointed new service chiefs for the country after much pressures from different quarters, faulting their inability to quell the insurgency ravaging the country since 2015. The new service chiefs are Major-General Leo Irabor as Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru as Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo as Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao as Chief of Air Staff. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari…

Babafemi Ojudu is a liar, I have no business with him -Sunday Igboho

Jan 26, 2021 topnews

Sunday Adeyemo, the Yoruba activist known as Sunday Igboho, has Sen. Babafemi Ojudu, the Special Adviser on Political Matters to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to come prove that he has any dealings with him. Ojudu, in a deleted piece he published on his Facebook page on Monday, alleged that opposition politicians contracted Igboho to disrupt the 2009 Rerun Governorship Election in Ekiti State. Ojudu had claimed he and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, met with Igboho to shelve the plan and the latter…

Ex-presidential aide Doyin Okupe says son’s gay status is spiritual

Jan 22, 2021 topnews

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s spokesman, Doyin Okupe, says his son’s decision to openly declare himself a homosexual is a spiritual challenge. “For me I look beyond the surface or the physical. Here I see a major spiritual challenge…,” Okupe wrote on his Facebook page. “But I know as my God liveth, this whole saga will end up in Praise to the Almighty Jehova who I serve day and night.” Okupe’s statement came a day after his son Bolu announced his gay status in an Instagram post in which he held…

FirstBank strengthens financial inclusion with largest agent banking network, empowers SMEs

Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021 topnews

At present, there are over 86,000 banking agents across 772 out of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, a demonstration of FirstBank’s commitment to deepening financial inclusion and ensuring the unbanked are adequately catered for. In an interview with BusinessDay, Adesola Adeduntan, FirstBank’s CEO, noted that over N9.6 trillion had been processed through the bank’s agent network. As he explained, FirstMonie agents have supported several government and NGOs’ cash transfers to the poorest of the poor in the rural areas. Additionally, selected FirstMonie agents in the rural communities are…

Reps diagrees with FG on school resumption, wants three-month postponement

Jan 17, 2021Jan 17, 2021 topnews

The House of Representatives disagreed with the Federal Government for giving schools the go-ahead to resume on Monday, January 18th despite the increasing cases of COVID-19. It demanded postponement of resumption for three months, where necessary safety measures weren’t put in place and compliance with protocols low. In a statement by The Committee on Basic Education and Services, issued by it’s chairman, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere titled “School resumption: Are we truly prepared?” ‌ The statement reads: “House of Representatives, has received with concern the decision of the Federal Government to…

Ibadan residents protest as Amotekun operative kills 23-year-old man

Jan 15, 2021Jan 15, 2021 topnews

Protest in Mokola area in Ibadan, Oyo State halted activities for hours in the State capital, as some residents staged a peaceful protest against an operative of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun who killed a 23-year-old man, Tosin Thomas. It was gathered that, Thomas had engaged the Amotekun operative in a hot argument and in anger, the local security guard pulled the trigger and shot Tosin. Some residents who tried to prevail on the operative were also threatened. Thomas was pronounced dead at the University College Hospital (UCH),…

Donald Trump becomes the first US president to be impeached twice

Jan 14, 2021 topnews

Donald Trump became the first president in the history of the United States of America, to be impeached twice when the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to charge him with inciting last week’s mob attack on Capitol building. The Senate will not hold a trial before January 20, when Joe Biden assumes the presidency, meaning Trump will escape the risk of being forced to leave early. He will, however, depart in disgrace — and likely due to face a Senate trial later. The only question in the House had…

NIMC to subscribers: You can’t link SIM with BVN-generated NIN

Jan 13, 2021 topnews

The National Identity Management Commission says Subscriber Identification Modules(SIM) would not be linked with National Identity Numbers generated through Bank Verification Numbers. This was disclosed on Tuesday, in tweets via its official Twitter handle, stressing that individuals with BVN-generated NINs should visit NIMC offices to validate their NINs. It said the BVN-generated NIN would not work on its newly inaugurated mobile app. “You must complete your NIN registration even if your BVN has generated a NIN,” the commission stated. It added, “If your NIN was generated due to the BVN…

Kwara: Director of Agriculture ministry found dead in his office

Jan 12, 2021 topnews

It was a rude shock for workers of the Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, when the news broke out that a Director in the ministry, Dr. Khalid Ibrahim Ndaman, was suddenly found dead in his office, barely one hour after he resumed to his office on Monday morning. It was gathered that Dr. Ndaman who until his death was a Director of Veterinary, was sighted coming to office in the morning hale and hearty. Further checks revealed that it was when one of the staff went to…