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Assaulted Osun monarch sues Oluwo, demands N100m

Mar 3, 2020Mar 3, 2020 topnews

Oba Dhikirullahi Akinropo, the Agbowu of Ogbaagba, who was recently assaulted by the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has dragged the monarch before an Osun State High Court, demanding N100m damages for alleged assault against him. In a writ of summons dated 27th of February, 2020 issued by his counsel, Soji Oyetayo, detailing demands of Oba Akinropo, the claimant also asked for perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, his servants and or agents from committing further act of assault on him. The monarch is also asking the court to award…

Fathers’ compulsory blood donation in Lagos hospitals stopped by court

Mar 3, 2020 topnews

The policy that spouses of pregnant women seeking antenatal care in Lagos public hospitals must compulsorily make blood donation before their pregnant wives could be registered for antenatal care has been struck down by the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Monday. The court, in a judgment by Justice Raliat Adebiyi, declared the practice as “arbitrary, unfair and a violation of human rights as enshrined in Section 38(1) of the 1999 Constitution.” Striking down the policy, which had been in existence for years, Justice Adebiyi described it as unconscionable,…

UCH powered by 75 generators -CMD

Mar 3, 2020 topnews

To carry out its wide range of medical services, the University College Hospital, Ibadan is currently running on a total of 75 generators. The Chief Medical Director, UCH, Prof. Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo, made this disclosure on Monday during an event to mark his first anniversary in office. The CMD, who said power supply was the greatest challenge confronting the medical institution, said the efficiency of the hospital in the area of medical research, training and treatment were challenged by erratic supply. Otegbayo said, “I would say that the three major…

Bayelsa state sacked dep gov-elect on verge of committing suicide – Sylva

Mar 3, 2020 topnews

Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, says the Deputy Governor-elect whose certificate scandal cost the All Progressives Congress the Bayelsa State governorship seat, is on the verge of committing suicide. The governor-elect, David Lyon; and the deputy governor-elect, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, were sacked by the Supreme Court on the eve of their inauguration while the Peoples Democratic Party took over the leadership of the state. The minister described the Supreme Court’s judgment as unfair, saying the matter was not a criminal one and should not have been…

Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria came to inspect some machines –Lafarge

Mar 2, 2020 topnews

Mr Segun Soyoye, the Industrial Director of Lafarge Plc, has said “the Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria came to inspect installations of machines bought from a Swedish firm”. He said this during an on-the-spot-assessment by Ogun State Government, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, and World Health Organisation teams to Lafarge facility at Ewekoro on Saturday. Soyoye added that the Italian didn’t go behind Lafarge the guest house at Ishofin Estate before he was evacuated, having developed abnormal temperatures that suggested he had been infected with Covid-19. He added, “The…

Man arrested at Ogun motor park for alleged murder

Mar 2, 2020 topnews

Ejike Okata, the suspected killer of his neighbour, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command at a motor park in Ijebu-Ode. Okata, 27, who hails from Onueke in the Eza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was arrested 48 hours after he allegedly killed his 50-year-old neighbour, Adeyiba Oladipo, in the Ayegbami area of Ijebu-Ode over a dispute. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this in a statement on Sunday. Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested on Sunday at the…

Veteran actor Pa Kasumu is dead

Mar 2, 2020Mar 2, 2020 topnews

Veteran actor, Kayode Odumosu otherwise known as Pa Kasumu is dead. The Yoruba film star battled with ill health for a while before he passed on. A source that stays around the hospital Pa Kasumu was receiving treatment broke the news. Pa Kasumu’s health became a concern for members of the public when a video of his frail state surfaced online last year. At the time, the late actor in an interview said that all he needs are fervent prayers and not financial aid from well-wishers and well-meaning Nigerians. He also disclosed…

Golden Gazelle launches products for sexual wellness for women

Mar 1, 2020Mar 1, 2020 topnews

Golden Gazelle Nigeria Ltd in conjunction with its foreign partners Benostan SA Greece have introduced into the Nigerian market its range of products for sexual satisfaction of women, from the young to women in menopause. Many women say that feelings of desire, arousal and sexual satisfaction do not happen as naturally and as often as they would like. Several factors account for this – stress from everyday living or health challenges such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Arousa was developed to provide a much more needed option for all…

$4bn Recovered from Abacha Loot diverted by public officers -Falana

Mar 1, 2020 topnews

Mr. Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, has alleged that some unscrupulous public officers had criminally diverted over $4 billion recovered from the late head of state, General Sani Abacha between 1999 and now. Falana, also alleged that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has treated the court orders secured for the publication of all the recovered loots of the late military ruler with disdain. He made the allegations in the keynote address he delivered at the 18th anti-corruption situation room held in Abuja with focus to review the efforts…

Boko Haram targeting Christians -Lai Mohammed

Feb 28, 2020 topnews

At a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Federal Government has admitted that members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect and ISWAP have changed tactics. He said they had decided to be targeting Christians and Christian communities. The insurgents’ latest strategy was meant to trigger a religious war and throw the nation into chaos. The minister’s position contradicted the President Muhammadu Buhari’s assertion in an op-ed article published three weeks ago in a United States-based magazine, Christianity Today. In the…