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“I was blackmailed by APC, promised to be forgiven if I joined party” ― Mailafia

Sep 19, 2019 topnews

Dr Obadiah Mailafia, the African Democratic Congress presidential flag bearer in 2019 who also doubles as a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, according to a Nigerian News media on Tuesday, said he was told to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) so that he could be forgiven of an offence he did not commit. Mailafia said members of the APC had a wrong impression that he was negotiating to join the party after the elections. “Just before the elections, there were pressures on me and I…

Niger Pays NECO N200m Debt, Over 30,000 Students’ Withheld Results

Sep 18, 2019 topnews

Niger State Government has concluded talks with the National Examination Commission (NECO) to release the result of about 30, 000 students of the state withheld by the examination body. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mrs. Mary Noel Berje indicates that the state government has paid over N200 million to NECO this year to offset part of the students examination fees. According to the statement, government has also paid well over a billion Naira, from 2017, to various examination bodies to date. It reiterated the…

Barkley: I’m Chelsea’s Penalty Taker & I’ll Take Again

Sep 18, 2019 topnews

Ross Barkley says he is Chelsea’s designated penalty taker and insists he will take the next one the club are awarded despite his 87th-minute miss against Valencia on Tuesday. Willian, Jorginho and Tammy Abraham were all in discussion with Barkley after the referee checked with VAR to give a penalty for a handball by Daniel Wass late on in the defeat to the Spanish side. Rodrigo’s 74th-minute goal proved the difference at Stamford Bridge and England midfielder Barkley has insisted he will take another one despite blazing his spot-kick over…

CBN to commence charges on deposits, withdrawals above N500,000

Sep 18, 2019 topnews

The nationwide implementation of the cashless policy will begin by March 2020, says the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday. The apex bank said this in a circular to all Deposit Money Banks in the country. It said that implementation of the policy would signal the imposition of charges on deposits in addition to already existing charges on withdrawals. According to the circular, the charges, which take effect from Wednesday (today) will attract three per cent processing fees for withdrawals and two per cent processing fees for lodgments of amounts…

Hotels, guest houses where women get killed in Rivers to be sealed by police

Sep 18, 2019 topnews

The police in Rivers state have threatened to seal hotels or guest houses where fresh incidents of murder occurs, as it expressed concern that a serial women killer has been on the prowl in the State, . Rivers State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mustapha Dandaura, disclosed that the police have arrested a man who called a young girl on her cell phone and tried to lure her to a hotel in Port Harcourt yesterday. He issued the warning while briefing newsmen on measures put in place by the Rivers State…

Woman stabs lover for refusing to finance daughter’s birthday

Sep 18, 2019 topnews

A 23-year-old woman, Stella Peter, has been arrested by homicide detectives in Lagos State, for allegedly stabbing her live-in-partner, Bala Haruna, aged 25, to death over his refusal to finance their daughter’s one-year birthday party. The incident occurred Tuesday morning at No. 2, Tejuosho Avenue, Surulere where the suspect and the deceased have lived as a couple for three years. It was gathered that Peter, a native of Kogi State, had an argument with her Kebbi State partner, Haruna, following his inability to raise N30,000 for their daughter’s birthday, which…

NMA laments Doctors’ exodus, says 700 leaves Nigeria annually

Sep 17, 2019 topnews

Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has lamented the exodus of medical doctors saying many medical doctors are abandoning the country for greener pastures abroad. Investigations revealed that although the exodus of doctors was not new, it had been on the increase in the last two years with countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as their destinations. It was learnt that the exodus had increased the workload of those who were still in government service, as many states had not been employing doctors. The…

Senate dragged to court over plans to spend N5.5b on cars

Sep 17, 2019 topnews

A lawsuit has been instituted at the federal high court, Lagos, by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT, Enough is Enough (EiE) and 6,721 concerned Nigerians, asking the court stop the National Assembly Service Commission from paying or releasing the sum of N5.550 billion allegedly budgeted for purchase of luxury cars for principal members of the ninth Senate. The applicants also want the court to restrain and stop the Senate from collecting the money until the downward review of the amount proposed by the Senate. In suit number FHC/L/CS/1511/2019 filed last…

Buhari disband Osibajo’s economic team, appoints Soludo, others

Sep 17, 2019 topnews

The Economic Management Team (EMT) headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has been replaced by President Muhammadu Buhari, with an Economic Advisory Council (EAC). The new EAC, which reports directly to the president, will be chaired by an economist, Prof. Doyin Salami. Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina in a statement said the EAC would advise the president on economic policy matters, including fiscal analysis, economic growth and a range of internal and global economic issues, working with the relevant cabinet members and heads of monetary and…

Drunk policeman allegedly stabs nine persons at nightclub

Sep 16, 2019 topnews

An allegedly drunk policeman, identified as Taiwo Orisadare, stabbed about nine persons at a nightclub in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Friday. The policeman, attached to the Area Commander’s office, Akure, allegedly stabbed the victims, who were said to be young men, at a popular club in Alagbaka GRA during a brawl. According to an eyewitness, the policeman, who was reportedly drunk, started harassing the victims, who had come to relax at the club. It was gathered that trouble started when the policeman began pestering and harassing one of…