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Traders ban prayers in Anambra markets

Aug 1, 2019 topnews

Prayers in the markets has been banned by the Anambra State Amalgamated Traders Association on Wednesday. ASMATA President -General Ikechukwu Ekwegbalu said this in Onitsha while addressing market union leaders. He said the ban became necessary because politicians had hijacked the exercise. Ekwegbalu said, “What we see now is extortion and conversion of prayer sessions into political rallies. “This move became necessary because we have discovered that some overzealous people abuse this practice by extorting money from market men and women regularly. “Some have turned the prayers into political jamborees…

Access Bank partners GE to Reduce Healthcare Delivery Cost

Aug 1, 2019 topnews

Access Bank and GE Healthcare Africa, have partnered to create accessible and repayable loans to healthcare providers to acquire health technologies and to reduce cost of quality healthcare delivery. Speaking at the signing of agreement for healthcare financing between Access Bank and GE Healthcare in Lagos recently, the President GE Africa and GE Healthcare Africa, Farid Fezoua noted that the partnership will go a long way by providing accessible healthcare services in Nigeria to reduce medical tourism. “I commend Access Bank for investing into the healthcare business. The private sector…

Lady films boyfriend while raping her friend

Aug 1, 2019 topnews

Eniola Shitu, a 23-year-old lady, has been arrested for reportedly filming her female friend being raped by her 31-year-old boyfriend, David Peremobowe. The incident happened at Ikopa-Tuntun, Abiola Way, Abeokuta, Ogun State, last week Wednesday after Eniola had allegedly lured the victim to her boyfriend’s room where she was drugged and raped. It was gathered that while the victim was being allegedly raped by Peremobowe, Shitu was filming the action. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday. Oyeyemi…

Another Rivers varsity student killed by cultists

Aug 1, 2019 topnews

In what seems to be a reprisal attack, a 300-Level Marine Engineering student of the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, known as Montana Million, has been shot dead. This is coming two days after a final year student of the Department of Agriculture, Prince Barisua Tuakabari, was shot dead in a cultist attack. The state police command has meanwhile arrested two students, Elechi Chibuzor and Nnamdi Chibundu, in connection with the killing of Prince Barisua, who was murdered after writing his final year examination on Monday. It was gathered that…

Next Level: Why experts want Godwin Jedy-Agba as Petroleum Minister

Aug 1, 2019 topnews

Mr. Godwin Jedy-Agba, one of Nigeria’s very experienced energy administrators, , is a minister-nominee of President Muhammadu Buhari. And there is, understandably, song and dance in the quarters of those who know the capacity and experience of the nominee in the oil and gas sector. But for those who crave the enthronement of mediocrity to aid and abet the culture of incompetence or the regime of laissez faire in the management of the petroleum sector, the prospects of Jedy-Agba emerging as Buhari’s choice for the critical sector cannot resonate well…

Man set to wed himself, invites friends to his “Holy Sologamy” in Abuja

Jul 31, 2019 topnews

Victor Ibeh, a Nigerian counsellor, has decided to get married to himself and has released a wedding invitation card, inviting friends to his “Holy Sologamy”. Sologamy is a marriage by a person to himself or herself, according to Wikipedia, and this is what Victor Ibeh is celebrating. Victor, who has two Facebook accounts – one personal account and one business account, has updated both accounts to show that he’s married to himself. He graciously accepted congratulatory messages from his followers wishing him well. The lawyer, who is known to promote self-love on…

Thousands rendered homeless in Ilorin as flood takes over

Jul 31, 2019 topnews

Over 1,000 residents of Odota area in llorin, the Kwara State capital have been rendered homeless by flood, which accompanied rainfall that lasted for over three hours. It was reported that the rainfall started at about 11:00 p.m on Monday and lasted until 1:00 a.m on Tuesday. Some of the victims, including traders were seen salvaging their damaged belongings from the flood on Tuesday. Several of them including children and the aged have moved to houses of neighbours who were not seriously affected. Some of the items damaged by the…

Woman Donates Kidney To Ex husband 5 Years After Divorce

Jul 31, 2019 topnews

Kelly Hope, a 43-year-old woman, has been tagged selfless by many after she donated her kidney to her ex-husband, Dan Pyatt five years after their divorce. It is gathered that Hope began dating Pyatt when they were 18 and they got married 13 years later, in 2007. However, Pyatt fell ill with kidney disease less than a year after their wedding and by September 2017, he was told his kidney function had fallen to just 8%. He was put on dialysis and on a deceased donor waiting list but 12 months on the…

Kidnapper arrested after being identified at an eatery by victim

Jul 31, 2019Jul 31, 2019 topnews

Musa Adamu, one of the suspects that allegedly kidnapped the village head of Hunki, in Awe Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, Alhaji Umaru Jibrin, has been arrested by the Police. The suspect was reportedly arrested in an eatery in the town, where the victim had also gone to eat. Speaking with journalists during the parade of the suspect alongside others by the Nasarawa State Police command, Jibrin said: “I identified one of those who kidnapped me at an eatery. When he noticed me at the eatery, he immediately tried to…

Police ban Shiites activities nationwide

Jul 31, 2019 topnews

Processions and activities of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites, has been banned by police high command nationwide. Communicating the position of the Federal Government in the wake of the sect’s proscription by the court at a press conference yesterday in Abuja, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, warned that any person associating in the group’s name henceforth would be treated as a terrorist and tried under the Terrorism Act. He said the force and other security agencies were committed to giving full effect…