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TIME Names Mohamed Salah One Of World’s 100 Most Influential People

Apr 18, 2019 topnews

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said men in “my culture and in the Middle East” need to treat women with more respect as he was named one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time magazine. The Egypt striker, 26, a practising Muslim, was also one of the US magazine’s six cover stars and used his interview to discuss women’s equality. “We need to change the way we treat women in our culture,” he told Time. “That has to be, it’s not optional.” He added: “I support the woman more…

Pastor sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for fraud

Apr 18, 2019 topnews

An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a pastor with a Pentecostal church, Fisayo Nehemiah, to five years’ imprisonment after he was convicted of fraud. Nehemiah was sentenced by the Chief Magistrate R. Davies-led court on Friday. Our correspondent learnt that the convict obtained iron rods valued at N1,400,385 from a company, Mukaz Nigeria Limited, under false pretences. He was also said to have issued a Diamond Bank dud cheque to the General Manager of the company, Alhaji Babalola Wasiu, as means of payment for the goods. Nehemiah was arraigned on…

Robbers break into police station in Kenya, steal rifles as officers watch UEFA match

Apr 18, 2019 topnews

Thieves broke into a police station on Tuesday night as all officers on duty abandoned their post to watch a UEFA Champions League match at a nearby trading centre. The incident happened at Kobujoi Police Station, Nandi County, Kenya. The thieves made away with three rifles and ammunitions. On returning to the post, the soccer-crazy policemen discovered that the room of the officer in-charge, which also serves as an armoury was open. They walked in to find the steel box, in which firearms are kept, broken. The thieves stole three…

12-year-old boy killed by father over witchcraft allegation

Apr 18, 2019 topnews

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Essien Okon, who allegedly killed his 12-year-old son, Joseph, over alleged witchcraft. Essien and his wife, Peace, allegedly prepared a poisonous concoction with a certain seed called asene and forced the boy to drink it. It was learnt that they took the victim to a swamp where he was buried. The father, who confessed to the crime, said Joseph was a wizard, who killed his former wife. It was learnt that Essien married Peace after the death of his former wife, Joseph’s mother. He…

Asthmatic NYSC member dies after parade in Bauchi

Apr 18, 2019 topnews

A Batch A corps member, Magdaline Yohana, has died while participating in a parade at the orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps in Bauchi State. The late Yohana, who died at the age of 28, was said to be asthmatic. It was gathered that although the incident happened on Monday, April 1, 2019, the management of the NYSC in the state had not yet made any official statement on it. A source said the corps member, who hailed from Harshuwa, Kwaturu district, in the Kachia Local Government Area…

Gov. Yahya Bello Declares For Second Term, Gives Reasons

Apr 18, 2019Apr 18, 2019 topnews

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, on Wednesday, officially declared his intention to seek reelection for a second term on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bello made the declaration while inaugurating the board of the State House of Assembly Service Commission at Banquet hall Government House, Lokoja. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated the governorship election in the state for Nov. 2. The governor said his declaration came after consultations with the leadership of his party both at the national and state levels and pressure from…

Structures destroyed on DAAR premises in Abuja

Apr 17, 2019 topnews

Some structures on the premises of Daar Communications, owners of Africa Independent Television, AIT, were demolished yesterday by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA , in the nation’s capital city, Abuja. The structures removed by the FCTA were the security office, the gate and a section of the fence on the premises that was said to have hitherto encroached on other people’s property and blocked their access in Asokoro District, Abuja. According to Director, Department of Development Control, Muktar Galadima, the parcel of land belonging to AIT was only 18…

N36m fraud: Sterling Bank official remanded in prison

Apr 17, 2019 topnews

Sokoto State High Court has remanded a Sterling Bank Plc worker, Olanrewaju Yusuf, in prison custody for cheating to the tune of N36m and issuing of dud cheques. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Yusuf, who is the Chief Executive Officer, Viclibo Ventures, on five counts bordering on the issuance of dud cheque, criminal breach of trust and cheating. A complainant, Tunde Akinola, had alleged that sometime in January 2018, Yusuf, who worked with the Sokoto branch of the bank requested a N30m loan for the establishment of a…

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde in war of words with Buhari’s aide

Apr 17, 2019Apr 17, 2019 topnews

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, popular Nollywood actress, who recently described Nigeria as hellish under President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice, Yemi Osinbajo have been accused of labeling the country so because she’s not receiving free money from politicians. The actress in her post had also tweeted about how money is no longer circulating but in his response to her, Bashir Ahmad, an assistant to President Buhari fired back writing, “Madam Omotola those who are working for CLEAN money are not complaining and will never refer our dear country as ‘hellish’. In Kano…

We didn’t ask Buhari for 1 million migrants —Canadian Embassy

Apr 16, 2019 topnews

The Canada High Commission has faulted an online story claiming that the Canadian Government had petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to release one million Nigerians for the Canadian government to fill six million job vacancies. The High Commission, via its official Twitter handle @CanHCNigeria, warned, “If you see a story online about moving to Canada that seems too good to be true – shine your eyes well-well.” The warning was in response to a story titled, “Canada’s Prime Minister begs Nigeria President for one million immigrants,” published by an…