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Fire outbreak Disrupts Flights in Owerri Airport

Apr 9, 2019 topnews

The major administrative building of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, Imo State, was yesterday engulfed by fire thereby paralyzing flight operations. Sighting the pall of smoke rising into the air, people began to run out of the terminal and other buildings at the airport. Motorists who were coming to the airport made quick U-turn while those already at the premises quickly reversed for safety. The thick smoke rose and painted the skyline dark, as it spread to other buildings due to the delay before attempt was made to…

Christian Chukwu does not need surgery in US – Rangers

Apr 9, 2019 topnews

After undergoing treatment for an undisclosed ailment in Enugu, Enugu Rangers say Christian Chukwu does not need surgery abroad. On Sunday, Grand Patron of Ex-Enugu Rangers Players Association, Benson Ejindu, said Chukwu, who captained the national team to their first ever Africa Cup of Nations title on home soil in 1980, was very sick and in urgent need of support to enable him get medical attention overseas. He added that the ex-Super Eagles coach needed $50,000 for a trip to the United States, where he would undergo surgery, medication and…

20 feared dead in fresh Kaduna attack

Apr 9, 2019 topnews

In a renewed attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ungwan Aku village, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, twenty persons were said to have been killed . Scores reportedly sustained gunshot injuries. A source from the community said the attackers in military fatigue invaded the village at about 7pm on Monday. According to the source, the attackers who were armed with weapons including AK47 guns and machetes shot sporadically at anything on sight in the village. “As they shot sporadically, some of us escaped into the bush. The attackers…

Fidelity Bank Appoints Joshua, Odeghe, Imman New Executive Directors

Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019 topnews

The Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank Plc has announced the appointment of three new Executive Directors (EDs), as part of corporate realignment and repositioning. The board, which met in Lagos recently, approved the appointment of Mr. Gbolahan Joshua as Executive Director/Chief Operations and Information Officer; Mr. Obaro Odeghe, Executive Director, Corporate Bank, and Mr. Hassan Imman, Executive Director, Northern Directorate. This is, however, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). A statement from the bank yesterday explained that Gbolahan would have executive responsibilities for Operations,…

IOM warn Nigerians on risks of fake job offers in Middle East

Apr 8, 2019 topnews

Nigerians have been warned by the International Organisation for Migration, of the booming organ harvest in parts of the Middle East, urging them to beware of fake foreign travel agencies. According to press statement signed by the National Protocol Officer, IOM-Nigeria, Mr. Ikechukwu Attah, these fake agencies promise their victims work abroad and help with their travel documents, only to put them in harm’s way. “Beware of fake foreign agencies that promise work abroad. They process your papers, pay for your tickets and then take you abroad in pretense that they…

Prison Inmates Excel In WAEC Exams- NPS

Apr 8, 2019 topnews

The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) says no fewer than 157 prison inmates across the country have embraced formal education. Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed, Controller-General of the service, disclosed this at the De-radicalisation workshop organised for senior officers of the service on Monday in Abuja. He said that many of the inmates, who sat for the Western African Examination Council (WAEC) examination passed with impressive grades. Ahmed was represented by Mrs Husseina Kori, Deputy Controller-General in charge of Health and Social welfare at the service. The prison boss said that three of…

Another Nigerian caught in Saudi Arabia with 1,138g of cocaine

Apr 8, 2019Apr 8, 2019 topnews

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has revealed that another Nigerian has been arrested at Jeddah Airport, in Saudi Arabia, for allegedly smuggling about 1,138g of cocaine. Dabiri-Erewa expressed disappointment that this was coming shortly after a Nigerian lady was executed in the same country for a related offence. “The sad thing is that in the midst of talking about 20 Nigerians on death row, even as eight had been executed, just yesterday (Thursday), another Nigerian, Wahid Somade, was arrested at Jeddah Airport with about…

Father and son arrested for raping, impregnating teenager

Apr 8, 2019 topnews

One Kabiru Oke, and his son, Faruq, have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command, for allegedly raping and impregnating the daughter of the sister to Kabiru’s wife in the Egbeda area of the state. The suspects were alleged to have taken advantage of the fact that the victim lived with them by having carnal knowledge of her and threatened to kill her if she revealed the molestation to anyone. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, in a statement on Sunday, said the suspects…

Appeal court says Ademola Adeleke Qualified to Contest for Governorship

Apr 7, 2019 topnews

An Akure Federal Court of Appeal has put to rest the controversy over the eligibility of Senator Ademola Adeleke to contest the Osun governorship election at the weekend, reaffirming his qualification and eligibility to contest the office. The Akure Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against the judgement of Osogbo High court which had confirmed the eligibility of Senator Ademola Adeleke to contest for the governorship of Osun state.The Osogbo High Court had earlier ruled that Senator Adeleke is qualified to contest for the governorship having been educated up to secondary…

Ex-lecturer sets self ablaze

Apr 7, 2019 topnews

Mr. A. O. Subair, a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, University of Ibadan, has died after he set himself ablaze at his residence located at Phillipson road in the University. The deceased hailed from Kaduna State. He has been buried at Akinyele public cemetery. The late university lecturer had recently resigned from the institution but was yet to vacate the staff quarters before his death. Confirming the incident, the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Deji Omole who described the incident as pathetic, stated that it was a…