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Akwa Ibom Ranks Highest In HIV/AIDS Prevalence Rate In Nigeria

Mar 16, 2019 topnews

The Nigerian HIV/AIDs Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) has shown that Akwa Ibom has the highest prevalence rate of HIV in the country. The result indicates that about 5.5 per cent of the people living with HIV in Nigeria are in Akwa Ibom State, followed by Benue State, which has about 5.3 per cent prevalence rate. It also states that while the North-West has the lowest prevalence rate at 0.6 per cent, the South-South geopolitical zone has the highest with 3.1 per cent. Speaking during the announcement of the NAIIS…

Four more suspects arrested over Oyo Rep murder

Mar 15, 2019Mar 15, 2019 topnews

Oyo state police command have arrested four additional suspects for the murder of House of Representatives member for Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency, Temitope Olatoye, popularly known as ‘Sugar.’ This brings the number of suspects in custody to five. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Frank Mba, confirmed the arrest of the suspects on Thursday, noting that efforts to apprehend other accomplices were in top gear. Mba listed those in custody as “Lafisoye Akinmoyede, 54; Alh. Rafiu Adebayo, 68; Taofeek Adebayo a.k.a Ejo, 39, Alh. Rasheed Oladele, 66 and Mutiu Oguntola, 28,…

Gunmen attack INEC office, Police Station, kill DPO, 3 officers

Mar 14, 2019 topnews

Gunmen attacked the Divisional Police Command at Afuze, headquarters of the Owan-East Local Government Area of Edo, killing the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and three other officers on duty. Reports have it that the hoodlums also attacked the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the town, and destroyed electoral materials. They equally burnt a police van in the compound. The officers killed in the attack were: Supt. Tosimani Ojo, the DPO of the station; Sgt. Justina Aghomon, a pregnant woman, Insp. Sado Isaac and Cpl. Glory David.…

Collapsed building kills pupils in Lagos, Buhari, Ambode, others mourn

Mar 14, 2019 topnews

A collapsed building on No. 63 Massey Street, Ita Faaji area of Lagos Island, has left ten persons, including four pupils dead on Wednesday. About 50 other persons had been pulled out of the rubble alive. It was gathered that the three-storey building, which housed a school, Ohen Nursery and Primary School, and residential apartments, caved in around 10am. Rescue equipment from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency had been deployed in the site. Other emergency responders such as the Lagos State Ambulance Service, Lagos State Fire Service, Lagos State…

EFCC Reopens Erastus Akingbola’s Trial 10 years after

Mar 13, 2019 topnews

Trial of a former Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr. Erastus Akingbola has been reopened by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the Federal High Court in Lagos, 10 years after. The trial, in the charge marked FHC/L/CS/443c/09, reopened on Monday before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun. In the 26 counts filed before the court, the prosecution alleged that while he was Chief Executive Officer of Intercontinental Bank, Akingbola, between November 2007 and July 2008, was involved in reckless approval of credit facilities, without adequate security for…

2019 election: INEC fixes March 23 for gov run-offs in six states

Mar 13, 2019 topnews

Supplementary polls have been fixed by INEC for March 23 in six states where governorship elections were declared inconclusive after the March 9 elections. This was contained in a statement issued by the National Officer and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, after a meeting of the senior management team of the electoral body to review the conduct of the 29 governorship and 991 state Houses of Assembly elections on March 9. Okoye stated, “The Returning Officers in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto states declared…

Herbalist’s son jailed for stealing pants

Mar 12, 2019 topnews

Olasunkanmi Yekini, a 19-year-old son of a herbalist, was on Monday sentenced to six years in prison by an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for stealing ladies’ panties. Yekini was arraigned on two counts of stealing and breach of peace. Yekini had on January 28, 2019, around 10am, entered the house of one Folashade Ganiyu at No. 12 Ibokun Road, Oja Oba, Osogbo, and stole three pants and one Tecno mobile phone. During his trial, Yekini told the court that one Islamic cleric living at the Kola Balogun area of Osogbo…

Army accuses UK of interference over comment on Rivers polls

Mar 12, 2019 topnews

Following UK’s comments that military’s role and involvement in Rivers State elections was improper, the Nigeria Army has accused the United Kingdom (UK) of interfering in Nigeria’s elections. The British High Commission in Nigeria had in a series of tweets yesterday expressed concerns over reports of military interference in the elections in Rivers State. It said the military interference in the polls stressed Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff and made it difficult for them to carry out their duties. But, in a statement by acting Director of Public Relations,…

Los Blancos Re-appoint Zidane After Turbulent Season

Mar 12, 2019 topnews

Real Madrid have officially reappointed Zinedine Zidane as manager after the club held a board meeting on Monday evening to discuss the ongoing issues. The Frenchman has signed a new deal with Los Blancos until 2022. A statement on the club’s website reads: “The board of directors of Real Madrid, meeting today, Monday, March 11, 2019, has decided to terminate the contract that linked Santiago Solari with the club as coach of the first team. “Real Madrid appreciates the work done by Santiago Solari and the commitment and loyalty he…

Two Nigerians, 155 others die in plane crash

Mar 11, 2019 topnews

The air crash involving Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing737MAX plane that had barely taken off from the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa yesterday, has left 157 people dead. Two Nigerians, Ambassador Abiodun Bashua, and Prof. Pius Adesanmi, were among the157 persons who died in the crash. Bashua was United Nations and African Union Deputy Joint Special Representative in Darfur, Sudan. Adesanmi, a writer, graduate of University of Ilorin as well as a literary critic and professor with Carlton University in Canada, was believed to be heading for the African Union Economic,…