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Power sector: Senators says DISCOs bankrupt, can’t buy meters

May 25, 2017 topnews

The Nigeria Senate has noted that the power sector in Nigeria was in dire need of emergency response. Nigerians would not have steady power supply because the distribution companies were bankrupt and could not, therefore, procure meters. Consequently, the upper chamber asked that the privatisation of the sector be revisited without delay A very gloomy picture was painted by senators who came to the conclusion that there was no hope of Nigeria coming out of its present power crisis. The Senate’s position came, following a debate and discussions on…

Spain: Supreme Court confirms 21-month jail sentence for Messi

May 24, 2017 topnews

Months after Barcelona football star, Lionel Messi lodged an appeal, Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09-million-euro ($2.25 million) fine imposed on Messi for tax fraud. The Argentina international and his father Jorge Horacio Messi were in July 2016 found guilty of using companies in Belize, Britain, Switzerland and Uruguay to avoid paying taxes on 4.16 million euros of Messi’s income earned from his image rights from 2007-09. The income related to Messi’s image rights that was hidden includes endorsement deals with Danone, Adidas, Pepsi-Cola,…

GTBank Lagos State Principals Cup (Season 8) Enters Semi Finals Stage

May 24, 2017 topnews

The semi-final matches of the 2017 GTBank Lagos State Principals Cup (Season 8) are set to hold on Wednesday the 24th of May, 2017 at the Onikan Stadium in Lagos. With 27 goals scored in the quarter-finals stage of the competition, the semi-finals promises to be another feast of goals. In the female category, Sanya Senior Grammar School, Surulere will face Government Senior College, Agege in the first semi-final match of the day. They will be followed by Senior High School, Ikorodu who will compete with Isale Eko Grammar School,…

Fidelity Bank empowers 400 students with entrepreneurial skills

May 24, 2017 topnews

Fidelity Bank Plc, one of the country’s top finance institutions in partnership with Gazelle Academy and Federal Polytechnic, Oko Venture has just concluded an entrepreneurship training programme for 400 students in Anambra State in a bid to empower youths and reduce unemployment rate in the country. Organized under the Fidelity Youth Empowerment Academy stream 3, the week-long training programme was aimed at equipping the students with skills and capabilities needed to take start businesses even whilst in school. Some of the skill areas participants were trained on include: fashion, accessories, cocktail,…

Container of 440 guns imported from Turkey seized by Customs

May 24, 2017 topnews

A container laden with 440 arms and ammunition of various sizes and designs has been intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Command, on Tuesday. Speaking about the seizure, the zonal commander, Tin Can Island command, Monday Abue, who represented the Comptroller-General, NCS, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), said that the cargo was shipped from Turkey. He said that the consignment was declared as Plaster of Paris by the importer. Abue explained that the container with registration number PONU 210024/1, was picked up based on intelligence report, adding that…

Pregnant woman beats maid to death

May 24, 2017 topnews

A pregnant woman identified as Oby, is currently facing interrogation at the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly beating her maid, Miracle, to death on Lateef Aregbe Street, Ago Palace Way, Okota, in the Isolo area of the state. It was gathered that the mother of two had descended on the eight-year-old on Saturday and beaten her till she collapsed and gave up the ghost. She was allegedly plotting with some persons to dispose of the corpse when some neighbours raised the alarm and reported the case to the police. The…

Atiku Abubakar’s wife, Titi defrauded of N918m

May 24, 2017 topnews

Mrs. Titi Atiku Abubakar, wife of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, revealed how her business partner defrauded her of N918 million because she trusted him, since he claimed to be a pastor. Mrs Abubakar made the revelation while testifying before a Lagos State high court sitting in Ikeja on how she was duped by Pastor Nsikakabasi Akpan-Jacobs and two others. In her account, she said: “I thought the first defendant, being a pastor, will not defraud me. I thought that he was being genuine with me during our business…

75-year-old Baale abducted in Lekki, kidnappers demand N20m ransom

May 24, 2017 topnews

A 75-year-old Baale has been kidnapped by suspected militants in the Akodo area of Lekki Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos state. The Baale identified as Salino Kareem, was abducted in his palace at Ebute Lekki on Sunday, May 21, around 2:00a.m. The gunmen were said to have invaded the palace through the waterways, shooting sporadically before taking the Baale away through the waterways. It was revealed that the abduction has thrown the entire community into panic as some residents have relocated from the town to neighbouring communities for safety. It…

One-year-old gang-raped by three men in Katsina

May 24, 2017 topnews

One-year-old baby became a victim of sexual assault by a three-man gang who abducted her from her mother in Katsina State. The baby was abducted from her mother, Suwaiba Ahmadu, and gang-raped at Danja Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that Suwaiba was returning from Angwan Bawa area in the Danja LGA, when the suspects perpetrated the act. The incident occurred on Sunday, when two members of the gang allegedly met the mother along a lonely road and lured her to take a ride with them on…

Dubai commences use of Robots as policemen

May 23, 2017 topnews

World’s first “operational Robocop” has started its tour of duty on Sunday in Dubai, the first in the Emirate’s planned robot police force, according to the Daily Mirror. The Robocop, five feet five inches tall and weighing 99kg, speaks six languages and reads facial expressions. “He can chat and interact, respond to public queries, shake hands and offer a military salute,” Brigadier-General Khalid Nasser Al Razzouqi, Director-General of Smart Services with the Dubai Police, said. Residents can use the Robocop to pay fines or report crimes, and it also can transmit…