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Brazilians arrested in Lagos with imported canned cocaine

Apr 26, 2017 topnews

Two Brazilians have been apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State, for unlawful importation of cocaine. The suspects, who claimed to be tourists, had allegedly smuggled the drug weighing 23.9 kilogrammes in sealed cans into the country. It was learnt that the narcotic, which was estimated at N310m, was found in their luggage during the screening of passengers on arrival at the airport. The suspects were identified as Cristina Dos Santos, 36, and 20-year-old Lima Diego. While Dos Santos…

Diamond Bank remains stable in 2016 key financial parameters

Apr 26, 2017 topnews

Diamond BanPlc has posted its scorecard as approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the bank posted 53 per cent growth year-on-year in total comprehensive income to N12.1 billion with non-interest income increasing by 6.9 per cent to N53.9 billion, ostensibly stimulated by transactional fees. The bank on Monday released her 2016 performance sheet on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, showing stable growth in key financial parameters, though profit after tax, PAT, dropped. Although the ripple effect of the tough operating business environment impacted negatively on…

Nnamdi Kanu granted bail on health grounds

Apr 25, 2017 topnews

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, who is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony, has been granted by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Trial Justice Binta Nyako said her decision to release Kanu on bail was based on health grounds. The court held that Kanu must produce three sureties, including a “highly respected and recognised jewish leader”. According to the court, aside a jewish leader, Kanu must also produce a “highly placed person of Igbo extraction such as a Senator”, as well as…

Academic activities to resume at Queens College Lagos following outbreak of gastroenteritis

Apr 25, 2017 topnews

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, has said that students of Queens College, Yaba, Lagos, can now resume for academic activities as analysis of water samples from all water delivery points at the college shows satisfactory result. According to a press statement by the Director, Public Affairs of the ministry, Adeola Salako, the school authority in collaboration with the Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Old Girls Association and the Federal Ministry of Education has successfully addressed the water crisis that claimed the lives of three pupils at the college,…

Teenage sex worker sells 3-month-old baby for N200,000 in Katsina

Apr 25, 2017 topnews

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old sex worker, Aisha Idris, for allegedly selling her three-month-old baby for N200,000. The Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Command, CP Usman Ali Abdullahi, disclosed that Aisha Idris conspired with a nurse, Ogugua Oko, working with the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina, who linked them up with the buyer of the baby. CP Abdullahi said Aisha Idris was arrested along side one Hauwa Ibrahim alias Kaka, and the nurse, who linked them with another lady, Joy Ihenamere, 50, to sell the baby off to…

Court strikes out Obanikoro’s bid to restrain EFCC from property seizure

Apr 25, 2017 topnews

The suit by former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, challenging the seizure of his property by the commission has been struck out by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday. Obanikoro and his wife Fati, his sons Gbolahon, and Babajide and his Wife Moroophat, had sued the commission through their lawyer, Mr Lawal Pedro, SAN, seeking a court order that the forceful seizure of their personal effects constitutes a gross violation of their rights. They prayed the court…

Prostitutes protest as Spanish sex doll company plans to open sex robot brothel in UK

Apr 24, 2017 topnews

Commercial sex workers in the UK have kicked against the idea of sex robot brothel as the United Kingdom prepares to open its first sex robot brothel. It has only been a few months since Lumidolls set up its first doll brothel in Barcelona, Spain. But they say they’re already looking for an investor in the UK. The Spanish company says demand for lifelike androids is rising because they are legal (it’s illegal to run a traditional brothel in the UK) and men can “perform any of their sexual fantasies…

Buhari operating as ceremonial and part-time President —Fayose

Apr 24, 2017 topnews

Ayodele Fayose, the Governor of Ekiti State, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has now become a part-time and ceremonial President who is only seen during the Friday Jumat service at the Presidential Villa. Speaking on Sunday, through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor said it was necessary for Nigerians to be properly informed about the well-being of their President. Fayose, who said Buhari, like any old man, was susceptible to illness, said the President would do well to go and take proper…

Osun Assembly declares 3-day mourning over the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke

Apr 24, 2017 topnews

Senator Isiaka Adeleke, the first civilian governor of Osun State, is dead. The Osun State House of Assembly has declared Monday to Wednesday as mourning period in his honour. The Speaker, Mr Najeem Salaam gave the directive on Monday morning. Protesters on rampage cause traffic gridlock over ex-Gov Isiaka Adeleke’s death, yesterday, in Osogbo, Osun State. A statement by the Chairman House Committee on Information and Strategy, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye said, the flag would be flown half-staff in the Assembly during the period while all legislative activities would be suspended. It…

The 2017 GTBank Food and Drink Fair set to hold during Workers’ Day holiday

Apr 24, 2017 topnews

Food lovers from across the world can once again look forward to an unparalleled culinary experience as the 2nd edition of the GTBank Food & Drink Fair is set to hold during the Worker’s Day holiday on Sunday the 30th of April and Monday the 1st of May, 2017. The 2-day event will treat attendees to enthralling gastronomic tours across a wide variety of exciting cuisines and delicacies while offering small businesses in the Nigerian Food Industry a free and vibrant platform to connect with a wider segment of their…