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3.5m birds infected in new bird flu outbreak

Jan 11, 2017 topnews

New outbreak of Avian Influenza has hit the poultry industry with over 3.5 million birds affected currently, the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh has revealed. Ogbeh spoke yesterday in Abuja during a meeting with commissioners of livestock, state directors of veterinary services and major stakeholders in the poultry industry. According to the minister, the new strain is very pathogenic and more devastating to poultry species. He said the new virus, H5N8, which was discovered in Kano State would further add to the burdens of the strain, H5N1 that is currently…

Oshodi curtain market pulled down

Jan 11, 2017Jan 11, 2017 topnews

The Lagos State government, at the weekend brought down the Olorunsogo market in Oshodi. The demolition of the popular curtain and interior decoration material market commenced around 12:00pm. Traders stared in grief and disbelief as the 14-building plazas housing 368 units of shops, 144 open stores and 129 small units stores for meat sellers, household items traders among others, became rubbles in a hail of dust. Destroyed commodities varied from curtain materials to hanging poles, sewing machines, electrical appliances, beauty kits, etc. The police and Lagos Task Force officials were…

Senate replaces Ndume with Lawan

Jan 11, 2017 topnews

The Nigerian Senate has affirmed the replacement of Senator Ali Ndume with Senator Ahmad Lawan, a former rival of Senator Bukola Saraki. The move, it was gathered, was to bring peace between the APC leadership in the Senate, the executive branch and the APC national leadership. The triangular relationship had been ruptured by the insistence of Senator Saraki and the APC caucus in retaining Ndume as party leader against the party’s preference for Lawan. Ndume was caught off guard by the action of his colleagues on the first day after…

NSCDC discovers Boko Haram bomb timers

Jan 10, 2017 topnews

‘Count down timers’ used by Boko Haram terrorist group to detonate explosives has been discovered by the Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday. The Commandant of the corps, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this in Maiduguri in an interview with newsmen. Abdullahi said that the instruments were discovered by men of the Disaster Management Unit of the command at the scene of Sunday’s bomb blast in Kalari area of the state capital. “The digital timer countdown displayed served the purpose of allowing the planter…

Lagos tenancy law makes it easy for landlords to evict tenants

Jan 10, 2017 topnews

The tenancy Laws of Lagos State, which came into force on August 24, 2011, has proved a panacea for the rising cases of disputes arising from tenants’ inability to pay rents. Unknown to many landlords in Lagos, the tenancy Laws of Lagos State, which came into force on August 24, 2011, has proved a panacea for the rising cases of disputes arising from tenants’ inability to pay rents. Section 13 subsection (1) of the tenancy law also prescribes the length of notice to be given where there is no agreement…

Musa Olawale becomes new LASTMA GM

Jan 10, 2017 topnews

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has appointed his Principal Private Secretary, Musa Olawale, as the new General Manager of the State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). Olawale’s appointment ended the tenure of Bashir Braimah, who was appointed in November 2015, by the governor, to improve the standard of traffic management in the state. Though no reason was given for the replacement, the new LASTMA boss, who resumed work yesterday, was the third LASTMA boss within 18-months of the present administration. While addressing the staff, Olawale assured them that during his tenure,…

N45,000 for ‘aso ebi’ as Bobrisky throws house-warming party

Jan 10, 2017 topnews

Idris Okuneye, Nigerian male barbie, popularly known as ‘Bobrisky’, is set to throw a big house-warming party after the acquisition of his new five-bedroom duplex in the Lekki peninsula area of Lagos State. The party is organized by the Instagram sensation, Bobrisky, to celebrate the completion of his newly acquired apartment which has been under renovation for about two months now. Sharing news of the party on his Snapchat page, Bobrisky revealed that aso ebi for the party goes for N45,000, and it is available for ladies only. “My aso…

Yahya Jammeh shuts another radio station in Gambia

Jan 10, 2017 topnews

Gambian embattled President Yahya Jammeh has shut Paradise FM, the fourth radio station to be closed since last week as pressure mounts on him to concede defeat. The Paradise FM was closed on orders allegedly given by the Communication and Information Ministry, Presenter Andrew Gibba said. The closure came hours after Paradise FM had interviewed a spokesman of a coalition backing president-elect Adama Barrow, to whom President Yahya Jammeh has refused to cede power after losing the Dec. 1 election. The closure followed those of Teranga FM, Hilltop FM and…

Abuja residents seek `menstrual leave’ for women as obtainable in Zambia

Jan 10, 2017 topnews

A call has been made by some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (CT), Abuja, for a law that will allow female employees in Nigeria to have a day off work to rest during their menstrual cycle as obtainable in Zambia. The residents made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. The call is coming on the heels of a similar law recently enacted by the Zambian Government which requires employers to give female employees a day off during their menstrual…

Emirates flight grounded over snake onboard

Jan 9, 2017 topnews

A snake was found aboard an Emirates Airlines flight from Muscat to Dubai. The flight was cancelled after baggage handlers discovered a snake in the aircraft’s cargo hold. The animal was found before Sunday’s flight from Oman, the airline said in a statement, adding that the aircraft was returned to service after being thoroughly searched. First class passengers on an Aeromexico flight in November were confronted by a snake that fell from an overhead storage compartment. Nobody was hurt in the incident but a few passengers were rattled. Share on:…