Tuesday, September 20, 2016

INFORMATION NIGERIA 44 Updates)-“Police Arrest Armed Herdsman In Enugu”

INFORMATION NIGERIA 44 Updates)-“Police Arrest Armed Herdsman In Enugu”


Police Arrest Armed Herdsman In Enugu

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 12:29 PM PDT

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a herdsman who was caught with arms and ammunition. Ibrahim Adamu was arraigned before an Enugu East magistrate court after being arrested with an AK47...

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NCAA Cautions Passengers On Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 09:59 AM PDT

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned Nigerians about the use of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7, while onboard aircraft. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Sam Adurogboye, said,...

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Angelina Jolie Files For Divorce From Brad Pitt

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 08:46 AM PDT

Hollywood actress, Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from her husband, Brad Pitt! The actress cited ‘irreconcilable differences’  and is asking for custody of their six children. She...

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CBN Refuses To Agree With Adeosun Over Interest Rate Cut

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 08:36 AM PDT

  The Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has refused to back the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun on the reduction on interest rate, this is an indication of the inadequate proper...

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Supreme Court Upholds Yahaya Bello

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 08:19 AM PDT

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has upheld the election of Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello. The seven-man panel headed by Justice Sylvester Ngwata affirmed the election on Tuesday. The Supreme Court...

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Seventeen Young Change-Makers Selected By UN To Advocate For Development Goals

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 08:11 AM PDT

The United Nations announced the appointment of 17 young leaders on Tuesday in New York to ensure they reached global set development benchmarks by 2030. The SDGs had an ambitious agenda with 17...

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INEC Distributes 1m PVCs Ahead Of Ondo Poll

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 07:51 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission said it had distributed 1.2 million Permanent Voter Cards in Ondo state ahead of November 26 governorship election in the state. The Resident Electoral...

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UN Charges Nigerians To Seek Peace

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 07:45 AM PDT

Dr Zebulun Takwa, adviser to the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Peace and development, has called on Nigerians to take personal responsibility to ensure a peaceful Nigeria. Takwa told newsmen on...

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Firm Drags Navy Before Rights Commission

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 07:35 AM PDT

A company, Lexy Nigeria Ltd., has dragged the Navy before the National Human Rights Commission, alleging violation of its rights. Lexy Nigeria in a five-page petition dated Sept. 9 alleged that the...

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UN Withdraws Aid To Syria

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 07:17 AM PDT

A deadly attack on a UN convoy in Aleppo has left at least 19 people dead. 18 UN lorries were attacked after a ceasefire between warring parties in Syria broke down. The 31 lorries were carrying...

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Yaya Toure Quits International Football

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 07:05 AM PDT

Four-time African Footballer of the year, Yaya Toure has announced his retirement from international football. The 33-year old announced his retirement with a statement on his official Twitter...

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Civil Servants Write Promotion Exam In Kwara

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 06:55 AM PDT

The Kwara State Civil Service Commission says it will conduct the 2016 promotion examination for civil servants progressing to Grade Level 17 from all Ministries, Departments and Agencies on Friday,...

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National Assembly Adjourns Sitting Over Member’s Death

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 06:48 AM PDT

Resumption of plenary by the National Assembly after an eight week recess failed on Tuesday following announcement of the death of a member of the House of Representatives, Mr Elijah Oluwatayo. The...

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Senate President Recommends Selling Govt Assets To Raise Funds

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 06:39 AM PDT

The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has asked the executive to think about selling government assets in order to raise capital and shore up reserves. Dr Saraki gave this advice on Tuesday during...

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Cuban Volleyball Players Sentenced To Jail In Finland For r*pe

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 06:39 AM PDT

Five members of Cuba’s national volleyball team have been handed jail terms for defiling a woman in Finland. The incident occured in July, during a pre-Olympic tounrnament in Tampere. Of the...

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Aisha Buhari Joins Other First Ladies At Michelle Obama’s “Global Girls Empowerment” Event in NY

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 06:24 AM PDT

Nigeria's First Lady, Aisha Buhari joined other First Ladies to attend Michelle Obama’s “Global Girls Empowerment" event yesterday, September 19, 2016 in New York City. The event, called...

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Pep Guardiola Demands An Apology From Yaya Toure’s Agent

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 06:23 AM PDT

Manchester City star, Yaya Toure is facing the prospect of an ignominious end to his career at the club. The 33-year old has largely been left out of the side and has only featured once this season,...

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Twitter Loosens 140-Character Limit

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 05:27 AM PDT

Twitter has been carrying out a series of changes in the last one year, majorly aimed at enhancing user experience and the latest is a relaxation of the 140-character limit. For the purists,...

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National Restructuring and the Ambivalence of a Nation by Raymond Nkannebe

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 05:04 AM PDT

You will agree with us that since the early 80s, nothing has formed the subject of our national debates and engagements more than the chequered (mis) fortune of the word 'Restructuring'. It has been...

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52-year- old drinks poison, jumps into Lagos river

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 05:04 AM PDT

Residents of Salvation Avenue in the Ajegunle, Ikorodu area of Lagos State have found the corpse of a man by the riverside. PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased, Bolaji Waheed, was found around...

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Ekiti court jails herdsman two years for destroying crops

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 05:04 AM PDT

A Chief Magistrate's Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced one Ali Haruna, 18, to two years imprisonment for taking his cows for grazing in a farmland in Ado Ekiti and destroying crops. The Magistrate,...

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Banks to close branches as recession bites hard

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 05:04 AM PDT

A number of Deposit Money Banks in the country will close many of what they described as unprofitable branches as the economic recession continues to bite harder, investigation by our correspondent...

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Human traffickers use donkeys to ferry victims – NIS

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 05:04 AM PDT

THE Comptroller of the Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Mohammed Yaro, on Monday disclosed that human traffickers now used motorcycles and donkeys to ferry their victims...

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Speeding trailer driver kills pedestrian

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 05:04 AM PDT

A trailer driver, Kabiru Ademola, has been arrested by the police for allegedly crushing a pedestrian to death in the Mushin area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the driver was speeding with...

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Former U.S President George H. W. Bush reveals who he’s voting for

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 05:00 AM PDT

Former America President George H.W. Bush has decided that he’ll vote for Democratic party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in November. According to a report by Politico, the former...

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24-year-old footballer quits the game to ‘concentrate on religion’

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 05:00 AM PDT

Sheffield Wednesday player, Jeremy Helan, 24, was once dubbed ‘the next Patrice Evra’ but he has walked away from the game in order to ‘concentrate on religion’. The former...

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Two jailed for stealing Nokia battery, phones

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 04:59 AM PDT

An Oredo Magistrates' Court in Benin, Edo State, has sentenced a 19-year old man, Happy Okotie, to six years' imprisonment for stealing. Okotie was sentenced along with a 25-year-old man, Kingsley...

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Tension as policemen kill 70-year-old Abia hunter

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 04:59 AM PDT

There has been tension in Amaekpu Ohafia community in the Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State following a clash between youths of the community and policemen attached to the area over the...

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Use ‘Buy Now’ on Efritin for FREE delivery within 24 hours

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 04:36 AM PDT

'Buy Now' is a newly introduced service on Efritin that enables quick safe, easy and FREE delivery of items bought on the site within 24 hours. This service has been introduced to ease the safety and...

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All Recovered Funds Should Float Into The System – DPC Tells Buhari

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 04:04 AM PDT

The Federal Government has been urged by the Democratic Peoples Congress (DPC) to inform Nigerians on all the funds recovered and how prudently they have been utilized for the citizens. This is...

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My Administration Will Produce 100 Millionaires In 4 Years If Elected – Obaseki

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 03:33 AM PDT

The All Progressive Congress candidate, Mr Godwin Obaseki has made this promise, coming September 28 governorship election that his administration will produce more than 100 millionaires in the state...

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Buhari Seeks International Support For Military, IDPs

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 02:41 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged member-states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), development partners and the international community to assist security personnel, victims and countries affected...

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Communal Clash In Cross River Leaves One Dead

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 02:40 AM PDT

One person has been reported to have been killed, while two others seriously injured in an outbreak of violent clashes between New Netim Town and Odukpani Qua Town in Odukpani Local Government Area...

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Boko Haram Kills 6 In Military Convoy Ambush

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 02:39 AM PDT

Boko Haram insurgents on Monday afternoon ambushed a military escort in Borno State, killing three civilians and injuring three soldiers in the process. The Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR),...

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Army Debunks Attack On Chibok Church

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 02:39 AM PDT

The Nigerian Army has dismissed the recent reports of 8 people being killed in a church in Chibok, Borno state by Boko Haram terrorists. Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Col. Sani Usman...

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Nigerian Arrested In Thailand For Fraud

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 02:37 AM PDT

Local authorities in Bangkok, Thailand apprehended a 23-year-old Nigerian, Chinaka Chinedu, and his 34-year-old Thai girlfriend UraP0*n Kaesawattana on Thursday for scamming several Thai women over...

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Son Of Chinese Billionaire Buys 8 IPhone 7s For His Dog

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 02:35 AM PDT

A Chinese billionaire’s son has caused outrage online after he reportedly bought 8 iPhone 7s for his dog. The 28-year-old only son of China’s richest man, Wang Jianlin who is worth £23...

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Nigerian Health Data Incorrect, Misleading – HealthWatch

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 02:32 AM PDT

According to Nigeria Healthwatch, most health-related data about Nigeria are incorrect and misleading, making policies on healthcare difficult to implement. Consultant to Nigeria Healthwatch, Dr....

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Unarmed Black Man, Terrence Crutcher Killed By Police In US

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 02:32 AM PDT

A video has emerged showing how an unarmed black man, Terrence Crutcher was shot and killed by police in Tulsa despite having his arms up and complying with police directives. Terrence Crutcher was...

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People Are No Longer In Support Of APC — Ex-PDP lawmaker

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 02:09 AM PDT

A former Edo State House of Assembly lawmaker, Hon. Friday Ogierakahi, has blasted the ruling All Progressive Congress Party, APC, for the present economic situation in the country. Hon. Ogierakahi...

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Judges Who Delivered Conflicting Judgements Are Being Probed – CJN

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 02:05 AM PDT

  The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has said that the National Judicial Council (NJC) is investigating judges delivering conflicting judgements in same cases. Justice...

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Navy Repels Hijack Attack On Vessel

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 02:03 AM PDT

The operatives of the Nigerian Navy have successfully repelled an attack by suspected pirates on Marine Tanker (MT) HANZE KOCHI. The tanker was enroute Lagos from Port Harcourt. The Director of...

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EFCC Seals Three Mansions Belonging To Ex-Katsina Gov, Shema

Posted: 19 Sep 2016 11:21 PM PDT

The former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, who is currently under investigation for alleged diversion of N18 billion belonging to the government has had three of his houses sealed on Monday...

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Kaduna Partners With Vicampro To Establish West Africa’s Biggest Rice/Potato Processing Plant

Posted: 19 Sep 2016 12:31 PM PDT

The Kaduna State government has entered into partnership with an agricultural firm, Vicampro to set up a modern multi-billion naira French Rice/Potato plant in Manchok, Kaura local government area of...

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