Four more Reps members resign from APC, PDP (Nation)
Four House of Representatives members on Thursday resigned their membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The lawmakers announced their resignations in separate letters to the green chamber, which were read on the floor of the house in Abuja by the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara. Three members left the APC while a member dumped the PDP. Adekunle Akinlade, representing Egbado South/Ipokia Federal Constituency in Ogun and Muhammed Ajanah, representing Adavi/Okehi Federal Constituency… Read more
Money Laundering: Zamfara SUBEB boss jailed 41 years (Nation)
Murtala Adamu Jengebe, Universal Basic Board Zamfara, recent Efcc cases
The Chairman of Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Murtala Adamu Jengebe has been sentenced to a 41-year jail term. This was disclosed in a tweet by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) via its official twitter handle: @officialEFCC on Thursday. EFCC disclosed that a five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto and presided over by Justice Hannatu Sankey sentenced Jengebe to a cumulative jail term of 41 years. The tweets further reads: “Jengebe was… Read more
Centre trains 51,000 youths on skills (Nation)
Over 51,000 youths have benefited from various skills acquisition programmes in Lagos State. The founder of the Lagos Youth Skills Acquisition, Centre, Chief Owolabi Salis has said. Addressing reporters at the one year celebration ceremony of the Shomolu Centre, Lagos, he said the beneficiaries would contribute to the development of the society. He said some of the areas of specialization include hair dressing, building technology, electrical and plumbing, fashion design, shoe making, soap making, catering, film and audio editing, gas… Read more
Lagos Govt. empowers HIV patients with trade skills (Nation)
The Lagos State Government says it is training 98 women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) on various trade skills. Mr Peter Obialor, Coordinator of people living with HIV/AIDS, Community Department in Alimosho General Hospital, Igando Lagos, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday. Obialor said the empowerment is being conducted by the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) with the aim of reducing poverty in the state. “This training is organised for… Read more
Mixed reactions trail FG’s reduction of JAMB, NECO fees (Nation)
Mixed reactions have trailed the Federal Government’s review of fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Senior Secondary Certificate Examination(SSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination(BECE). Some stakeholders, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday, commended the gesture and urged the government to overhaul the education sector. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the downward review of the examination registration fees which will take effect from January 2019. The Minister of Education, Malam… Read more
KDIRS, ABU Zaria to settle N6bn tax suit out of court (Nation)
A Tax Tribunal sitting in Kaduna on Thursday granted a request by the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, to settle the 4-year long case of non-remittance of Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) tax, amounting to N6 billion out of court. The Kaduna State Board of Internal Revenue had on January 16, 2014 instituted a case against the ABU for failure to remit the PAYE tax from 2007 to 2012. Counsel to the revenue service, Mr Francis Kozah, prayed the tribunal, chaired by Umar Adamu,… Read more
NASA’s New Horizons observations of Kuiper Belt (CNN)
Ancient objects in the Kuiper Belt like Ultima Thule, a medieval term which means beyond the known world, hold clues to the formation of planets and the “third zone” of our solar system in which they reside, the wide expanse beyond the giant planets. Ultima Thule, officially known as 2014 MU69, orbits the Sun from more than a billion miles beyond Pluto….Read more
Ukraine-Russia sea clash: Merkel rules out military solution (BBC)
Angela Merkel said only “sensible dialogue” would solve the crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stressed there is “no military solution”, after Ukraine’s leader urged Nato to send ships to the Sea of Azov. Petro Poroshenko’s request came following a naval confrontation with Russia in waters off Crimea. On Sunday, Russia opened fire on three Ukrainian ships and seized their crews in the Kerch Strait….Read more
Deutsche Bank headquarters raided over money laundering (BBC)
The Frankfurt headquarters of Deutsche Bank have been raided by prosecutors in a money laundering investigation. Germany’s public prosecutor alleged that two staff members have helped clients launder money from criminal activities. Police cars were seen outside the tower blocks that house the headquarters of Germany’s biggest bank….Read more
Samuel Little: US serial killer ‘admits 90 murders’ (BBC)
Little was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2014 for three murders in the 1980s. An imprisoned murderer is being investigated after confessing to 90 killings across four decades in the US. The FBI believe Samuel Little, who is 78, may be among the most prolific serial killers in US criminal history. State and federal agencies are now working to match his confessions with the deaths of dozens of women across the country from 1970 to 2005….Read more
Paris Saint Germain 2, Liverpool, 1 (BBC Sport)
Liverpool face a nervy battle to reach the Champions League knockout stage after a damaging 2-1 defeat against an impressive Paris St-Germain. Jurgen Klopp’s side, who were beaten finalists last season, are third in Group C and need to beat first-placed Napoli at Anfield next month to have a chance of progressing, with the Serie A side defeating Red Star Belgrade 3-1 in the other game….Read more
Arsenal’s Europa League game against Vorskla Poltava to go ahead, UEFA confirms (Sky Sports)
Unai Emery says Arsenal will respect UEFA’s decision to move their Europa League tie against Vorskla Poltava to Kiev.
Arsenal’s Europa League clash with Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava will take place at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev on Thursday, UEFA has confirmed.The match had been in doubt after the Ukrainian side said they could not guarantee they would be able to fulfil the fixture, following a change of venue. Vorskla later confirmed the game will take place, following an official Instagram post that showed the squad boarding a coach for the country’s capital….Read more
Manchester United activate David de Gea’s one-year contract option (Sky Sports)
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says David de Gea wants to stay at the club and that the United board are working on keeping him
Manchester United have exercised their option to extend David de Gea’s contract for another year and negotiations continue on a long-term deal, Sky Sports News understands. The Spain international goalkeeper’s contract was due to end this summer, which would have allowed him to sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club from January 1….Read more
Harry Winks says Arsenal vs Tottenham has come at ‘perfect’ time (Sky Sports)
Harry Winks believes Sunday’s north London derby has come at a “perfect” time for Tottenham. Spurs head to Arsenal for the game, live on Sky Sports Premier League, on the back of a 3-1 win over Chelsea and 1-0 win against Inter Milan to keep their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages alive….Read more
Falkirk’s Dennon Lewis condemns ‘disgusting’ racism from supporters (Sky Sports)
Falkirk striker Dennon Lewis has condemned the “disgusting” racist abuse he suffered from his own supporters and admitted his future at the club is uncertain. Falkirk have launched an investigation into the incident during their 4-2 Scottish Cup third-round defeat at Stenhousemuir at the weekend….Read more
UNESCO adds reggae music to global cultural heritage list (Punch)
Reggae music, whose chill, lilting grooves found international fame thanks to artists like Bob Marley, on Thursday won a spot on the United Nations’ list of global cultural treasures. UNESCO, the world body’s cultural and scientific agency, added the genre that originated in Jamaica to its collection of “intangible cultural heritage” deemed worthy of protection and promotion….Read more
Suspected F-SARS operative shoots LASTMA official dead (Punch)
Etim Ekpimah, Deji Lambo and Oluwatobi Akindele An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, identified as Rotimi Adeyemo, was shot dead in the Iyana-Ipaja area of Alimosho Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. PUNCH Metro gathered that Adeyemo, while controlling traffic at the Iyana-Ipaja roundabout, stopped a motorist, who was alleged to .… Read more
Newborn baby dumped near police station (Punch)
Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo A newborn baby has been dumped near a police station in Ilie, Olorunda North Local Council Development Area of Osun State. Though information about how the baby got to the spot is sketchy, residents of the area told our correspondent that the newborn baby was found wrapped in clothes late on Tuesday….Read more
ICPC re-arraigns ex-IGP Ehindero, CP for alleged N16.4m fraud (Punch)
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Independent Corruption Practices and other related offences Commission on Wednesday re-arraigned a former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Sunday Ehindero, along with a former Commissioner of Police, John Obaniyi, for alleged N16.4m fraud. The duo pleaded not guilty to the 10 counts when read to them before Justice Sylvanus Orji of the….Read more