Day: June 14, 2022

How Customer Killed, Burnt Lagos Sex Worker for Keeping Quran in Room

Tade Salako

One of the suspects patronised the prostitute and after having sex with her, he reportedly paid her N1,000 for the service.   The Lagos State Police Command has charged three suspects to court for allegedly beating a prostitute, Hannah Saliu, to death and setting her corpse ablaze for keeping the Holy Quran in her room. PUNCH Metro reported that one of the suspects patronised Saliu and after having sex with her, he reportedly paid her N1,000 for the service. READ ALSO: UniAbuja Fires 2 Professors For Demanding Sex For Marks Couple…

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Malabu: UK Court Dismisses Nigeria’s $1.7bn Claims Against JP Morgan

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

Nigeria argued that there were enough “red flags” for JP Morgan to have halted the transfers.   Nigeria has lost its $1.7 billion claim against JP Morgan Chase Bank over the transfer of proceeds from the sale of OPL 245 in 2011. In the judgement delivered on Tuesday, the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Commercial Court said there was no proof that Nigeria was defrauded in the deal. The Nigerian government had sued JP Morgan on the ground of “Quincecare duty”, alleging that the bank “ought to…

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MAPOLY Radio To Begin Transmission On 99.7FM, NBC Gives Approval

Damilola Olonade

“The test transmission, Ajibola said, takes immediate effect and subsequently, will start full operation on the same frequency modulation as the “voice of development”   Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, has officially joined the comity of campus radio Institutions in Nigeria, following the approval of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for it to begin test transmission on 99.7FM. Platforms Africa, which reported this, quoted the Head, Public Relations/Protocol of the institution , Yemi Ajibola, to have confirmed the news in a statement made available to journalists in Abeokuta on Monday.…

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Marry, Divorce or Die, You Have Fingers To Lose; Damn Tale of Dani Tribe

Damilola Olonade

“During marriage, a man must cut off the finger of his right hand and present it to the bride as a dowry for her. “And if he wants to divorce her, he cuts off two fingers of his left hand, but if he dies, his wife cuts off the ten fingers of her hands as a sign of her fidelity to him and that she will not marry a man after him. Whether you marry, divorce or die… there are fingers that must be cut off.” This is the ancient…

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How Three Military Officers Slumped at Democracy Day Parade

Ganiyu Amodu

Having stood for hours on one spot under the Abuja scorching sun, they were believed to have succumbed to exhaustion. Three military officers who were participating in the Democracy Day Parade, on Monday, slumped at the Eagle Square, Abuja. Having stood for hours on one spot under the scorching sun, they were believed to have succumbed to exhaustion. Some security and medical personnel rushed to the parade ground with stretchers and whisked the collapsed colleagues to the medical shed on the left side of the State Box where the President,…

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Football Rules Board Approves Permanent Use Of Five Substitutes

Ganiyu Amodu

Football teams can continue to use five substitutes per game as the rule was made permanent by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) at its assembly on Monday. The rule-makers also said at their meeting in the World Cup host nation of Qatar that the number of substitutes on a team sheet can rise from 12 to 15. Using five substitutes instead of three started as a temporary measure in 2020 amid fixture congestion when football restarted during the coronavirus. READ ALSO BREAKING: Nigeria Demolish Sao Tome & Principe 10-0…

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CAN to Christians: “Arm Yourselves With PVCs Now to Avoid Future Regrets”

Daniel Atori

Minna, Niger state: The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on eligible Nigerlites especially Christians to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to participate in the 2023 general elections if they truly want to effect positive change. In his Democracy Day message tagged ‘Clarion call on all Christians in Niger state and made available to Journalists, the Chairman CAN, Niger state Chapter, Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna said, “the 2023 General Elections is around the corner and we are the determinant of who governs us in the next dispensation”.…

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