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Christian elders investigating Fatoyinbo’s rape allegation

Christian elders investigating Fatoyinbo’s rape allegation

July 7, 2019 2:12 pm

Christian elders have waded into the rape accusation against Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo by celebrity photographer, Busola Dakolo.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) revealed this on Sunday in a statement by its Acting General Secretary Joseph Daramola.

CAN advised the general public to allow the investigating team by the elders to come out with their findings.

According to a statement on Sunday by the Acting General Secretary of CAN, Joseph Daramola, the Christian body has resisted the temptation of jumping into any conclusion since the truth will soon be uncovered.

CAN said: “Since …

Hundreds protest in Paris against deadly domestic violence

Hundreds protest in Paris against deadly domestic violence

July 7, 2019 12:22 am

Hundreds of protesters gathered in central Paris on Saturday to raise awareness and demand tougher action on femicides in France.

Yelling “Enough” and carrying signs reading “Stop femicides” or “The planet needs women alive”, the crowd took to the Place de la Republique square as part of the demonstration organized by various women’s rights NGOs to protest the rate of femicides, the killing of a woman by a man because of her gender.

The women of all ages and a few men also observed 74 seconds of silence in tribute to the 74 women allegedly killed in France so …

UNESCO lists new sites including Jaipur as World Heritage

UNESCO lists new sites including Jaipur as World Heritage

July 7, 2019 12:16 am

The United Nations cultural body UNESCO – yesterday added the Indian “Pink City” of Jaipur, the ruins Liangzhu City in China and the Plain of Jars located in central Laos to its World Heritage list.

The additions followed a vote.

The fortified commercial city of Jaipur was founded in the 18th century by Sawai Jai Singh II.

It is built according to a grid plan and the Old City is painted uniformly in a distinctive terracotta hue.

UNESCO also agreed in its morning session to add Bahrain’s Dilmun Burial Mounds, the Budj Bim wetlands landscape formed by Australia’s aboriginal Gunditjmara …

Wrong use of prescription contact lens can cause blindness

Wrong use of prescription contact lens can cause blindness

July 7, 2019 12:11 am

Contact lenses, both prescription and cosmetic, can be bought from any store, without proper knowledge on usage and maintenance. Dr. Nwosu Chidiebere, an optometrist specialised in prescription glasses and contact lenses, said wrong use of contact lenses could lead to blindness.

What are prescription contact lenses?
PRESCRIPTION contact lenses are strictly contact lenses worn directly on the eyeballs, unlike spectacles or glasses that are held in place by a frame. It rests on the cornea and correct refractory errors or eye defects.
There are many cosmetic stores selling prescription contact lenses now…

Prescription contact lenses should never be sold outside …

Gov Dickson offers automatic employment to 102 PhD holders

Gov Dickson offers automatic employment to 102 PhD holders

July 6, 2019 12:57 pm

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has offered automatic employment to 336 professionals from various disciplines including 102 PhD holders.

A breakdown of the 336 beneficiaries showed that 102 PhD holders drawn from the state and other Ijaw-speaking communities across the country were absorbed as lecturers into the state-owned tertiary institutions.

A statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Fidelis Soriwei, said Dickson presented employment letters to the beneficiaries on Saturday.

The governor named other beneficiaries as 60 medical doctors, 54 master’s degree holders and 119 first class graduates.

Dickson said his administration was working hard to lay a solid …

104-year-old World War II veteran urges FGN to pay pension

104-year-old World War II veteran urges FGN to pay pension

July 6, 2019 12:42 pm
A 104-year-old World War ll Veteran of the Nigerian Army,  Adamo Aduku on Saturday urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to pay his pension.
Aduku was one of those conferred with the Chief of Army Staff World War II Veteran Award at the 2019 Army Day Celebration in Lagos.
While speaking to journalists at the event, he lamented that since he was discharged as a Private from the Nigerian Army in 1957 he was yet to receive his pension.
“I joined the Royal West African Frontier Force in 1942 in Markurdi, Benue State. Trained in Laguna and deployed to India
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Nigerian-Americans rated most successful group in U.S.

Nigerian-Americans rated most successful group in U.S.

July 5, 2019 12:19 pm

Nigerian-Americans are the most successful ethnic group in the United States, Candace Owens, a celebrity social commentator says.

Owens is an American conservative commentator and political activist. She is known for her pro-Trump activism and her criticism of Black Lives Matter and of the Democratic Party.

Owens tweeted @realcandanceo, “Nigerian-Americans are the most successful ethnic group in the U.S!

“If you want to know how it’s possible that blacks who come from under-developed Africa, keep outperforming blacks from overprivileged America— it’s bc they weren’t exposed to the Democrat parasite of victimhood!”

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Owens’ …

Court orders forfeiture of Diezani’s $40m worth of jewelry

Court orders forfeiture of Diezani’s $40m worth of jewelry

July 5, 2019 11:32 am

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the temporary forfeiture of 2,149 pieces of jewelry and a customised gold iPhone, seized from Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government.

The items, valued at $40million (about N14.4b), were recovered from the home of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources.

Justice Nicholas Oweibo ordered their temporary forfeiture as prayed for by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The commission, in an ex-parte application moved by Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, said the items were suspected to have been acquired with illicitly acquired funds.

Mrs. Alison-Madueke is the defendant in the application …

2 killed, 21 injured in Lagos pipeline explosion

2 killed, 21 injured in Lagos pipeline explosion

July 5, 2019 1:04 am

Two persons were killed and 21 others injured on Thursday in a pipeline explosion at Ijegun, on the outskirts of Lagos.

No fewer than 100 persons were killed in a similar incident at Ijegun 11 years ago.

Lagos State Emergency Management (LASEMA) boss Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu however, put the number of the injured at 12.

The accident occurred around 4am when vandals were siphoning petrol from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines that runs through the community from Atlas Cove Depot in Lagos.

Thirty-one vehicles, including commercial buses, cars, and scores of lock-up shops were ravaged by the …

NAFDAC intercepts 21 containers of spoilt fish in Lagos

NAFDAC intercepts 21 containers of spoilt fish in Lagos

July 5, 2019 12:23 am

National Agency for Food and Drugs Adminstration and Control (NAFDAC) has intercepted 21 containers of spoilt frozen fish at Tincan Island Port in Lagos.

The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that fish is among items banned for importation into the country by the Federal Government.

Adeyeye urged the public to be vigilant and not to consume fish that would be harmful to them.

Read Also: NAFDAC cautions against use of carbide to ripen fruits

Similarly, the agency also seized four trucks …

Court to hear demolition suit against UNILAG on Sept. 30

Court to hear demolition suit against UNILAG on Sept. 30

July 4, 2019 12:07 am

Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed September 30, for hearing in a suit against the University of Lagos, (UNILAG) and two others, over the alleged wrongful seizure of property and rights’ infringement.

The applicant in the suit before Justice Mohammed Liman, is Mr Emmanuel Ofoegbu, a Lagos-based lawyer.

Joined as respondents are; Dr Yemi Oke, UNILAG, and one Mr Oluwafemi Adetiba.

The applicant filed the suit through his counsel Ogedi Ogu, claiming the sum of N50 million against respondents, as compensation for alleged forceful seizure of property of his law office at 366, Murtala Mohammed Way, Yaba.

The applicant …

Boeing to help families affected by crashes with $100m

Boeing to help families affected by crashes with $100m

July 3, 2019 12:33 pm

Boeing Co on Wednesday said it would give $100 million to organizations to help families affected by the deadly crashes of the company’s 737 MAX planes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

The multiyear payout is independent of lawsuits filed by families of the 346 people killed in the two crashes, which happened in October 2018 and March of this year, a Boeing spokesman said.

The funds will support education, hardship and living expenses for affected families, community programs, and economic development in impacted communities, Boeing said in a statement. The U.S. planemaker said it will partner with local governments and non-profit
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