Day: March 2, 2018

NDIC warns against trading in bitcoins, cryptocurrencies

Admin

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has cautioned Nigerians to beware of trading in bitcoins and crypto-currencies, warning that they are neither issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) nor insured by NDIC. The Managing Director/Chief Executive of NDIC, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, who disclosed this said that persons who transact in digital currencies or ponzi schemes are getting themselves involved in risks which cannot be mitigated or covered by the Corporation, adding that it is better to steer clear of such businesses to avoid complete loss of investments. The…

Read More

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits Nigeria, 4 others next week

Admin

The U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, would visit Nigeria and four other African countries from March 6 to 13, the U.S. Department of State has said. The spokesperson for the Department, Heather Nauert, said Mr. Tillerson would also travel to Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Nairobi and N’Djamena. During his visit to Abuja, Mr. Tillerson is expected to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari and other top government functionaries. Ms. Nauert said: “On his first official trip to Africa, Secretary Rex Tillerson will travel to N’Djamena, Chad; Djibouti, Djibouti; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;…

Read More

I won’t be intimidated – INEC chief

Admin

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said he would not be intimidated by partisan pressure. “I have passed the stage where someone can intimidate me to do what is wrong,” Yakubu said in the current edition of The Interview. He made this statement in light of concerns about voter registration and accusations by politicians that INEC could not be trusted to conduct free and fair elections. In a recent comment, Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, said the report of under-age voting in Kano…

Read More

Las Palmas throw La Liga race open after draw with Barcelona

Admin

Lionel Messi’s stunning free-kick was not enough for Barcelona as a controversial penalty earned Las Palmas a 1-1 draw on Thursday and threw La Liga’s title race wide open. Barcelona will host Atletico Madrid on Sunday, in a clash of first against second with extra weight, now that the Catalans’ lead has been cut to just five points. Atletico thrashed Leganes 4-0 on Wednesday night. Messi seemed to have set Barca on course to restoring their advantage to seven ahead of this weekend’s showdown at the Camp Nou but two…

Read More

Trump dumps gun control, says NRA

Admin

US President Donald Trump has changed his position on gun control after an unadvertised meeting  with the powerful National Rifle Association, Chris Cox, NRA executive director said. The new position contradicted Trump’s remarks a day earlier at the White House, when he met lawmakers. Trump tweeted Thursday night he had a “great” meeting with the NRA, one of the most influential lobbying groups in Washington, as the debate on gun control rages on in the wake of the Florida school shooting, which killed 17 two weeks ago. “Good (Great) meeting…

Read More

GTBank’s You Read Initiative backs Nigerian’s bid to break Guinness World Record for longest marathon read aloud

Admin

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc’s CSR programme launched in 2017, You Read Initiative, has given her support to a 40-year old Nigerian, Olubayode Treasures Olawunmi, attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the Longest Marathon Read Aloud from various schools in the environ. This is part of GTBank’s initiative to rekindle the interest in reading among Nigerians. The current record holder Deepak Sharma Bajaan has held it since 2008, after he read a total of 17 books in 113 hours and 15 minutes. Now, Olubayode is taking a shot at…

Read More

Police arrest Catholic priest, others for stealing baby

Admin

The Osun State Police Command has arrested a Reverend Father who claimed to be the parish priest at Our Lady of Fatima, Woliwo, Onitsha, Anambra State, Rev. Father Chike Ejiofor, for his alleged involvement in the stealing of an 18-month-old baby, Abdullahi Azeez, in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Mr. Fimihan Adeoye, led other officers to parade the suspects at the police headquarters in Osogbo on Thursday. One of the suspects, 28-year-old Joy Esu, said she had approached the mother of the baby…

Read More

Nigeria reaches record high with 72 dead from Lassa fever

Admin

Nigeria is facing its worst Lassa fever outbreak on record, with 72 people confirmed to be dead from the virus and 317 infected, according to the World Health Organization. A further 764 are suspected to be infected, and 2,845 contacts have been identified. On average, Lassa fever is deadly in 1% of all individuals infected, with higher rates of 15% morbidity among people hospitalized for the illness. As of Sunday, the case fatality ratio was 22%, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Although it’s endemic to the country, Lassa fever…

Read More

Lagos arraigns 70 suspected cultists

Admin

The Lagos State Government has arraigned 70 suspected cultists before Chief Magistrate Olufunke Sule-Amzat of the Ogudu Magistrates’ Court for conspiracy to commit felony and for holding an unlawful meeting of suspected Eiye Confraternity. The 70 suspected cultists, with ages ranging between 19 and 40 years, were arraigned on a three-count charge by the Directorate of Public Prosecution in the state Ministry of Justice. It was gathered that they were earlier arrested by officers of the state police command who acted promptly on a tipoff given by members of the…

Read More

Meningitis kills 7 in President Buhari’s home state

Admin

No fewer than seven children have been reportedly killed by outbreak of meningitis in Jaja village of Gangara ward in Jibia Local government area of Katsina ‎State. Katsina is the home state of President Muhmmadu Buhari. Also another 104 children were said to be affected by an outbreak of whooping cough in three villages of Bugaje wards in the same local government area. It was gathered that the seven victims, who died as a result of the meningitis outbreak which was recorded in the last two to three days, were…

Read More