MBAN Professional Mortgage Centre to address dearth of manpower in mortgage business
By Chris Ochayi Mortgage Bankers’ Association of Nigeria, MBAN, has said the establishment of MBAN Professional Mortgage Centre, will address the dearth of manpower in mortgage brokerage business. The training centre will provide individuals in the mortgage sector with the necessary skills that would assist efforts of government and the private sector to bridge housing […]
Jigawa bye-election: Musa wins APC Babura/Garki Federal Constituency primary
Musa Muhammadu has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the bye-election into the vacant Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa. Muhammadu pulled 547 votes to beat his rival Aliya Muhammadu, who secured 32 votes in the primary held on Monday at Babura Local Government Secretariat. Declaring the result, Muhammad Ibrahim, the Party’s […]
Engaging untrained teachers in schools worrisome – UNGA President
President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, on Monday in New York, decried the engagement of untrained teachers in many schools around the world. Muhammad-Bande, who spoke at the opening session of the 2020 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the UN Headquarters, described the trend as worrisome and called for investment in […]
6 persons die in accident in Niger — FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger has confirmed the death of six persons in a road traffic crash that occurred on Monday on Kutigi – Mokwa road in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Joel Dagwa, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna […]
Police extend curfew in Bayelsa to Feb. 23
The Bayelsa State Police Command has extended the three-day dusk-to-dawn curfew earlier imposed on the state from Feb. 17 to Feb. 23. The State’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Uche Anozia, announced the curfew extension on Monday during a press briefing in Yenagoa. “The Bayelsa State Police Command wishes to commend the general public over their […]
Kwara Govt reaffirms commitment to independent Judiciary
The Kwara Government has reaffirmed its commitment to promote efficient and independent judiciary for effective service delivery. Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq stated this during the special valedictory court session held in honour of retiring President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, and the inauguration of the new Court of Appeal Complex, Ilorin Division, […]
Toxic gas leak kills 5, sickens dozens in Karachi port city
A toxic gas leak killed five people and sickened dozens of others in a coastal residential area in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, police said Monday. The source of the leak, which occurred on Sunday night, and the type of gas that had leaked were not immediately known. There was no suspicion of sabotage. Authorities […]
Katsina attack: Gov Masari visits affected villages
Gov. Aminu Masaari of Katsina State on Monday visited Tsanwa and Dankar villages and sympathise with the residents over Friday’s attack by bandits, during which 30 people lost their lives. Masari urged the villagers to consider the incident as an act of God and assured them that the government had taken necessary steps to prevent […]
UK grapples with severe floods, death toll expected to rise
Britain issued severe flood warnings Monday, advising of life-threatening danger after Storm Dennis dumped weeks’ worth of rain in some places. One woman swept away by the floodwaters was feared dead. To the east, Dennis’ gale-force winds also left nine people injured in Germany as their vehicles crashed into broken trees littering roads and train […]
Eccentric millionaire Durst faces trial in friend’s killing
There is almost no physical evidence connecting New York real estate heir Robert Durst to the slaying of his best friend in Los Angeles 20 years ago. What does link him to the killing of Susan Berman, though, is a cryptic note sent to police with her address and one word: “CADAVER.” The slip of […]
Man, 25, docked for alleged damage to security wire
A resident of Benin, Chuks Moses, 25, on Monday appeared before an Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, for allegedly damaging electric security wire valued at N250,000. The defendant is being tried for an attempt to commit a felony and malicious damage. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Patrick Agbonifo, told the court that the defendant committed the […]
