Makkah Eye Specialist Hospital, a subsidiary of Al-Basar International Foundation, has dragged WikkiTimes, its Publisher and reporter over an investigative report, it considers defamatory. The hospital is demanding N1 billion in damages from the publication which it says has “maliciously” defamed the plaintiff. Details of the summons served on WikkiTimes also prayed that the plaintiff will also be paid another 100,000,000 “for the inconveniences and trauma suffered by the plaintiff” N5,000,000 as cost of the suit and solicitors fees. The Hospital equally seeks for a court order to compel WikkiTimes to tender a public apology on its website, Daily Trust…
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Sa’ad, other traditional, religious and opinion leaders were conspicuously absent Monday at Arewa House, venue of the NorthWest Governors and traditional rulers town hall meeting with security with the new security chiefs, led by the Defence Chief, General Leo Irabor.Apparently marred by low turnout, the parley convened to address security challenges in the region had only Emir of Zazzau Ambassador Nuhu Bamali and all the Governors of the NorthWest. The participants however went into a close door meeting with the military leaders before, addressing the general gathering to convey the decision that the…
Nigeria has now been removed from the US travel ban list. Nigeria’s removal from the US travel ban list follows the issuance of an executive order by President Biden seeking to reverse the travel bans put in place under the previous Trump administration that affected several African and Muslim-majority countries. Consequently, Nigerian nationals are now eligible to apply for citizenship of Malta through the new “Naturalisation for Exceptional Services by Direct Investment” (NESDI) programme. The new NESDI programme offers Maltese citizenship to successful applicant who make specified investments in Malta. The first step is to be granted a residence permit…
About 200 traders at the Ika Ika Oqua Market, popularly known as Marian Market, along Marian road in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area of Cross River State wept uncontrollably over the demolition of their shops and makeshift structures. Our correspondent gathered that the shops were demolished on Sunday, even as the owners alleged that most of their wares were destroyed alongside the shops. But the Commissioner for Environment, Hon Nfon Bassey said the general clean-up exercise was to make the market clean, hygienically excellent and safe. “We are just doing a general clean-up around the Ika Ika Oqua market. As…
Leaders of the so-called G5 Sahel – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – are attending the two-day summit in the Chadian capital N’Djamena, with French President Emmanuel Macron attending via videolink. The meeting comes a year after France boosted its troops in the Sahel. But despite military successes, jihadists remain in control of vast areas of territory and the attacks continue. Six UN peacekeepers have been killed in Mali so far this year, and France has lost five soldiers since December. Islamist fighters in the Sahel first emerged in northern Mali in 2012, during a rebellion by ethnic…
After spearheading Uber’s arrival and growth in West Africa, Ebi Atawodi is heading to Netflix. She announced the move on LinkedIn, describing her six years at Uber as “a ride of a lifetime.” During her time at Uber as general manager, she was responsible for leading their expansion in Lagos and other West African cities. One milestone was in March 2016 when Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, became Uber’s 400th city. After being on the ground and leading those operations, Atawodi became Uber’s Head of Product (payments) in February 2017. While she now switches from the ride-sharing and logistics industry to entertainment, her…
Residents of estates around Lekki, under the aegis of Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association, have given the Lagos State Government and Lekki Concession Company, managers of the Lekki/Epe Expressway, conditions for the reopening of the Lekki Tollgate. These were contained in a press statement issued by the association, comprising over 80 estates and communities, on Sunday. In the statement signed by Olorogun James Emadoye and Gbemi Adelekan, LERSA President and Secretary-General respectively, the residents asked the state government and managers of the road to provide viable alternative roads to the tolled roads, implement round figure fees at the toll…
Building construction giant, Cappa and D’Alberto will lead the reconstruction of the National Theatre. This was revealed during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Federal Government and the Bankers’ Committee led by the Governor of Central bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele said the Bankers’ Committee would provide funding for a prototype cluster labelled “The Signature Cluster” which consists of a building each for music, film, fashion and information technology verticals. He said in addition, a visitor’s centre, police and fire stations and a 500-vehicle park would also be built. The CBN governor said apart from Cappa…
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Monday ordered the Alajaawa of Ajaawa in Ogo-Oluwa Local Government of the state, Oba Thompson Oyetunji to vacate his stool, and stop parading himself as the monarch of the town. According to The Nation, the court also ordered the governor of the state and the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters to withdraw the certificate and staff of office given to Oyetunji, saying that it was done in flagrant disobedience to the court order made on 11th of March, 2020. ADVERTISEMENTThe presiding judge of the court, Justice Sherifat Adeyemi in…
The victims of inter-ethnic violence in Shasha market have started counting their losses after their properties were destroyed in a violent attack that targeted northern traders in Ibadan, a city in Southwest Nigeria. An eyewitness narrated to HumAngle that the violence erupted after a Hausa porter’s tomato basket fell in front of a shop owned by a Yoruba woman. According to him, the woman got angry after the porter refused to clear the rotten tomatoes properly and it led to a heated argument between them. The argument drew the attention of nearby youths. One of them reportedly slapped the porter,…
