Triple talaq: India court bans Islamic instant divorce

Triple talaq: India court bans Islamic instant divorce

India's top court has ruled the practice of instant divorce in Islam unconstitutional, marking a major victory for women's rights activists.

In a 3-2 majority verdict, the court called the practice "un-Islamic".

India is one of a handful of countries where a Muslim man can divorce his wife in minutes by saying the word talaq (divorce) three times.

The landmark court decision came in response to petitions challenging the so-called "triple talaq" custom.

Why 9mobile customers are experiencing service disruptions – Official

Why 9mobile customers are experiencing service disruptions – Official

The management of 9mobile have provided a reason why some subscribers are experiencing disruption in services.
Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Ltd., EMTS, trading as 9mobile, announced a network outage in one of its data centres as the reason for the service disruption.

JAMB fixes cut off marks for universities, polytechnics, colleges of education

JAMB fixes cut off marks for universities, polytechnics, colleges of education.2017

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has fixed minimum cut off marks for Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.
The minimum cut off marks for admissions into universities in Nigeria was set for 120, polytechnics and colleges of education pegged at 100, while that of innovative enterprising institutes was pegged at 110.
Institutions are, however, at liberty to raise their cut off marks for admission above the minimum set by JAMB.

Ogun Police arrest 9 fleeing cultists with charms and weapons (Photo)

Ogun Police arrest 9 fleeing cultists with charms and weapons (Photo)

The Ogun State police command has arrested nine cultists who were reported on the run and have all have confessed to being members of the Eiye fraternity at Iperu Remo and Isara areas of the state.

The recent arrest comes a months after the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) had raided the base of the cultists at Iperu Remo, a group which is being led by one Taiwo Oluwaseun Boyeko popularly known as Omo Ile Aje.

FG SPENT N1. 3TRN capital projects in 2016, says Osinbajo

capital projects in 2016, says Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said on Monday that the Federal Government spent about N1.3 trillion on capital projects in 2016, the highest in the history of the country.

Osinbajo disclosed this at a plenary of the 2017 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Conference in Lagos with the theme, “African Business: Penetrating through Institution Building.”

MARK ZUCKERBERG TO GO ON PATERNAL LEAVE

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to take paternity leave 

Founder of Facebook,Mark Zuckerberg, has said that he would be taking two months of paternity leave after the birth of his second daughter.

Woman allegedly kills husband

Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Fatai Owoseni

An auxiliary nurse, Mrs. Folashade Idoko, has been accused of stabbing her husband to death in Lagos. The incident occurred around 11p.m. on Sunday at their Ayetoro residence in Oto-Awori Local Council of the state.

It was gathered that the deceased allegedly suffered years of domestic violence from his wife but kept quiet about it. The couple have two children, a three-year-old boy and one-year old girl.

Nigerian excretes 1410.9 grams of cocaine, faces death penalty in China Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/08/nigerian-excretes-1410-9-grams-of-cocaine-faces-death-penalty-in-china/

The High People’s Court of Guangdong Province, China, has finally confirmed a death sentence with two years probation on a Nigerian, Mr. Ikechukwu Peter Obiekezie, who was reportedly found guilty of smuggling 1410.9 grams of cocaine into China.

President Buhari writes National Assembly on resumption of duties

President Buhari writes National Assembly on resumption of duties.

Biafra National Guard threatens FG on release IPOB members, says days of reckoning is close

By Jamal agent 003
ENUGU – THE leader of Biafra National Guard, BNG, General, Innocent Orji, has warned the Federal government to, as a matter of urgency, release all the Pro-Biafra agitators incarcerated in various prisons because freedom fighting is not a crime.

Senate recovers N120billion, gives rice farms allegedly involved in revenue scam ultimatum

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Senate recovers N120billion, gives rice farms allegedly involved in revenue scam ultimatum

- The Nigerian Senate joint committee on Customs excise, tariff and marine transport are distinguishing themselves as a relevant committee

- The committee is probing the revenue scam that involves many popular companies

North Korea warns of nuclear war over US military drills with South

FROM Lisa Holland, Senior News Correspondent, in Seoul, South Korea

North Korea has warned the US will be "pouring gasolene on the fire" by conducting a war game with its long-time southern foe.

The 10-day joint military exercise with South Korea has been condemned by Pyongyang as "reckless behaviour driving the situation into the uncontrollable phase of a nuclear war".

It views the annual drills, which have now got under way, as a provocation and a practice for invasion.

PRESIDENT BUHARI’S SICKNESS: WHY NIGERIANS OWE FAYOSE AN APOLOGY

Nigeria News take a second look at Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose’s censors of the Buhari’s government. The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose is no doubt one of the strongest critics of the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He does this most times without decorum and with no apology to whose ox is gored. Fayose once attacked ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo for calling him a bastard.