Abu Dhabi: A committee, chaired by Dr Hadef Jua’an Al Daheri, Minister of Justice, will meet after Maghrib prayers on Monday at the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, to sight the crescent moon of Ramadan.
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Sunday, 7 July 2013
Ramadan moon sighting on Monday night
Abu Dhabi: A committee, chaired by Dr Hadef Jua’an Al Daheri, Minister of Justice, will meet after Maghrib prayers on Monday at the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, to sight the crescent moon of Ramadan.
US Air Crash: 'No Mechanical Cause'
A Boeing 777 aircraft that crash-landed at San Francisco airport killing two people did not have mechanical problems, an airline official has said.
Monday, 1 July 2013
Man bagged 12 months jail for stealing Nokia handset
Ilorin – An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced Olaitan Adebayo to twelve months imprisonment for stealing a Nokia handset and N1500.
The convict was arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal trespass and theft, contrary to Sections 348 and 288 of the Penal Code.
The convict was arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal trespass and theft, contrary to Sections 348 and 288 of the Penal Code.
Monday, 24 June 2013
Nigerians to pay £3,000 to enter Britain
LONDON (AFP) – Britain is planning to force visitors from India,
Pakistan, Nigeria and other countries whose nationals are deemed to pose
a “high risk” of immigration abuse to provide a cash bond before they
can enter the country, a report said Sunday.
The Sunday Times newspaper said that from November, a pilot scheme would target visitors from those three countries plus Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Ghana.
The Sunday Times newspaper said that from November, a pilot scheme would target visitors from those three countries plus Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Ghana.
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Airtel Introduces Single Recharge Option For Data And Voice
Leading telecommunications operator, Airtel Nigeria, has introduced a dual-purpose single recharge card for both voice and data services on the network that will allow customers to recharge for both services with only one recharge card.
The Single Recharge Option, another first in the industry by Airtel, is available in both physical and electronic recharge formats. The physical recharge card comes in N100, N500 and N5000 denominations, while the electronic pin (paper) option are available in denominations of N100, N200, N500, N1000, N2000 and N5000.
Saturday, 15 June 2013
Another Nigerian cab driver killed in New York
Less than two weeks after a Nigeria cab driver was shot dead in Washington DC another one has been killed...this time in New York.
54 year old Orji Ama Uro from Ekoli Edda, Ebonyi State, was brutally stabbed in the eye with an umbrella after dropping off two people, a man and a woman, in Brooklyn around 5pm on Thursday June 13th. The point of the umbrella pierced Ama Uro's brain, killing him.
Eye witnesses told police that the man and woman came down from the cab on Thomas S. Boyland St. in Brownsville and immediately started arguing with the cab driver. The man, believed to be in his 20s, then stabbed Uro in the right eye with an umbrella, piercing his brain. Continue...
Uro lost control of his vehicle, drove onto the sidewalk, and crashed into two parked vehicles. (pictured above). He managed to get out of his car then collapsed. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
His killer and his companion are yet to be arrested, though a $5,000 reward has been offered for any information leading to the suspects’ arrest.
54 year old Orji Ama Uro from Ekoli Edda, Ebonyi State, was brutally stabbed in the eye with an umbrella after dropping off two people, a man and a woman, in Brooklyn around 5pm on Thursday June 13th. The point of the umbrella pierced Ama Uro's brain, killing him.
Eye witnesses told police that the man and woman came down from the cab on Thomas S. Boyland St. in Brownsville and immediately started arguing with the cab driver. The man, believed to be in his 20s, then stabbed Uro in the right eye with an umbrella, piercing his brain. Continue...
Uro lost control of his vehicle, drove onto the sidewalk, and crashed into two parked vehicles. (pictured above). He managed to get out of his car then collapsed. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
His killer and his companion are yet to be arrested, though a $5,000 reward has been offered for any information leading to the suspects’ arrest.
Friday, 14 June 2013
Monday, 10 June 2013
Man arraigned for pouring garri on policeman
There was a mild drama at Sabo
Magistrate’s Court when a 30-year-old man, Ayo Ogori, was arraigned for
allegedly assaulting a police officer, Isadare Abiodun, by pouring garri ( Cassava flakes) on him.
Ogori, who was arraigned on two counts of assault, was said to have committed the offence at Ebute Ilaje, Bariga area of Lagos.
However, the magistrate, Mrs. Folarin
Williams, interrupted the proceeding, saying there were some
inconsistencies in the charge sheet drafted by the prosecutor, Mrs. Nike
Abudu.
The charge sheet read in part, “That
you, Ayo Ogori, on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned
magisterial district did unlawfully assault one Isadare Abiodun by
pouring a substance suspected to be garri on his police uniform.”
The offence was said to have breached section 166 of the criminal law of Lagos State Nigeria, 2011.
The magistrate observed that the charge
sheet stated that the offence was committed on July 15, 2013 which could
not have been true.
Two women sacked for being pregnant
It sounds incredible, but it’s true. Two mothers, Sarah Poppy, 29, and Nona Stanley, 36, who claim they were sacked while on maternity leave are suing their former employers for unlawful discrimination and
sexual harassment.
They have file a law suit in the Federal Court in Adelaide alleging their employer – South Service to Youth Council – discriminated against them on the basis of their “sex, pregnancy and family responsibilities”.
In court documents, Poppy says she worked with the council from June 2006 and was promoted to marketing manager on $60,000 a year before she fell pregnant with son Hudson in 2009 and told work she would take maternity leave.
In her claim, she alleges that after this request she was moved from her office to a “common work area” and was told to no longer attend management meetings.
She claims she was informed her position was redundant in June 2010 while on maternity leave.
She also alleges that her work duties were undertaken by another employee during her maternity leave and after Ms Poppy was made redundant.
Stanley, on her part, says she was employed from November 2009 in the council’s property department and took maternity leave on September 19, 2011, after the birth of her daughter Olivia.
Five months later, while still on maternity leave, she was told “her position was redundant” and there were no other positions available in her department, she alleges.
The pair, whose case is being funded by the Federal Attorney-General’s Department, also claim they were subjected to comments of a sexual nature which “offended, humiliated and intimidated” them.
The women are seeking an apology and compensation for loss of income, leave, chance of promotion, “hurt and humiliation” and legal costs.
In a statement, the SYC said it “strongly refutes the allegations” brought against it “relating to alleged breaches of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 and the Fair Work Act 2009″ and will fight the claims in court.
On its website the council describes itself as a “community organisation centred on employment, training and youth services”.
Latest figures show the state Equal Opportunities Commission has received more than 100 complaints this financial year from employees about sexual harassment, caring responsibilities and pregnancy.
sexual harassment.
They have file a law suit in the Federal Court in Adelaide alleging their employer – South Service to Youth Council – discriminated against them on the basis of their “sex, pregnancy and family responsibilities”.
In court documents, Poppy says she worked with the council from June 2006 and was promoted to marketing manager on $60,000 a year before she fell pregnant with son Hudson in 2009 and told work she would take maternity leave.
In her claim, she alleges that after this request she was moved from her office to a “common work area” and was told to no longer attend management meetings.
She claims she was informed her position was redundant in June 2010 while on maternity leave.
She also alleges that her work duties were undertaken by another employee during her maternity leave and after Ms Poppy was made redundant.
Stanley, on her part, says she was employed from November 2009 in the council’s property department and took maternity leave on September 19, 2011, after the birth of her daughter Olivia.
Five months later, while still on maternity leave, she was told “her position was redundant” and there were no other positions available in her department, she alleges.
The pair, whose case is being funded by the Federal Attorney-General’s Department, also claim they were subjected to comments of a sexual nature which “offended, humiliated and intimidated” them.
The women are seeking an apology and compensation for loss of income, leave, chance of promotion, “hurt and humiliation” and legal costs.
In a statement, the SYC said it “strongly refutes the allegations” brought against it “relating to alleged breaches of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 and the Fair Work Act 2009″ and will fight the claims in court.
On its website the council describes itself as a “community organisation centred on employment, training and youth services”.
Latest figures show the state Equal Opportunities Commission has received more than 100 complaints this financial year from employees about sexual harassment, caring responsibilities and pregnancy.
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