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MTN Finally Want to Settle N1.04tn Fine Out of Court Telecommunications Company, MTN Nigeria, has said it is considering settling out of court with the Nigerian Communications Commission over the N1.04tn fine imposed on it. At the resumed hearing of the suit it filed to challenge the N1.04tn fine, MTN’s lawyer, Wole Olanipekun (SAN), pleaded with the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Idris, to give parties 60 days to explore the option of settlement out of court. But responding, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), who was sued as the 2nd defendant, told the court, through his lawyer, Mr. Dipo Okpeseyi (SAN), that parties had been finding it difficult to settle out of court. He urged the court to take it that all the court papers in the matter had been properly filed and served and that the case was still ongoing. “This is a matter of national importance. There have been concessions in the past and nothing happen...

Doctor Sacked in UK for Recommending TB Joshua's Prayer to Sick Woman The rate at which people are denying God and things of the spirit these days is quite worrisome. Have you even observed that the words "God" and "Jesus" are now muted in movies on DSTV? It's that bad! As you read this, a NHS psychiatrist in the United Kingdom, Dr Julius Awakame, has been sacked after he advised a patient to get help from TB Joshua's 24-hour church TV channel, Emmanuel TV because she might be possessed by demonic 'forces'. According to UK Daily Mail, Dr Julius recorded medical notes diagnosing the woman as having a history of 'satanic ritual abuse' and said her issues could not be addressed by regular treatment. So the doctor told her to watch Emmanuel TV, adding: 'neither psychiatry not psychology would be able to help because there are special forces at play.' The woman - known as Patient A - claimed Dr. Awakame also to...

January 22, 2016 Plane Did Not Crash In Lagos... Here's What Happened Officials of the Lagos State and the Federal Government on Thursday caused panic in the Oworonshoki area of the state during a simulation of a plane crash in the area. The exercise was meant to assess preparedness on the part of emergency agencies in handling disasters. But as residents saw a plane plunged into the Lagoon, there was pandemonium as they thought the crash was real. Many of them ran towards the plane in a bid to save “trapped victims.” The government, it was learnt, did not inform the community before the exercise. It will be recalled that a Bristow helicopter with 12 persons on board had crashed in the area on August 12, 2015, killing six people, including the pilot. The residents said the simulation looked real and was a sad reminder of the August 2015 crash. A resident, Bola Oluwadare, said it took him some minutes to know that the crash was an exercise, adding t...