Hon. Justice Muhammad S. Muntaka-Coomassie CFR takes a bow from the Supreme Court of Nigeria

Justice Muntaka Connmassie initialed trained as a teacher, prior to joining the legal profession; He taught Arabic and English teach in both Kaduna and Zaria Sates, retiring from the teaching profession as the principal of Provincial Arabic School in Fada , Zaria State, after a decade spent at the profession.

He obtained his Law degree (LL.B) in 1976, and was called to bar, after having attended the Nigerian Law School, Lagos in 1977.

He was a state counsel for the Ministry of Justice in Kwara State (1977 to 1978), and Kaduna State (1978). Between 1978 and 1988, he was with the High court (in Kaduna) in various capacities; initially as an associate magistrate and then as a senior magistrate, chief magistrate, deputy chief registrar, and finally as the chief registrar.

Prior to joining the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2008, he was a Judge at the court of Appeal, serving in Port Harcourt, Jos, Abuja, Ilorin, and Benin divisions.

He was awarded with the Time News Magazine Nigeria merit award in 2006; He was on national assignment as a member of the Karibi Whyte Disturbance Tribunal Abuja (1986-1987).

The Hon. Justice Muntaka Connmassie has attended several workshops and seminars on sharia, and other aspects of law. He is a member of the Nigerian Body of Benchers.

He is happily married with children, and enjoys football, table tennis and travelling to broaden his horizons. 

Ambode appoints Wole Soyinka as Chairman of Lagos at 50 Planning Committee

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The state will be 50 in 2017 and ahead of the

FIRS Projects 4.9trn Naira Internal Revenue For 2016

The Executive Chairman of FIRS, Mr Babatunde Fowler, who made the disclosure said that the development was to ensure a successful implementation of the 2016 Budget.

Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: "Be more sensitive"

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Teacher shortages in England, spending watchdog confirms

Teacher shortages in England are growing and the government has missed recruitment targets for four years, the official spending watchdog has said.

It means 28% of secondary physics lessons are taught by teachers with no more than an A-level in the subject, the National Audit Office report says.

Germany train crash: Several killed near Bavarian town of Bad Aibling

At least 10 people were killed and scores more injured, police say, after two passenger trains collided in the German state of Bavaria.

The head-on crash happened near Bad Aibling, a spa town about 60km (37 miles) south-east of Munich.

The transport minister said the trains had crashed into each other while both travelling at around 100km/h (62mph).

Emergency teams, some winched in by helicopter, worked for hours to free casualties from the wreckage.

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What we know

• The accident occurred on a single-track route between Rosenheim and Holzkirchen at about 07:00 local time (06:00 GMT)
• Officials say they assume both train drivers had no visual contact before the crash as the site is on a bend - and therefore crashed into each other largely without braking
• The stretch of line had an automatic braking system designed to halt any train that passed a stop signal. It is not yet known why this failed to stop the crash
• Two of the three data recorders or "black boxes" on board the trains have been recovered

Unanswered questions

In focus: Bavaria's railways

Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was "dismayed and saddened" by the crash.

A doctor at one of four hospitals in the region said 54 people were being treated, eight of them with serious injuries.

One person is still missing, police say.

The drivers of both trains and two train guards were among those killed, police said.

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Analysis by Richard Westcott, Transport correspondent

It seems likely that one of the trains ran a red light, but it's hard to know why. It could be human error, technical problems or a combination of the two.

The line is fitted with a modern safety system that slows the train down if it is going too fast and then stops it automatically if it passes a red signal.

Drivers get warnings in the cab if there is a problem. The speed of each train suggests neither had any warning.

And it is highly likely they'd have known the route, too.

Only by analysing the data recorders or "black boxes" will investigators know for sure what happened.

It's incredible that so few people lost their lives and that's almost certainly because of the huge improvements in train design over the years. They are much safer than they used to be.

Train crash rescue: As it happened

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German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt, who visited the scene, said it was a "horrifying sight".

"The drivers' cabs of both trains are wedged into each other. One side of one train is completely torn open. The other train bored into it," he told a news conference.

Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann told the same conference it was "difficult to comprehend" how such a crash could happen given the amount of investment in railway safety following previous train accidents.

saraki-wont-resign-unless-convicted-says-senate-leader

ABUJA—Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, yesterday told Nigerians that it was wrong to condemn the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, before he was even found guilty by the court. Saraki is standing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, over alleged false assets declaration.

Graphic photos: 6 students of Ibadan Poly die, 13 injured in a crash along Ibadan-Oyo road

 

6 students of the Department of Quantity Surveying, Ibadan Polytechnic, Oyo state, were confirmed dead while 13 others sustained various degrees of injuries in an auto crash which occurred at Motunde, along Ibadan-Oyo Road  on Monday, February 8. The injured were taken to St. Patrick Private Hospital and General Hospital,Oyo State while the remains of the dead were deposited at the mortuary of Adeoyo State Hospital, Yemetu.

The accident reportedly occurred when the vehicle somersaulted several times and hit the road divider as a result of burst tyre. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission in Oyo State, Mr. Yusuf Salami, who

Corruption: Nigeria’s Most Wanted Suspect Lives In UK – Buhari

In far away London, United Kingdom, and regardless of reports that he is on a five-day get-away, President Muhammadu Buhari told Daily Telegraph that one of the greatest associates in the progressing test with debasement in Nigeria lives in their middle.

Man Beats And Stabs Corper Wife In The Face In Lagos (Graphic photo)

A 30-year-old corps member and housewife, Funmilayo (pseudonym) has been battered by her husband, identified only as Bade, who also allegedly poked his finger into her eye during a disagreement at their home in the Surulere area of Lagos State.

Bade was also alleged to have stabbed her in the face with a broken glass and rained blows into her head and face.

She was rushed to a health centre in the area before being taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.

My battles with ex-President Jonathan, Tompolo – Ayiri Emami

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Dead child is prayed back to life at the Liberation City Church (photos)

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Lagos Marathon: Bride Made To Trek To Wedding Venue

 

Oh dear a bride this morning was photographed by twitter users trekking to her wedding venue since roads to the venue were blocked due to the ongoing Lagos Marathon. According to people commenting on the incident online, the church wedding is expected to start by 10am, but the bride, family members and most guests are stuck somewhere.

Omotola and her daughter celebrate birthday with beautiful photos

Today is Omotola and her second daughter, Meraiah's birthday and they released lovely new photos to mark the special day. Stunning mum and daughter. More photos below...

Two missing as boat capsizes in Lagos

Just one week after a boat mishap in Badore claimed the lives of seven people, another boat has capsized in the Badagry area with two feared dead.
According to reports, the fibre boat which had 10 passengers crashed into a log of wood after it took off on Saturday from Ebute Iworo Jetty, en route Badagry.
Out of the ten passengers on board, only four of them were reported to have used life jackets.

Confirming the incident, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), NEMA South-west Spokesperson, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye said:

“Unlike the previous incident which was caused by sand dredgers, this incident was happened because the boat hit a log and capsized, upturning its passengers into the water.“The boat is

Amber Rose pictured with her very stunning mum

 

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Female Corper Impregnated By JSS2 Student In Osun State (Snapshots)

 

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''Why We Transferred Father Mbaka'' — Catholic Church

The Catholic Church on Monday clarified the recent transfer of Father Ejike Mbaka, saying the controversial priest was merely being sent to where he would be more useful to the church.
In its first reaction since the controversy over the transfer broke, the church church said the posting was not meant to be punitive.
In an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES Monday, the Secretary-General of the Catholic Secretar‎iat of Nigeria, Reverend Father Ralph Madu said transfer of priests within the catholic church is a “normal church procedure.”
“Mbaka’s own is not an exception,” Mr. Madu said. “The Bishop has the right to post any priest 
wherever he feels his service would be more useful to the church.”
Public criticisms had greeted the Enugu Diocese’s recent decision to transfer Mr. Mbaka out of Christ the King Parish‎, GRA, where he had served for over a decade and had established a popular prayer ministry, the