Новости за 30.06.2024

A late-night Saturday fire that rocked the Obasanjo Trailer Park in Ogere along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway axis of Ogun State destroyed one tanker and several makeshift shops. Our correspondent, who visited the scene of the fire on Sunday, gathered that the fire started at about 11pm on Saturday. The fire was said to have emanated

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has expressed shock over the boldness displayed by certain drug dealers, who have obtained court orders for the release of confiscated illicit drug shipments. In a statement issued on Sunday by his spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa, the governor disclosed that he was shocked by their actions during his visit to

Ogun State Waste Management Authority has appealed to residents of the state who are still exposing their waste to start containerising them saying that such healthy habits help to curb the spread of communicable diseases like cholera among others. This appeal, the state government said becomes necessary to tackle the outbreak of Cholera in the

The memory of the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde who died on May 25 this year came to life in the Niger Delta region on Saturday as Ogbona community of Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State formally commissioned an ultramodern auditorium and outdoor sports centre at the

The lawmaker representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency, Abia State, Mr Obi Aguocha, has sought the intervention of former President Muhammadu Buhari in securing the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr Nnamdi Kanu. The lawmaker visited the former President in his Daura country home on Saturday as part of

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed concerns over the incidents of terrorism resurfacing in the North East. He also condemned the bomb attacks, which resulted in the loss of lives and the maiming of other citizens in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno

A professor of Brewing Science and Technology in the Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Uyo, Prof Augustine Ogbonna, has said there is no part of the scriptures that opposes moderate use of alcohol. He said contrary to what people are made to believe, moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages are beneficial to health

A male Nigerian civil servant who left the country for the United Kingdom in 2022 has revealed that he still receives his monthly salary despite not showing up at work. The 36-year-old UK taxi driver, who will be referred to as Daniel due to the sensitivity of the matter, told the BBC as reported on

The National Association of Ogun State Students, on Sunday urged the Federal Government to waste no further time in moving against importation of imitated adire fabric from China. Adire (tye and dye) is a locally produced fabric from Abeokuta, Ogun state capital providing jobs for thousands of people. The popular Adire Market, Itoku which is

Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has mourned a former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi (retd.), who died on Sunday at the age of 75. In a condolence message on Sunday to the family of the former Chief of Defence Staff, Ododo described the late Ogohi as an illustrious son of Kogi State and

A former Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, has alleged that the loot recovered by his panel under former President Muhammadu Buhari were returned to the looters. He added that the Buhari administration failed to fight corruption, supposedly the bedrock of people’s trust in him. Obono-Obla, who

The Federal Government says the President Bola Tinubu administration will continue to provide an enabling environment for Nigeria’s public relations and communications practitioners. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, gave this assurance in a statement on Saturday welcoming the establishment of a degree-awarding academy for public relations practice in Nigeria. It followed

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested two men for trafficking illicit drugs. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, shared the message via his X account on Sunday, along with a video showing the intercepted contraband. Sharing the video, Babafemi wrote, “When we say #ndlea_nigeria will get you no

Veteran Nollywood actor, Oludotun Jacobs, is alive and well, contrary to rumours circulating on social media. A Nigerian columnist, Betty Irabor, made this known in a message posted on her social media account on Sunday. “Olu Jacob is well and alive.. please ignore all rumours of his passing. He is alive please,” she wrote. The

No fewer than 60 persons have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency during a drug party organised in the Federal Capital Territory on Friday. The suspects that were arrested at the party, which was said to have been organised by one Stanley Ikechukwu, comprised 25 males and 35 females. A

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the bomb attacks, which resulted in the loss of lives and the maiming of other citizens in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. PUNCH Online reported that a deadly bomb attack killed at least 18 persons and maimed many others on Saturday at a wedding ceremony in Tashan Mararaba,

A former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi (retd.), is dead. He was said the have passed on after a brief illness in the early hours of Sunday. Ogohi was the Chief of Defence Staff between 1999 and 2003. The Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Adams-Aliu confirmed the news to our correspondent. Also,

Nigerian dancehall sensation, Patrick Okorie, popularly known Patoranking, has built a mini football stadium in Ebute Metta, Lagos, the neighborhood where he grew up. Sharing a video of the stadium on his social media pages on Saturday, the singer explained that his intention was to unite the community through this gift. While expressing his love

The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended two robbery suspects, Musa Ibrahim (30) and Ibrahim Danjuma (22), who carried out a robbery attack on a woman in her shop in the Imude area of Ojo Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a post

The Godwin and Patricia Okeke Foundation has unveiled digital classrooms and dormitories for no fewer than 8,000 persons living with disabilities in Anambra at the Special School for the Deaf, Onitsha, the commercial nerve centre of the state. The foundation’s Programmes Development Manager, Tobechi Onwubuche, during the unveiling on Sunday, said the gesture was aimed

Britain’s deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden on Sunday warned that the country’s upcoming general election faces threats from hostile actors such as Russia seeking to influence the United Kingdom’s democratic process. The country will go to the polls on Thursday, in an election expected to oust the governing right-wing Conservatives and put the opposition Labour

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced plans to carry out critical maintenance work on the 132kV Akure Osogbo transmission line. According to a public notice sighted by PUNCH Online on Sunday, the upgrade will disrupt power supply to Ondo and Ekiti states for two months. The notice further indicated that the affected states will

Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to the advancement, security and welfare of the citizens. Shettima gave the assurance on Saturday when he led a Federal Government delegation to offer condolences to the Minister of State for Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, in Keffi, the Nasarawa State capital. The minister lost her

The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, has ordered a clampdown on vehicles plying the roads with single or no plate numbers across the nation’s capital. He also directed the arrest and prosecution of defaulters. In a statement on Saturday by the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, Igweh also warned car dealers against parking

In its efforts to sustain the on-going infrastructural developments drive in line with its Renewed Hope Agenda, the Federal Government has announced plans to inaugurate the next phase of Lagos- Calabar Coastal highway from Cross River to Akwa Ibom. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this at the stakeholders engagement meeting held at Ibom