Новости за 13.07.2024

A police officer attached to the Ogudu Police Station, Ojota, Lagos, (name withheld), has been accused of raping a 17-year-old girl (name withheld). City Round gathered that the officer had promised to help the teenager retrieve her phone, which had been taken by ‘one chance’ robbers on June 16 while she, her grandmother, and her

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has said its operatives were not responsible for the dead body found hanging by the gate of an estate along the Lagos-Sagamu Expressway. The LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed this in a statement by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, the agency’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, on Friday.

The Peoples Democratic Party has implicated the former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in the crisis within the Edo State chapter of the party. Edo PDP has been facing internal conflicts since the governorship primary election on February 22, 2024, which resulted in Asue Ighodalo becoming the governorship candidate. Discontented party members subsequently took legal

The Federal Government on Friday commenced the training of eye health professionals nationwide in its Glaucoma Guideline and Toolkit. Speaking at the launch of the training, the National Coordinator of the National Eye Health Programme at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Okolo Oteri, said that the guideline was developed for the

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 200 suspects and recovered over 33 different brands of arms which include AK-47, pump action guns, locally made pistols, and others. The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, stated this during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Awka, on Friday, adding that over

United States President, Joe Biden, is under intense pressure to drop out of the Presidential race. The pressure is mounting from both members of Biden’s own Democratic Party and top donors to his campaign. Biden is gearing up to become the 47th US President, but there have been growing concerns about the fitness and state

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has decried the deplorable state of the East-West Road, saying while the federal government is concentrating on building the Coastal Highway from Lagos to Calabar, it should immediately intervene on East-West Road. Diri further called on the Federal Government to ensure that the coastal highway section from Calabar down

Gunmen have abducted three staff members including the acting Rector of Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Dr Emmanuel Barki. According to a report, the acting Rector with two other management staff of the institution and their driver were kidnapped on their way to Ugbokolo after an official assignment in Makurdi, the state capital on Thursday. It

A businesswoman, Yetunde Ikotun Ojo, shares the life-changing accident she experienced while picking up birthday cake to celebrate her 23rd birthday, resulting in the amputation of her leg with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI What circumstances led to your use of a prosthetic leg? My name is Yetunde Ikotun Ojo. Ikotun is my maiden name, and Ojo is

2018 Big Brother Naija housemate, Alexandra Asogwa, popularly known as Alex Unusual, is a media personality, writer, and actress who made her acting debut in AY Makun’s comedy-drama, Merry Men 2. She talks about her sports interests, fan criticism of the Super Eagles team, and more, in this interview with PETER AKINBO What sporting activities

Super Falcons midfielder Halimatu Ayinde has vowed to come back stronger from the knee injury that ruled her out of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 29-year-old injured her left knee during a training session at her club, FC Rosengård, and had a successful surgery. She knows that she

The Benue State Government has banned any form of protest in the entire Sankera axis of the North-East Senatorial District of the state. The decision was taken at the State Security Council held at the Government House, Makurdi. The State Security Council also approved the creation of a Bureau of Homeland Security to coordinate and

Chelsea have withdrawn from the race to sign 20-year-old Atletico Madrid striker Samu Omorodion after seeing two bids turned down by the Spanish giants, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Spain Under-21 international of Nigerian descent has returned to the Wanda Metropolitano on the back of a successful loan spell with Alaves in 2023/24, where he

Analysis of data on the admissions conducted for the 2022/2023 admission session in Nigerian universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions of learning revealed that 88 institutions conducted admissions outside of the Central Admissions Processing System popularly referred to as CAPS. According to JAMB, admissions conducted outside CAPS are illegal, null and void. JAMB had in

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN) has called on the National Assembly to pass the Whistleblower Protection Policy Bill to bolster the fight against corruption in the country. In 2022, the Federal Government approved a new Whistle-blower draft bill, expressing concern that the existing

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has said loans applied for under the student loan scheme will be disbursed to applicants based on the academic calendars of respective institutions. The Head, Media and Public Relations of NELFUND, Nasir Ayitogo, made this known in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Friday. “Funds will be disbursed

The All Progressives Congress has welcomed Thursday’s judgment of the Supreme Court affirming the right of local governments to receive their monthly allocations directly from the federation account. The ruling party also saluted President Bola Tinubu for backing the decision. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the National Publicity

As the Federal Government rolled out fresh measures to address the prevailing food insecurity in the country, agricultural economists have explained why the previous efforts made to address the food crisis have not delivered the expected results. This came as an investigation by Saturday PUNCH showed that in the last five years, the Federal Government

A coalition of civil society organisations in Rivers State has called on the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission to concentrate on their primary responsibilities of investigating and prosecuting financial crimes, particularly those involving political figures. The group accused the anti-graft agencies of engaging in public ceremonies

The Professional Fighters League on Wednesday in Lagos unveiled PFL Africa, which joins PFL Europe and PFL MENA as part of PFL’s network of regional leagues that is becoming the Champions League of MMA. PFL is a global powerhouse in MMA and is regarded as the fastest-growing sports league worldwide. PFL Africa will introduce an

Former Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, was on Friday granted a N10bn bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja over his N33bn money laundering trial. In a ruling delivered by Justice James Omotosho, the court also held that the former minister must provide two sureties in the like sum, and they must have

No fewer than 24 people, including a traditional chief, have been killed in cult-related violence that took place in Ogun State between January and June this year. Findings by Saturday PUNCH revealed that the cult clashes were largely between members of Aiye and Eiye confraternities, while Alora/Buccaneer members were also involved in a few of

Senator Mas’ud El-Jibril Doguwa on Friday resigned his membership of the All Progressive Congress and defected to the Peoples’ Democratic Party. In a press statement he signed, Doguwa said he decided after wide-ranging consultations with his supporters, colleagues, and political associates. He said he was “grossly underutilised” and excluded from the party’s forums and decision-making

The Network for the Actualisation of Social Growth and Viable Development, a public procurement advocacy group, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu over his recent directive for an amendment of the public procurement Act 2007. President Bola Tinubu gave the order during the Federal Executive Council meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. He

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the payment of N1 billion as gratuity to retirees in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Yinka Oyebode, said that the approval was part of efforts to offset backlog of outstanding gratuities. Oyebode in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Friday, “The payment is