Новости за 16.07.2024

At least five people were killed when militiamen ambushed a convoy in central Somalia and seized heavy weapons, the local government and residents said on Tuesday. This is coming seven months after a decades-long arms embargo was lifted. The convoy was travelling on Monday with a security escort near the town of Abudwaq when militiamen

The French Football Federation plans to complain to FIFA about alleged racist chants from members of Argentina’s Copa America winning team. The chants were heard during a live video posted on social media by Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from the team bus in the wake of the Copa victory over Colombia in Miami

The Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Theresa Diai, has reviewed 215 cases of inmates in Kwale Correctional Centre. Justice Diai made this known on Tuesday during her visit to the correctional facility in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the state. She said, “While reviewing cases, a total of 244 cases were listed

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama on Tuesday, refused an application by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to be granted permission to travel to the United Kingdom for a medical check-up. Emefiele is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before on an

The Group Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari on Tuesday said President Bola Tinubu has given marching orders to the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, to curb oil theft and vandalism in the Niger Delta region within the shortest possible time. According to him, the menace has become

The President, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Ekiti State Branch, Oluseyi Olatunde, has said that the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, lacks necessary ideas about the workings of the local government system. Olatunde spoke in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday in response to Fayose’s statement during a television interview that

UEFA has revealed its official Euro 2024 Team of the Tournament, showcasing the standout performers from this summer’s championship. The lineup, presented in a 4-3-3 formation, features players from various nations who excelled throughout the competition, but however, dominated by winners Spain. In goal, France’s Mike Maignan gets the nod after a series of impressive

A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama on Tuesday threatened to issue a bench warrant on an Abuja-based lawyer, Victor Giwa, in an alleged charge of unlawful eviction, criminal intimidation, and threat to the life of one Ms Asabe Waziri. The defendants, in the suit, marked CR/222/2023, are facing a nine-count charge bordering

The Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed the purported resolution passed by the Martin Amaewhule-led Assembly which barred the governor and the state government from withdrawing money from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the state. Speaking before the commencement of sitting in the Government House,

The African Development Bank’s sovereign portfolio has been recognised once again as the most transparent among global development institutions, achieving a top score of 98.8 in the 2024 Aid Transparency Index released on Tuesday. The Bank’s sovereign portfolio rose four places from 2022 to lead the Index, setting a benchmark for high-quality data publication. This

French superstar, Kylian Mbappe, was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player on Tuesday, telling 80,000 fans “my dream has come true.” The striker, who had completed his medical earlier on Tuesday morning, signed a five-year contract and was handed a No. 9 shirt by club president, Florentino Perez. “Wow,” Mbappe said in Spanish to

The detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, was on Tuesday, whisked into Federal High Court in Abuja in a wheelchair. Gambaryan, who was dressed in a black T-shirt with blue jeans trousers, is facing a money laundering charge alongside the cryptocurrency firm. When the matter was called, Gambaryan stood up from the wheelchair and

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department has emphasised the importance of capacity building, innovation, knowledge sharing, and technology-driven rescue operations in disaster management. Speaking at the inaugural symposium of the International Association of Emergency Managers in Abuja on Tuesday, the acting Director General of FEMD, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, highlighted the need for emergency responders

The Nigerian data centre market is projected to grow from its current $131.6 million to $288.8 million by 2027, according to an expert. The Enterprise Sales Director for Central Africa, Vertiv, Gbenga Adebowale, said the market is set for a dramatic expansion as the sector recovers and adapts to post-pandemic realities. Adebowale emphasised the market

Kylian Mbappe was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player in Madrid on Tuesday. The France striker, who had completed his medical earlier on Tuesday morning, signed a five-year contract and was handed a No. 9 shirt by club president Florentino Perez. “Wow,” Mbappe said in Spanish to thousands of fans gathered at the Santiago

Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill into law for the establishment of 2nd class Emirates in the state. It would be recalled that the House took the first reading of the bill before embarking on recess, which they resumed yesterday. After the second and third reading of the bill, the Deputy

The International Monetary Fund held its global growth expectations for 2024 steady in a report Tuesday even as it cut forecasts for the United States and Japan, while warning of inflation risks and trade tensions ahead. The IMF expects the world economy to grow 3.2 per cent this year, unchanged from its April forecast, according

The Joint Admission Matriculation Board has disclosed that all the processes for the commencement of admission into tertiary institutions have been put in place. In the board’s weekly news bulletin published on X on Monday, JAMB also revealed that the 2024 edition of the annual policy meeting will be held on Thursday. According to the

Israel’s deadly strike on Al-Mawasi, one of the bloodiest attacks in more than nine months of the war in Gaza, used massive payload bombs provided by the United States, according to weapons experts. The bombing of the Israeli-declared “safe zone” transformed the tent city on the Mediterranean coast into a charred wasteland, with nearby hospitals

Jubaili Bros. Nigeria Ltd. has been awarded the prestigious “Perkins Self-Service OEM Workshop Standard” by Perkins, the 90-year-old leading global manufacturer of industrial engines. This recognition signifies Jubaili Bros. Nigeria’s exceptional commitment to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction in the power generation sector. Jubaili Bros. Nigeria is the world’s first and only Electric Power Self-Service

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a farewell gift of N100,000 for each Corps member departing the camp and a sum of N100 million for the NYSC support staff. This pledge was made during his address as the special guest of honour at the NYSC Passing-Out Parade/Closing Ceremony for the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream

The Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission has fixed 19 October as the date for the local government Election across the state. This followed the Supreme Court judgement of last week which declared the caretaker committee running the affairs of local government areas in the country illegal. Subsequently, the Federal government said the allocation to these

The Kano State Government has filed fresh charges against the immediate past Governor of the state and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje before a Kano State High Court with Case No. K/143c/24. According to the charge sheet sighted by The Punch, Ganduje and his former Commissioner for Justice, Musa Lawan

Belgium will not host the Nations League match against Israel on September 6 over security fears. The Belgian Football Federation announced this on Tuesday. The city of Brussels said last month that the match would not be played at the King Baudouin stadium because it could spark demonstrations. Authorities had deemed it “impossible to organise

A non-profit organisation, BudgiT, says there has been a growing trend of National Assembly members exceeding their constitutional limits by inserting personal projects into the general capital budget, beyond their traditional constituency projects. The Head of Tracka in the organisation, Ayomide Ladipo, while addressing the press in Lagos on Monday said this was observed in