Новости за 28.07.2024

The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, and his wife, Grace, are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday. The former minister of agriculture shared lovely pictures of himself and his wife on social media, expressing his love for her. He wrote, “40 years of loving and treasuring you, Grace (Yemisi), are

Simone Biles made a stunning return to Olympic competition on Sunday, powering through a left calf injury to get her multiple-medal bid off to a rousing start. The US superstar, aiming to add to the four gold medals she won in a dazzling 2016 Rio Olympics campaign, appeared to tweak her left calf warming up

The Cocoa Processors Association of Nigeria has expressed concern over the proposed 2024 export regulations by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. Describing the proposed plan by the federal government as a sheer duplication of efforts and functions of other government agencies, they predicted that the move would only succeed in

One person is feared dead while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident at the Sagamu Express junction in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. The accident occurred at about 9:48 am on Sunday, according to the spokesperson of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi.  Akinbiyi, in a

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, on Saturday, explained why he has not been operating from the Government House in Umuahia, but from his private residence in Umuehim Nvosi in Isialangwa South Local Government Area. Otti disclosed this at the Arochukwu LGA headquarters while commissioning projects executed by the Mayor of Arochukwu Local Government Area,

The Acting Governor of Katsina State, Farouk Jobe, on Saturday, appealed to residents, particularly the youth, students, market women, and members of trade unions, to engage in constructive dialogue with the Federal Government rather than joining the looming nationwide protest. Jobe assured the youth, students, and market women of initiatives coming their way, which he

Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of President Bola Tinubu and Iyaloja General of Lagos, has urged market women in Dosumu Market, Lagos, to advise their children against participating in the planned August 1 hunger protest. In a viral video on Sunday, Tinubu-Ojo spoke with market women in Yoruba, urging them to warn their children about the dangers

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria for failing to “account for and explain the whereabouts of over N100 billion in ‘dirty and bad notes’” kept in various branches of the bank. The suit also included ‘other large sums of cash awaiting examination,’ according to SERAP.

The Nigerian Navy Outpost in Koluama, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on Saturday, provided free medical services to over 1,000 residents of the Koluama II community. The Commanding Officer, Naval Outpost, Koluama II, Stephen Agwai, said during the exercise on Saturday that the essence of the free medical service was to promote

Cocoa farmers on Saturday raised concerns over the European Union’s plans to implement its deforestation regulation plan in December 2024. In an open letter appealing to the EU Commission for a postponement of the European Union Deforestation Regulation, the National President of the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria, Comrade Adeola Adegoke, stated that the nation’s

Ikenne town in Ikenne Local Government area of Ogun State was embroiled in crisis on Saturday as some youths insisted on going ahead to celebrate the annual Oro festival despite the ban by the state government. PUNCH Online gathered that the crisis had been building for some days now, with the youth holding protests in

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a Europe-bound suspect after he was caught attempting to export cocaine concealed in sandals. The suspect, whose identity has not been disclosed yet, was wearing sandals containing the concealed drugs. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, shared videos of the seized contraband on X

Nigerian lightweight boxer, Cynthia Ogunsemilore, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance on Saturday ahead of her opening fight at the Paris Olympics. The International Testing Agency said on Saturday that the 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist and African Games champion tested positive for furosemide, a diuretic on the World Anti-Doping

Deputy National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Nze Duru, has expressed sadness over the demise of the federal lawmaker representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah. The businessman-turned-politician died on Saturday in London, United Kingdom, at the age of 52. In a condolence message issued on Sunday, Duru lamented that Ubah announced

A distressed father has pleaded with top UK plastic surgeon, Mohsen El Gammal, to refrain from performing a transgender surgery on his 20-year-old daughter, fearing the procedure would ruin her life. In a scathing letter, the father cautioned the surgeon that his daughter had a history of depression, self-harm and starving herself before becoming involved

A Professor of Economic History at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Adetunji Ogunyemi, has thrown his weight behind the amendment of the Finance Act 2020 by the National Assembly to accommodate windfall levy on banks’ profits on foreign exchange transactions. The lawyer and public finance expert submitted that the policy is in order, asking

Lorenzo Colombo scored two first-half goals and Marco Nasti netted the game-winner to give AC Milan a 3-2 victory over English Premier League champion Manchester City on Saturday at New York. Nasti lifted Milan ahead to stay in the 78th minute, the 20-year-old Italian striker taking a centering pass from Belgian right wing Alexis Saelemaekers

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has urged the Federal Government to set a timeframe for addressing citizens’ grievances rather than attempting to suppress protests. Executive Director of CISLAC, Auwal Rafsanjani, on Sunday emphasised the need for decisive action on pressing issues such as inflation, unemployment, corruption, insecurity, and the erosion of institutional integrity. He

A support group for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Nigeria Youths for Atiku, has said President Bola Tinubu can address the nation and reverse some policies to ease the planned hunger protest threat. The President of NYFA, Prof. Gold Emmanuel, said this in a statement signed by the group’s Director of Publicity, Mr Dare

Well-meaning Nigerians have donated at least one million naira on behalf of ex-inmates Ismail Lasisi and Lukman Adeyemi, who spent 24 years in prison for the ritual killing of a woman they knew nothing about. In an emotional interview with The Punch, Lasisi and Adeyemi shared their harrowing experience. They were arrested and detained in

Claim: In a video published on Instagram, popular Afrobeats singer Seun Kuti called out the Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, saying the Federal Government spent $2bn to purchase a 20 per cent stake in Dangote Refinery, while the same amount was used to buy the entire Sinclair Refinery in America. He noted that

The Rivers State Police Command says the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has redeemed the N100m bounty on the head of a notorious cult leader, Gift Okpara, aka 2Baba, who alongside his gang members killed a Divisional Police Officer, Superintendent Bako Angbashin,  in the Oduemude area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu,

The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a two-month-old baby boy from a couple, Mr and Mrs James Uwam, during the naming ceremony of the child in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Saturday, said the couple paid N2,350,000 to buy the baby from a suspected child

The House of Representatives has vowed to call for the sack of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, if he continues to work against the smooth operation of the Dangote Refinery. Deputy spokesman of the House, Philip Agbese, disclosed this on Saturday while briefing journalists in Abuja,

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has explained why it has not reverted to the old electricity tariff as directed by the House of Representatives. On Tuesday, the House directed NERC and the electricity distribution companies to reverse the electricity tariff hike imposed on Band ‘A’ customers. Recall that the NERC raised the electricity tariff on