Новости за 04.06.2016

The Federal Government on Saturday released the highly anticipated list of recovered loot. In a statement by the Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the government revealed the recoveries were made between May 29, 2015 and May 25, 2016.

Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Defence Headquarters has raised the alarm that members of the Boko Haram sect were planning a large scale bombing during the Ramadan festival. The Acting Director Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, said in an electronic mail on Saturday that the insurgents had a plan to carry out massive bomb attacks

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Police Service Commission has promoted 1,670 senior police officers to their next rank. The commission also approved the appointment of 147 others to different ranks,according to a statement by its spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani on Saturday in Abuja. It stated that the approval for the promotions was conveyed to the Inspector-General of

FEMI MAKINDE A former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has filed a lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission asking for damages of N10bn for alleged defamation by declaring him wanted. Omisore, who instituted the case before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja is also seeking an order restraining the

Jonathan Zovoe Rape incidents and other forms of sexual assault are on the increase. Most are neither investigated and if investigated at all, the perpetrators are not prosecuted. A human rights lawyer, Mr. Evans Ufeli, at the 5th edition of a quarterly public dialogue that focuses on child abuses and parenting in Lagos, ‘The Conversation’,

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday promised that justice would be served in the case of an Igbo market woman, Mrs. Bridget Agbahime, who was killed in Kano. Describing the incident as sad and regrettable, Buhari condoled with the husband of the deceased, Pastor Mike Agbahime, the family and relations, praying that God

Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has commended the Federal Government for the commencement of clean up of Ogoni land in Rivers State. The IYC also restated its earlier call for the extension of the clean-up of oil polluted areas to other parts of the Niger Delta

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Following the murder of one Bridget Abahime for alleged blasphemy in Kano, the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase has deployed homicide detectives to immediately take over the investigation into the incident. In addition, detachments of Mobile and conventional Policemen as well as the intelligence assets of the Force were also deployed to

’Nonye Ben-Nwankwo Eighty-three-year old Nwanyidinma looked disconsolate as she sat in front of her thatched, mud house. There was no one to keep her company apart from her little ‘bingo’ dog and a host of chicken strolling round her premises. Occasionally, she used the horsetail in her hands to chase the dog away from the

A court in Turkey has sentenced a Turkish man to 108 years in jail for sexually assaulting at least eight Syrian children at a flagship refugee camp, reports said on Saturday. The 29-year-old man, identified only as Erdal E., worked as a cleaner at the tented refugee camp in Nizip in the southern Gaziantep province

Samuel Awoyinfa Abeokuta A journalist with the Ogun State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists,  Nofisat Oshin, and her 15-year-old daughter have been kidnapped by gunmen in Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of the state. A statement signed by the acting chairman of the state NUJ, Soji Amosu, on Friday, stated that the victims

Eniola Akinkuotu The Federal Government on Saturday released the highly anticipated list of recovered loot. In a statement by the Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the government revealed the recoveries were made between May 29, 2015 and May 25, 2016. The government gave the breakdown of the loot as N78, 325,354,631.82;

Tony Okafor, Awka The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has called for policy emphasis on science and technological development in Nigeria’s education curriculum. The National Coordinator of NNPC quiz competition, Mr. Olutayo Sani made the call during the corporation’s south east zonal secondary school quiz competition held at St John of God Secondary School, Awka,  Anambra

Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali, an icon of the 20th Century whose fame transcended the sport during a remarkable career that spanned three decades, died Friday, his family said. The beloved 74-year-old sports hero, who had been battling Parkinson’s disease for decades, passed away in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, where he had been admitted

This seems not to be the best time for the organisers of Miss Nollywood and some of the queens the pageant has produced. Shortly after the organisation dethroned a queen, Adaeze Grace, the successor, Blessing Ogar, also tendered her resignation. Blessing, in a chat with Saturday Beats, said she resigned because her prize money of

It was a pleasurable experience filled with laughter as comedian, AY and on-air-personality, Yaw, delivered the stage play ‘Shalanga’ written by Nollwood actor, Femi Branch. The play was aimed at entertaining its audience and also enlightening them on several embittering sectors of the country such as the dilapidating power sector, oil, agriculture and more. Through

Pretty actress, Alex Okoroji, made headlines when she married Ghanaian hunk actor, Omar Captan, some years back. But the marriage collapsed almost soon after leaving Alex to be in charge of the child the union produced. The child clocked six years recently and while thanking her friends and fans who wished her son a happy

In 2014, at the height of his fame, the self-acclaimed Musical Taliban, Oritsefemi, announced to the public that he had moved into a N200m mansion in the posh Lekki area of Lagos. His fans were happy to receive the news as many said it was the beginning of many more good things to come in

Staff members of the Nigeria Football Federation on Friday stood against an attempt by Chris Giwa and members of his group to take over the offices of the football ruling body. According to a statement from the NFF, Giwa and his group, who continue to claim they have a court order to take over the

Idris Adesina Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team are set to face Argentina in France in a friendly match as they prepare for the Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Nantes, France. The WOQT will hold between June 13 and 19 and D’Tigress, who are ranked 42nd in the world, will play in Group C against Belarus

Cristiano Ronaldo says he wants retire at Real Madrid and continue playing until he is at least 40 years old, Sky Sports reports. The superstar striker scored the winning penalty against Atletico Madrid to lift an unprecedented 11th European trophy for Los Blancos. With the transfer window opening next week, rumours have continued to swirl

Popular Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph, is blessed with a figure most men would die for and she knows this. Perhaps that is why she has been posting sexy and suggestive pictures on Instagram which she just joined.  But Anita incurred the wrath of many with the recent pictures she posted as friends and foes bashed

Digital Pay TV company, StarTimes, has enumerated plans to reward its viewers with different prizes during its one-month exclusive broadcast of the Copa America Centenario across Africa. The tournament will begin June 4 and end on June 25 in the USA. In a statement during the week, StarTimes highlighted the prizes which it said were

Alexander Okere, Benin Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the management of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company to restore power supply to disconnected communities in the state or risk criminal prosecution. Oshiomhole, who gave the warning when he met with some principal officers of the BEDC at the Government

In this interview with ‘NONYE BEN-NWANKWO and GBENRO ADEOYE, multi-billionaire businesswoman, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, speaks on her childhood  and how she cut her teeth in business There is a beautiful picture of your grandchild displayed proudly on your table. You must be proud to be a grandmother… Absolutely proud! But then, there is no way