Новости за 15.09.2016

Niyi Odebode, Abuja The Federal Government has berated the Peoples Democratic Party for demanding the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a statement on Thursday by his Special Adviser, Mr. Segun Adeyemi, said the PDP was shameless. He described the former ruling party a shameless irritant, which […]

Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Defence authorities have said that the large number of worshippers that appeared in the last video of the Boko Haram was a product of photoshop. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, said in a statement on Thursday that the video lacked credibility and was indeed a replica of […]

Ayodele Ojo Nigeria and the United States have long been close allies since the former’s independence in 1960. Nigeria’s foreign policy even during the famed Cold War was essentially pro-West. This was expected as the country’s post-independence leaders like Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe had their university education in the US. The US also realised from the […]

A former aide to ex president Goodluck Jonathan, Warpamo Dudafa, on Thursday appeared before a Federal High Court, Lagos over charges bordering on $15 million fraud. Dudafa, a former Special Assistant on domestic affairs to the ex president, is charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with six others. The accused persons are charged […]

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump laid out an aggressive economic vision Thursday, setting an ambitious goal of four percent growth and knocking rival Hillary Clinton for offering Americans nothing but a “welfare check.” Trump shifted between an aspirational tone — he said his plan will lead to the creation of 25 million new jobs over […]

The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has said that the naira will continue to fall against the dollar till it reach N500 to the greenback. Obiano said this during the commencement of the Anambra State Fire and Safety Summit in Awka on Wednesday. The governor, who expressed fear that the dollar would continue to […]

The convictions of jailed former Delta State governor, James Ibori, remain valid despite evidence that a British police officer took bribes during the investigation of his case, Reuters quotes Britain’s state prosecution agency as saying on Thursday. Ibori, who as governor of Delta State from 1999 to 2007, was one of Nigeria’s most powerful men, and […]

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The immediate past Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema, has criticised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for declaring him wanted over an alleged N76bn fraud. Shema said he had honoured the EFCC’s invitation and wondered why the agency would go ahead to declare him wanted. The ex-governor said this in […]

A 73-year-old man died 45 minutes after his dying wish of meeting Manchester United players came true. Paddy Lawler, a lifelong supporter of the Red Devils and a prostate cancer patient, had told his family he would love to meet with the United squad before his death. Despite the request seeming like a long shot, […]

The Kaduna State Government has asked parents to allow their children below the ages of five to be immunised against Polio or face prosecution. The state government said in a statement by the Special Assistant to Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Media and Publicity, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, on Thursday in Kaduna that the immunisation was compulsory. […]

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded at the Kirikiri Prisons, Apapa, an unemployed man, Jubril Aja, who confessed to stealing water taps valued at N10,000. The Magistrate, Mr. A. Adesanya, remanded Aja, 28, in prison after he admitted stealing the taps from a Mosque. Adesanya adjourned the case till September 21 for […]

With new iPhones hitting the markets Friday, Apple is seeking to regain momentum and set new trends for the smartphone industry and tech sector. The newest versions of the California-based technology giant’s lifestyle-changing iPhone aim to win over users with sophisticated camera technology, water resistance, more power and other improvements. But Apple has raised eyebrows […]

Ozioma Ubabukoh Follow these nine tips to make your laptop battery last longer: Activate battery saver mode When you are using your laptop on battery power, Windows shows your battery level in the taskbar. Click on the laptop battery level indicator and make sure any power-saving features are activated. While you may experience a noticeable […]

The world’s oldest man turned 113 on Thursday and the Holocaust survivor living in Israel readied for the Bar Mitzvah he was denied a century ago, his family said. Yisrael Kristal, an observant Jew from Zarnow in what is now Poland and currently living in the port city of Haifa, was born on September 15, […]

A father of three, Olanrewaju Aluko, on Thursday said he prepared a fake charm for his wife, Tolu, to swear with that she was not flirting around Aluko made the disclosure when he testified in a divorce petition instituted by his wife in an Ikole Customary Court in Ekiti “I am not fetish and occultic. […]

Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The troops of the Nigerian Army have killed four Boko Haram members near Jororo and Tombaeji  villages in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations,  Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Thursday that the troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole who carried out the […]

Nigeria on Thursday moved up by three spots to 64th position in the world in the September ranking by Federation of International Football Associations. In the ranking table on FIFA’s website, the Super Eagles garnered 534 points as against 513 it had in August when it was placed at the 67th position. The latest ranking […]

Oil prices rebounded slightly Thursday after tanking the previous day, but gains were capped by US stockpiles data and the prospect of rising output in Libya and Nigeria, dealers said. At about 1015 GMT, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in October was up 20 cents at $43.78 a barrel. Brent North Sea crude […]

Tony Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has said that it is a sin for any employer of labour particularly government to owe workers salaries in a time of recession the country is in now. Obiano said this during the commencement of the  Anambra State Fire and Safety Summit in Awka on […]

Attah Ede, Makurdi Jessica Beer, a 19-year-old female student of Dyege Memorial College, Akpehe, Makurdi, Benue State, on Wednesday committed suicide after her boyfriend, identified simply as Labi, impregnated another girl and subsequently dumped her. A close friend of the victim, who did not want her name mentioned, told our correspondent that Beer killed herself […]

Samson Folarin The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man, Ogadima Nkwaha, for allegedly slitting the throat of his friend, John Effiong, in the Olodi Apapa area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect killed the victim after he refused to release his (Effiong) phone to him. It was gathered that […]

Peter Dada and Atta Ede The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop agonising about the past administration but to tackle the challenges facing the country. He said Nigerians did not vote for him ( Buhari) to complain about previous government but to perform better than his […]

Idris Adesina It was another golden day for Team Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games as Josephine Orji won another gold for the country in the women’s +86kg Powerlifting. Orji lifted a weight of 160kg to break her own previous world record of 153kg which she had set in 2015 at the IPC World […]

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta Governors of Ogun Bayelsa and Kaduna states, Ibikunle Amosun, Seriake Dickson and Nasir el-Rufai, respectively have rated the annual Ojude Oba festival in Ijebuland, as a world-class cultural and historical festival that should be listed on the global tourism calendar. They spoke on Wednesday at the celebration of the event, which holds […]

Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Nigerian Navy has arrested a top militant leader of the Bakassi Strike Force identified as Uduak Thompson in Calabar, Cross River State. The Director of Information of the Nigerian Navy, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, said in a statement on Wednesday that Thompson alias Sangata was arrested at his hideout in Calabar by […]