Новости за 23.10.2016

Alexander Okere Five persons including a musician were arrested on Saturday by palace authorities for holding a burial ceremony during the coronation of the Oba of Benin, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolopkolo, Oba Ewuare II. It was gathered that they were arrested while the ceremony was ongoing at Uwa Primary School in Oredo Local Government […]

John Ameh  Economic recession and alleged poor release of funds have delayed the distribution of office equipment to the 360 members of the House of Representatives, findings by SUNDAY PUNCH have shown. This has led to grumbling among lawmakers, who claimed that their work had been hindered by lack of office equipment. The most affected […]

Simon Utebor Emotions ran wild on Saturday at Ebebelibiri Cemetery, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, as family members and sympathisers gathered to bury the remains of Master Innocent Kokorifa, a 17-year-old boy allegedly killed by police. Innocent, the first of five children of Mr. Daniel Kokorifa, an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, was shot dead […]

Samuel Awoyinfa The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Odele Tosin, for allegedly masterminding the kidnap of a 12-year-old girl, Eniola Oyekanmi, in the Ketu area of Lagos. The victim was said to have been kidnapped on Friday by the gang at the Orimerunmu area of Ketu. Policemen from Mowe Division of […]

Chukwudi Akasike About 2,000 cult members on Saturday embraced the amnesty declared by the Rivers State Government. The cult members, who were involved in kidnappings, killings and armed robberies in the past, surrendered their weapons before members of the state Amnesty Committee in Isiokpo, the headquarters of Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. Some […]

Armstrong Bakam No fewer than six people were said to have died, while many others sustained varying degrees of injuries, in a fatal motor accident on Thursday. SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that the accident, which occurred on Thursday night, involved three vehicles, including one belonging to the Yankari Express Mass Transit of the Bauchi State Government. […]

Olufemi Atoyebi Two factions of the Accord Party on Saturday held separate congresses in Ibadan to choose the Oyo State executives of the party. National leader of the party, Rashidi Ladoja, attended the congress held at the Green Spring Hotel, while the other faction, comprising some notable members of the party in the state, held […]

Umar Muhammed The Nasarawa State Government received a total of N268,762,182,507.27 as its share of allocations from the Federal Government between June 2011 and March 2016, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. It was gathered that within the period, the state government received loans of about N28,956,000,000. According to findings by SUNDAY PUNCH, the state government was […]

Peter Dada The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State has called on the police and the Department of State Services to thoroughly investigate the activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state. The APC alleged that the commission was working with the Peoples Democratic Party to rig the upcoming governorship poll. The party, […]

Femi Makinde The Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Mr. Fimihan Adeoye, has said the police has not closed investigation into the case of two final-year students of the Osun State University who have been missing since September 4. Adeoye, who succeeded Mr. Femi Oyeleye as the CP of the Osun State Police Command, said […]

Samuel Awoyinfa The Ogun State governorship candidate of the Unity Party of Nigeria, Rotimi Paseda, and the state Chairman of the Labour Party, Olaposi Oginni, have called on the National Assembly to review the section of the constitution that empowers  state governments to conduct local government elections. Paseda and Oginni, who addressed a press conference […]

Stanley Opara The value of banking stocks quoted on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange depreciated by N3.123bn in just one week, a data compiled by our correspondent has shown. As of the end of last week, the value of banking stocks was N5.89bn, while the figure dropped to N2.767bn at the close of […]

Friday Olokor Presiding Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Dr. Tunde Bakare, has advocated that the country should return to true federalism to ensure devolution of powers to the component units and ensure their development. According to him, if Nigeria does not opt for true federalism, the country will be merely be wasting time. Bakare spoke […]

Kaine Agary Last week, snippets from a BBC interview with Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wife of the President of Nigeria, were unleashed on the blogosphere. While I and many other Nigerians were still trying to wrap our heads around whether or not Mrs. Buhari’s utterances were appropriate or not and what they mean for our current […]

Bukola Bakare Radio presenter, Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, shares fond memories of her trip to Miami, USA When did you visit Miami?  I have visited Miami, on two different occasions. I travelled there in August 2013 and August 2015.The first trip was for a friend’s wedding and because we didn’t really get a chance to explore the […]

Idowu Ajanaku “This is my first trip to sub-Saharan Africa. Meeting with developers and entrepreneurs has assisted me in learning about the startup ecosystem in Nigeria. The energy here is amazing and I’m excited to learn as much as I can” — Mark Zuckerberg. Both are young, articulate, dynamic and share a similar passion for […]

Okechukwu Nnodim There may be a fresh increase of over 200 per cent in electricity tariff being paid by residential consumers if a proposal by power distribution companies to raise the average energy charge to N105 per kilowatt-hour from the current rate of 22.8KWH is approved. This is coming less than eight months after about […]

Sonala Olumhense Few articles in print can be as troubling as “The Spiritual Side of Aso Villa,” published by former Nigeria presidential adviser Reuben Abati on October 14. Mr. Abati’s account portrays the Nigerian seat of power under Mr. Goodluck Jonathan as having being under spiritual bondage, and suggests that performance was impossible. The situation […]

A public health physician, Dr. Omolara Adetukasi, tells ARUKAINO UMUKORO about her experiences during pregnancy and birth of her baby When were you delivered of your baby? It was on March 18. My baby is seven months old and she is my third child. How would you describe the labour experience?     I would say the […]

Clifford Enosoregbe reached the quarterfinals of the 16th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis, which ended on Saturday. He tells ’TANA AIYEJINA about his exploits at the event, challenges of the country’s tennis players and more in this interview How would you describe your performance at the 2016 Lagos Governor’s Cup Tennis? It was very tough but […]

The excitement of non-oil exporters over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s June policy, which liberalised  the foreign exchange market and gave them unfettered access to their proceeds, was short-lived when they realised that the access came with more challenges, writes ANNA OKON The atmosphere is tense in the non-oil export sector. There seems to be […]

Helina Gbadegesin Furniture maker, Olabisi Ola, talks about her foray into carpentry What are your qualifications? I have a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Labour Relations, from the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, and a diploma in Local Government Studies from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. I  also have a certificate in interior design from the […]

Celebrated actor, director, producer and film-maker, Zack Orji, talks about his experiences as a father with GBENGA ADENIJI How would you describe fatherhood? I would describe fatherhood as being a father in all expectations of the word; being a father to one’s children not only by words but also by deeds. I have discovered over […]

Herbal slimming expert, Quincy Olasumbo Ayodele, has been married to her husband, John Oladipo, an engineer for almost 34 years. The couple share their love story with Bukola Bakare How did you meet? Quincy: We met when he came to do a project behind our house in Abeokuta, Ogun State. He was working with the […]

Bukola Bakare Actress, producer and author, Lilian Amah-Aluko, talks about her career and current projects What have you been up to? I have been working and the last job I did was the Africa Magic series, Hush, but the character I played died, so I am no longer there. Presently, I am working on two […]