Новости за 18.06.2021

The Joint Taskforce of Operation Hadari Daji in the North-West Zone has engaged with bandits who stormed a secondary school in Kebbi, and has rescued four students and a teacher.

The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, has said that his command would arraign arrested members of the Eastern Security Network linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra for murder. The CP told The PUNCH that the suspects who he said were unleashing violent crimes on the state would not be allowed to go…

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo contributed to the current chaos in the country, adding that the ex-military general should mind his utterances. He stated this on Friday in a piece titled, ‘Nigeria’s Unity And All The Iberiberism’. Adesina wrote, “The sabre-rattling about Nigeria’s unity…

The US Mission in Nigeria has warned the public of fake websites and messages advertising US Visa lottery. One of such messages spreading on Whatsapp said, “Take the chance of living in the USA and apply for the official US Green Card Lottery. “The Green Card unlocks the door to the United States for thousands…

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike says it is hypocritical for the All Progressives Congress to contemplate banning or regulating social media after using it to hoodwink Nigerians to attain power. He argued that the APC-led government has miserably failed and wants to use its disagreement with Twitter as a false premise to suppress criticism…

The death toll in the gas explosion on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, in the Maryland area of Lagos State, on Thursday night, has risen to five. Lagos State Commissioner for Special Duties, Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, disclosed this while addressing reporters at the scene of the incident on Friday morning. According to him, three victims died at…

The Federal Government on Thursday said 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory had registered for the National Livestock Transformation Plan as part of measures aimed at establishing grazing reserves. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, who stated this at the 44th National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development, in Abuja, said…

Sergio Busquets has tested negative in the PCR test he took and is en route to Las Rozas today to join up with La Roja before they head to Seville this afternoon according to Diario AS. He won’t face Poland tomorrow, but he’s expected to be ready for Spain’s third match at Euro 2020 next…

The Lagos State Federal High Court, Ikoyi, has discharged Senator Peter Nwaoboshi of the N322m money laundering charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nwaoboshi represents Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly. In the two-count charge marked FHC/L/117C/18, the EFCC alleged that the defendants committed the offence of money…

One of the survivors of a gas explosion on the Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, in the Maryland area of Lagos State, has narrated how he narrowly escaped being burnt to death on Thursday night. The survivor, who identified himself as Peter, told The PUNCH on Friday morning that he was seated in a car on…

Two days after he was abducted by unknown gunmen, the technical manager of Rivets United Football Club, Stanley Eguma, has regained his freedom. The General Manager of the football club, Chief Okey Kpalukwu, confirmed his release to our correspondent in Port Harcourt on Friday morning. Recall that Eguma was abducted on Wednesday along the Enugu…

A coalition of 75 Northern groups under the aegis of Northern Consensus Movement has placed a N100 million for anybody who could produce the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, for him to continue his trial over alleged treason.  

Nigerian hip-hop star, Olamide Adedeji, simply known as Olamide, has delivered on his promise to his fans as he has released his highly anticipated album — Uy Scuti. Uy Scuti is a red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum. It is considered one of the largest known stars. The album, which was named after the…

The National Emergency Management Agency says three bodies have so far been recovered from the scene of Thursday night’s tanker explosion on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos State.

Bandits have released 11 women out of the 28 abducted in the Kabode Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The kidnappers had initially demanded N30m as ransom, the community said. Sources said the kidnappers dragged the women out of their houses and zoomed off. One of them said, “They released 11 women after we…

In a virtual meeting with the representatives of the Federal Government, the mission of the International Monetary Fund stated that the resurfacing of fuel subsidies was concerning. The IMF mission led by Jesmin Rahman, according to a press release, expressed its concerns about rising fuel subsidies to the Nigerian authorities during a virtual meeting. The…

The National Emergency Management Agency says three bodies have so far been recovered from the scene of Thursday night’s tanker explosion on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos State.

A cleric, William Ghattas, of the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Israel, has lit a candle for the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Temitope Joshua. A statement on Wednesday said the candle was lit to pray for the late Joshua. Recall that on Saturday June 5, 2021, the prophet died at…

Governors elected on platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have berated the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, for doing a poor job of putting together a response to a communique issued after their meeting in Uyo. The governors described the presidential response to the communique as a ‘poorly worded and pedestrian.’ In…

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced a 22-year-old man, Kehinde Olajide, to death by hanging for armed robbery. Justice Lekan Ogunmoye said that “the prosecution had proved ingredients of armed robbery against the convict without any reasonable doubt”. Ogunmoye said, “He is hereby sentenced to death by hanging until…

ONLY 15 out of the 31 political parties which participated in the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states on September 19 and October 10, 2020, respectively, have submitted their election expenses reports and election contribution, the Independent National Electoral Commission lamented on Thursday. The commission also said that all the 18 political parties had…

A pastor, Reuben Adetunji, and three others arraigned for murder before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Osogbo, were on Thursday remanded in a custodial centre. Also arraigned alongside Adetunji in connection with the killing of one Kehinde in the Oke Baale area of Osogbo, were Adewumi Gbadamonsi, Saka Akeem and Rasheed Ajani. According…

A former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has urged the All Progressives Congress to field a southerner as its presidential candidate in 2023. Shekarau, who is now a serving senator, made the call in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation Hausa Service, in Kano on Wednesday. According to him, a political power shift…

• Gunmen kill policeman, cart away students, four others in two vans Bandits struck in Kebbi State again on Thursday when they kidnapped scores of students and four others at the  Federal Government College Birnin Yauri. A teacher in the school, who spoke to The PUNCH  on condition of anonymity,  said most of the kidnapped…

Residents of Ikot Abia village in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have been thrown into a state of disbelief following the murder of one Patience Christopher, aged 40, by her husband, Pastor Ukachukwu Christopher. Christopher, 49,  the General Overseer of Omega World Global Ministry (Fellowship Church), in the area and an indigene…