Новости за 21.06.2021

THE Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, has appealed to the party’s national leadership, to approve a one-week extension to enable it register defectors from opposition political parties. State APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Abdullahi Samari, said this in a statement in Ilorin, on Sunday. He said, “You would recall that thousands of people…

THE Ondo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that it was yet to be given copies of the Appeal Court judgment dismissing its challenge to the electoral victory of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The appellate court, sitting in Akure, last week upheld Akeredolu’s victory in the October 20 Governorship Election. It dismissed the appeal…

The National Insurance Commission has sought the support of the National Health Insurance Scheme and the Federal Road Safety Corps on implementation of some of the compulsory insurance policies in the country. NAICOM disclosed that the FRSC and the commission expressed their readiness to cooperate on the enforcement of third party motor insurance when the…

Nigeria’s national U-21 champion Taiwo Mati has been listed among the awardees of the 2021 With The Future In Mind scholarship by the International Table Tennis Federation. Mati was among the 13 players under the Prominent Youth Players category by the world table tennis ruling body. The African cadet champion is one of two African…

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has named a 25-man home-based squad to face Mexico in an international friendly at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 4. Enyimba goalkeeper John Noble and forward Anayo Iwuala and a recalled Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Heartland keeper, top the list of the players invited to camp for the friendly. Also…

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspected land grabbers at the Itusokun Quarters in the Odogbolu area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Oyeyemi said the suspects, Wasiu Adenuga, Michael John and Moruf Alaba, were arrested…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man, Danladi Abubakar, for allegedly killing a yet-to-be identified woman. Abubakar was said to have stabbed his victim to death with a knife after snatching her mobile phone at Kasuwa-Dere in the Gwagwalada area of the FCT. The command’s spokesperson, Mariam Yusuf, said in a…

Residents of Westgate Estate in the Igboefon area of Lekki, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, have lamented staying for over one month in darkness due to the alleged mismanagement of the company in charge of the estate, Romax Properties Limited. PUNCH Metro gathered that at least 90 residents had been in darkness for…

The Proprietor of Megland Comprehensive School, Lekki, Lagos State, Emmanuel Madueke, has been arrested by the police for allegedly molesting and harassing a female student of the school. It was gathered that 62-year-old Madueke, who developed a cordial relationship with the student, had on May 26, 2021, made advances to the victim during the school’s…

The police in Imo State have arrested a man, Kingsley Ehiedu, and his wife for allegedly stealing two siblings from Enugu State. Also arrested was a medical doctor, Innocent Onwudike, of Unity Hospital, Awomama, in the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State. Parading the suspects, the Special Adviser on Media to the state…