Новости за 09.08.2021

A former secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, in Adamawa State, Abdullahi Prambe, who is now Commissioner of Rural Infrastructure and Community Development, under administration of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, has said most politicians in the ruling All Progressives Congress are not progressives. He warned Nigerians and the APC to be wary of politicians who say…

No fewer than 13 people, including seven wedding guests, a pastor and his wife were abducted in two kidnapping incidents that occurred between Kwara-Ekiti axis on Saturday evening. Police sources said that seven guests who were returning to Ilorin from a wedding in Ekiti State in a Sienna bus were accosted by kidnappers at a…

The Coalition of Northern Group on Sunday met some northern Civil Society Organizations including students union bodies from the 19 Northern States and Abuja over the disturbing insecurity occasioned by kidnapping, banditry and other related crimes ravaging the region. The various groups at parley held at the Arewa House, Kaduna, also touched on the embattled…

The people of Osi-Ekiti in the Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State have been thrown into a mourning mood following the death of their traditional ruler, Oba Oladiran Adewoye. Adewoye died on Wednesday, August 4, in Osi-Ekiti at 81. A statement by the President of Osi-Ekiti Progressive Union, Chief Oludare Fadogba, in Osi-Ekiti on…

An Itsekiri leader, Matthew Tsekure had described the death of the popular Benin business magnate, Captain Idahosa Okunbo, who died Saturday night in London as a big loss not only to the Edo people but the entire Itsekiri nation as a whole. The late Captain Okunbo who was the father-in-law to the Olu-designate of Warri…

Lionel Messi is expected to arrive in Paris on Monday, lured by the limitless funds of PSG, having said a tearful farewell to Barcelona after 21 years. The 34-year-old, seen by the French giants’ Qatari owners as the vital missing piece of their frustrating Champions League puzzle, has already had fans playing a guessing game….

Former workers of the Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria located in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, have lamented that about over 35 of them have died from hardship and ill-health since they were laid off ten years ago They said since then they have been subjected to excruciating pains as the result of non-payment of…

A former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Sunday led other dignitaries to attend the fidau prayer for Alhaja Rafat Abdullahi, mother of a former sports minister, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi in Ilorin, Kwara State. Other dignitaries that graced the event included a former governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, Nigeria’s former Ambassador to…

A former presidential candidate of the Peoples Trust in the 2019 elections, Mr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, said the experience had shown him that most small political parties in the country were formed as fallbacks by different factions in the two big parties- the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party. Olawepo-Hashim, who formally defected to…

Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has lamented that Nigeria misled Kenya to expel the separatist to the country. In a statement on Sunday, he explained that pro-Biafra agitator is “technically still in Kenya.” Ejimakor noted that since Kanu travelled to Kenya on a British passport, he…

Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, on Sunday, said the All Progressives Congress registered 1.3 million members in Katsina state during the party’s nationwide membership registration and revalidation exercise. He said this in Katsina while receiving the mid-term report of Saturday’s ward congress in the state from members of the party’s National Working Committee headed…

SUPPORTERS of the Peoples Democratic Party under the aegis of PDP Frontliners have demanded the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Uche Secondus. Members of the group made the demand at a press conference in Kaduna on Sunday. They expressed outrage that despite a below-average performance in office, Secondus was more eager to remain in…

The Director-General of Progressives Governors’ Forum, Salihu Lukman, has urged the Federal Government to decentralise the negotiation of wages and conditions of service to reduce if not eliminate the frequent shutdown of the economy by labour unions. He offered the suggestion in response to the ongoing industrial action by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors….

THE lawmaker representing Mubi South in the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Musa Umar (Bororo) has dumped the All Progressives Congress for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Adamawa. The defection of Bororo, who rose to political limelight after his role as a personal assistant on ‘enjoyment’ to the immediate past Governor, Jibrilla Bindow, was…

New Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Kayvee, shared a kiss with Angel on his first night of the Show on Sunday. This happened during the Truth or Dare game played after the four new housemates, Kayvee, Queen, JMK and Michael, settled into the house. Before the kiss, Kayvee grabbed Angel’s buttocks amid cheers…

A law firm representing Barcelona partners has filed a complaint with the European Commission in an attempt to block Lionel Messi’s purported transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. The firm believes it has enough grounds to pursue the case as PSG’s Financial Fair Play situation is worse than that of Barcelona. On Sunday, Messi delivered an emotional…

The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to honour deserving public servants who have displayed exceptional acts of integrity in the year. The award presentation is part of activities lined up for the 3rd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector. In a circular signed by the Secretary to the Government of the…

The market cap of Bitcoin gained $220.24bn in 30 days according to analysis of data on CoinMarketCap. On July 8, 2021, BTC opened trading at $33,889.61. It had a high of $33,907.91, a low of $32,133.18 and closed trading at $32,877.37. Its market cap was $616,492,852,697 and it closed with a trading volume of $29,910,396,946….

The landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) imported into the country has increased to a new high of N249.42 per litre on the back of high global crude oil prices. The further rise in the landing cost of petrol means increased subsidy as the pump price of the product remains steady at N162-N165 per…

GOVERNOR of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, on Sunday flew Cally Air for the first time after which he described the experience as wonderful. Cally Air owned by Cross River State began commercial operations about three weeks ago. Speaking at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after disembarking from a Cally Air flight from…

Greenwich Merchant Bank Limited says it has received investment grade ratings from a global credit rating agency, GCR Ratings, with a stable outlook. According to a statement by the bank on Sunday, the stable outlook rating is reflective of GCR’s expectation that the bank will successfully “implement its outlined strategic initiatives, expand operational scale over…

Nigerians spent N533.58bn on calls and data according to the analysis of Airtel and MTN’s financial results. According to Airtel, voice revenue was N97.61bn in the quarter ended June 30, 2021, while revenue from data was N70.13bn. MTN did not release a report for the quarter. But in its half year report, it reported voice…

Foreign exchange transactions at the Investors’ & Exporters window declined by 17.2 per cent last week, according to FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited. The Central Bank of Nigeria had in April 2017 amid severe forex scarcity created the I&E window in a bid to boost liquidity in the forex market and ensure timely execution and settlement…

Equity investors in the Nigerian Exchange Limited gained N107.35bn last week as listed firms continued the announcements of their earnings and dividends to shareholders. The market capitalisation of equities increased by 0.68 per cent to close at N20.22tn while the NGX All Share-Index saw rose to 38,810.75 basis points from 38,547.08bps the previous week. Trading…

The family of Lola Odeniya has been thrown into confusion after she went missing in Mowe, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the 55-year-old went missing on Monday, July 26, when she went to buy balloons for her sick husband. PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim boarded…