Новости за 14.08.2021

Reality TV star, Gedoni Ekpata, has expressed gratitude to God after he survived an accident unhurt on Saturday. The Big Brother Naija season four housemate revealed on his verified Instagram page that he had an accident while on his way “to soccer” in the morning when the incident happened. Gedoni posted a video of the…

Hundreds of people cycled nude through the streets and parks of London during an annual environmental protest on Saturday. The World Naked Bike Ride protests oil dependency and car culture and celebrates body positivity. Nude cyclists started at various points around the capital, including Clapham Junction, Croydon, Deptford, Hyde Park, Kew Bridge, Regent’s Park, Tower…

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malamii, on Friday paid a condolence visit to the families of Late President Shehu Shagari over the death of Hajiya Hadiza Shehu Shagari. The AGF commiserated with the families at the residence of the late former President Shehu Shagari in Sokoto. The Special Assistant…

Italian champions Inter Milan on Saturday signed 35-year-old striker Edin Dzeko from Serie A rivals Roma, just a day after selling Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea for a reported fee of £97 million ($135 million). In a quickfire double swoop, Inter also announced they had signed Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries from PSV Eindhoven. “FC Internazionale Milano…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has condoled with the families of late legal icon, Gani Fawehinmi, whose son, Mohammed, died on Wednesday; and a former General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church, Dr Wilson Badejo, who died last Sunday. Osinbajo, who visited Lagos on Saturday, personally delivered his messages of condolence to both families. Senior Special…

Erling Braut Haaland weighed in with two goals and three assists as Borussia Dortmund threw down a marker on the first weekend of the Bundesliga season with a 5-2 thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. Defending champions Bayern Munich, who are bidding for a tenth straight league title, kicked off the new season with a…

Police in South Africa have arrested a Vietnamese man and seized about 60 kilos of lion claws, teeth and other items following a four-month probe into wildlife trafficking, the government said on Saturday. The man was arrested on Thursday “in connection with the illegal trade in wildlife and illegal possession of a firearm” in northern…

Turkey battled disaster on two fronts on Saturday with eight people dying when a fire-fighting aircraft crashed and rescuers racing to find survivors of flash floods in the north that have killed at least 55. Ankara and Moscow announced that all eight people on the Russian plane had perished on the fire-fighting mission. The air…

Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Peace, won a sum of N250,000 for gaining the highest points in the Eva baby task. The task, which took place on Saturday, day 21 of the show, was sponsored by the soap company and Peace won with a total of 137 points. The task had different stages…

Another abducted Chibok schoolgirl has resurfaced with two children birthed in captivity seven years after Boko Haram kidnapped her alongside over 200 others. Hassana Adamu was one of over 200 schoolgirls abducted at a Government Secondary School in Chibok on April 14, 2014, by Boko Haram insurgents. A few days ago, Ruth Pogu and a…

The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven in Plateau, has arrested 12 suspects, over Saturday morning killings at Rukuba road, Jos North Local Government Area of the state. OPSH is responsible for maintaining peace in Plateau and its environs. Media Officer of the operation, Maj. Ishaku Takwa, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in…

Virgil van Dijk made a winning return from injury as Liverpool eased to a 3-0 win at Norwich to open their Premier League season on Saturday. Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah were on target for Jurgen Klopp’s men as they made a promising start to their quest to take back the Premier League…

Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Cross, has revealed that he was 15 years old when he first handled a gun. In a conversation with Peace on Saturday, day 21 of the show, Cross said that his anger issues made him handle a gun at a young age of 15. Cross narrated that after…

Nigerian Economic Summit Group has commiserated with the family of the late Alhaji Ahmed Joda over the passing away of the elder statesman. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Joda, a former Permanent Secretary and founding member of NESG, died on Friday in Yola, Adamawa at the age of 91. The late Joda was…

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, has condemned Saturday’s attacks on commuters around the Rukuba Road in the Jos North Local Government Area, where some persons were reportedly killed. The governor condemned the attacks in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Makut Macham in Jos. He said the attacks on innocent…

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The Kano State Government has reiterated its commitment to the protection of vulnerable members of the society, especially women and children. The state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Zahra’u Muhammad-Umar, stated this while receiving the state branch of the International Federation of Women Lawyers in her Office. A statement issued by the…

Manchester United enjoyed a dream start to the Premier League season as Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick in a 5-1 thrashing of Leeds in front of 73,000 at Old Trafford, while Chelsea swept aside Crystal Palace 3-0 on Saturday. Over 300,000 fans are expected to attend the opening weekend of the season with full crowds…

The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has commiserated with the family of Alhaji Ahmed Joda, a foremost Nigerian administrator who died on August 13, at the age of 91. Lawan, in a statement by Mr Ola Awoniyi, his Special Adviser on Media, in Abuja, on Saturday condoled with the Government and entire people…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp has trained 55 Special Female Squad and Agro-Rangers to be deployed for special assignments in Taraba State. Speaking at the Passing Out Parade of the trainees at the command headquarters in Jalingo, on Saturday, the state Commandant, Mr Ugwuja Edwin, explained that the specialised training for the female…

Flood, occasioned by heavy rain, has displaced more than 120 families at Unguwar Tsallake area of Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The Information Officer in charge of the council, Alhaji Sunusi Doro, told on Saturday that the incident occurred after a torrential rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday. Doro…

The Adamawa Government has confirmed the reemergence and detection of Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 case in the state. Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof. Abdullahi Isa, disclosed this during the official flag off of first Round Outbreak Response immunisation on Saturday in Yola. Isa described Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 ( VDPV)…

Governor Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe has ordered the immediate relocation of downstream communities to safer grounds to avert perennial flooding occasioned by the rainfall. Mala-Buni also directed the state Ministries of Environment and Humanitarian Affairs as well as the State Emergency Management Agency to liaise with such communities to fast track effective relocation and resettlement….

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed how he came to be friends with the deposed Emir of Kano and former Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. Sanusi had taken the title Muhammadu Sanusi II immediately he became an emir. El-Rufai spoke at the inaugural edition of the annual Muhammadu Sanusi II Colloquium, which held…

A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, causing several deaths and toppling buildings in the disaster-plagued Caribbean nation still recovering from a devastating 2010 quake. The epicenter of the quake, which shook homes and sent people scrambling for protection, was about 100 miles (160 kilometers) by road from the center of the densely populated…