Новости за 19.09.2021

Amid Federal Government’s concern over many Nigerians’ reluctance to take the Covid-19 vaccine and its plan to impose sanctions on those who refuse the vaccine when it is made available to all, some states have said they do not intend to force anyone to take the vaccine. The states, including Enugu, Taraba, Cross River, Ogun,…

Two suspected kidnappers have stabbed two policemen and a vigilante in Bayelsa State. It was gathered that the incident happened in Adagbabiri community in the Sagbama Local Government Area of the state on Friday. The hoodlums were said to have assaulted the two cops and the community youth while trying to resist arrest. They allegedly…

Strong Indications have emerged that the attempt by the Federal Inland Revenue Service to have the exclusive powers to collect Value Added Tax has stalled at the National Assembly. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the two chambers of the federal parliament would not debate the controversial issues of the Value Added Tax and Stamp…

Nigeria recorded no fewer than 612 deaths across 103 local government areas in 29 states in August, a security report has revealed. The victims were reportedly killed by gunmen and kidnappers in various armed attacks, violent crimes and bomb attacks in Borno, Yobe, Kwara, Niger, Kogi, Plateau, Nasarawa, Federal Capital Territory, Benue, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kaduna,…

The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other Matters has suspended its sitting indefinitely. The Chairman of the panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi (retd), announced the suspension on Saturday. The panel was set up on October 27, 2020, to investigate cases of police brutality, especially involving officers of the…

Some senators have expressed concerns over plans by the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to establish farm settlements in each of the 108 senatorial districts in Nigeria. They noted that any arrangement to acquire land by the Federal Government at the moment without giving details of what it would be used…

The Senate has threatened to issue arrest warrants against any head of Federal Government agency that failed to appear before it to defend the queries raised against them by the Auditor General for the Federation in its 2016, 2017 and 2018 reports currently being considered simultaneously by the red chamber. The Chairman, Senate Public Accounts…

The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Marwa (retd.), has warned that tricycle owners, popularly known as Keke Marwa, would lose their investments if they were caught conveying drug traffickers or illicit substances in any part of the country. A statement issued by the NDLEA Director of…

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun; his counterparts in Lagos and Osun states, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Adegboyega Oyetola, and the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on Saturday paid their last respects as the remains of Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye were laid to rest. Also at the final burial service held at the…

The Lagos Business School Alumni, AMP 26 (Class of 2014) team, on Saturday offered free medical services to residents of Oworonsoki town as part of its corporate social responsibility. The Chairman, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the AMP 26, Mr Dimeji Olona, explained that the initiative was aimed at supporting the health of the residents….

Ten students of Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna State were on Saturday released by their captors, 74 days after they were abducted by bandits, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. The Vice President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (19 Northern States and Abuja) and Chairman of CAN in the state, Rev. John Hayab, who disclosed…

Few things advertise the chaos of Nigeria’s current administration than the Lagos-Calabar coastal rail, a vital infrastructure that would link all seaports from Lagos to near the Cameroon border. In November 2014, the government of President Goodluck Jonathan signed the 10-state, 22-station, 1,402km project with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). Its $11.97 billion cost provoked big…

I couldn’t think of a better way to lead this column than with this excerpt from the O’Jays’ 1970s hit song, “For the love of money.” If you’re too young to know that quintessentially soulful R&B group, that’s okay. Their words below will resonate nonetheless. Money money money money, money Some people got to have…

AMID continued lawlessness, a flurry of actions and declarations by government functionaries demonstrate the lack of a national consensus and the absence of an effective strategy to tackle the security challenges. The charge to security chiefs by the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to “devise new tactics,” the repudiation by the governors of two banditry-afflicted…

While I was closing the series on medicinal plants, I mentioned that I got several text messages from people who need Mondia whitei (Isirigun). A lot of herbs have been discussed too since I started this new series. Were you able to get Mondia whitei and Iall the other herbs (capsule /tablet) to buy in…

The coronation ceremony of any king in Nigeria, from the Alaafin of Oyo to the Emir of Zazzau, and from the Obi of Onitsha to the Oba of Lagos, has remained a high point of pomp and circumstance. And this is especially so because it represents traditional and cultural manifestations of all that is aesthetically…

The health of a 13-year-old native of Omuo, Ekiti State, Tunde Ahmed, has thrown his poor family into distress, worsening the living condition in the household. It was learnt that Ahmed’s stomach began to swell up seven years ago and he was taken to a hospital for treatment. When there was no improvement, he was…

A staff member of the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation, Akinlolu Ajayi, has been rescued from committing suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge. The state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said in a statement on Saturday that Ajayi was trying to jump into the lagoon when policemen on a routine patrol in…

Two people were reportedly killed and one other abducted by suspected herdsmen at Yelwata community in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State on Saturday. Though details of the attack were sketchy as of press time, a source claimed that the attack was unprovoked. A resident, James Igbudu, told Sunday PUNCH that his father-in-law…

A Cameroonian living in Bauchi State, Pastor Kenneth Azifo, his wife Sandra, and their colleague, Badamasi, have died in an accident. The victims were reportedly travelling to Azare, headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of the state for an official assignment when the incident happened on Friday. A source confirmed the incident to our correspondent,…

The installation and burial rites of Yoruba traditional rulers have continued to generate controversies among the three religious bodies of Muslims, Christians and traditionalists. DAUD OLATUNJI in this report carried out investigation into the extent of animosity among stakeholders concerning the installation and burial of Yoruba monarchs and their positions on traditional council bills On…

…daily nutritional requirements now hard to meet, experts lament     For many families in countries around the world, the global upsurge in the prices of food has been a cause of worry and given rise to uncomfortable changes in their dining rooms. Food items that once were taken for granted since they were almost readily…

Italian Serie A table after Saturday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Inter Milan  4 3 1 0 15 4 10 Roma         3 3 0 0 9  2  9 AC Milan     3 3 0 0 7  1  9 Napoli       3 3 0 0 6  2  9 Fiorentina   4 3 0 1…

Nigeria’s senior women national basketball team, D’Tigress, began their 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Women’s Championship campaign with a victory against Mozambique on Saturday in Yaounde, Cameroon. The Nigerian team won survived an early scare to beat Mozambique 67-50 in their first Group B encounter at the women’s AfroBasket. Ezinne Kalu top-scored with 17 points, team captain…

The Edo State Police Command on Saturday arrested a suspect, Ebuka Nwaechie, over the killing of Bright Orikose on December 12, 2020. The spokesman for the Command, SP Kontongs Bello, in a press release, said that the suspect was arrested following a tip off from members of the public. The statement reads, “The Edo State…