Новости за 08.11.2021

Six people have been killed in a lone fatal crash of a vehicle involving 21 people, The PUNCH has learnt. It was also gathered that no fewer than 15 other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries. The vehicle, belonging to the Kano Line of the Kano state government, had 21 passengers in it when the incident…

Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Nasarawa State have endorsed former Governor and Senator representing Nasarawa South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, for the position of National Chairman of the party. The stakeholders are members of a political group, Progressives For Umaru Tanko Al-Makura. Speaking during a Press Conference on…

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has submitted the names of 18 Overseers of Development Areas in the state to the State House of Assembly for confirmation. Speaker of the House, Ibrahim Abdullahi, made the disclosure on Monday in Lafia after the House leader, Tanko Tunga, presented the Governor’s request to the speaker. He explained that…

Twelve years after the disappearance of his two daughters in a farmland in Deeyor community, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, Rowland Monokpo said he is still hopeful that his girls will return home. Monokpo, a retired civil servant made the plea on a radio programme on Rhythm 93.7FM, Port Harcourt, on Monday. He…

The Nigerian Communications Commission has awarded N20 million grant to four Nigerian tech startups. This is in furtherance of its commitment to encourage the development of new indigenous technologies and contents that are oriented in cutting-edge research to stimulate sustainable economic growth. The beneficiaries of the grant included Clearflow System Hub, Aelaus Engineering Teams/Hyech Electronics…

Xavi Hernandez was unveiled as Barcelona’s new coach on Monday as thousands of fans welcomed the debt-ridden club’s legendary former midfielder back to Camp Nou. Xavi walked out to chants of “Xavi, Xavi” before signing his contract on the pitch, alongside his family and Barca president Joan Laporta. “I don’t want to get too emotional…

Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a former chairman of now-defunct Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, guilty to 61 years’ imprisonment but to run concurrently for eight years. The court had found him guilty of inducing staff of Fidelity Bank to open bank accounts for him without…

The dress singer Amy Winehouse wore for her final performance sold Sunday for $243,200, 16 times its estimated value, as part of a trove of memorabilia from the late diva’s life auctioned in California. Winehouse wore the green and black bamboo print dress at a concert in Belgrade in 2011. A month later, on July…

The former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has ridiculed politicians for their love of foreign doctors and medical tourism. Sani said this via his verified Twitter handle on Monday, stating that the Presidential Wing of the State House Clinic, which is undergoing an upgrade, would not stop the obsession with foreign doctors and clinics….

The Economic Community of West African States “has decided to sanction all those implicated in the delay” in organising elections set for February 27 in Mali, ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou told AFP after a summit of the 15-nation group in the Ghanaian capital Accra. He said Mali had “officially written” to Ghanaian President…

A former Governor of Gombe State, Dr Ibrahim Dankwambo has been appointed as the 3rd chancellor of Bells University. Dankwambo who is also a former Accountant-General of Nigeria was governor of Gombe State from 2011 – 2019, before losing his senatorial bid to run for Gombe North in the National Assembly. In a Facebook post…

US Open champion Emma Raducanu moved into the top 20 of the world rankings for the first time on Monday. The 18-year-old Briton, who is ranked 20th after reaching the quarter-finals of the Transylvania Open in October, became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam when she triumphed in New York in September. This…

The Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council humanitarian organisation, Jan Egeland, on Monday expressed concern over the growing number of Afghan refugees in neighbouring states. Egeland stresses that states surrounding Afghanistan are under growing pressure as its nationals continue to flee their homeland to neighbouring nations amid the tense security and economic situation under the…

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu emerged as the winner of the 2020 Zik Prize in Good Governance during the 2021 Zik Leadership Award ceremony, held in Lagos, on Sunday. Sanwo-Olu announced this via his verified Facebook page on Monday, adding that he accepted the award “with a greater sense of patriotism and commitment.”…

Gunmen have seized at least two villages overnight in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo near the border with Uganda and Rwanda, a local official and an activist group said on Monday. Lt.-Col. Muhindo Luanzo, the assistant to the administrator of Rutshuru territory, blamed fighters from the M23, a rebel group that seized large swathes…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has vowed to continue its practice of remitting its operating surpluses to the government, saying the funds were used to fund universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions. The spokesperson for the board, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to Benjamin, the board does not believe…

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Education has mandated the West African Examinations Council to conduct National Identification Number registration for candidates registering for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination. This was disclosed in a memorandum to zonal coordinators, titled, ‘Registration Of Candidates For WASSCE (SC) And PC With The National Identification Number…

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists has expressed concern over the spate of insecurity in the country and the rising cost of food items, cooking gas, amongst others. The complaint was stated in a communique signed by the National Secretary, Helen Udofa at the end of the NAWOJ NEC meeting held in Lafia, Nasarawa State,…

Nollywood actress and producer, Yvonne Jegede, on Monday celebrated herself as a movie which she co-produced, Marrying a Campbell, bagged nine out of 10 awards at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival. The proud actress took to her verified Instagram page to display the award plaques, as she revealed that she was the brain behind…

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked Rijiya Village in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State during which they killed six people and abducted several others. A resident of the village, Musa Sani, who fled to Gusau town told The PUNCH that the bandits who were on motorcycles came to the village around 1.30…

There was mild drama at the Imo State House of Assembly on Monday after six lawmakers led by the removed Deputy Speaker, Amara Iwuanyanwu, invaded the house and removed the Speaker, Paul Emeziem. The minority lawmakers immediately elected a ranking member, Kennedy Ibeh, as the new Speaker. Ibeh, who represents Obowo state constituency, was first…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended the collation of results in the Anambra State governorship election. INEC also announced that a supplementary election would hold in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday.

The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority says it will not rest until it clamped down on all illegal Kerosene operators in the midstream and downstream sector of the oil industry. The Zonal Operations Controller, NMDPRA, Abuja, Roselyn Wilkie, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday while reacting…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has blamed the Indigenous People of Biafra for the low turnout of voters during the Anambra governorship election held on Saturday. Speaking with Channels TV on Sunday, INEC’s Supervising Resident Electoral Commissioner to Anambra, Sam Egwu, said the fear IPOB has been able to instil in many residents contributed to…

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, has given reasons the state fixed N6,000 fee for individuals who would prefer to receive the COVID vaccine at private facilities. The clarification comes after the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced the fee while flagging off the state’s mass vaccination exercise on October 27. In…