Новости за 08.01.2023

At least 38 people have died and scores were injured when two buses collided near the town of Kaffrine in central Senegal on Sunday, according to the president and the fire services. In response to the “grave” accident, President Macky Sall announced three days of national mourning beginning Monday. In a tweet Sunday he also

The Plateau State Police Command has explained how it foiled an attempt by gunmen to kidnap the state House of Assembly Speaker, Mr Yakubu Sanda. The Police Public Relations Officer for the command, DSP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Jos. According to Alabo, the incident occurred on Friday night at

The Onogie of Igueben, Edo State, Ehizojie Eluojierior, has said the kidnap of the train passengers on Saturday has thrown the community into an unwanted silence as people have yet to recover from the sad incident. He claimed that kidnappings had previously happened around the area without getting reported most times. He said, “The mood

Yusuf Babangida, one of the closest political allies of the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso has rejoined the All Progressives Congress ahead of the forthcoming 2023 polls. Babangida who is a lawmaker representing Gwale Local Government in the Kano State House of Assembly previously belonged to the NNPP before rejoining

A man identified as Ndubisi Uwadiegwu from Enugu State has allegedly beaten his wife, Ogochukwu Enene, to death over a loaf of bread. It was gathered that the deceased hailed from Umuokpu village, Awka, Anambra State, but married to her husband who hails from Enugu State. According to an online notice obtained by our correspondent

The Nigeria Railway Corporation on Sunday announced the closure of Ekehen Station in Edo State till further notice. The organisation said the decision became necessary following rising security challenges. The incident came barely one year after the March 28, 2022 attack by bandits on the Abuja-Kaduna train, resulting in the death of about 14 passengers

A happy New Year to you our dear listener. As we enter the New Year, let’s talk about money. It’s a major factor in planning and for some people’s New Year resolutions. Our podcaster spoke with an investor banker, who shared some tips about money and the 15 per cent rule for how to put

A former Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, Sam Ohuabunwa, has lashed out at the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over his inability to enforce price control in the oil and gas sector. This was as the former President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria claimed

A former deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Timi Frank, has called on the new management board of the Niger Delta Development Commission to prioritise the interest and development of the region above other things. While congratulating the newly inaugurated management of the NDDC led by Lauretta Onochie as chairman and Samuel

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to “direct the Minister of Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba and the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Professor James Momoh, to immediately reverse the unlawful, unjust and unreasonable increase in electricity tariff, which reportedly occurred in December 2022.” According to

The Katsina State Police Command said it had begun investigation into the attack on policemen by some hoodlums that led to the death of one person in Katsina. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Shehu Umar-Nadada, stated this in a statement through the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, on Saturday in Katsina. He said,

Nineteen people died and 20 were injured Sunday in a road traffic accident in eastern China’s Jiangxi province, state media reported. The “major road traffic accident” took place just before 1:00 am (1700 GMT) in Nanchang County, state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing local authorities. “The cause of the accident is under in-depth investigation,” CCTV added.

A tank farm operated by Ebeco Global Link on Saturday went up in flames at Koko town in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Delta Command, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the development to newsmen in Warri. “The situation has been brought under control,” Edafe said, adding that one

About 100 people of African descent surrounded a police squad in the Neb Sarai district of South Delhi, on Saturday, clashed with them and freed Nigerian nationals who had been detained for visa expiration by force anti-drug. The detainees were taken to the police station. A team from the narcotics unit had gone at 2:30

Some Lagosians have lamented the stress that they had to go through to get their Permanent Voter’s Cards. The residents spoke to our correspondent at the Rauf Aregbesola primary school, Shasha road in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos on Saturday, where the Independent National Electoral Commission had set up shop to bring the

The Kogi State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Joel Salifu, has said teachers will decide who will lead the state in 2023 after the tenure of Governor Yahaya Bello. Salifu stated this while addressing a press conference on Saturday. He said teachers in the state were now better informed in choosing a leader

Joker, the long-time male arch-nemesis of Batman, has been portrayed to be pregnant in the latest release from DC Comics and he reportedly also gives birth to a baby boy in the new issue. The development has sparked outrage on social media, with people clamouring for children movies, comics and shows, especially those that have

Two-time Australian Open champion, Naomi Osaka, on Sunday pulled out of the opening Grand Slam of the year just over a week before it starts, organisers said. “Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open. We will miss her at AO2023,” the tournament said on Twitter. No reason for the Japanese star’s withdrawal was given.

Brazilian MMA star, Gilbert Burns has tipped Leon Edwards to beat Kamaru Usman when the two meet in the Octagon in the United Kingdom in March. Burns has competed for the UFC welterweight title once, facing former teammate Usman in February 2021 and losing via third-round TKO. Usman beat Edwards via unanimous decision in December

Action Alliance on Saturday, threatened to stage a peaceful protest at the National Assembly over alleged exclusion of its candidates from the Independent National Electoral Commission list for the 2023 general elections. The National Chairman of AA, Dr. Adekunle Omo-Aje, stated this at a news conference at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja. Omo-Aje said

“Power without responsibility – the prerogative of the harlot through the ages.” (Stanley Baldwin, Queen’s Hall, London, 17 March, 1931) When he took over power at the end of December 1983 after overthrowing the elected administration of President Shehu Shagari, Muhammadu Buhari, then a Major-General in the Nigerian Army, had all the trappings of a

Former Cameroon international and Olympic gold medallist Modeste M’Bami has died at the age of 40, his agent said on Saturday. “I was talking to his girlfriend who confirmed the news to me,” Franck Belhassen told AFP, adding that M’Bami died in Le Havre. According to Sports Daily L’Equipe, M’Bami died of a heart attack.

Akpesiri Ojiko, a 36-year-old mother of three whose twin baby was detained for over one month by a private clinic in Warri, Delta State, over an outstanding bill of N383,500, shares her story with  ALEXANDER OKERE You recently reunited with your twin baby five weeks after she was detained by the management of a private

The Lead Pastor of the Trinity House Church, Lagos, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, has described many church leaders and preachers as self-serving and lacking in compassion for the poor. He also noted that the Nigerian church had become weak and powerless because of the many divisions that now characterised it, noting that some church leaders also

The lawmaker representing Adamawa Southern Senatorial District in the National Assembly Senator, Yaroe Binos, has revealed that some lawmakers called for the impeachment of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over his administration’s borrowing spree. Binos, who said the lawmakers’ call for the impeachment of the President, came on the day the 2023 national