Новости за 29.01.2023

The Houses of Assembly in Benue, Borno, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kaduna, Lagos, Ondo, Rivers, Yobe and Imo states voted against financial autonomy for the 774 local governments in the federation in the ongoing amendments to the 1999 Constitution, Sunday PUNCH can authoritatively report. So far, 27 state Houses of Assembly have voted on the 44 Constitution

An Enugu State indigene, Blessing Chukwuka, tells GODFREY GEORGE about her family’s search for her 19-year-old brother arrested by the Department of State Services since July 2022 Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Blessing Chukwuka. I am from Enugu State. I am 28 years old. We are six kids in the family,

Oliver Enwonwu is a son of the late renowned and celebrated painter and sculptor, Prof Ben Enwonwu. In this interview with OLADIMEJI RAMON, Oliver speaks about his father’s personality, craft and footprints It’s been nearly 29 years since your dad, Prof Ben Enwonwu, passed on. What fond memories of him do you have? I know

The Director of Strategic Engagement for the Abia State Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council, Chief John Kalu, has said Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, did not attend the party’s mega rally in Enugu State because he was still mourning the death of the Abia governorship candidate, Prof Uche Ikonne. The mega rally was held in Enugu State

No fewer than 152 Christian clergies have been attacked by non-state actors in 39 incidents between January 2022 and January 2023. Out of those attacked, 33 were kidnapped, while six were killed. Also, a total number of 17 churches were attacked during the period under review. A breakdown of the geopolitical zones, according to a

Following the lingering petrol scarcity across the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission will meet with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to address the crisis ahead of the general elections in February and March. The nation has been grappling with prolonged petrol scarcity, which has been attributed to inadequate supply of the product by

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has dismissed insinuations of disagreement between him and the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), describing the latter’s support as unalloyed and enduring. Speaking at the APC rally in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Saturday, Tinubu pledged to leverage the state’s agrarian potentials

A total of N64bn has been approved for the Nigeria Police Force as operations fund for security management for the forthcoming general elections. This is as the Force Headquarters has dispatched anti-riot weapons, water cannons and Armoured Personnel Carriers, among others, to the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory to ensure

The amount allocated for the Presidency in the 2023 Appropriation Act rose by N14.44bn, compared to the proposal delivered by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to the National Assembly in October 2022. This is according to findings by Sunday PUNCH upon observation of changes made by the NASS to the 2023 executive budget

Clearing agents operating in the nation’s maritime industry have disclosed that there are about 5,000 imported used vehicles stranded at both the Ports & Terminal Multipurpose Limited and Five Star Logistics Terminal, both at the TinCan Island Port as overtime cargoes. The Youth Leader of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, Saliu Sikiru, in

The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the collection of the Permanent Voter Cards by one week. This was disclosed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, on Saturday. This is the second time the commission is extending the collection of PVCs due to the progress recorded so far. The

No fewer than 8,150 persons were displaced from Galadima-Kogo and environs in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger when an aircraft bombed the area on Jan. 24. Many members of a vigilance group in the area were killed, while their commander sustained serious injuries. The area bombed had Internally Displaced Persons taking refuge at some

Victor Osimhen is having a stellar season and despite the increasing transfer interest from Premier League giants Manchester United, the Nigeria international is fully focused on Napoli’s game against Roma on Sunday (today). Thanks to the 24-year-old’s recent performances, the biggest clubs in Europe have already set their sights on signing the Nigerian and the

Kwara State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Tajudeen Aro, speaks with TUNDE OYEKOLA about the complaints of some aggrieved members of the party in the state and advised them to consult widely before taking any unpopular decision against the leadership Members of a group known as G-16 within the All Progressives Congress

A report by FITC has revealed that bank customers in Nigeria lost a total of N2.72bn to fraud in the first and second quarters of 2022. It was also disclosed that there was a total of 67,878 cases of fraud recorded within this period. This was according to the second quarter report obtained by our

Ademola Lookman is confident catching and surpassing his compatriot Victor Osimhen in the race for the Serie A topscorer award this season, Saturday PUNCH reports. Lookman who is Serie A’s second highest scorer this season after notching 11 goals in 18 games, making him the second most prolific scorer in the league behind Nigeria team-mate

NIGERIA is afflicted on many fronts, battling endlessly with several scourges and outbreaks because of poor health infrastructure, insufficient investment in healthcare, inaccessibility of quality health services and a stagnating health workforce. Amidst the debilitating deadly annual outbreaks of Lassa fever, cholera; an ongoing war against a global pandemic caused by the Coronavirus disease, a

Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, was on Saturday rocked by protests, leading to blockage of major roads and disruption of vehicular and human movements. Many business owners in the city did not open for fear of being attacked by hoodlums amid the unrest. On the one hand, members of the Peoples Democratic Party took

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, may have attracted the wrath of the Muslim community following his absence at a recently concluded three-day interactive session organised by Muslim Ummah. The event was organised for governorship candidates ahead of the general elections. Abiodun, who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the state, and

Controversial singer and songwriter, Augustine Ahmedu, aka Blackface, has, over the years, accused other artistes of stealing his songs. The first and most high profile case was that between him and his former group mate and friend, Innocent Idibia, aka 2Baba. He had accused 2Baba of ‘stealing’ his song, African Queen, and even though the

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi on Saturday promised to tackle the security challenge being experienced across the country if elected in next month’s presidential election. Obi, who made the pledge in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in continuation of his nationwide campaign rallies ahead of the February 25 polls, blamed

The Federal Court of Appeal has once again adjourned the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities to February 6, 2023. The government had in 2022 dragged ASUU before the National Industrial Court over the failure of the union to call off its strike. Though the NICN ruled in favour of the government

A total of 54 public assets have been concessioned under the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), findings by Sunday PUNCH have revealed. The assets approved by the Federal Executive Council and franchised to private investors generated total revenue of N1.318trn and $4.072bn in six years. The concessioned assets are expected to

The Federal Government is set to release the sum of N1.18bn for “pivoting autonomy of universities,” Sunday PUNCH has observed. The sum also covers renegotiation of the 2010 agreements between the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and other allied institutions, and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics.” Though

With less than one month to Nigeria’s general election, one political party ought not to be on the ballot at all.  That is the ruling All Progressives Congress. If dignity was of any concern to APC or if it had any sense of character or shame whatsoever, it would have called or written to the