Новости за 01.03.2023

Facts have emerged on how coaches and captains of Nigeria’s senior national teams and a representative of the Nigerian media didn’t vote for compatriots Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala at the FIFA Best Football Awards despite their fine performances in 2022, The PUNCH reports. The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony held in Paris on

The International Monetary Fund has disclosed that only 24 per cent of loans dirbursed under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria have been repaid. This disclosure was contained in the IMF’s Selected Issues paper on Nigeria, which was prepared by a staff team of the fund as background documentation for the

Several serving and former governors have won various senatorial seats in the National Assembly elections held on Saturday. Some serving members of the House of Representatives have also been elected into the Senate in the forthcoming 10th National Assembly. Meanwhile, several incumbent and former governors lost their bid to become senators. Results so far collated

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has called on the presidential candidates of Labour Party, Peter Obi, and his counterpart for the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, to accept defeat by calling to congratulate the APC flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The APC PCC Special Adviser on Media and Strategic Communications, Dele Alake, made

In-form Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has emerged among Manchester United manager, Erik Ten Hag’s summer priorities as the club plan to reinforce in the summer. According to Daily Mail, United will reportedly target at least two major signings this summer to continue their momentum under the Dutch manager. A centre forward and further reinforcements in

Oil marketers, on Tuesday, said many depots had stopped loading Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, due to the apprehension caused by the collation of results of the general elections across the country. It was also gathered that while filling stations operated by major marketers and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited were selling petrol

In this interview with NAOMI CHIMA, renowned comedian and actor, Ayodeji Makun, aka AY, speaks on his entertainment journey; how telling jokes in pidgin has been limiting Nigerian comedians from enjoying global acceptance, among others You are one of the leading lights as far as entertainment is concerned in Nigeria, kindly give us an account

A Kano Shari’a Court on Tuesday sentenced a 20-year-old man, Murtala Halliru, to six months in a correctional centre and ordered that he should be given 30 strokes of the cane for stealing 13 ceiling fans.  The News Agency of Nigeria reported that Halliru, who lives at Gwammaja Quarters, Kano, was convicted on a count

Gunmen on Monday attacked the Nkporo Divisional Police Headquarters, in the Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, and carted away weapons from the police station. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gunmen stormed the police division in three Toyota Sienna vehicles, attacked policemen on duty, broke into the divisional armoury, and stole one AK-47 riffle

The national elections (presidential, senatorial and House of Representatives) scheduled for February 25, 2023, held last Saturday. INEC accredited 229 national and foreign observers (196 national or domestic groups that collectively deployed 144,800 observers and 33 international organisations that deployed 2,113 observers) In all, 146,913 observers were deployed for the 2023 general elections. I was

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured the residents of the state that his administration will remain committed to providing even development without any form of religion or political affiliation. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke through his Commissioner for Communication and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, in an exclusive chat with The PUNCH on Tuesday, said he would

Gunmen have killed the traditional ruler of Umuezekoha community, Eze Ewa, during an invasion of his residence in the Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. PUNCH Metro gathered that until his death on Monday night, Ewa was the Chairman of the Ezza North Traditional Rulers Council in the state. The Executive Governor of

The family members, neighbours and friends of a 37-year-old farmer, Kehinde Egbeyi, are currently in a mourning mood after his corpse and that of his wife, Bukola, were found at their residence at Oke Erinja, Ilaro-Owode Road, in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the couple, who lived

A  Chief Magistrates’ Court 3 sitting in Bauchi State, presided over by Ahmed Musa, on Tuesday, remanded the publisher of WikkiTimes, an online media outfit based in the state, Haruna Mohammed, for allegedly “inciting disturbance of public peace to blackmail” the state Governor, Bala Mohammed.  A copy of the allegations being levelled against Haruna, 32,

The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a suspected cultist, Sherrif Haruna, for robbing people of their valuables in the state.  The 22-year-old suspect, popularly known as ‘Ogida’, was arraigned before Chief Magistrate P. E Nwaka at the Yaba Magistrate’s Court on four counts of conspiracy, armed robbery and cultism. Our correspondent gathered that Haruna

A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Tuesday sentenced two teenagers, Abubakar Aminu, 18 and Abba Lawal, 18, to 20 months imprisonment for unlawful possession of Cannabis Sativa, also known as Indian hemp. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the judge, Justice Hadiza Shagari, sentenced the teenagers to 18 months imprisonment each without

The Labour Party in Lagos State says it is not considering a political alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party for the forthcoming governorship election in the state. The party made this known to The PUNCH through its spokesperson, Olubunmi Odesanya, in an exclusive interview on Tuesday. Earlier, a leading Labour Party supporter in the state

The National Director of Operations, Presidential Campaign Council for the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Mr Afam Enemokwu, has accused the leadership of the party of  abandoning its presidential candidate, Prof Peter Umeadi, and other candidates, during Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. Enemokwu alleged that the party leadership, led by the Anambra State Governor, Prof.

Major elections, such as the presidential and National Assembly elections that just took place in Nigeria, can take a toll on the mental health of Nigerians, experts say. The experts say stress caused by election anxiety can increase the risk of developing high blood pressure, heart disease, and depression. The presidential and national Assembly elections

Nigeria’s rig count has been growing since the last quarter of last year and crude oil production has also been on the rise on the back of aggressive exploration and improved security in the Niger Delta.  OPEOLUWANI AKINTAYO examines the impact these recent developments would have on the country’s economy Nigeria’s oil rig count has

The African Action Congress has called on the “ruling class” to perish the alleged plan to foist an interim government on the country through the call for the cancellation of Saturday’s presidential poll. The party said though the election was not free, fair and credible, interim government was not an option. The AAC said this

The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, expressed concern over the tense political atmosphere in the country, calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure that the will of the people prevail. According to CAN, despite the many assurances given by INEC about its level of preparedness for this year’s general election, the exercise

Banks credit to the private sector rose from N35.18tn recorded at the end of January 2022 to N42.25tn in the corresponding period of 2023, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria have shown. The CBN’s money and credit statistics indicated this amounts to a rise of N7.07tn in the one-year period. The figures also

The world is becoming more concerned about the rate at which individuals, organisations and governments lose financial resources, intellectual property and personal identities to cybercriminals. The cost of cybercrime to the global economy will exceed any potential social and economic losses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Economic Forum. According to

The Federal Government through the Nigerian Railway Corporation generated about N5bn revenue from the Lagos-Ibadan train services in 2022, the PUNCH reports. The PUNCH findings showed that the coaches in the train which operates on the Lagos-Ibadan rail line have a passenger capacity of about 900/1000 passengers per trip. According to findings, between January 1