Новости за 31.03.2023

A former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Binta Garba, has said that the failure to implement the Constitution and arbitrary use of religion are responsible for the low representation of women in the National Assembly. Garba, who represented Adamawa North Senatorial district in the 8th Assembly, while speaking on Channels Television “Politics Today”

Everton’s financial results for the 2021/22 season revealed a £44.7 million ($55.2 million) loss on Friday with the club already under scrutiny for alleged breaches of financial rules. The Merseyside club were referred by the Premier League last week to an independent commission of the league’s profitability and sustainability rules for the period ending with

    The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (North-West), Malam Salihu Lukman, on Friday called on the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission to avoid fielding compromised returning officers for the governorship and state assemblies rerun elections. This is even as the member of the APC National Working Committee urged the

The Ogun State Police Command has said it will detain singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, till Monday when he would be arraigned in court. The police said it arrested the singer for refusing to honour the invitation extended to him three times. The police said that the Zazu singer would remain in its

Popular media personality,  Andrew Tate, has been released from detention after spending three months in police custody. PUNCH reports that the Romanian police arrested Andrew alongside his brother, Tristan Tate, on December 29, 2022. They were charged for rape, human trafficking and involvement in organised crime. Two other women alleged to be accomplices, Georgiana Naghel

The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, and the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, have pledged to work together to ensure the speedy completion of the airport in the state. They also agreed to resolve impairing the completion of the project,  adding that it would be completed in no distant time. The minister’s Media Adviser,

Daniil Medvedev reached his fifth straight ATP Tour final with a 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 6-3 win over fellow Russian Karen Khachanov at the Miami Open on Friday. In Sunday’s championship match, Medvedev will face the winner of Saturday’s other semi-final between world number one Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Italy’s Jannik Sinner. The 27-year-old Medvedev,

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has renewed the appointment of Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Prof Abubakar Sulaiman. The Deputy Director of Information/Communication and Protocol, NILDS, Joke Akinsanmi, made this known in a statement issued on Friday. The statement was titled ‘President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan Reappoints

  A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Delta state, Cairo Ojougboh, has reiterated that the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege and executive committee of the party in the state cannot expel him. Recall that Omo-Agege through his campaign committee had accused Ojougboh of campaign of calumny against him. He described the state executive committee of the party as Omo-Agege’s

  The Sokoto Division of the Court of Appeal Friday sentenced two Chinese nationals to six years imprisonment on two of a three count charge bordering on conspiracy, money laundering and attempted bribery to the tune of N50m brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The convicts are Mr. Meng Wei Kun

A civil society organisation, ActionAid Nigeria, has called on the Federal and state governments to develop contingency plans in view of warnings of severe flooding by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency. The Country Director of AAN, Ene Obi, made this call at a press conference in Abuja, where she charged

  Ahead of tomorrow’s English Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool, coach Pep Guardiola has said Erling Haaland will only play in the match if he passes a late fitness call. On Thursday, Haaland was not present at the team’s training and this raised speculations he could miss the match. Presently, the Norway

Some commuters travelling along Osogbo/Ikirun road were in the early hours of Friday abducted at Ayepe community by some people suspected to be bandits. The victims were said to have been whisked into the bush by their abductors. Details of how the victims were abducted were not immediately available, but the perpetrators were said to

The President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has petitioned the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to sanction Channels Television for breaching the Nigerian Broadcasting Code during an interview with the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba Ahmed.   The petition was signed by the All Progressives Congress, presidential campaign council Director of Media and Publicity, Bayo

The Labour Party on Friday dismissed the purported suspension of its national chairman, Julius Abure, by its Ward Executive in Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State, saying the masterminds were being sponsored by opposition parties. The LP said no reasonable party member would be thinking of suspension when they are pursuing their

Nigerian superstar, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has rallied support for his colleague, David Adeleke, known better as Davido, asking his fans to stream the latter’s new album. The PUNCH reports that Davido’s much-awaited album, ‘Timeless’, amassed one million streams on Boomplay in just six hours after it was released on the streaming platform

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that agencies under the ministry still have a lot to accomplish while delivering their mandates. Aregbesola stated this on Friday during the first 2022 performance review meeting of the ministry and its services /board held in Abuja. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Afonja

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has vowed that the agency will adopt a multifaceted approach towards enforcing regulatory control to eliminate the distribution and use of harmful bleaching creams and cosmetics in the country. Adeyeye disclosed this while declaring open the ‘media sensitisation workshop

A public health organisation, Nigeria Health Watch, has expressed concerns over the increasing rate of maternal mortality in Nigeria, saying the country is not moving in the right direction to curb the menace. According to the organisation, the government must come to the conclusion that women’s lives deserved to be saved to reduce maternal deaths

Former Big Brother Naija season six ‘Shine ya eyes’ housemates, Adeoluwa Okusaga and Anita Singh as Nini, are engaged.   The duo lovers started their relationship in Big Brother’s house.   In photos and videos shared on Friday, Saga proposed to Nini in a room decorated with rose flowers and an inscription on the wall

The controversy surrounding the rumoured resignation of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, was brought to an end on Frida after the Presidency confirmed Sylva’s resignation. Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, disclosed this via his verified Twitter handle, adding that Sylva resigned to pursue his gubernatorial

The Katsina State Governor-Elect, Umaru Radda, on Friday, in Abuja, said his administration would deploy technology to tackle terrorism and make deserted farmlands accessible for cultivation. This, he said, would resuscitate farming activities, the mainstay of Katsina’s economy. “Agriculture is a major area of livelihood for our people. So we must provide security for our

Sensational singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command following the expiration of a 72-hour ultimatum given to him to turn himself in for refusing to honour police invitation over alleged assault.   Our correspondent gathered that the singer would remain in police custody till Monday when

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The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday said it had seized 228kg of cannabis sativa also known as Indian hemp. The anti-graft agency paraded the suspect, Ayodele Osuya, who was allegedly arrested on Wednesday with the drug in the state capital. According to the state Commander of the agency,