Новости за 31.03.2023

The Director General of Aishatu Ahmed (Binani) governorship campaign council, Senator Ahmed Barata, has been suspended by the All Progressives Congress ward executives for Ketembere, under Shelleng Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The ward executive members on Friday announced the suspension of Barata over alleged anti-party activities and withholding of relief food items sent

Following his historic indictment on criminal charges, Donald Trump was preparing Friday to go where no former US president has gone before – a prosecutor’s office to be booked, fingerprinted and have his mugshot taken.   Trump’s pending arrest, expected on Tuesday, throws a political grenade into the 2024 presidential race, in which the 76-year-old

The Progressive Governors Forum has openly condemned the calls for the return of interim government, stressing that any self-serving Nigerian found culpable in the act of sabotage should be prosecuted. Their concerns were raised in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the PGF Chairman, Atiku Bagudu. The condemnation is coming in the wake

A former governor of Ogun State, Segun Osoba, has called on all members of the party in the state to support the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, in his second term. Osoba, who is also the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, said this when he received the governor, his deputy, the APC chairman in

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arraigned a lecturer of the Tai Solarin University of Education for allegedly demanding sexual and monetary gratification from a female student of the institution. The defendant, Dr Balogun Olaniran, was on Monday, March 27, brought before Justice Osinuga of the Ijebu-Ode High Court, sitting in

Senator representing Gombe South senatorial district, Bulus Amos, has debunked allegations of indulging in anti-party activities during the presidential and governorship polls in the state levelled against him by the All Progressives Congress. Amos is the Vice Chairman, Niger Delta Committee in the Senate. Recall that recently the APC leadership in Bambam ward of Balanga

The National Pensions Commission, on Friday, appealed to artisans, traders and other self-employed individuals and groups to enroll on its Micro Pension Plan to guarantee for themselves a functional retirement plan. The Head, Corporate Communications of PenCom, Abdulqadir Dahiru, made the call while addressing journalists at the Enugu Trade Fair complex. Dahiru explained that the

The Federal University Oye-Ekiti has postponed the computer-based examinations for its students by one week to address issues raised by students and other stakeholders concerning the conduct of the exercise. The Registrar, Mr Mufutau Ibrahim, who said that the university management had begun efforts to address what had led to the students’ anxiety and agitation

… lament denial of access to CTC documents … say gov’ship results ‘suspicious’ … threaten to shut down INEC office Monday Stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, on Friday, stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Port Harcourt to protest the continued refusal of the electoral umpire from allowing

….Asks FG for compensation for deported students A civil society group, the Nigerian Diaspora Youth Ambassador, has asked the Nigerian government to cut diplomatic ties with Northern Cyprus over the ill-treatment of Nigerian students in various universities in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. This was contained in a statement by the NDYA President, David

Nigeria will launch Satellite II and III into space soon, the Chief of Defence Space Administration, Air Vice Marshall Ayo Jolasinmi, has said. According to him, his agency is better placed to use the space products that the first satellite offer. He stated this during a courtesy call on the Minister of Defence Major General

A 28-year-old woman, Mrs Chidinma Amaechi, has given birth to a set of quintuplet after about nine years of marriage. The quintuplets, consisting of three boys and two girls, were delivered at Life International Hospital, Awka, Anambra State, through the caesarian section, late on Thursday. The woman, who finished her National Youths Service Corps in

The management of the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, has revealed that the institution has obtained full accreditation from the National Universities Commission for all 24 programmes submitted for the exercise.   The Vice Chancellor, Prof Nlerum Okogbule, stated this at a media briefing to announce the commencement of academic activities in the satellite campuses

The Ondo State first lady, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has urged women to embrace information communication technology and other life enhancing skills for their self-development. She gave the admonition at the grand finale of this year’s International Women’s Day held in Akure, the state capital on Thursday. The programme was put together by her office in

The Lagos State Police Command has begun investigation into the death of Kambilichukwu, the son of popular actor, Yul Edochie. It was gathered that Edochie had reported the death of his son to the police and in the state The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who spoke with Daily Post confirmed the

More governors-elect, on Thursday, received their Certificates of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, with a pledge to deliver on their campaign promises. In Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, received  theirs at INEC office in the Yaba area of the state. The governor reiterated his call for calm and

The president, Naval Officers’ Wives Association president, Hajiya Nana Gambo, has charged Delta State women to take maximum advantage of the entrepreneurial trainings offered at the NOWA skill acquisition centre in its Oghara centre.   She made this known during the graduation ceremony of the maiden edition of the NOWA’s skill acquisition programme which saw

A 54-year-old Innocent Udoh on Friday appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing 70 phones worth N1.75 million. Udoh, whose address was not provided, is charged with conspiracy and theft. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, ASP Sikiru Ibrahim, told the court that Udoh and others at

Barely six months after a former Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Dare Kadiri, was removed, an Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta on Friday quashed the lawmaker’s impeachment and nullified his suspension. Kadiri who represents the Ijebu-North II State Constituency alongside another lawmaker representing Remo North State Constituency, Solomon Oshowere, was

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Ibrahim Al-Mustapha, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress from Sokoto State, has said all Nigerians will smile with the emergence of Bola Tinubu as the president-elect. The lawmaker, who represents Rabah and Wurno Federal Constituency told newsmen in Sokoto on Friday that Tinubu had

Manager of Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund, the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, grew its net assets by 10 per cent from ₦919.73bn in 2021 to ₦1.02tn in the 2022 financial year. This was disclosed in its audited results for the 2022 financial year, which was released on Thursday. The highlights of NSIA’s activities and performance during

Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka has added another feather to his hat as he was on Friday named the Premier League EA Sports Player of the Month for March. Saka’s contribution to the success of the Gunners so far this season cannot be overemphasised, as he currently has 22 goal contributions in 28 league appearances. The

Afrobeat superstar Davido’s much-awaited album, ‘Timeless’, on Friday amassed one million streams on Boomplay in just six hours after it was released on the streaming platform. The album is also currently the No. 1 album on Nigeria’s Top Albums Chart, UK’s Top Albums Chart as well as in 17 other countries on Apple Music Davido

A medical doctor, Kadev Kenneth Kelvin has been remanded at the federal correctional facility in Makurdi on allegation of cyber stalking. He was remanded by a Benue state Magistrate Court sitting in Makurdi the Benue State capital. The accused was reported to have made a Facebook post on March 12, 2023 where he revealed that

The traditional ruler of Umucheke in Umuobom in the Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze Ekene Obinali, has been arrested by the police. The monarch was arrested by the operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of the state police command for allegedly sharing on a WhatsApp platform a write-up that was said to