Новости за 04.05.2023

Napoli finally ended their long wait to win Italy’s Serie A on Thursday after a 1-1 draw at Udinese secured their third league title with a record-equalling five games to play. Thousands of fans in Udine, at the Stadio Maradona in Naples and all around southern Italy’s biggest city exploded with joy at the final

Rights group Amnesty International has accused Morocco of denying jailed journalists and an academic access to materials so they can read and write, and called for their release. In a statement, which Moroccan authorities on Thursday rejected, Amnesty said this amounted to a violation of their right to freedom of expression. “To deprive imprisoned journalists

Rwandans grieved Thursday for lost loved ones and destroyed homes after powerful floods and landslides tore through the country killing at least 130 people and leaving many thousands homeless. The government was still counting the cost as families buried their dead in the aftermath of one of the worst such natural disasters in years in

A bá olùsin ajá, Ọlọ́runtọ́ba, sọ̀rọ̀ lórí ìlànà tí ó ń lò láti fi bá àwọn ajá rẹ̀ sọ̀rọ̀ lédè Yorùbá. Ó ṣàlàyé ìfẹ́ tí ó ní sí ajá sínsìn, ó sì gba àwọn ènìyàn níyànjú láti máa fi iṣẹ́ wọn gbé èdè wọn lárugẹ gẹ́gẹ́ bí òun alára tí ṣe.

The decomposing body of the nursing mother, Kehinde Jibril, abducted by suspected kidnappers at Ago-Oja town in the Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State has been discovered. The corpse was reportedly found on Thursday on Ojoku road in Ago-Oja area after frantic efforts to locate and rescue her from her abductors. Kehinde had since

The Amotekun corps in Osun State on Thursday said its operatives apprehended the duo of Nafiu Biodun, aged 21 years, and Tijani Dada, 30, for attempting to kill one Lateef Sikiru, in Apomu. The Corps said the two men were arrested after a complaint was lodged against them at the Isokan Local Government Area command.

The Federal Government has said that the cost of electricity consumption in Nigeria is the cheapest and most defaulted by consumers in the world.  The Minister of State for Power, Abubakar Aliyu, made this known on Thursday in Abuja during an interactive session with the Senate Committee on Power and heads of various agencies in

The Ogun and Delta states’ chairmen of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Sunday Oginni Olaposi and Efe Tobor have been expelled by the national leadership of the party. Oginni, who has been at the centre of controversies bordering on financial irregularities and other questionable conduct, especially following the last gubernatorial elections in the state, was

The coronation of King Charles III has rekindled calls for Britain to return to South Africa the world’s largest diamond — the centrepiece of the sceptre he will hold at Saturday’s ceremony. The 530-carat First Star of Africa was unearthed in 1905, when South Africa was under British rule, and donated two years later by

Seven South Sudanese delegates who attended a peace conference in the southeast of the country were killed, a Norwegian humanitarian organisation said Thursday. “We strongly condemn the attack on civilians and humanitarian aid workers,” the head of Norwegian Church Aid, Dagfinn Hoybraten, said in a statement. “The attack demonstrates how demanding and complex it is

British pop phenom Ed Sheeran did not plagiarize Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” when composing his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud,” a US jury ruled Thursday. Sheeran stood up and hugged his team after jurors ruled that he “independently” created his song, according to an AFP reporter inside the Manhattan federal courtroom. The lawsuit

There was tension in the Akpawfu Community in the Kanu East Local Area of Enugu State on Thursday as gunmen reportedly dislodged the residents of Ishiagu Akpawfu and Ajame Ameze autonomous communities after killing the Palace Secretary of Ajame. It was gathered that the gunmen killed the palace Secretary, Chukwuma Nnamuoke, on Sunday night before

An abandoned newborn baby was found on Thursday with a hand-written note found beside it, suspected to have been left by the mother. According to MIMIMEFO, the baby was found early Thursday morning beside Mideno in Ntefinki quarter in Nkwen, Bamenda, North West region of Cameroon. “The baby was discovered around 6:00 am. After notifying

The Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday recalled two lawmakers, Okey Onyekanma, and Ekene Nnodumele, who were suspended from the parliament 18 months ago. Onyekanma, who is the immediate past Deputy Speaker of the parliament and Nnodumele, a former Minority Leader of the House, were recalled during a plenary on Thursday in Owerri, the

A mob has reportedly killed and set ablaze two suspected armed robbers at the Osupa bridge, Moniya, on the new Ibadan/Oyo Expressway in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. An investigation by PUNCH Metro revealed that luck ran against them after dispossessing a trader of his valuables on top of the bridge, on Tuesday.

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company has alerted consumers within its franchise area of an imminent blackout from next month over backlogs of unpaid bills. The IBEDC, a power distribution company, said it was planning to disconnect its feeders from the national grid due to poor remittances. Consumers to be affected by the development are those

The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State on Thursday traded accusations over alleged plans to create tension in Abuja and Osun ahead of the Supreme Court judgement on the July 16, 2022 governorship case. The APC candidate at the poll, Adegboyega Oyetola appealed the judgement of the Court of Appeal,

The two Catholic priests who were kidnapped last Saturday night by gunmen at Agbarha-Otor town, in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, have regained their freedom from the abductors. The priests, Rev. Fr. Raphael Ogigbah, parish priest of St. Francis Catholic Parish Agbarha-Otor, Catholic Diocese of Warri, and Rev. Fr. Kunav Chochos, a

Archbishop of the Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, John Onaiyekan, has said that it “makes no sense”, to swear in President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu before the hearing of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal is concluded. Recall that the presidential candidates of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar,

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have attacked a police check along the Umunze-Ihite Road, in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing three police officers on the spot. It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the location in large numbers on Thursday and immediately opened fire on the security officers manning the checkpoint. While three

The Federal Government, on Thursday, warned traditional rulers nationwide to steer clear of mining sites, saying those locations belong to the landowners. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, disclosed this during the inauguration of the International Gemstone market under the economic sustainability plan of the government in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has urged aggrieved parties of the February 25 general elections to respect the sanctity of the court and humbly accept its decision in the coming days as final. Gowon made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the 15th edition of the PUNUKA Annual Lecture 2023 and symposium

The Edo State Police Command on Thursday said it rescued two out of the 12 kidnapped victims in the state. The 12 victims were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Tuesday on the Afuze-Auchi Road close to Ihevbe Community in Owan East Local Government of Edo. The abductees were said to be

Two more girls abducted from Chibok Local Government Area, Borno State, by Boko Haram in April 2014 have been rescued by troops of Operation Hadin Kai Theater Command. Esther Marcus and Hauwa Malta, both of them 26, were rescued by troops at Lagara, a Boko Haram enclave in Sambisa Forest, on April 21, 2023. These

The Executive Director of the Centre for Information Technology and Development, Dr Yunusa Ya’u, on Thursday, said for the war on insurgency to be won, tactics should move from the usual military engagement to civilian involvement. Ya’u made this disclosure during a media presentation of a book on Boko Haram titled, “Community Perceptions of Dialogue