Новости за 04.05.2023

One of Nigeria’s talented filmmakers, Mo Abudu, has deepened her global presence with the launch of a new movie outfit tagged ‘Mo Abudu Films’. The EbonyLife TV boss also made her directorial debut with two short movies, ‘Iyawo Mi’ and ‘Her Perfect Life’, released under the new outfit. In a statement shared with Variety, the

Tragedy struck on Wednesday evening in Karshen Kwalta, Rimin Kebe quarters in Ungoggo Local Government Area of Kano State, when a teenager identified as Iro Kwarangwal stabbed his biological mother identified as Jummai to death over a disagreement. It was gathered that the incident occurred on the fateful day around 5:30 pm. “I was standing

The Bauchi State Election Petition Tribunal has received 45 petitions from aggrieved candidates and political parties on the concluded Governorship, National and State House of Assembly elections. This is contained in the list of petitions pasted at the tribunal and sighted by a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, who visited the court on

As the world commemorates Press Freedom Day, the Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Yusuf, has urged media owners and journalists to be steadfast in providing credible news while remaining staunch defenders of free speech in society. Yusuf said only with credible reportage, the media can preserve its respectability as the watchdog of society to be able

The Computer Warehouse Group Plc has projected that it will earn N20bn in revenue at the end of the financial year 2023. This was disclosed by the Group Managing Director, Adewale Adeyipo, at the Facts Behind the Figures Presentation held at the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday. Adeyipo stated that the group had shown its

The Lagos State Government says it has inaugurated a 22-member inauguration committee for the swearing-in ceremony of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the deputy, Dr Kadri Hamzat. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said in a statement that the committee would coordinate the activities for the May 29 swearing-in ceremony of Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat.

The Managing Director of Glorious Fortune Nigeria Ltd and Sought After International Synergy Ltd, Mr. Julius Oluwafunmisho Okedele has denied allegation of fraudulent activities leveled against him in some online publications. He also denied reports made in same publications that he was declared wanted by anti-graft agency, the Economic Financial and Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr.

The Abia State Police Command confirmed the decapitation of an Assistant Superintendent of Police in Aba last Tuesday. According to the State Public Relations Officer, Geoffrey Ogbonna, the act was dastardly and highly condemnable. He called for credible information on the perpetrators or on anyone found with a firearm suspected to be unlawfully obtained. “The

The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi, has said that Nigerian women working in Iraq are exploited in diverse ways. The DG disclosed this in a statement while speaking on the plight of young women, saying that most of them worked as domestic workers in Iraq,

The Edo State Police Command has commenced the training of officers of the command on weapon handling and other activities. The Commander Mopol 5, Benin, ACP Habib Rabiu, who is in charge of the training, said the exercise was to enhance the capacity of the officers and professionalism in their day-to-day activities. He said the

Former Golden Eaglets star, Akinkunmi Amoo, will appear at the District Court in Denmark on June 23 on alleged charges bothering on sexual assault and other two unspecified others, journalist Osasu Obayiuwana posted on Twitter. Amoo is reportedly in Nigeria after being granted permission by his club FC Copenhagen to visit his family and at

A 35-year-old suspected ritualist, Ifasoji Ayangbesan, has confessed that he bought a pair of fresh human legs at the rate of N20,000. Ayangbesan, who was accused of attempting to bribe policemen with N1m to evade arrest over the killing of one Adeyemi, said he did not participate in the killing. The victim was reportedly killed

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has asked telecommunication firms and other stakeholders in the sector to ignore any attempt to impose a five per cent excise duty on telecom services. According to the minister, the sector has been excluded from excise duty tax with approval from the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari

Police have arrested a man suspected of shooting five people — one of whom died — at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday, authorities in the southern US city said. One person was killed and four were injured when Deion Patterson allegedly opened fire in a hospital waiting room just after midday (1700 GMT). Patterson then

Please, permit me to start this letter with a quote by Chilean writer, Isabel Allende, “What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.” Isabel, a victim of the Pinochet military dictatorship, is not alone. Mr President-Elect, Bola Tinubu, I write this open letter to you

The United Kingdom has recently amended its ‘Code of Practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England,’ following the release of the World Health Organisation Workforce Support and Safeguard List 2023. This development has generated a considerable amount of attention and uncertainty, particularly among Nigerian health workers. Contrary to certain

EDIDIONG IKPOTO examines the poor regulations of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in light of the controversy surrounding the supply of alleged cancerous noodles to the Nigerian market On Saturday, April 29, Indofoods, makers of Indomie instant noodles issued a rejoinder in reaction to the recall of its products in

The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, has disclosed that the Federal Government plans to include an allocation for geospatial data in the budgets of government agencies. He was represented by his SA, Dr Zakari Lawal, during the sensitization workshop on the use of geospatial data for development planning and decision-making in

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has cautioned about the unforeseeable “consequences” that could be brought about by the retail central bank digital currencies. Georgieva expressed her concern about retail CBDCs in a May 1 interview at the Milken Institute’s 2023 Global Conference. According to the IMF boss, the IMF considers

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, said it had secured the final forfeiture of 324 properties recovered from the Kano State Pension Fund Trustees. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja gave the order of final forfeiture while ruling on a motion by the EFCC to that effect. The EFCC

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has confirmed $152m as the prize money for this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Infantino made the confirmation while speaking alongside the World Trade Organisation Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala during Making Trade Score for Women!, a series of panel discussions held at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva,

New Leeds United manager, Sam Allardyce, has named Super Eagles legend, Austin Okocha, in the best 11 of players he managed in his illustrious coaching career, The PUNCH reports. Allardyce was in charge of Bolton Wanders from 1999 to 2007, where Okocha also played from 2002 to 2006, going on to captain the side  and

…now fourth Nigerian with most LaLiga matches Villarreal winger, Samuel Chukwueze, posted an outstanding display in his 150th LaLiga appearance for the Yellow Submarines, who drew 1-1 at Valencia at the Mestalla stadium on Wednesday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nicolas Jackson gave the visitors the lead in the 62nd minute only for Samuel Lino to

There were signs of recovery in the Nigerian private sector in April as the cash crisis eased, according to a report by Stanbic IBTC Bank of Nigeria. The report on its Purchasing Managers’ Index titled ‘Nigerian private sector returns to growth in April’, showed key findings that the easing of cash crisis supported renewed rise

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