Новости за 12.05.2023

The Vatican Secretary of State on Friday said Pope Francis is set to visit Portugal in August. He said this during a pilgrimage to the shrine of Fatima in the centre of the country. The Argentinian pontiff plans to attend World Youth Day, a global gathering of young Catholics, to be held this year in

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has re-elected Festus Osifo as President. Osifo, who is also the President of the Trade Union of Nigeria was elected unopposed in Abuja during the 7th Triennial National Delegates Congress of PENGASSAN. The poll was monitored and supervised by the Registrar of Trade Unions. Other

Corinne, the daughter of popular American actor, Jamie Foxx has refuted claims that her father is critical sick. The actor, who was hospitalised last month, raised concerns of many fans, especially as his family members kept the exact status of his health a secret. Expectedly, a report went viral on Friday, suggesting that Jamie’s family

A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has described the passing of his mother as a loss irreplaceable. The ex-minister made the remark during the burial of the Chidoka matriach, late Deaconess Nneka Chidoka (Nee Nzelu), who died at the age of 75 years. Speaking at her funeral, the former minister recalled how she suffered

Nigerians in Diaspora Commission says a total of 2,246 Nigerians have so far been evacuated from Sudan. The Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NiDCOM, Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, stated this on Friday in Abuja while giving updates on the Federal Government’s evacuation efforts since May 3. He said on May 3, 94

The Police in Oyo State, on Friday, arrested the suspected killers of an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ogunleye Daniel, alongside their 80 years old spiritual healer, one Gabriel Adeniyi. The PUNCH Metro reports that the deceased, Daniel, who was a resident of the Ori-Agogo community, Odo-Ona Kekere in the Oluyole Local Government area of the

The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr Paul Odama, on Friday evening, paraded a middle-aged medical doctor, Ayodele Joseph, over alleged sedation and rape of a nurse while operating on the nurse in his hospital in Ilorin. Joseph, the Chief Medical Director of Ayodele Hospital, Sawmill Area, Ilorin, was among the 13 suspects paraded before

A retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr Simeon Ajisafe, has appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba, to expedite action on the payment of his entitlements, saying that he now begs to feed his family. Ajisafe, who walked into The PUNCH office in Ilorin, Kwara State on Friday afternoon, lamented the non-payment of

The Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Friday, ordered the Accountant-General to commence immediate payment of salaries to striking workers in ministries and parastatals in the state. The order to pay the workers comes amidst challenges the government faces with its bankers. In a statement signed by Barr Chris Ezem, Secretary to the State Government,

Access Bank Plc, the flagship company of Access Holdings Plc, has officially launched its subsidiary in Paris, France. The bank said in a statement that its operations would focus on trade finance, initially capitalising on flows between Africa and France, particularly Francophone Africa. The Group Chief Executive Officer, Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, speaking on

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, praised the former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), for the “wisdom” of setting up the National Youth Service Corps in 1973. As the initiative turns 50 years, Buhari said the NYSC has “truly achieved the goal of national integration, by providing opportunities for cross-cultural

The Edo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to building the capacity of civil and public servants, ensuring improved welfare and a conducive working environment for workers to enhance productivity in the state. The Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq., gave the assurance when he received members of the Association of National Accountants

A total of 238 violence and 28 deaths were recorded during the 2023 general elections, a report by the election violence monitoring and mitigation group under the aegis of Kimpact Development Initiative, a civil society organisation, said on Friday. According to KDI, while a total of 98 of the total violence occurred during the February

The Delta State Police Command has disclosed that it has arrested a teenager who faked his own kidnap with his friends and demanded the sum of N2m from his parents as ransom. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, made this known in a series of tweets on Friday. He said, “The suspect, Ade

The Federal Government has said it would stop feeding state offenders in custodial centres across the country from January 1, 2024. It added that state governments must include the feeding of their inmates in federal facilities in their budgets till they can build their facilities. Speaking during the inauguration of the Command Headquarters of the

Elon Musk on Friday unveiled Linda Yaccarino as the new head of Twitter, the social media app he purchased from the founders in April 2022. After a series of live trials and errors on the app, Elon Musk on Thursday hinted that he had hired a Chief Executive Officer while he becomes the “exec chair

The Cameroonian President, Paul Biya, has said that both Nigeria and his country can never fight, describing the people of the two countries as brothers. Biya said the Bakassi Peninsula boundary dispute was a misunderstanding and not a fight between the two African countries. The president said this on Friday while paying a condolence visit

The factional leader of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, on Friday, gave the legal counsels representing the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi, a deadline of 48 hours to brief him on the ongoing election petitions tribunal. Apapa’s ultimatum is coming hours after the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ruled in his favour

Billionaire and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, has unveiled the identity of the new Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Linda Yaccarino. Yaccarino will replace Musk as Twitter’s boss. “I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter,” Musk tweeted Friday. “@LindaYacc will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on

The National Broadcasting Commission on Friday said it would appeal an order of perpetual injunction granted by Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja restraining it from imposing fines on broadcast stations in the country, although it was yet to see the judgment. The commission said the decision became necessary if found

The Reformed Oodua People’s Congress (Reformed) has called on security agencies to immediately beef up security around the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ahead of the swearing-in ceremony on May 29. The National President of the group, Dare Adesope, who made the call in a statement on Friday said this was necessary following alleged threats by

Popular Nigerian musician, Daniel Anidugbe, aka Kizz Daniel, has revealed that he got the inspiration for his latest single titled, ‘Shu Peru’, during his recently concluded world tour. In a brief interview with The PUNCH, the singer said, “My new single was borne out of my experiences during the first leg of my just concluded

Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court in Abuja on Friday declared that the court possesses the authority to consider legal actions initiated by certain members of the Labour Party. A suit filed by the party is seeking the removal of the party’s chairman, national organising secretary, and national treasurer, respectively, Julius Abure, Clement Ojukwu,

UK Court convicts wife, lover of slavery for maltreating disabled husband A UK court has convicted a 49-year-old woman and her lover of slavery for the inhumane treatment meted out to her disabled husband. According to The Dailymail, the man identified as Tom Somerset, was imprisoned in a filthy space by his wife and severely

A group, Niger Delta Youth Council, has called on the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to prioritise the appointment of young people into ministerial and other top government positions under his administration. The group made the call in an open letter signed by its President, Comr. Bene Youkore Mamamu, a.k.a. Young Chief, copies of which