Новости за 18.05.2023

The Lagos State Police Command has detained Issa Majafara for allegedly being in possession of a police uniform. According to the Police Public Relations Officer for the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspect was apprehended by a surveillance patrol team on Tuesday at 6:30 pm on Iyana-Iba Market Road in the Ojo area of Lagos.

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, has inaugurated the National Committee on the implementation of the National Blockchain Policy for Nigeria. The membership of the Committee is drawn from 29 institutions across the public and private sectors, including the academia. During the ceremony which took place on Tuesday, in Abuja, 32,022

A member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State, Solomon Marren, has claimed that about 200 people have been killed within his constituency within a few months. Marren, who is representing Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency, in a statement issued on Wednesday night, urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to order security agencies to

Srichand Hinduja, the tycoon who headed Britain’s richest family, has died at the age of 87, a spokesman said. Hinduja had dementia and his plight had become the centre of a family feud that culminated in court proceedings about whether he should be taken into public care. The eldest of four brothers behind the Hinduja

The Federal Government on Wednesday renamed the Ministry of Aviation to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika said that aviation and aerospace were intertwined and Nigeria had the need to proactively set its policies to align with future occurrences. The Minister made the announcement at the sidelines of the

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has said that nothing can stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29, noting that all Nigerians should support the incoming government to succeed. Abubakar stated this while seeking prayers for the success of Tinubu’s administration during a roundtable meeting with traditional and religious

The Lagos Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday, mourned Prelate Sunday Kofi-Mbang, 85, who died on Wednesday, May 17. The Chairman of CAN Lagos chapter, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Wednesday. He described Mbang, a former prelate of the Methodist Church and former President

Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has admitted that Manchester City deserved to win the match because they played better, as Madrid a painful 4-0 loss at Manchester City on Wednesday. The win completed a 5-1 aggregate defeat for Real Madrid in their Champions League semi-final. Manchester City, who were beaten by Real Madrid at the

Real Madrid Manager, Pep Guardiola on Wednesday said that Manchester City were perfectly prepared with the right mix of calmness and tension for their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid. The English champions dismantled the holders 4-0 with a ruthless display to secure a 5-1 aggregate win. The result meant Manchester City secured a final

Former presidential aspirant in the Nigerian 2023 general elections, Mrs. Patience Key, has commended the U.S. commitment to democratic values by imposing visa restrictions on more Nigerians allegedly undermining democracy. The United States had on Monday imposed entry restrictions on more Nigerians for undermining the democratic process during the 2023 elections. The action is the

The United States has condemned the attack on the convoy of US consulate workers in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State by yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Tuesday. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said this in a statement obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday. The attacked convoy reportedly had nine Nigerian nationals: five employees

Counsel for embattled Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti,Mr Olumide Adeyinka-Fusika (SAN), has said he is unaware that the police have seized  his client’s gun licence. The told our correspondent that he saw no link between his client case of assaulting a policeman and a gun licence. An impeccable source told our correspondent that policemen seized the

The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission not to limit its corruption probe to governors alone, but to extend it officials of the Presidency and the members of the Federal Executive Council. The governor made the demand in a statement on Wednesday, in reaction to a report

The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party worsened on Wednesday as the factions loyal to the acting National Chairman, Bashiru Apapa, and Julius Abure engaged in a fight at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja. Recall that the Federal High Court, Abuja had suspended Abure as the National Chairman of the LP.  The court

A former Minister of Health under President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Gabriel Aduku is now the new chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum. Aduku took over the mantle of leadership from a former Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, whose tenure came to an end in March. Aduku, an architect by profession, is to serve for

…Doguwa pulls out of G-7, two other aspirants step down The outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday night, opened up on how the All Progressives Congress arrived at the decision to pick Tajudeen Abbas for Speaker and Benjamin Kalu for Deputy Speaker of the coming 10th National Assembly. Gbajabiamila spoke in Abuja

Day in and day out, Africa has suffered from power outages and shortages that have seriously affected the work and lives of residents. They can barely do anything once it gets dark, so energy storage products and solar home systems are urgently needed to help them out of this situation. BLUETTI, the market leader in

Clearing your browsing history is not just something to do for fun but it is one way to protect your privacy and prevent tracking and data access from cyberattacks. You can ensure your confidential data and activity won’t be traced by anyone if you clear your browsing log after using your computer. Surprisingly, internet users

FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has revealed that teams at the expanded 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be based in regional clusters during the early rounds to ease travel. Speaking in Los Angeles to unveil the official logo and branding for the tournament on Wednesday, Infantino said the move was

Some lawyers have expressed views on the slapping of policeman by afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, during a disagreement on the Third Mainland Bridge, Onozure Dania writes On September 19, 2022, a human rights lawyer and activist, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, said a cop who abuses a civilian risks a 25-year jail term. Falana spoke while

The Nigerian Shipper’s Council said it saved a whooping N2.7bn between 2020 to 2022. The council in its newsletter called ‘Complaint Newsletter’, a periodic publication of the agency, said the fund could have been lost to shipping companies, and terminal operators through demurrages, among others. The NSC in the publication said during the period under

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has called on industries in the country, particularly large consumers of petroleum products, to transit from diesel to gas. The NMDPRA Chief Executive, Farouk Ahmed made the call at a one-day stakeholders engagement on gas utilisation in Nigeria held in Kano on Monday. Ahmed, who was represented

The Nigerian Police Force is partly responsible for Nigerians’ disrespect for the institution and the law it enforces. There could be no excuse for citizens’ lawlessness, but when an organisation, set up to defend the laws of a country tramples the same, it renders the law helpless and susceptible to abuse.  The conduct of some

If there is any perfect example in recent times that demonstrates beyond reasonable doubt that Nigeria is a nation reputed for doing one thing repeatedly and expects a different result, it is the present intrigues surrounding the nomination of principal officers for the incoming 10th National Assembly. For a better understanding of where the piece

As economic worries competed with a tighter supply outlook for later in the year, oil prices remained steady on Wednesday despite a surprise rise in U.S. crude inventories, Reuters reports. In the futures market, Brent crude rose 2 cents, or 0.7 per cent, to $74.42 a barrel. The West Texas Intermediate U.S. crude oil price