Новости за 23.05.2023

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has commissioned the newly built Nigeria Customs Service Corporate Headquarters in Abuja today, May 23, 2023, PUNCH reports This commissioning comes after the President inaugurated the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals, established by the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, on Monday. The new smart

Governors in the South-East have agreed to name the Second Niger Bridge after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). The Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, confirmed the development in a tweet on Tuesday, adding that the bridge would be commissioned today. His tweet read, “The Second Niger Bridge is

The President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is currently presiding over an extraordinary meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the State House, Abuja; the second in two weeks. In Tuesday’s penultimate meeting, Buhari is leading other Council members to deliberate on new and outstanding memoranda from various government Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The PUNCH gathered

There was confusion on Tuesday morning at the Yaba Chief Magistrates Court, Lagos State, as youths gathered outside the court to protest for the freedom of the Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti. A source, who pleaded anonymity told The PUNCH, that in the absence of the magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, the trial was postponed to Wednesday, May

A secondary school in Osogbo, Osun State, Fakunle Unity High School, hurriedly shut down academic activities on Tuesday, after some pupils became unconscious after inhaling teargas fired by men of Mopol 39 Base, located directly opposite the school premises. A source in the school, who preferred not to be named over fears of harassment, told

Supporters of musician Seun Kuti gathered outside the magistrate’s court in Yaba, Lagos State to demand the singer’s release. The trial, which was slated for today, was said to have been adjourned as a result of the judge’s absence from the court, a source who pleaded anonymity told PUNCH. Supporters Demand Seun Kuti’s Release Supporters

Following a Federal High Court ruling in Kano that nullified the candidature of the Abia State governor-elect, Alex Otti, in the March 18 governorship election, the Labour Party has filed an appeal against the judgement. The court’s ruling stemmed from a case, numbered FHC/KN/CS/107/2023, brought by Mr Ibrahim Haruna Ibrahim against the Labour Party and

The Federal Government has said there is a need for the creation of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs to enable the nation to realise the huge potential in the sector. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, who made the statement while speaking at the investiture of Aminu Umar as the new President of the Nigerian

There was palpable tension at the Yelwa Campus of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State, on Monday, as students went on a rampage to express their anger over the alleged assault on the Chairperson of the Academic Staff Union of the University, Dr Ibrahim Inuwa, by some military men. The PUNCH learnt that the

No fewer than 26 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force have landed in Turkey for training on the usage and maintenance of T129 ATAK helicopters. The Nigerian government last year procured six T129 helicopters produced by the Turkish Aerospace Industry for counter-terrorism operations in the country. The T129 ATAK is a twin-engine, tandem-seat, multi-role, all-weather

Four people have been arrested in Spain for hanging an effigy of Vinicius Junior from a bridge in January, less than 24 hours after Real Madrid filed a hate crime complaint for racist abuse during the La Liga clash with Valencia at the Mestalla. The 22-year-old winger claimed ‘racism is normal’ in La Liga and

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has ordered Peter Obi and the Labour Party to present their joint petition against Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory at the 2023 election within three weeks. The Tribunal also ordered the President-elect, Tinubu, to defend his victory along with the Independent National Electoral Commission within five days. The Chairman of

The Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday gave the pre-hearing report on three different petitions seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. The court also presented the trial schedule. The chairman of the five-man panel of the court, Justice Haruna Tsammani, read the pre-hearing report which included the declaration of the court’s

Justice Adeola Olatubosun of the Chief Magistrates Court in Yaba, Lagos State, has reportedly adjourned the trial of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, to Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The trial, which was slated for today, May 23, 2023, was said to have been adjourned as a result of the judge’s absence from the court, a source

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, during the 2023 general elections in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, has called on the police authorities to investigate how details of the interim report of an uncompleted investigation were leaked to the press. Adebutu queried how the police interim report got to the media when the police

Afrobeat star, David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido, has said that he once ran away from his family 60-million-dollar house to sleep in a friend’s studio because of his passion to do music. Davido revealed this in an interview on REAL 92.3 FM, which went viral on Tuesday. The ‘Unavailable’ crooner went on to say

Hilda Baci, the 27-year-old experienced chef, has stated that her culinary skills were ordained from above. Last Monday, Baci garnered huge support from Nigerians and those in the diaspora after she cooked for 100 hours, beating the previous record of 87 hours and 45 minutes, set by Indian chef, Lata Tondon. In her interview on

WhatsApp has unveiled a new feature that lets users edit messages that have already been sent. The PUNCH reports that with the new feature, users of the instant messaging service would be able to edit messages even 15 minutes after sending them. This was disclosed by the Chief Executive Officer of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, on

The British Special Air Service and the European country’s other special forces have operated clandestinely in Nigeria and 18 other nations over the past 12 years, research has revealed. It could be recalled that in 2012, a group of SBS commandos attempted and failed to rescue a Briton and an Italian held by an Islamist

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, has flagged off the distribution of presidential palliatives to victims of the 2022 flood in Akwa Ibom State. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Umana, while handing over relief materials to the National Emergency Management Agency for onward distribution to the victims on Monday,

The Senator, representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Ifeanyi Ubah, on Monday, presented no fewer than 14 Toyota Sienna vehicles, 40 motorcycles, over 100 walkie-talkies and other security gadgets to vigilance groups and neighbourhood security watch in Nnewi, Anambra State. Ubah said the gesture was part of efforts aimed at equipping and fortifying the local security

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said its 2023 Direct Entry, Direct Entry e-PIN sales will close on Saturday, May 26, 2023. The board said the registration of those who obtained the e-PIN ends on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. JAMB‘s acting Director, Public Affairs, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Tuesday morning, recalled that

The President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has expressed confidence in the incoming President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to sustain the tempo of his regime. Buhari said this on Monday while speaking at the Presidential Fleet Review, 2023, at the Naval Dockyard Limited, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to Buhari, the incoming administration would continue to maintain

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission warned Nigerians on Tuesday against a ‘scam alert’ which purportedly emanated from the EFCC Help Desk. The agency said no such desk exists in the agency. The EFCC’s warning was contained in a statement posted on its Twitter page and signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson

Natives of Ogbomoso in Oyo State staged a protest across the ancient town on Monday over the planned relocation of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, to a newly established campus of the school located in Iseyin, Oyo State. In April 2023, the indigenes of the town staged