Новости за 24.05.2023

…urges FG to appoint different ministers for elementary, tertiary education The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has called on the Federal Government to consider appointing different ministers to handle individual portfolios, saying the post of ‘minister of state’ was a Constitutional aberration. Keyamo’s recommendation was contained in the valedictory speech he gave

The Federal Government has injected N1.5 billion to support a cooperative scheme for 30,000 ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region, the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Program, Major General Barry Ndiomu (retd.), said on Wednesday. The PAP targeted about 30,000 Niger Delta ex-agitators aimed to ensure the self-sufficiency of the militants and reduce their

A popular Television preacher and motivational speaker, Reverend Mike Ochigbo, has been kidnapped by gunmen in Adamawa State. Ochigbo, who is the General Overseer of Freedom Power Chapel, was forced at gunpoint out of his home in the wee hours, of Wednesday, from his residence located in Nyibango. Similarly, one Pastor John Moses has also

The legendary singer, Tina Turner, has passed away at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, Daily Mail reports. She was known as the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’. ‘With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,’ her representatives said in a statement.

A joint task force from the Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare and Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra Brigade, on Wednesday, raided major spots in the state and cleared over 50 street beggars and out-of-school children hawking from the streets of Awka and environs. The action, according to the ministry, was to sanitise

The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has revealed that a Nigeria Air aircraft is scheduled to land in the country on Friday, marking a significant milestone in the process of commencing operations. The minister who revealed this on Channels Television promised that the aircraft will be unveiled in Nigeria’s colours in fulfilment of all

…plead for completion before handover A group of Ogoni youths under the aegis of Ogoni Youth Development Initiative, on Wednesday, described the abandonment of the Bori General Hospital in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State by Governor Nyesom Wike as “worrisome”. The group, through its National President, Savour Imeabe, lamented that the governor, who

Seven members of the National Youths Service Corps who were kidnapped on their way to Port Harcourt, Rivers State from the NYSC orientation camp in Ondo State have regained their freedom after spending one week in captivity. A family member of one of the kidnapped corps members had reported to a popular radio station in

…laments boom in kidnap industry Following the several reports of abductions and killings across the country, ActionAid Nigeria has called on the government at all levels to rise up to its responsibilities of protecting lives and properties and tackling insecurity in the country. The group said it had noted an increase in insecurity across the

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has promised to quickly pay depositors of the 179 Microfinance Banks and four Primary Mortgage Banks whose licenses were recently revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The NDIC Managing Director/Chief Executive, Mr. Bello Hassan, stated this in a statement released on Tuesday by the Director of Communication & Public

The outgoing Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, presented the 2023 transition report to the Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Yusuf. During a short meeting held at the Kano Government House, Ante Chamber Hall, Ganduje, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji reiterated his readiness to ensure a hitch-free transition on

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has invited several dignitaries to commission various infrastructure projects as part of the Urban Renewal Programme of his administration, on Friday. Former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, former national chairmen of the All Progressives Congress Chiefs Bisi Akande and John Odigie-Oyegun, former governors, and two serving ministers from the state, Hajiya

Nigeria’s government has spent $8bn to restore peace in Liberia, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor disclosed on Wednesday. Gen. Irabor disclosed this while delivering his keynote remark at the event to mark the 75th-year celebration of the United Nations peacekeeping operations. The Chief of Defence Staff noted that over 200,000 Nigerian troops

The Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday, arraigned a 54-year-old former deputy speaker, Dare Kadiri, over an alleged threat to lives and causing a breach of peace. Kadiri was dragged to court 24-hours after he blocked the gate to the State House of Assembly located in the governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He was invited by

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, approved the extension of the implementation period of the capital component of the 2022 Appropriation Act by six months, from June to December 2023. The House, as a Committee of Supply, considered and approved the request made by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on behalf of the

The Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola SAN, on Wednesday, cautioned the National Assembly against approving any fresh loan facility or request regarding financial matters for the outgoing government of the President, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd). Babalola, who expressed disbelief that Buhari could be seeking a fresh loan despite the

…Family fixes funeral for July 23 The Federal Government has inaugurated a State Funeral Committee for the former Chief of General Staff, the late Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya, who died on March 26, 2023. The committee is expected to plan a befitting burial for the Army general. This is as the family of the late Diya announced that

The legislative arm of Kajola Local Government area of Oyo State, on Wednesday, suspended its Chairman, Afolabi Salimonu, popularly called Borikansunwon, indefinitely. A document for the suspension which was obtained by our correspondent revealed that the chairman was suspended by the councillors during a sitting at the Legislative Chamber of the council’s secretariat. The sitting had elected councillors

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, clashed in the chamber during the plenary on Wednesday.  Gbajabiamila had reportedly recommended Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the coming 10th House, leading to their endorsement by the ruling All Progressives Congress.  Wase, who

… says Police can’t be complainant, prosecutor The Yaba Magistrate’s Court of Mrs Adeola Olatunbosun on Wednesday ruled that the police cannot be the complainant and also the prosecutor at the same time. The magistrate stated this on Wednesday morning, as she sat in her filled-to-capacity court where the Police prosecuting team demanded to arraign

The immediate-past Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has described as lies, the allegation levelled against him by his successor, Dapo Abiodun over the relocation of the $19bn Dangote refinery from Ogun to Lagos State. Amosun on Wednesday, spoke through his media aide, Bola Adeyemi, while reacting to the statement issued by Abiodun on

The Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom, Oba Victor Kiladejo, on Tuesday, disclosed that insecurity has drastically reduced in his domain. The monarch said the kingdom was able to checkmate the activities of criminals through a creative intelligence-gathering strategy put in place for the safety of the people. Oba Kiladejo said this while hosting a delegation of

A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Samuel Adegoke has reportedly killed himself by drinking some chemical substance after losing his fees and that of his friend to an online betting. Our correspondent gathered that the deceased reportedly used his school fee to play an online betting on Friday but lost. Adegoke, who

The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Wednesday, dismissed the petitions filed by the Allied Peoples’ Movement and the Action Peoples Party against the victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, in the March 18 governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission and the All Progressives Congress are other respondents to

The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 26 suspects linked to a series of crimes including kidnapping and cultism in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who made the statement in the Lafia area of the state, said two victims recently abducted by suspected kidnappers were also