Новости за 07.06.2023

A group, the Better Nigeria Movement, has asked President Bola Tinubu to support a lawmaker from Zamfara State, Sani Jaji, for the position of Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives during the upcoming inauguration of the National Assembly. The group described Jaji was described as one of the most qualified candidates. In a statement

Justices Efe Ikponmwonba and M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Tuesday convicted and sentenced 19 internet fraudsters to prison for fraud. The convicts are Fidelis Esajini, Nicholas Azeke, Marvellous Alakpa, Adelike Ifeakachukwu Destiny, Osamwingie Osarenwinda, Mathias Friday Gbenga; Collins Etiosa Iyekeoretin, Anyanwu Miracle, Justice Aifo, Emmanuel Efetobor. Others include

Some Nigerians on the internet have called for the arrest and prosecution of the immediate past Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, after the Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Dayo Olumide, disclosed that the aeroplane that landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on May 26, 2023, was a chartered one from Ethiopia Airlines. Olumide made

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, on Tuesday, visited the three communities that were attacked by bandits last Saturday. The Governor was accompanied by his deputy, Idris Gobir, heads of security agencies in the state and the Sultan of Sokoto. Speaking with the residents during the visit, the governor condemned the attacks as senseless and ungodly,

The wife of the Abia State Governor, Mrs. Priscilla Otti Tuesday paid an unscheduled visit to the 21 pregnant young girls, who were rescued from the baby factory located at Umunkpei, Nvosi, in Isialangwa South LGA with an assurance that immediate appropriate action is being taken to rehabilitate them. Mrs. Otti, who expressed sadness and

Pope Francis will undergo an operation for an abdominal hernia on Wednesday at a Rome hospital, where he is expected to stay for “several days”, the Vatican said. The 86-year-old pope, who underwent colon surgery in 2021, is suffering from a hernia which is “causing recurrent, painful and worsening” symptoms, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said

The ruling All Progressives Congress has described the subsidy removal on Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, as the first acid test of President Bola Tinubu. This was revealed by the National Vice Chairman of APC for North-West, Salihu Lukman, in a statement issued in Abuja titled ‘Nigerian Democracy and the Challenge of Governance.’

Abuja-based Legal Practitioner, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has commended Governor Ademola Adeleke and the 26-member Osun State House of Assembly for backing the election of a 38-year-old member, Adewale Egbedun, as the Speaker of the Eighth Assembly. The lawyer said the election of youth as the head of the state legislature is a testament to the youth

A delegation of Abuja-based pastors and bishops on Tuesday called on Federal lawmakers-elect and the All Progressive Congress to imbibe the spirit of balance, and equity in the leadership of the 1oth National Assembly by making Christians the Speaker of the Senate and House of Representatives. The pastors under the umbrella of Nigeria Coalition of

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, in Ebonyi State, Chief Chibueze Nwigwe, has said Governor Francis Nwifuru has no reason to fail residents of the state. Nwigwe expressed confidence that the newly inaugurated governor will turn around the economic fortunes of the state and create wealth for the masses, especially the youth and women.

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has nullified recent appointments into the State Civil Service made by the immediate past Governor, Samuel Ortom. Alia said, “All appointments into the state civil service made  by the outgone administration from May 2022 to date are hereby nullified with immediate effect.” Recall that prior to the inauguration

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has approved the recruitment of 1,684 secondary school teachers, extension workers, and staff of the state-owned Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare. State Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Yahuza Adamu Haruna, disclosed this on Tuesday. From the 1,684 to be employed, a total of 1,000 teachers for English

Less than 2 weeks after leaving office as Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has been appointed as the managing partner of an international lobbying firm, Ballard Partners. His appointment was announced in a statement shared on the firm’s official Twitter page on Tuesday. “Ballard Partners, one of the top government relations firms

Nigeria’s table tennis icon, Quadri Aruna, has explained why he will not participate in the upcoming World Table Tennis Contender in Lagos. In a video post on his Instagram handle @quadriaruna on Tuesday, Aruna said the development was due to club engagements. “Nothing is as good as playing in front of my home fans and

Experts in the field of special education in Nigeria have canvassed for the inclusion and adoption of e-learning in the teaching and learning of special education in the country. The experts who spoke at the opening ceremony of the 34th National Conference of the Nigeria Association of Special Education Teachers emphasised the need for leveraging

The Securities and Exchange Commission says it has partnered with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria to develop standards for commodities meant for exports in a bid to grow the economy, provide jobs for Nigerians as well as provide the nation with foreign exchange. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the commission on Tuesday,

The European Commission has followed the United States in approving the world’s first vaccine for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus, to be used by adults aged 60 and over, its maker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday. “This authorisation for Arexvy means eligible adults can be vaccinated against RSV disease for the first time,” GSK’s chief scientific officer Tony

Bashir Ahmad, former special assistant on digital communications to former President Muhammadu Buhari, has slammed claims that Nigeria Air is a fraud. Insisting that the airline project is not a fraud, Ahmad said via his Twitter page, Tuesday, that all necessary documents required to power the airline have been signed by the Aviation Ministry and

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has said he will not be stampeded by any faceless group into forming his cabinet. The Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora led by its President, Pascal Oluchukwu had asked the governor to take full charge of his government or resign. Nwifuru however said he is

The Most Rev. Dr. Henry Ndukuba, Primate of the Church of Nigeria, has announced the newly elected dean of the church as well as two Archbishops and four Bishops. The announcement was contained in a press statement made available to our correspondent. He urged members of the church to support and pray for the newly

The Coalition of Northern Group, on Tuesday in Kaduna, throw their weight on the fuel subsidy removal as announced by President Bola Tinubu on May 29. The CNG, a coalition of 150 Civil Society Organisations in the North, also knocked the former President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for allegedly pursuing unpopular deregulation programmes. The

In a small fishing village outside of the Senegalese capital, Ismaila Diene and his wife on Tuesday said goodbye to their youngest son, killed last week during protests that have shaken the country. The grieving couple don’t want to lay the blame on anyone, and as for many of the 16 people killed in Senegal’s

The race for the Senate Presidency may have become tougher as two contenders, former governors, Godswill Akpabio and Abdulaziz Yari are at loggerheads over the number of lawmakers loyal to their camps. Senators-elect will at the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on June 13, 2023, elect a new Senate President to pilot the affairs

Dayo Olumide, the acting Managing Director of Nigeria Air, has disclosed that the airplane that landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on 26th May 2023, was a chartered one from Ethiopia. Recall a few weeks ago, an aircraft bearing the logo of Nigeria Air was sighted in Abuja. Speaking before the Senate Committee

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria has commissioned a state-of-the-art IHVN Campus to provide quality health services, capacity building, and research in Nigeria. Speaking at the event in Abuja on Tuesday, the Chief Executive Director of IHVN, Dr Patrick Dakum said the campus will also provide health service implementation, capacity building, and research as well