Новости за 08.06.2023

In the face of the recent uproar over the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government, commercial bus drivers in Lagos State have backed the move. The drivers, under the auspices of the Lagos State Parks and Garages, gave this support in their meeting on Wednesday. Alhaji Sulaimon Ojora, Deputy Chairman, LSPG, commended the

Featuring 12 teams, the WNBA is the biggest women’s basketball league in the world. Founded in 1996 and first played a year later, the WNBA operates on a 40-game regular season schedule for each team followed by an eight-team Playoffs. Each season’s champion is decided by a WNBA Finals series. The Houston Comets, Minnesota Lynx

A Northern leader, Dr Bashir Lamido, has said it will be easier for former Zamfara and Abia governors, Abdulaziz Yari and Orji Uzor Kalu, to win the Senate leadership election, saying the president, Bola Tinubu, would have a reliable National Assembly under their leadership. According to him, both lawmakers complement each other and would help

Heidi Korth, the estranged wife of Adesina Adeleke, popularly called Sina Rambo, the son of Osun State governor, Ademola, has promised to give out her diamond wedding rings. Korth revealed this in a video posted on her Instagram page while confirming her divorce from Sina Rambo on Wednesday night. In the video, she flaunted the

A former lawmaker representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Annie Okonkwo, has reportedly died. Okonkwo, a foremost businessman and politician, hails from Iruebenebe village, Ojoto in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The deceased represented Anambra Central Senatorial District from 2007 to 2011 under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. He also contested

Every player at next month’s Women’s World Cup is guaranteed to earn at least $30,000, FIFA says, with the winners taking home $270,000. Women’s football is at an all-time high but there have been concerns from players that its growing popularity is not reflected in what they earn, especially compared to men. The World Cup

The police sealed off the Nasarawa House of Assembly Complex on Wednesday in a bid to avert a breakdown of law and order following the emergence of two speakers for the seventh assembly. The PUNCH reports that the immediate past Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, who was seeking a third term as Speaker, and Hon.

Former US vice president Mike Pence launched his presidential campaign Wednesday by framing the Republican nomination as a choice between “reckless” Donald Trump and the Constitution — arguing that his old boss’s bid to overturn the last election should bar him from returning in 2024. Offering a spirited defense of the Trump White House’s policies, the deeply

Pope Francis, 86, spent a good first night in hospital after a three-hour operation in a Rome hospital to fix a painful hernia, the Vatican said Thursday. “The night went well”, the press office said in a short statement, adding that further details would be provided later. The Argentine pontiff was said to have been

Lionel Messi said on Wednesday he will sign for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, choosing the United States as his next destination over a Barcelona reunion or blockbuster deal to play in Saudi Arabia. Inter Miami, co-owned by former England international David Beckham and founded in 2018, sacked coach Phil Neville last week with

Nigeria’s Iyinoluwa Aboyeji might not have the personal wealth of Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg, but his level of success as an African entrepreneur bears comparison with any Silicon Valley tech titan. While still in his 20s, the Nigerian co-founded two “unicorns”, an industry term for companies that achieve a valuation of more than $1

The President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has again appealed to lawmakers to support the party’s choice of consensus candidate stating that the Renewed Hope Elephant is big enough for everyone to share. The president at the meeting with the lawmakers in Abuja on Wednesday which ended around 11 pm, told the senators-elect to toe the lines

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has expressed shock at the murder of Professor Opeyemi Ajewole of the University of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. In a statement released by the secretary to the Sultanate Council, Sai’du Maccido, the Sultan, who is also the Chancellor of the premier university, sympathised with the deceased’s family.

The wife of Abia State Governor, Mrs Priscilla Otti, has assured that appropriate action is being taken to rehabilitate the inmates rescued from a baby factory located at Umunkpeyi, Nvosi, in the Isialangwa South Local Government Area of Abia State. Mrs Otti gave the assurance when she paid an unscheduled visit to the young girls

The percentage of diasporan Nigerians with National Identification Numbers rose to 25.17 per cent in May 2023. The National Identity Management Commission has registered 427,962 diasporan Nigerians since it launched its diaspora enrolment exercise in 2019. There were at least 1.7 million Nigerians living in the diaspora according to the World Bank. The global bank

Many depot owners may soon shut down their facilities due to the inability to meet the new financial requirement of about N10bn by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as the cost of lifting fuel from its ships, The PUNCH has learnt. The PUNCH on Wednesday noticed that many filling stations in Lagos State were

The Chief Imam of Fagge Juma’at Mosque, Sheikh Nasir Muhammad Nasir, is dead. The cleric died on Wednesday after a protracted illness and will be buried today, Thursday, June 8, 2023, at the Emir of Kano’s palace. The late Islamic scholar, popularly known as Limamin Waje, died at the age of 87. The deceased was

As Nigerians grapple with the aftershocks of the fuel subsidy removal, President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council to come up with inputs on palliatives and  the minimum wage review as part of measures to cushion the pain of subsidy removal. This was as the Trade Union Congress said it was expecting the

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project has expressed concerns that plastic pollution was an emerging threat to mangroves in the Niger Delta region. It stated it would soon commence the shoreline clean up and mangrove restoration of oil-impacted areas in Ogoniland. The Coordinator of HYPREP, Prof Nenibarini Zabbey, in his address to mark the 2023 World

A prolific cybercrime gang thought to be based in Russia has issued an ultimatum to victims of a hack that has hit organisations around the world. According to the BBC, the Clop group posted a notice on the dark web warning firms affected by the MOVEit hack to email them before 14 June or stolen

Malicious apps are quite dangerous since they can easily spy on your data and access sensitive information. Cybercriminals look for every means to steal and breach data and developing malicious apps is one way they achieve these schemes. Kaspersky defines malicious apps as software that targets devices with malware to harm the user’s device and

The 10 poorest states in Nigeria owe local and foreign creditors about N1.18tn, according to findings by The PUNCH. While the data for the poorest state was acquired from the National Bureau of Statistics, the debt data was obtained from the Debt Management Office. The NBS, in its National Multidimensional Poverty Index report, disclosed that

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Idowu Owohunwa, says his office is working towards strengthening intra-police coordination by evolving a structure that would effectively coordinate prompt response to gender-based violence. The CP stated this on Wednesday when he paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence

The outgoing Port Manager of Lagos Port Complex, Mrs Olufunmilayo Olotu, has urged port operators to embrace professionalism. Olotu said her professionalism helped her achieve the successes she recorded during her reign as LPC manager. According to her, she was able to improve trade facilitation and surmounted other challenges that hindered effective business activities. During

The thirty-six-year-old youngest member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Sabur Oluwa, has promised his constituents to ensure effective representation. Oluwa, who is representing the Ajeromi-Ifelodun constituency II at the Assembly, was among the 40 lawmakers inaugurated at the 10th Lagos Assembly on Tuesday. The lawmakers took the Oath of Office after Governor Babajide