Новости за 21.06.2023

The Benue State Assembly on Wednesday recommended the suspension of all the elected local government chairmen and their councillors in the state. There are 23 local government areas in the state. The lawmakers also recommended that the chairmen immediately hand over the affairs of their respective councils to their Directors of General Service and Administration.

Workers at the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State, on Wednesday, staged a protest, against the alleged dismissal of over 35 of their colleagues by the school’s governing council. It was gathered that all the concerned workers received their sack letters on Tuesday, raising panic on the campus of the state

The Federal High Court has fixed October 23 for the hearing in a suit filed by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Wednesday after counsel for the former petroleum boss, Benson Igbanoi, and counsel for the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, M.D. Baraya, regularised their processes in

The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Olamide Oladiji, has called on members of the House to be united and work together as a formidable team to move the state forward. Oladiji, who was elected as the speaker of the 10th Assembly, on June 3, 2023, said the development of the state

The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, has disclosed that the Federal Government will be introducing a new anti-cancer vaccine called the Human PapillomaVirus vaccine into the national immunisation schedule in 2023 and 2024 to tackle the increasing rate of cervical, anal and oropharyngeal

The African Democratic Congress has set up a seven-man Peace and Reconciliation Committee to resolve all intra-party disputes arising from the 2023 general elections. The committee is also charged with ensuring harmony, discipline, and respect for the party as an institution and its values. In a statement on Wednesday, the National Publicity Secretary, Mabel Oboh,

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Tajudeen Abbas, has congratulated the new National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the Service Chiefs and the acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service on their appointments by President Bola Tinubu. Abbas said the appointments of Ribadu as NSA; Maj.-Gen. C.G. Musa as Chief of Defence Staff;

The Corps Commander, Corridor 1 of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Oseni Hamzat, has decried the behaviour of some motorists on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway despite the ongoing repairs. Hamzat expressed his dissatisfaction on Wednesday, while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, adding that the traffic congestion on the road is mostly caused by road users

The Catholic Priest of Otukpo Diocese, Rev. Fr. Anthony Adikwu, who was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen last Thursday, has been released. Recall that some gunmen stormed Ajegbe Awume in Ohimini Local Government Area of the state around 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 15, and went straight to St. Margaret’s parish, from where the priest was

The Niger/Kogi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday released heavy railway locomotive parts it intercepted to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger. The Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Busayo Kadejo, disclosed this at the command’s Headquarters in Minna while handing over the items to the NSCDC. Kadejo told

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to pay the sum of N50 million to the family of slain Abuja-based journalist Alex Ogbu. Ogbu was covering a protest by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, who were demanding the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, when he was hit

The Federal Emergency Management Authority has warned that states surrounding the Federal Capital Territory will experience strong winds within the next three days. In a statement signed by FEMA’s Head of Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, on Wednesday, the agency said it was issuing the warning following an impact-based weather forecast by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency.

A man suffering from epilepsy, Amos Christopher, has been apprehended by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly beating his ​​four-year-old brother, Thyson, to death. Amos, a 24-year-old who lives in Dobi village in Ga’anda District, Gombi Local Government Area, allegedly committed the act in one of the apartments in their home on June 19,

A man suffering from epilepsy, Amos Christopher, has been apprehended by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly beating his ​​four-year-old brother, Thyson, to death. Amos, a 24-year-old who lives in Dobi village in Ga’anda District, Gombi Local Government Area, allegedly committed the act in one of the apartments in their home on June 19,

A Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has set aside a warrant of arrest order against the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, the Rivers State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tonye Cole; a former Commissioner for Power, Augustine Wokocha; and three others. Recall that a High Court in Port Harcourt presided

The government of Cross River State has prohibited commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as okada, from operating in the Calabar metropolis. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the governor’s chief press secretary, Emmanuel Ogbeche, stated that the decision is intended to create a safe and secure Cross River. Ogbeche added that anyone caught breaking the directive

The former Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has said that he is leaving the Nigeria Police Force better than he met it, adding that he believes he added value to policing in Nigeria. He said this on Wednesday when he officially handed over the mantle of leadership of the NPF to the acting IG, Kayode

The Allied Peoples Movement concluded its case against the President, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday after it called one witness to testify before the Presidential Election Petition Court. In its petition, the APM is challenging the election of Tinubu on the grounds that his Vice President, Kashim Shettima, had double nominations as a senatorial and Vice

Six years after the demise of the Olu of Orile-Imo, a community in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun, a chieftain of the town, High Chief Olakunle Olalekan, has declared his intention to ascend to the stool. Olalekan, in a letter addressed to the 30 village heads that formed Orile-Imo and obtained by our

A coalition of 30 civil society organisations has asked President Bola Tinubu to improve funding for anti-graft agencies in the country as well as amend the enabling acts of the agencies. The groups also urged the President to direct the investigation of publicly exposed persons named in the Pandora, Panama and Paradise papers, and to

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said the Force will strive for excellence and accountability to Nigerians. He further assured Nigerians of his readiness to provide adequate security for Nigerians, with the assistance of other security agencies. Egbetokun said this on Wednesday at the ongoing handing/taking over ceremony at Louis Edet House,

The National Co-ordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Network in the last election, Alhaji Muhammad Kailani, on Wednesday, urged President Bola Tinubu to probe the tenure of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido, as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Kailani, a close associate of both President Tinubu and former President, Major General Muhammadu

The best and worst teams in the WNBA meet on Wednesday night with the Mercury vs Aces. Footprint Center hosts a matchup which projects to be very one-sided, with the Aces starting the season 10-1. We have looked around the various WNBA betting sites to pick our favourite wagers.  Mercury vs Aces Winner These

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has officially assumed office as the 22nd IG. The former IG, Usman Baba, officially handed over to Egbetokun today, Wednesday, during a Handing/Taking Over Ceremony of the Inspector-General of Police at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja. PUNCH reports that Egbetokun was decorated on Tuesday at

American business mogul, Bill Gates said her 20-year-old youngest daughter, Phoebe, was excited he would see Nigerian music stars – Burna Boy and Rema when he visit Nigeria. He said this on Wednesday while delivering his opening address at an event in Lagos State. The PUNCH reports Gates and Aliko Dangote visited President Bola Tinubu on Monday.