Новости за 15.10.2023

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Éno, has said the one project-per-local government initiated by his administration is way of showing gratitude to the people for their support for the Peoples Democratic party during the elections. Éno said it was unfortunate that politicians go round every election circle to canvass for votes and after election

he Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State has urged the Governor of the state, Dapo Abiodun to take responsibility for the failure recorded in the distribution of palliative rice rolled out to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal from petroleum products in the country. The PDP gave this charge on Sunday, in a statement

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have nab two wanted drug barons following weeks of intelligence-led operations across the country and outside Nigeria. A statement by the NDLEA Sunday disclosed that the drug lords, Hakeem Babatunde Salami, the arrowhead of “Tajudeen Babatunde Abioye Transnational Criminal Organisation,” and Okafor Ikechukwu Williams, were arrested

A Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, on Sunday, urged the National Assembly to stop paying lip service to the poor state of basic education in the country. Falana in a statement he signed and made available to our correspondent also knocked the lawmakers for attempting to amend the Universal Basic

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have taken into custody two wanted heads of transnational criminal organisations with a multi-billion-naira worth of illicit drugs. The anti-narcotics agency also seized assets from the traffickers after weeks of intelligence-led operations within and outside the country. This was made known on Sunday by the agency’s Director,

The Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital Kware, Sokoto State, has embarked on a roadshow to sensitise Nigerians on mental health and related issues. The Medical Director of the Hospital, Prof. Shehu Sale, while addressing newsmen during the roadshow said the activities were in commemoration of the 2023 World Mental Health Day with the theme ‘Mental Health

The Israeli military on Sunday. said it has confirmed 126 people held as hostages by Hamas since the Palestinian militant group staged their deadly attack eight days earlier. Authorities had initially estimated about 150 Israeli and foreign captives after Hamas launched its October 7 attack that killed at least 1,300 in Israel. Heavy Israeli bombardment

The Nigerian Air Force says the air components of operations Hadin Kai and Hadarin Daji have eliminated scores of terrorists in the stream of air strikes in their enclaves across the theatres. The NAF disclosed this in a statement released by its Director, Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Sunday in Abuja.

  The mother of Senator Ahmed Lawan, the President of the 9th Senate, Hajiya Halima Daja, has died. She died in Gashua, Yobe State, Saturday night, October 14. According to Lawan’s media adviser, Dr Ezrel Tabiowo, the mother of the former Senate President died at the age of 86. The statement said Hajiya Halima Ibrahim

The President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has said the apex socio-cultural organisation of Igbo ethnic nationality has plans to meet soon with President  Bola Ahmed Tinubu to canvass for the immediate release of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Iwuanyanwu made this known on Saturday during a courtesy visit

No fewer than 100 households on Saturday benefitted from the Federal Government’s distributed food items for internally displaced persons in Kwara State. The food items distributed include rice, garri, semovita, spaghetti, vegetable oil, and salt. At the flag-off ceremony held at the Federal Secretariat, Ilorin, the state capital, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees,

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday departed Nigeria to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 3rd Belt and Road Initiative Forum in Beijing, China, holding from Oct. 16 to 18. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja

A Non-Governmental Organisation, the ECOWEB360, has said there is a need for collective efforts from stakeholders to ensure that the environment is sustained and managed for human existence. The ECOWEB360 added that there is a need for all and sundry to address the complex challenges posed by global warming and climate change head-on. The Chief

Ibrahim Abdullah, an uncle of a 25-year-old student, Mubarak Yusuf, who was found dead days after he went missing in Ilorin, Kwara State, in September, talks to Abdullateef Fowewe about the circumstances surrounding his nephew’s disappearance and death When did Mubarak leave his home on the day he went missing? I am Malam Ibrahim Abdullah.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, “to reject the recently reintroduced social media regulation bill.” SERAP noted that the passage of the bill “would unduly restrict the rights to freedom of expression and privacy,” and urged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to

The Israeli army is awaiting a “political decision” on the timing of a major ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. This is as civilians stepped up desperate efforts to flee northern Gaza, military spokesmen said. Israel has told 1.1 million people in northern Gaza to leave for the south of the territory and thousands were

On-Air-personality, Kayode Ojuolape Oladotun, popularly known as Do2dtun, has replied to his estranged wife Taiwo Oyebanjo’s over domestic abuse claims she stated as reasons for leaving their marriage and taking their kids with her. Do2dtun and Taiwo again began making headlines after the media personality called Taiwo out over the custody of their two daughters.

The Nigerian Army says its men have rescued four students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, who were reportedly kidnapped late Saturday. This was made known on Sunday in a statement by Capt. Yahaya Ibrahim, on behalf of the Force Information Officer, Operation Hadarin Daji. The two students, according to an eyewitness account, male

A 29-year-old officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Hafsoh Babatunde, tells ABDULLATEEF FOWEWE how she toured 36 state on a motorcycle What did you have in mind when you mulled the idea of touring some parts of the country on a motorcycle? My name is Hafsoh Babatunde. I reside in Abeokuta, Ogun State. I am

Three persons died instantly while 15 sustained injuries in an auto crash involving a commercial bus and a truck in Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency disclosed this on Sunday, in a statement by the agency’s Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu. Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident happened at Gbagada, by the Charlie Boy bus stop

The Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria has warned that there may be a scarcity of essential medications across the country due to the current economic downturn. The National Chairman of NAIP, Kenneth Onuegbu said the pharmaceutical companies may not be able to provide crucial medications if the government does not address and find a

The United States has organised a ship to take Americans out of Israel to Cyprus on Monday. The US embassy disclosed this on Sunday, in a security alert. It said with Israel moving toward an invasion of the Gaza Strip, the ship will leave from the Israeli port of Haifa for Limassol taking “US nationals

The Israel Defense Forces have said they have killed another man in Gaza suspected of masterminding the large-scale attacks carried out by Islamist Hamas. A statement by the force on Sunday stated that the commander of Hamas units in southern Khan Younis, Billal Al Kedra, was killed in airstrikes on Saturday evening. Other Hamas and

The Babatunde Idiagbon Flyover Bridge at Tanke will be open for use from Monday, October 16th, and closed again on Tuesday, October 24th, ahead of the convocation of the University of Ilorin, the Kwara State Ministry of Works and Transport said in a statement on Saturday. Members of the public are to note, however, that

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, is billed to attend the 2023 annual conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Egbetokun will lead a delegation of senior police officers to the conference to be held in San Diego, California, United States. This was made known in a tweet posted on the Nigeria