Новости за 06.12.2023

Protesters stormed the National Assembly premises in Abuja on Wednesday in reaction to the Sunday bombing of  village in Kaduna State. Daily Trust reports that the protesters, who occupied the National Assembly entrance gate for more than two hours, demanded justice for the victims and challenged the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, to either live

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Health, Amos Magaji, has said that the legislative body is to push for the declaration of emergency in the health sector, to reposition it to meet the needs of Nigerians. The National Assembly member, who said that resolving the problems in the nation’s health sector required a multi-pronged

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, his Nasarawa State counterpart, Abdullahi Sule; Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni; Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, and two former Anambra governorship candidates, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and Uche Ekwunife, are currently having a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the All Progressives Congress. The APC big wigs, who arrived

The female basketball team of the Nigeria Customs Service is set to represent the country in the upcoming Continent Championship scheduled for  December 11 in Egypt.   This was revealed in a statement and photos shared on the official X handle of the NCS on Wednesday.   According to the statement, this development comes as

Britain’s government on Wednesday chose a new BBC chairman after the previous incumbent was forced to quit earlier this year over a loan to then-prime minister Boris Johnson. The Conservative government named veteran TV executive Samir Shah as its choice to replace Richard Sharp, who stood down in April, as head of the publicly funded

A lady, Amina Muktar, a resident of Bosso Estate in Minna, Niger State, who was declared missing by the police, has been found. The police had declared her missing on Monday and appealed to members of the public with information about her whereabouts to contact the nearest police station. A police source that was contacted

The Government of Sierra Leone has given awards to the last set of 10 Nigerian volunteers for carrying out their duties diligently. They were posted out under the Technical Aid Corps programme in December 2021 for a two-year non-renewable volunteer service. The volunteers who are ten in number cut across various professions. Receiving the volunteers

The nine-man independent and investigative panel constituted by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike, to probe the death of 33-year-old ‘one chance’ victim, Ms. Greatness Olorunfemi, has declared that she was brought in dead to Maitaima District Hospital, Abuja, contrary to social media claims. The panel also disclosed that the hospital did

A now-trending video capturing the moment North Korea’s President, Kim Jong-un, broke down in tears as he pleaded with mothers to give birth to more children has emerged online. The video captured during a National Mothers’ Meeting in Pyongyang on Sunday, saw Kim Jong-un burst addressing thousands of North Korean mothers, pleading with them to

American superstar, Taylor Swift has been named 2023’s Person of the Year by Time Magazine. The historic reveal was made on Wednesday, placing Swift as the first woman to be given the title twice by Time. She first earned the title in 2017, the same year she released her iconic “Reputation” album. TIME’s Person of

The State House has earmarked N9.5bn for the purchase of tyres for bulletproof vehicles, Sport Utility Vehicles, operational vehicles, plain cars and the construction of an office complex for Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants. Out of the sum, N2bn was earmarked for the replacement of SUV vehicles, N4 bn for the purchase of State

In this episode of So This Happened, we review the report of eight graduates from Akwa Ibom State who were kidnapped while on their way to the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Sokoto State and were yet to be released after four months. We also look at the mass exodus of doctors from

Former lawmakers elected in the botched Third Republic on Wednesday demanded the immediate payment of their unpaid salaries and allowances. Leading a delegation of the Third Republic Forum to present an award of selfless service to an alumnus of the Third House of Assembly and current member representing Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency, Bayelsa State, Frederick Agbedi,

Popular media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, aka Daddy Freeze, who has urged men not to date or marry women who cannot support them financially on a monthly basis. A now trending video from his recent Instagram live session revealed when he asserted that asserted that men should be bold to ask women how much will they

Civil servants whose salaries were initially withheld by the Federal Government owing to what was described as “technical glitches” and discrepancies on the platform of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System have now started receiving credit alerts of November salaries, The PUNCH reports. Several senior civil servants confirmed the development to our correspondent in

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has earmarked the sum of N48,152,880,105 of its 2024 budgetary allocation for the “Greater Abuja Water Supply Project (multilateral/bilateral project tied loan)”. The amount represents 73 per cent of its total budget of N65,262,626.636, as observed in the 2024 Appropriation Bill released by the Budget Office of the Federation, on

The Medical Director, Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, has asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of the lower court which convicted him of rape. The Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, had, on October 24, found him guilty of defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece and sentenced him

The Kano State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 15 suspected criminals and recovered 20 stolen vehicles in different parts of the state. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, a copy of which was made available to The Punch on Wednesday. According to Haruna, the

Senator Adams Oshiomhole representing Edo North Senatorial District has urged the public and private sectors to pay staffers the new minimum wage of N35,000 before Christmas. The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress cautioned that there would be no Christmas festivities if workers were not paid the new minimum wage. Oshiomhole, a former

Three months after announcing the end of his marriage to wife, Bunmi, actor Bolanale Ninalowo, has stepped out with actress Damilola Adegbite. There were speculations weeks back that the pair were an item. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the actor confirmed the speculation by sharing a video of himself with Adegbite with the caption,

Contributors to the Federal Housing Scheme in the Federal Capital Territory have expressed disappointment over Good Homes Development Company Limited’s failure to deliver the project despite collecting N5bn from them over the past decade, DAMILOLA AINA reports Olusegun Awoyeye (not his real name) had always dreamed of owning his own house to reflect his years

The lawmaker representing Yewa North/Imeko-Afon Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Gboyega Isiaka has urged monetary policy authorities to take decisive actions that will curb naira depreciation. He further stressed the need for a more stable foreign exchange rate to support the growth of the economy, particularly the private sector. While reacting to the

The Niger Delta Development Commission has expressed its determination to embrace clean energy sources through practical approaches such as nature-based solutions and green innovations. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, said this while speaking during a side event at the Climate Change Conference, tagged COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dr Ogbuku said the commission was

The Economic Community of West African States, on Wednesday, said the military coups in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are fuelling insecurity in the region. The ECOWAS Commission President, Omar Touray, made this known in his welcoming statement at the 51st Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council at Ministerial Level in Abuja

The Niger Delta Development Commission has collaborated with large-scale farm holdings to boost agro-allied productivity and ensure food security in the region and the country at large. Under the scheme, the NDDC team, led by the Commission’s Director of Agriculture and Fisheries, Mrs Winifred Madume, on Wednesday, paid working visits to some farm holdings in