Новости за 20.01.2024

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse rejoined his squad on Saturday after spending a night under observation in hospital in Ivory Coast, where the Lions of Teranga are defending their Africa Cup of Nations title, the country’s football federation announced. Senegalese Football Federation president Augustin Senghor said Cisse had suffered from “a small gastric infection” on Thursday

At least 10 children have been injured after an explosion rocked Kidandan village, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday. The children were said to be playing with an object they discovered in a nearby bush when the incident occurred. It was gathered that as the children were tinkering with the object suspected

Daniele De Rossi got off to a winning start to life as Jose Mourinho’s successor at Roma on Saturday after his boyhood club beat struggling Verona 2-1 at an emotional Stadio Olimpico. First-half goals from Romelu Lukaku and Lorenzo Pellegrini were enough for eighth-placed Roma to see off Verona and give De Rossi a debut

Gelson Dala struck twice as Angola defeated Mauritania 3-2 in an entertaining Africa Cup of Nations clash on Saturday to close in on a spot in the last 16. Dala gave Angola the lead on the half hour in Bouake when a loose ball fell his way at a corner and his scruffy acrobatic effort

Kylian Mbappe grabbed two goals and a pair of assists as Paris Saint-Germain brushed past third-tier Orleans 4-1 on Saturday to reach the last 16 of the French Cup. Mbappe opened the scoring with a neat low finish before doubling his tally in the second half from the penalty spot following a handball in the

The Nigeria Police Force, on Saturday, paraded a notorious Abuja kidnapper, Chinaza Philip-Okoye on a stretcher at the Force Intelligence Response Team base, Guzape, Federal Capital Territory. Our correspondent gathered that the suspect sustained serious injuries after he was shot by police officers following the interception of his gang at a filling station on Thursday

An All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, on Saturday described the viral report of his exclusion from the race and others by the Prof Julius Ihonvbere-led screening panel as ‘mere rumour’. Ize-Iyamu, who is taking a shot at the position for the third time, said he is still in the race and he

The immediate past Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has urged Nigerians not to be weary over present difficulty they are going through. Aregbesola spoke on Saturday in Osogbo at the inauguration of projects and empowerment programme sponsored by Osun Economic Development Team. The ex-Osun state governor, who sought the cooperation of all stakeholders particularly good

Some unknown gunmen have struck along Akure-Ado Ekiti Expressway, abducting some passengers in two vehicles at Iju area of Akure North Local Government Area of the state. The number of the victims have not been ascertained and the details of the incident were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. It was,

Baghdad Bounedjah headed home five minutes into injury time to earn Algeria a 2-2 draw with Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday, forcing their opponents to wait to secure a place in the last 16. Mohamed Konate’s opening goal for Burkina Faso was cancelled out by a first Bounedjah equaliser, but

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 18 suspects for alleged involvement in various crimes in the state. Parading the suspects on Saturday, the state Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adeboye, said the suspects were arrested over alleged kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery, and Illegal possession of firearms among others. The CP described the rate

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has confirmed the kidnap of two persons in the early hours of Saturday in Otu town of Oyo State by unknown gunmen. The Public Relations Officer of NSCDC in the state, Samuel Opabiyi, gave the confirmation in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on

A police officer simply identified as Emmanuel has been arrested and detained after he allegedly defiled a 13-year-old girl in his office at the Bori Area Command in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. Emmanuel, attached to the Bori Area Command, was said to have been detained at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence

A former Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Olorunnimbe Mamora, has disclosed that some state governors were responsible for the destruction of the local government administration in the country. Mamora, who served as speaker in the Lagos Assembly from June 1999 to June 2003, added that the major reason for the LG administration’s collapse was

Ijaw stakeholders have demanded that divesting International Oil Companies should clean up the polluted sites around the environments of their host communities in Ijaw land before pulling out of the Niger Delta. This is because they asked the local consortiums buying up the oil assets of the IOCs to move their corporate headquarters to the region.

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has directed his personnel across the country to consistently maintain a high level of vigilance and alertness. According to him, the current security situation bedevilling the country calls for one. He spoke at the Nigerian Air Force’s Base Socio-Cultural Activities in Abuja on Saturday. BASA is

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Chief Gani Adams, on Saturday, condemned the Tuesday explosion in Ibadan and urged Governor Seyi Makinde to bring the culprits to book. Adams, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, described the incident as unfortunate and advised the government to unravel the perpetrators. He blamed

The Gunners returned to winning ways after defeating Crystal Palace 5-0 at the Emirates on Saturday. Arsenal got its first league win in the New Year starting with an 11th-minute header by Brazilian defender Gabriel. He pounced a powerful nod past Henderson after a corner kick from Declan Rice came flying in. Henderson had an

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria,  Kayode Ajulo, has called on President Bola Tinubu to set up a presidential task force to unmask officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission involved in corrupt practices. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, recently said some of his men were taking bribes from corrupt people under investigation. Olukoyede  disclosed

The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the March 18, 2023 election in Delta State, Kenneth Gbagi, has expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court judgment. The apex court had on Friday affirmed Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as the winner of the governorship election as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Gbagi, a former

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has visited the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, at the high command in Abuja over the case of a female soldier. The Nigerian military female personnel named Ruth Ogunleye came forward with serious allegations against her superiors, whom she identified as Col. IB Abdulkareem, Col. GS Ogor,

Four Civil Society Organisations have called on the National Judicial Council to probe the Appeal Court president, Monica Dongban-Mensem, and the justices involved in the Plateau State election matter. The justices are Oluwayemisi Williams-Dawodu, Abdulaziz Waziri, and Okon Abang, – all justices of the Court of Appeal. At the appellate court, no fewer than 16

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday, said developing countries need equitable access to capital arguing that such access would provide the much-needed resources for development. This was as he noted the expensive nature of most public debt packages seeking a friendlier financing mechanism. Tinubu spoke at the 19th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the

Renowned Ghanaian actor, Vincent McCauley, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024, following surgery for a brain tumor in South Africa.   His family, announcing his death in a statement on Friday, expressed gratitude for his “glorious magnificent transition” into the presence of God Almighty.     The statement said, “It is with a thankful

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says it is investigating a viral social media post alleging a woman fried plantain chips using oil adulterated with polythene. In a statement on Saturday by NAFDAC’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, the agency said it was taking a science-based approach to verifying the claim