Новости за 27.01.2024

Barcelona’s title defence was derailed as Villarreal romped to a sensational 5-3 victory in La Liga on Saturday with three late goals. After Real Madrid moved two points clear of Girona at the top of the league with a win at Las Palmas, the pressure was firmly on Xavi Hernandez’s defending champions in third. In

The Chief of Army Staff. Lt Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered troops to adopt a more aggressive posture against terrorists causing mayhem in Plateau and contiguous states. The Army Chief’s order is coming three days after terrorists killed no fewer than 33 persons in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack came within

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has warned kidnappers and their informants, to either repent from their crime or die at the hands of security agents in the territory. Wike gave the warning on Saturday on the final leg of his security town hall meetings with stakeholders of the Area Councils, at

Scores of people believed to be bandits were feared killed on Saturday when they clashed with soldiers in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was learnt that the hoodlums were on their way to attack an unknown village around 7.30 am following the relaxation of the 24-hour curfew in the council area when

The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into the extortion of a motorist by one of its officers, ASP Luka Bashayi of the Ogudu Area Command on Saturday. A video which went viral on X on Saturday showed the policeman telling the driver of the car, “make am N10,000 , sharp sharp and go

Britain’s King Charles III spent a second day in hospital on Saturday, where he was visited by his wife Queen Camilla following scheduled prostate surgery. Camilla was seen arriving by a back entrance at the London Clinic, a private hospital in the capital, where he underwent the procedure on Friday, according to AFP. The British

Gelson Dala raised his Africa Cup of Nations goal tally to four with a brace for 10-man Angola in a 3-0 last-16 triumph over Namibia in Bouake on Saturday. Surprise package Angola will face Nigeria or Cameroon, who meet later in Abidjan, in a quarter-final next Friday. After Dala scored twice in the first half,

The Chairman, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele has debunked news making the rounds that the committee would recruit area boys to enforce the payment and collection of taxes. In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Oyedele was quoted to have said that area boys could be trained for tax

Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has announced the appointment of Dr. Folashade Ayoade as the Secretary to the State Government. Ayoade, who was the SSG in the last eight years of the immediate past Governor, Yayaha Bello, is from the Kogi West Senatorial district. The governor also announced the appointment of Ali Bello as the

The Super Eagles of Nigeria’s game against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon is underway. This game is the eighth encounter between Nigeria and Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations. Notably, three of these previous meetings occurred in the tournament’s finals during 1984, 1988, and 2000 – with Cameroon emerging victorious in each instance. 66

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that the local government election will be held shortly in the state. Speaking while assenting to the Local Government Amendment Bill at the Government House, Ilorin, AbdulRazaq said, “We are looking forward to holding the local government elections very shortly.” In a statement signed by Rafiu Ajakaye, the

The House of Representatives Special Committee on oil theft has pledged its readiness to collaborate with the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies in the country to tackle crude oil theft in the country. The Chairman of the committee, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, made the promise on Saturday in Abuja when he led other members of

Nigerian sprinter, Tobi Amusan, has set a new African women’s 60-metre hurdles indoor record with a time of 7.77 seconds. The performance came at the Astana Indoor Meet in Kazakhstan on Saturday. Amusan shattered fellow Nigerian, Gloria Alozie’s longstanding continental mark of 7.82 seconds set in 1999. The 26-year-old stormed to victory in the 60m

The Nigerian Navy has described the allegations against the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, as untenable and baseless. The Peoples’ Gazette in a report had accused the Naval Chief of facilitating an unorganised bunkering of Nigerian crude and a multimillion-naira contract-splitting fraud. Ogalla, in the report, was also accused of releasing several

In what appears to be a reaffirmation of his title as a serial hitmaker in the Nigerian music scene, Nigerian Afrobeat gem Kizz Daniel has again crested his name in the book of records as his most recent released single, “Twe Twe,” remix featuring Afrobeat icon David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, hits the

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), has urged men and officers of the agency to shun any enticement that conflicts with the ethos of their profession as anti-narcotic operatives. Marwa gave the charge on Saturday in Jos, Plateau State, during the graduation of

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said the construction of the long-awaited Fourth Mainland Bridge would begin in the first quarter of this year, “by the end of March or April.” The governor, who disclosed this in his keynote address during the Lagos West Senatorial District Town Hall Meeting held at the

A 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, who died on November 30, 2021, has been laid to rest. Oromoni was laid to rest on Saturday at the family’s compound at Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta, after two years of fighting for justice. He was born on December

Two suspected personnel of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission and three others are in Abia State Police Command custody over alleged conspiracy, armed robbery and impersonation. The suspects are James Prince Victor ‘M’ (39 years) of Ohuhu Umuahia North, who claimed to be an EFCC personnel, Chidozie Onwuzuruike ‘M’ (40 years), Onyedikachi Ihechukwumere ‘M’

Popular Nigerian artiste, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, aka Ayra Starr, has apologised after she was dragged by social media users for disrespecting Juju music icon, King Sunny Ade. As seen in a viral video online, Starr was seen shaking hands with KSA while standing – a posture that has brought her under the light as netizens lambasted

Popular Nigerian artiste, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, aka Ayra Starr, has come under the heat for disrespecting Juju music icon and maestro, King Sunny Ade. In a viral video shared on social media, the 21-year-old singer was seen shaking the 77-year-old while standing; a scene that didn’t go down well with most social media users as they

The Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon are set to lock horns in round 16 of the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF African Cup of Nations tourney. Saturday night’s clash is another in a series of heated encounters between two of Africa’s football giants, Nigeria vs Cameroon, as they battle it out at

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, on Friday was in London to discuss with the UK officials in the transport department, on how to overcome the issue of direct flights from Lagos to London. This was disclosed in a statement released on Saturday stating that the minister had the meeting with the management

The 2023 Presidential candidate for Labour Party, Peter Obi, has urged the Super Eagles to double their efforts in today’s Africa Cup of Nations knockout clash against Cameroon. In a statement on Saturday via X, the former Anambra governor congratulated the Nigerian team for reaching the round of 16. “As they go into the knock-out

The Abia State Police Command, on Saturday, confirmed the kidnap of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of Abia State University Uturu, Prof. Godwin Emezue, while purchasing fuel at a filling station at Umuopara. The command’s  Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement issued on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie.