Новости за 25.03.2024

A yet-be-identified woman has been crushed to death by a truck in the Abule-Egba area of Lagos State. The incident, which occurred on Monday, was confirmed in a statement by the spokesperson of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq. Adebayo noted that preliminary investigations revealed that the cement mixer truck was on top speed

Brazil winger Vinicius Junior said his desire to play football was reducing as incidents of racial abuse aimed at him piled up in Spain, during a tearful media appearance Monday. The Real Madrid forward has suffered abuse from opposition fans on many occasions in recent years, with one incident in Valencia in May provoking worldwide

No fewer than 15 members of Ondo State House of Assembly have declared support for the incumbent governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to clinch the ticket of the All Progressives Congress and win the November 2024 governorship election. The lawmakers, led by the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, disclosed that Aiyedatiwa has so far impressed them

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Monday, set up a committee with a mandate to resettle those who were displaced from their communities following persistent attacks on them by gunmen in the state. The Director of Press and Public Affairs, Government House, Mr Gyang Bere, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday also said

The Federal Government says it is in talks with the International Criminal Police Organisation for the re-arrest of an executive of the cryptocurrency platform, Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped from custody. It also said it had begun a manhunt for the Binance executive and had arrested security personnel under whose watch he escaped. Anjarwalla, 38,

Bucks and Lakers will settle scores at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Bucks have secured victories in their last six home games. Can they continue their run? Our basketball betting expert, Agbeniga Ayobami, presents her top Bucks vs Lakers predictions. Bucks vs Lakers Predictions & Tips Bet 1: Bucks Moneyline @ 1xbet Bet

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After the Champions League, the Europa League is the second biggest UEFA competition among Nigerian bettors. You’re on the right page if you’re looking for reliable Europa League predictions. We’ve researched and put together the best tips you can follow while betting. What is the Europa League? Launched in 1971, the Europa League is the

 The Miami Heat will settle scores with the Golden State Warriors at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida on Tuesday night. The Heat are eager to do everything possible to secure the win. Our basketball betting expert, Agbeniga Ayobami, presents her top Heat vs Warriors predictions. Heat vs Warriors Predictions & Tips Heat Moneyline

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has warned local government chairmen in the state against indulging in financial misappropriation as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will breathe down on them. The governor further warned the chairmen against leaving their council area. Alia gave the warnings on Monday while declaring open a two-day workshop on ‘Responsive

Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a fake soldier identified as Ya’u Ja’afar, for robbery and extortion of residents in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, in a statement on Monday, said the suspect was arrested by officers of the Millennium City Police Division following a report

There was traffic congestion in Apple Junction when fire gut Globus supermarket along the Festac link bridge in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government area of Lagos state on Monday. A statement on Monday by the Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, noted that fire fighters were dispatched around 12:30pm, in which during

Ninety-one graduating students of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti bagged first-class degrees while 3,262 others got second-class upper division. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Edward Olanipekun, said that 6,411 got second class lower division while 747 got third class and the remaining four of the 10,515 degree graduands had pass. Olanipekun disclosed this on Monday at a

A man, Abubakar Sani, has killed his elder brother, Kabiru, during an argument over a property. Both siblings who hail from the Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State were residents of the Gawu Babangida area of Gurara Local Government Area of the state. Sani was said to have hit his elder brother with a

Six out of the 137 rescued schoolchildren of the Government Secondary School, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, were said to have been hospitalised at the Army medical facility, Dallet Barracks, Kawo, Kaduna. The General Officer Commanding 1 Division,  Major-Gen. Mayirenso Saraso, made this known while presenting the rescued schoolchildren to Governor Uba Sani at

Angry members of staff and students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, on Monday protested the poor state of the Ado-Ikere Road leading to their school. The protesters barricaded the road for upward of five hours thus preventing traffic from flowing on the ever-busy highway also leading to Afe Babalola University which also links the

A man, Chike Ibezim, has been arraigned by the Federal Government for allegedly defaming a former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. Ibezim was arraigned on Monday before a Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count charge. Ibezim, along with two others, claimed that Fashola authored the judgment of the presidential election petition

Donald Trump was thrown a huge lifeline Monday when an appeals court slashed what could have been a crippling demand for a nearly half-billion-dollar bond payment and also gave him 10 more days to pay. The Republican presidential candidate got the unexpectedly positive news about his New York civil fraud case while he was sitting

The Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has approved the appointment of Faruku Muhammad as Auditor General for Local Government. This is contained in a letter dated March 25, 2024, signed by the Head of the Civil Service, Safiyanu Garba Bena, made available to Newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. The letter read in part,

A man identified as Usman Abubakar reportedly died during a fight that occurred at Isale Koko, Ojagboro area, Ilorin in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident, which happened last Wednesday and claimed the life of the deceased, was a result of the combat between him (the deceased) and another man identified

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued a circular to Bureau De Change operators informing them of the sale of $10,000 to each BDC at a rate of N1,251/$1. This was contained in a circular made available to PUNCH Online and signed by the bank’s Director, Trade and Exchange Department, Dr Hassan Mahmud, on Monday.

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, approved the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund to bridge Nigeria’s funding gap of $25bn/year in infrastructure. The new initiative will be domiciled in the Presidency, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, told journalists after Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “Mr President, in his

The Federal Government says it has invited Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Monday while addressing journalists at the State House, Abuja. Idris said Gumi is not above the law, noting that

The Ford and MacArthur Foundations have cautioned Nigerians against falling victim to any fraudulent schemes by scammers targeting international philanthropies. The organisations made the plea in a joint statement on Monday signed by the Regional Director, West Africa, Ford Foundation, Chichi Aniagolu, and the Co-director, On Nigeria, and Director, Nigeria Office, MacArthur Foundation, Kole Shettima.

The Amotekun Corps in Osun State, on Monday, said a commercial driver, Taofeek Oyekola, aged 26, was arrested for allegedly using a magic ring to lure a teenager to his residence. The suspect was reportedly said to have attempted to rape her at his residence in Osogbo, the state capital. A statement on Monday by