Новости за 14.04.2024

The 16 governorship aspirants jostling for the All Progressives Congress ticket in Ondo State will on Monday file out at the party national secretariat in Abuja to collect their certificates of clearance. This was confirmed by the Deputy Organising Secretary of the APC, Nze Chidi Duru, in an exclusive phone chat on Sunday evening. “Yes,

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has shed light on its inability to prosecute old cases of naira abuse, citing the commencement date of its Special Task Force against Naira Abuse and Dollarisation of the Economy on February 7, 2024. In a statement released on Sunday night by EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity, Dele

The Anambra State Police Command has clarified that the body of the late actor, Junior Pope, was not buried by the riverside and therefore not “exhumed”, contrary to insinuations making the rounds. The spokesman for the state command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated this after inquiries by our correspondent on Sunday, adding that the corpse was

The New Nigeria Peoples Party has urged the government to implement measures to protect Nigerian schools from kidnappers and intensify efforts to rescue the remaining Chibok girls. On Sunday, April 14, 2024, it marked a decade since 276 girls from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, a community in Borno State, were abducted by

The Benue State All Progressives Congress National Assembly Caucus has rubbished claims that there are two factions of the All Progressives Congress in the state. The lawmakers, also said the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, remains the leader of the party in Benue as far as the APC’s doctrine and

A resident of Kajola Village near Apomu in Osun State, Lukman Adejoju has been arrested by operatives of the state police command for allegedly killing his mother, Aminat, who was said to be around 100 years old, following a dispute over proceeds of palm oil sold. An eyewitness, simply identified as Rasaki, told our correspondent

Manchester City were the big winners of the Premier League weekend as shock defeats for Arsenal and Liverpool put the defending champions on course for history. No side has ever won four consecutive English top-flight titles, but City are closing in on that feat after a 5-1 victory over Luton moved them two points clear

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a suspected cultist. The spokesman of the command, Chidi Nwabuzor, who revealed this on Sunday, said the suspect was arrested on April 12 by an officer of the Evbotubu division following an intelligence report. He said, “The Edo State Police have arrested a suspected cultist, Endurance

The Real Estate Development Association of Nigeria has condemned the unauthorised representation of Bamidele Onalaja as the Chairman of its Lagos State Chapter. The National President of the association, Akintoye Adeoye, noted that Onalaja’s tenure expired on February 22, 2024. He disclosed this at a media briefing in Lagos on Sunday. The president responded to

Mikel Arteta’s charges lost 2-0 in their Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium against Aston Villa on Sunday. Two goals from Jamaican midfielder, Leon Bailey and English striker, Ollie Watkins were enough to keep Unai Emery’s men in the fourth position on the league table. Details later…

Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday, a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen breaking Bayern Munich’s 11-year stranglehold on the German top flight. Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen knew victory would secure the title with five games to spare, but there were no signs of nerves in a

A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (North-West), Salihu Lukman, has disclosed that the Dr Abdullahi Ganduje-led National Working Committee of the party must work towards raising an annual budget of N100bn to operate at an optimal level and to avoid depending on elected officials for funding. Lukman also demanded that deliberate

The Peoples Democratic Party, Kwara State branch, has accused Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of governing the state ‘via WhatsApp messages.’ The party also chided AbdulRazaq for neglecting the road projects in the state. The PDP, in a statement signed by its state Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Adewara, on Saturday, urged Abdulrazaq to explain his interest in the

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday, directed the reinforcement of security personnel around government structures in the state to thwart any plan to disrupt public peace by suspected Yoruba nation activists. On Saturday, some suspected Yoruba nation agitators dressed in military camouflage and armed with weapons, invaded the Oyo State Government Secretariat in Agodi,

The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau has initiated a comprehensive investigation into the tragic boat accident that occurred on the Anam River in Anambra State on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The NSIB’s investigation aims to uncover the circumstances leading to the accident, identify any factors contributing to the incident, and recommend measures to prevent similar tragedies

Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a dispatch rider, Matthew Odah, 27, for selling three iPhones worth N1.7 million entrusted to him for delivery. The RRS disclosed this in a statement on its X handle on Sunday. The statement partly read, “Odah, on August 23, 2023,

The Human Rights Writers Association has urged President Bola Tinubu, to discontinue the plans for the issuance of a new National Identity Card, describing the planned exercise as a misuse of the commonwealth of Nigerians, and a scheme to rip Nigerians of public funds. The group also said the plan showed a lack of national

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has slammed suspended Humanitarian Minister, Betta Edu, her predecessor, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, and the Coordinator of the National Social Insurance Programmes Agency, Halima Shehu, while revealing that a combined total of N32.7bn and $445,000 has been recovered so far from ministry. The commission made the development known on Sunday while

The air component of Operation Delta Safe has destroyed seven illegal refining sites at different locations in Rivers State. Equally, a total of four boats loaded with illegally refined products heading southwards were bombed by military aircraft deployed for the operations. The Director of Public Relations and Information for the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, on Sunday, called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing negotiation of diesel prices between the management of Dangote Refinery and marketers. Oyintiloye said the refinery’s pump price for diesel at N1,225 was high for a product coming from an indigenous

The Adamawa Police Command has stated that it is poised to arrest an 18-year-old suspect for stabbing his friend to death during a dispute. This was made known in a statement shared on the command’s X account on Sunday. According to the command, both individuals were rushed to the hospital after a knife fight, where

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has ordered a probe into the death of a hotel manager in Abia State, Achimugu James Etubi. Some personnel of the Nigerian Army were said to have brutally tortured Etubi which resulted in his death. This was after a Nigerian Air Force cadet, Emmanuel Onyemereche reportedly

Over 300 drones and missiles were fired towards Israel in an attack late Saturday, injuring at least 12 people, according to an Israeli army spokesman, Daniel Hagari, in a televised statement on Sunday, AFP reports. “Last night, Iran fired over 300 ballistic missiles, UAVs, and cruise missiles towards Israel,” Hagari said. The attack, according to

The Federal Road Safety Corps, on Sunday, issued a warning regarding false recruitment information circulating online. Notice of the false recruitment that has been circulating online since April 4, 2024, reads, “FRSC Recruitment Portal 2024: The Federal Road Safety Corps is recruiting skilled experts who have experience and a desire to work with the organisation.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a commercial bus transporting N3.2m counterfeit cash owned by three suspects including eight-month pregnant Favour Peter (24), Esther Adukwu (27), and Ochigbo Michael (39), who were arrested at Jabi park in Abuja. This was made known in a statement signed by the agency’s Director of