Новости за 03.05.2024

The Niger State Police Command has arrested four ex-convicts after they conspired and robbed a Minna residence of valuables worth millions of naira. The suspects, Yahaya Mohammed, Ayuba Simon, Menasse Makama and Nuhu Azuka; confessed to their crimes during interrogation. The command’s spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun made this known on Friday in a statement in which

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said Nigerians have experienced a significant increase in their spending power in the past months. During an interview with TVC News, he discussed the performance of the Nigerian naira in relation to the US dollar. When asked about the scepticism expressed by some Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu will commission three critical gas infrastructure projects undertaken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and its partners. They are the AHL Gas Processing Plant 2 in Delta State, the ANOH Gas Processing Plant, and the ANOH-OB3 CTMS Gas Pipeline Projects in Imo State. The gas projects have a combined estimated output

Nigerian governors have commended journalists for their commitment to the tenets of the profession as they mark the 2024 World Press Freedom Day. The theme for this year’s event is, ”A press for the planet: Journalism in the face of environmental crisis.” Every year on May 3, World Press Freedom Day is observed to emphasise

The Court of Appeal, Abuja division on Friday, issued an order stopping the contempt suit filed by the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Mr Yahaya Bello, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Recall that Bello had filed a fundamental human rights suit against the EFCC to protect himself from being arrested and detained.

A Professor of Educational Management at the University of Ilorin, Yunus Fasasi, has advised parents not to rush their children into higher Educational institutions. He gave the advice while delivering the 256th inaugural lecture at the University of Ilorin on Thursday. Fasasi spoke against the backdrop of children who gained admission into the university at

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, said President Bola Tinubu has directed that all road projects in the country must be completed within two years. Umahi disclosed this to road contractors on Wednesday when he led a delegation of some officials of the ministry to the scene of the tanker fire in Eleme, Port Harcourt,

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has submitted additional proof of evidence against the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. During the court hearing on Friday, Emefiele’s counsel, Olalekan Ojo requested an adjournment to review the new evidence before continuing the cross-examination of John Ikechukwu Ayoh, the second prosecution witness. Ojo

A popular X influencer, Ugo Chiori, is facing heavy backlash for claiming her acquaintance was murdered by Oro traditionalists in the Ajah area of Lagos State. Oro Festival is celebrated in South-West Nigeria by male descendants who are paternal natives of the specific location where the festival is taking place. In a now-deleted tweet on

Youths of Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State have threatened to picket the offices of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company if the company refuses to restore power supply in the next seven days. Iperu is the hometown of Governor Dapo Abiodun and his closest rival in the 2023 governorship election, Ladi Adebutu. Youths

An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, has restrained Governor, Ademola Adeleke from presenting the Staff of Office to the new Aree of Iree town, Oba Muritala Oyelakin. The restraining order dated Friday, May 3, followed a motion ex parte filed by Oba Raphael Oluponle in a suit numbered HOS/20/2024 through

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has assured the public that it will continue with the alleged N70 billion corruption case against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, during his tenure as the Governor of Zamfara State from 2019 to 2023. The EFCC’s Acting Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwajuren, stated this while

A 15-year-old student of Government Secondary School, Omu Aran, Kwara State, Olukayode Olusola, scored 95 marks in Mathematics in the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Olusola scored a total of 362 marks in the examination, making him one of the top contenders for the highest scores in the examination, according to the Vanguard’s report. Olusola,

President Bola Tinubu is set to inaugurate three critical gas infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and partners. The inauguration is in line with the President’s commitment to significantly leverage gas to grow the economy. The project is to support the Federal Government’s effort to grow value from the nation’s

The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of the recruitment application process for non-tradesmen and women. The Army announced on its official X account on Friday, stating that the application is free and starts from May 3 to May 4, 2024. The post read, “This is to inform the general public and all interested applicants

A yet-to-be-identified Nigerian couple turned heads on social media with their church wedding which was attended by only their closest family and friends, with just 10 guests in total. The wedding took place at a church in an undisclosed location on Wednesday. Talk2veee, a radio personality, posted the photos as #talk2veee on her X.com handle

Former Rivers State Senator, Magnus Abe, has disclosed why the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, can not be described as the state’s leader. Abe made this disclosure while speaking on the feud between Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on TVC’s programme, Politics Night, last week. A clip of the interview

The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College, an Ilorin-based Catholic secondary school, has announced its top-performing students in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Thirty students from the school scored between 300 and 355, out of a total of over 8,000 students who achieved this feat nationwide. This is according to the results posted by

Popular Nigerian pastor and founder of Abel Damina Ministries International, Dr Abel Damina, has been knocked for his comment on the remedy to porn addiction. Damina gave his submission while speaking on Comfort FM’s Righteous Invasion of Truth (RIOT) programme in Uyo in late February. The clip of the sermon made the rounds on Thursday

The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment has extended the date for the submission of Expression of Interest for the $10 billion Nigeria Diaspora Fund to May 13, 2024. This was according to a statement by the Minister, Doris Uzoka-Anite, on Thursday. According to information on the ministry’s website, the Diaspora Fund is a

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, said on Thursday that only one million out of the 3.6 million applicants for the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme will be beneficiaries. The scheme, which started March 9, 2024, offers financial grants of N50,000 without repayment obligations to eligible small business owners operating in

Renowned Nigerian actor, Richard Mofe Damijo, fondly known as RMD, is set to grace the screens once again in his second Bollywood movie titled “Postcards.” This follows RMD’s successful debut in the 2020 cross-cultural comedy “Namaste Wahala,” which brought together actors from both Nigeria’s Nollywood and India’s Bollywood film industries. “Postcards” will also feature other

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command says it has launched investigations into the death of a yet-to-be-identified lady whose body was found after Mpape Junction in Abuja. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, told our correspondent on Friday that the Mabushi Divisional Headquarters of the command had evacuated the body, adding that

The Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, has rescued one Chidiebere Otenyi, a victim of domestic abuse residing in Ezinifite in Aguata Local Government Area of the state. The culprit, Martha Umenweke, in her late 60s, has been arrested and handed over to the police for further interrogation and prosecution

In a bid to celebrate creativity and foster a sense of community engagement, itel, in partnership with MTN Nigeria, Google, and Imagine Cinemas, orchestrated the highly anticipated “itel S24 Shoot and Chill”campus activation across two prominent Nigerian institutions, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and the University of Uyo (UNIUYO). Spread over two exhilarating days, the event