Новости за 04.07.2024

Niger’s army said Thursday it had killed more than 100 “terrorists” during air and ground operations in response to a deadly attack against soldiers near the Burkina Faso border. A coalition of armed groups killed 20 troops and one civilian in the region of Tera in jihadist-plagued western Niger on June 25, the army said.

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Lagos, and students on Thursday protested against the nine unresolved demands of the union by the Federal Government. The students who came out to support their lecturers displayed placards with inscriptions including “education is life; proper funding of university education is non-negotiable; lecturers too want

The Nigerian Air Force said its Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has eliminated several terrorists in an aerial bombardment in their hideouts in Borno. This is contained in a statement by the Director, NAF Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet, on Thursday in Abuja. Gabkwet said that the hideouts located near Degbewa and

The Police Command in Kano state said it has arrested 149 suspects for alleged armed robbery, thuggery, kidnapping and other related crimes in the past 10 days in the state. The command Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the arrest command on Thursday in Kano. He said 106 suspected

Bandits have released the Kaduna judge, Janet Gimba, who was abducted along with her four children on Sunday. However,  the judge’s husband, Dr. Musa Gimba who confirmed the release, said the children are still being held by the bandits. Gimba, a medical doctor said the bandits are demanding N150 million ransom for the release of

A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Amina Aliyu has restrained lawyers from granting interviews to reporters in the ongoing Kano Emirates Tussle case. Justice Aliyu gave the order on Thursday during the court proceedings. “I am giving an order to lawyers not to grant any interview with journalists before and even after

The European Union on Thursday slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports because of “unfair” state subsidies, despite Beijing’s warnings the move would unleash a trade war. A European Commission probe launched last year concluded that state subsidies for Chinese EV manufacturers were unfairly undercutting European rivals —

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, on Thursday, rescued a truck driver with broken legs and two others with serious head injuries from an accident scene around Ajegunle bus-stop, heading towards Toll-gate, Sango. This was made known by the agency’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, on X.com on Thursday. Preliminary investigations

Rummaging in the darkness of a tiny mud and thatch home in eastern Sierra Leone, ecologist James Koninga plucks a metal rat trap from under a collapsed bedframe. The 62-year-old belongs to a group of researchers tracking the deadly Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic illness endemic in several West African countries and transmitted by infected

Lagos State has been bolstered with 13 additional Band A feeders, following approval from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company announced that the upgrade was granted due to their consistent provision of at least 20 hours of daily electricity. ” Premised on our demonstrated ability to consistently provide for a minimum

The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has urged the party faithful to remain calm despite an Abuja High Court judgment nullifying the party’s primary election held in Benin on February 22. A statement by the state party chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, on Thursday, insisted that Asue Ighodalo remains its candidate ahead of the

The governor of Niger State, Umaru Bago, has delivered 600 bags of rice and 20 cows to the National Youth Service Corps members posted to the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the move was in fulfilment of the pledges he made to them on Tuesday at the swearing-in of the 2024 Batch

The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Thursday, dismissed the exparte order issued May 10, 2024, by the Rivers State High Court, in Port Harcourt, which barred Martin Amaewhule from parading himself as the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The appeal court also dismissed the decision of the state high court which

The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has hailed Thursday’s judgment by a Federal High Court in Abuja nullifying the primary that produced Asue Ighodalo as the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the September 21 election. The court, in its ruling, declared as invalid the poll

The Federal Government on Thursday began the reconstruction and expansion of the Sango, Ota/Idiroko Expressway. Several buildings marked for demolition are currently being pulled down to pave the way for the expansion of the deplorable 64-kilometre Ota-Idiroko Road. A source living in the area told our correspondent in a WhatsApp chat that landlords and tenants

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday, inaugurated two newly acquired 80 tons of bollard pull tugboats deployed to enhance the berthing of vessels at the Dangote Refinery and Lekki Deep Seaport. Speaking during the inauguration in Apapa, Lagos, Oyetola said that the boats which have been christened MT Iragbiji,

The Kano State Government, on Thursday, ordered the immediate release of funds to contractors for the completion of the abandoned five-kilometre road projects across the 44 local government areas in the state. Governor Abba Yusuf made the disclosure shortly after meeting with contractors handling the projects at the Government House. He ordered the resolution of

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reinforced his criticism of the current government’s monetary policy, citing recent comments by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. Obi’s statement comes in response to Dangote’s outcry against the current 30 per cent interest rate, which both business leaders argue is stifling economic growth and job creation

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, has ordered the immediate trial of police officers seen in a viral video assaulting a suspect during a drug raid on July 2, 2024, in the Oregun area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a statement on Wednesday,

Nigerian superstar, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has paid tributes to his late mother, Morayo, on her first posthumous birthday. Taking to social media on Thursday, Wizkid celebrated her life, highlighting how much he missed her. He wrote, “Happy birthday, love of my life! I miss you every day. The first one without you

The Oyo State Government has declared Monday, July 8, 2024, a work-free day in commemoration of the Islamic New Year, Hijrah 1446AH. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the state government acknowledged the significance of Hijrah in the lives of its Muslim residents. “Monday, July 8, 2024, has been

France and Portugal renew their European Championship rivalry on Friday in a quarter-final showdown in which almost all of the focus will be on the two captains, Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo. The last-eight encounter in Hamburg brings together two of the most-fancied nations coming into Euro 2024, but two teams who have not completely

Erik ten Hag has signed a contract extension that keeps him at Old Trafford until 2026, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. There had been intense speculation over the Dutchman’s future after a poor 2023/24 Premier League campaign but he guided the club to FA Cup success against Manchester City. It was widely leaked

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, will hold a crucial meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Thursday as part of his reconciliatory move to resolve the crisis rocking the party. The move comes one week after the former Anambra governor sued for peace following the invasion of

Qore, a leading banking-as-a-service platform in Africa, has collaborated with the Nigerian University of Technology and Management to organise an event aimed at inspiring young female secondary school students to pursue their passions in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics careers The company said in a statement on Wednesday that the event was in celebration of