Новости за 04.07.2024

Deadly Hurricane Beryl powered towards Mexico late Wednesday, after battering Jamaica’s southern coast with devastating winds and sea surge. The Category 4 storm has left a trail of destruction in its path across the Caribbean, killing at least seven people as it has strengthened rapidly. Beryl was pulling away from Jamaica late Wednesday and was

The management of the University of Benin on Thursday halted academic activities indefinitely and ordered the students to vacate their hotels immediately. This was contained in a statement by the institution’s Public Relations officer, Benedicta Ehanire, on Thursday. The students protested on Wednesday over the rationing of electricity, among other grievances. They blocked the Benin-Ore

India’s microblogging platform, Koo, has announced plans to shut down services, leaving millions of users stranded. The platform, which prided itself as an alternative to Elon Musk’s X, was launched in 2020. The platform’s founders said a shortage of funding and high technology costs had led to the decision, BBC reports. Koo offered messaging in

Indonesian police on Thursday said they are investigating a fire that killed a journalist and three of his relatives in North Sumatra last week amid suspicions of arson. The journalist, 40-year-old Rico Sempurna Pasaribu, died when a fire razed his home in Kabanjahe a week ago. His wife, a 12-year-old child, and a three-year-old grandchild

The management of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State has suspended the school’s ongoing second-semester examination indefinitely. The decision was taken following the killing, on Wednesday, of a final-year student identified as Olaoye Fabiyi, allegedly by suspected cultists. PUNCH Online reported on Wednesday that  Fabiyi was dragged out of the examination hall

Police have arrested eighteen persons suspected to be in connection with the violent protest that rocked the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State on Wednesday. The Police Public Relations Officer for the state command, SP Catherine Anene, disclosed this in a statement issued and made available to journalists in Makurdi on Thursday. Anene said

China confirmed Thursday that an armed attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) left several of its citizens dead or missing. Local sources told AFP on Wednesday that a militia attack on a mining site in gold-rich Ituri province killed at least four Chinese nationals. Beijing’s foreign ministry said a private Chinese company in

The Akwa Ibom Police Command has announced the enforcement of the ban on the illegal use of tinted glasses, sirens, and covered number plates as it cautions motorists against breaching the directive. This was disclosed in a statement by the spokesperson for the command, Timfon John, on Wednesday. John said the Akwa Ibom Commissioner of

The World Health Organisation has donated some Infection and Prevention and Control materials to the Ondo State Ministry of Health as part of the efforts to help prevent cholera outbreaks. This was contained in a statement issued by the Press Officer of the ministry, Bisi Lawani in Akure, the state capital, on Wednesday. According to the

The Senate of the institution after a meeting, described the students action as unfortunate and said that the institution will be shut if dialogue with the student fails The Senate also expressed concerns over the blocking of the federal highway which caused hardship to vehicle owners, travellers and other commuters. The Senate’s resolution, was contained

The operatives from the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested five suspected kidnappers. The suspects were said to have abducted a resident in the Gwagwa area of the FCT on June 12, 2024. The kidnappers were said to have collected N12m from the victim’s family and killed two others. The suspected kidnappers, according to

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, declared invalid the Peoples Democratic Party’s primary election held on February 22, 2024, which produced Asue Ighodalo as its governorship candidate. Justice Ekwo made this declaration while delivering judgment in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/165/2024, brought by aggrieved delegates, notably Kelvin Mohammed, in a representative

Torrential rains and surging rivers across northeast India and neighbouring Bangladesh have killed at least nine people, disaster officials said Thursday, with more than three million people affected. Monsoon rains cause widespread destruction every year, but experts say climate change is shifting weather patterns and increasing the number of extreme events. Disaster authorities in India’s

The General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Gbolahan Oki, has blamed the collapse of a two-storey building in the Mushin area on the use of substandard materials. Oki said the owner of the building will be prosecuted for violating an earlier stop-work order of the government and breaking the seal put on

Britons headed to the polls Thursday in a general election widely expected to emphatically return the opposition Labour Party to power and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule. The country’s first national ballot since Boris Johnson won a landslide for the Tories in 2019 follows Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s surprise call to hold it

Joe Biden is “absolutely not” pulling out of the US presidential race, his spokeswoman said Wednesday, as pressure mounted following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump. Panic has gripped his Democratic Party in the wake of last week’s TV debate, and internal rumblings about finding a replacement candidate before November’s election have been amplified

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, has disclosed that vehicle importation dropped by 45 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, due to foreign exchange challenges in the country. Adeniyi, who stated that during a recent interview with Arise Television, said that period was very critical for Nigerians and businesses

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said he earned a total allowance of N25m and N400,000 monthly salary as leader of the 8th lower legislative chamber. The Peoples Democratic Party chieftain said the clarification had become necessary given the public perception that federal lawmakers earn huge salaries and emoluments. Speaking in

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has ordered the desilting of drainages along federal roads in Lagos State with a view to deflooding the highways. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Olukorede Kesha, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday. The directive came after business and commercial activities were grounded

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has urged the Economic Community of West African States to unite in addressing the causes of insecurity in the region. He noted that between January and May 2024, over 7,000 people have died in more than 800 terrorist incidents across the region, with Burkina Faso, Niger, and

Nigeria is partnering with the United Kingdom, Germany and the World Economic Forum towards the realisation of President Bola Tinubu’s plans for the green industrial development of the country. The Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, Ajuri Ngelale made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja, noting that the meeting with

Cristiano Ronaldo has been Portugal’s main man for nearly two decades but the veteran forward is a long way from peak performance before Friday’s Euro 2024 quarterfinal showdown with France. Now 39 years old and playing his club football in Saudi Arabia, Ronaldo is showing his age in what must surely be his last major

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has uncovered 3,000 fake graduates who never set foot within the four walls of a classroom. The board also decried the issue of illegal admissions by some institutions which, it said, had remained a source of embarrassment to the country. The Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made this known in

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, said the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund created 221,000 jobs since its inception. The governor spoke at the Lagos Employment Summit organised by the  Trust Fund. In a statement on his X handle, he said, “I spoke on our journey toward sustainable job creation and economic growth

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has again commenced mobilisation of its members for another nationwide strike. Its national president, Emmanuel Osodeke, said the union has continued to give the government a long rope as regards its demands. It will be quite unfortunate if the government, like in previous years, allows the union to embark