Новости за 30.08.2024

The Police have summoned the Nigeria Labour Congress, President, Joe Ajaero, and the General Secretary, Emma Ugboaja, to appear at the Force Headquarters on September 5, 2024 The fresh summons is coming less than 24 hours after Ajaero honoured the police’s invitation over alleged criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime. According to

Students at the University of Ibadan staged a protest against the administration’s decision to increase tuition fees, expressing concerns about affordability and calling for the fee hike to be reversed. This was detailed in a statement and video posted by a media personality who identifies as #EmisoLJ on X.com with the tag #FeesMustFall on Friday.

The Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, on Friday, commended serving corps members for their contributions to the development of the health, education, and agricultural sectors in the state. Yahaya, represented by the State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Inuwa Adamu, made this statement while declaring open the mandatory three-week orientation camp at Amada, Akko

Nigerian students from Kano, Borno, and Benue states are the top three applicants of the student loan scheme, data from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund has revealed. NELFUND, in a data chart posted via its official X handle, @nelfnigeria on Friday, highlighted the number of applicants per state of origin. According to the data chart,

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has condemned the practice of “arrest by proxy,” describing it as unacceptable and an act of wickedness. Arrest by proxy is said to refer to a situation where a person is arrested on behalf of another individual, often without the arrested person being involved

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Friday, admonished the new corps members deployed to the state to serve the country with unreserved loyalty and dedication. Addressing the corps members of Batch B, Stream 2, during the opening ceremony of the orientation course held at the NYSC Camp, located in Wannune, Tarka Local Government Area, Alia

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has urged corps members deployed to the state not to join individuals whose stock in trade is tarnishing the image of the nation. “Do not follow the people whose stock in trade is to cause disaffection across ethnic and religious divides, thereby tarnishing the image of Nigeria, in the

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has warned the Oduma community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State to return a stolen pistol belonging to the agency within seven days or face legal consequences. This was disclosed in a statement by the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Daniel Obah. No fewer than four NDLEA operatives

An Indian man, Alfred Ruf, 71, has been sentenced to four years in prison after admitting to poisoning his wife’s Coca-Cola cans with drugs, including cocaine and MDMA, as part of a scheme to kill her and marry her daughter. Ruf pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with a risk of death for repeatedly spiking his

The Acting Governor of Oyo State, Bayo Lawal, on Thursday, reassured the residents of Gbepakan village in the Saki West Local Government of the state, where some yet-to-be-identified assailants attacked and killed some people. The PUNCH reports that unknown assailants, on Tuesday, unleashed attacks on the residents in the village. Lawal, who gave this assurance

The Police Service Commission on Friday promoted no fewer than 684 senior police officers to their next ranks Among those promoted are eight Commissioners of Police, who were elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police, while 15 Deputy Commissioners of Police were promoted to Commissioners of Police. The eight commissioners of police

Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has distributed 31 tractors and other farm inputs to farmers in the state. In his remarks at the programme in Aisu town, Ede, on Friday, Adeleke said that his administration would continue to provide all necessary infrastructure and resources to enhance agricultural production and ensure food security for the

The newly inaugurated Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, has announced  Prof. Samuel Olowo as the acting Vice-Chancellor of the Institution. The appointment of Olowo, the Provost of the College of Medicine, followed the announcement by the erstwhile acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sonnie Adagbonyin, that he would be stepping aside next week.

The International Committee of the Red Cross has reported that more than 71,000 people were registered as missing across Africa as of June 2024. The ICRC disclosed that this number represents a 75 per cent increase from 40,708, the figure recorded in 2019. The alarming statistic was revealed by the ICRC’s Regional Director for Africa,

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says 48 confirmed Mpox cases have been recorded out of 868 suspected cases across 35 local government areas in 19 states, and the Federal Capital Territory. This was revealed in the Mpox situation report for week 34 (August 25) posted on the agency’s website on Friday. The

The Rivers State House of Assembly, loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has screened and confirmed Lawrence Oko-Jaja as Chairman of the Board of the Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement. Also screened and confirmed were Dr. Ernest Ibekwe Ekwe, Dr. Mina Ogbanga, Iseleye Amachree, Adokiye Oyagiri, Gift Alex-Hart, Mrs Grace Osaronu, and Selinah Amonieah, who

The management of the Geometric Power Plant has decried the acute shortage of natural gas supply to its 188-megawatt plant in the Osisioma Industrial Estate in Aba, Abia State, saying it is affecting the state’s economic growth. In a press statement on Friday, the company’s Managing Director, Ugo Opiegbe, noted that the Aba Ringfence needs

Hundreds of protesters from the Kapam community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State blocked the entrance to the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company on Friday, demanding compensation for damages caused by a toxic chemical discharge from the refinery. The protesters, mostly women, who began their demonstration at dawn, carried placards and displayed dead

Men from Zone 16 of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a fake medical doctor, Doubara Esamasuode, operating without a licence in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. In a statement signed and released on Wednesday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Emonena Gunn, the arrest was described as “a display of unwavering commitment to upholding the

The Director General of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution, Dr. Joseph Ochogwu on Friday said that the ‘struggle for survival’, and worsened climate change is heightening the crisis of farmer-herder clashes in the country. He said the conflicts between farmers and herders in the country are deeply rooted in a combination of historical,

Nigeria’s celebrated music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, known as the “Elegant Stallion,” has been laid to rest in Lagos. The artiste died on July 30, 2024, at Reddington Hospital, Ikeja, after collapsing at an event honouring the Managing Director of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, Dr Stella Okoli. https://punchng.com/breaking-music-icon-onyeka-onwenu-dies-at-72/ She was 72 years old. The funeral service was held

No fewer than six persons comprising two males and four females lost their lives in an auto crash along the Ogere axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. This is just as three others sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident which occurred at about 8 am l The Public Education Officer of the

The UEFA Europa League is back with an exciting new format for the 2024/25 season. As the tournament prepares to kick off, the inaugural league phase draw revealed the opponents of the 36 teams ready to battle it out for European glory. Held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Friday, August 30, the draw

Chelsea have learned the six teams it will face in the league phase of this season’s UEFA Conference League following Friday’s draw in Monaco. The UEFA Conference League is a new competition introduced this season, and Chelsea has been drawn into Group A. As the highest-ranked team in the competition, Chelsea was placed in Pot

The Pakistan Anti-Narcotics Force has arrested a Nigerian man at the Lahore International Airport for smuggling cocaine. According to Pakistan news outlet, the Express Tribune on Thursday, the suspect, who arrived from Nigeria through Dubai, was said to have swallowed 38 capsules containing cocaine. According to the ANF spokesperson, the capsules contained a total of