Новости за 23.10.2016

Ramon Oladimeji A group of lawyers, under the aegis of Legal Defence and Assistance Project, have described as misconceived the plan by the Senate to invite and question the seven judges recently arrested by the Department of State Services for alleged corruption. In a statement on Sunday by its National Coordinator, Mr. Chino Obiagwu, LEDAP […]

John Ameh, Abuja The Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market and Institutions, Mr. Nwulu Tony-Chinedu, on Sunday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to “seriously” consider a cabinet reshuffle. The lawmaker, who represents Oshodi-Isolo II Federal Constituency of Lagos State, said Buhari must inject new blood into his cabinet because the country was […]

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho accused his players of making “incredible mistakes” after they lost 4-0 to Chelsea on his return to his former club on Sunday. Goals from Pedro Rodriguez, after 30 seconds, Gary Cahill, Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante condemned Mourinho to his heaviest defeat since Real Madrid’s 5-0 demolition by Barcelona in […]

Friday Olokor, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has hinted that it may cancel the use of uniform cut-off points for admitting candidates that took the Universities Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The issue of cut-off marks as currently being used for admission, it said, should be subjected to national debate by stakeholders. The Spokesperson of […]

Chelsea supporters taunted Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho with chants of “You’re not special anymore!” as his Stamford Bridge return yielded a humiliating 4-0 defeat on Sunday. With seven major titles across two spells, Mourinho is Chelsea’s most successful ever manager, but his return to his old stomping ground ended in one of the most […]

Troops of Operation Base 2 have thwarted an attempted hijack of a vessel in the restive Niger Delta and separately arrested five pipeline vandals, a spokesman said on Sunday. “Troops of Operation Base 2 repelled a hijack of a vessel (MT VAJARA) by heavily armed bandits in Ramos River, around Agge area of Delta state,” […]

Ovie Okpare, Warri One person has been severely injured in an alleged attack on Osissa community in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. Our correspondent learnt on Sunday that the agrarian community was attacked on Friday and Saturday leaving one Mr. Lawrence Okutu in critical condition at […]

Guinea international Naby Keita scored twice as Bundesliga newcomers RB Leipzig defeated Werder Bremen 3-1 on Sunday to climb up to second place in Germany. Keita capped off a superb solo run to put Leipzig in front just before half-time, and the midfielder struck again on 74 minutes when he powered home a cross from […]

Ramon Oladimeji The African Development Bank says it has approved a loan facility of $40m for the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti to finance its expansion plan. The bank said in a statement on its website that its board of directors approved the loan for ABUAD on October 19, 2016, adding that it was its […]

Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna The Kaduna State Police Command says it has arrested two persons in connection with the murder of a corps member, Lawal Auwal-Kontagora. The 26-year-old, who graduated from a university in Malaysia and returned to the country for the compulsory one year service in the National Youth Service Corps about four months ago, […]

The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it would arraign the key suspects arrested for the kidnap of the traditional ruler of Iba Town, Oba Goriola Oseni before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere on Monday, Oct. 24. The State’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, said in a statement that the four […]

Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra on Sunday cried out that Igbo leaders no longer respect the leader of the defunct Republic of Biafra, the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. Ojukwu was generally regarded as the leader of the Igbos while he was alive, even several years […]

Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League with a 1-1 draw at home to Southampton on Sunday, although the performance again raised question marks over the title credentials of Pep Guardiola’s team after a fifth consecutive game without a victory. Kelechi Iheanacho’s eighth goal in his last 11 league games cancelled out […]

Hillary Clinton has soared to a 12-point lead over Donald Trump in the race for the White House, according to a new poll released Sunday, with the real estate magnate’s support tanking among key voter groups. The Republican presidential nominee has seen dismal poll numbers since a string of women came forward earlier this month […]

Angelique Kerber was given a harsh reminder of the pressure she faces as the new world number one when she was pushed to three sets before winning her opening match at the WTA Finals against Dominika Cibulkova on Sunday. The German was pushed all the way by an inspired Cibulkova before the Slovakian finally cracked […]

The Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Richard Esin, speaks with OKECHUKWU NNODIM on issues relating to the National Housing Fund, among others Many workers do not understand how the FMBN works. What are you doing about this? We’ve been having continuous stakeholders’ engagements with different organisations. And employees in […]

Saudi Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih said Sunday that the current down cycle of crude prices is close to an end as market fundamentals improve. “The current down cycle is nearing an end,” Falih told a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak after a Gulf ministerial meeting in Riyadh. “Market fundamentals, in terms […]

Troops have arrested 21 suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, according to statement by the Army Spokesman, Col. Sani Usman. Usman stated that the suspects were arrested in connection with alleged aiding and abetting of cattle rustling. He said “preliminary investigation and profiling of the suspects have commenced.” He noted that troops of Operation Lafiya […]

The 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards took place on Saturday night at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, hosted by Bonang Matheba. It was a big night for Nigerian musicians as Wizkid walked away with three major awards namely: Artist of the Year, Best Male and Best Collaboration, while co-host, Nigeria’s Yemi Alade took home Best […]

An adult film actress on Saturday became the latest woman to accuse Donald Trump of unwanted sexual advances, saying the Republican presidential candidate offered her $10,000 to come to his hotel room alone. Jessica Drake is one of at least 11 women to have alleged that the real estate billionaire groped them, made inappropriate remarks […]

At least 172 inmates escaped a Haitian prison near the capital Port-au-Prince during an armed mutiny, killing one guard and many escaping with police weapons, local media reported. Le Nouvelliste newspaper quoted Arcahaie prison manager Heurtelou Paul Colson on Saturday as saying a guard was shot dead and two other police officers were wounded. One […]

Valencia’s sporting director Jesus Garcia Pitarch railed against the “absolutely lamentable” display of the referee after Barcelona snatched a controversial 3-2 win at Mestalla on Saturday. Lionel Messi converted a 94th-minute penalty in a bad-tempered match overshadowed by a serious knee injury to Barca’s Andres Iniesta. Valencia are likely to face action from La Liga […]

Success Nwogu A postgraduate student of Arabic at the University of Ilorin, AbdulHafeez Adedimeji, died on Saturday, the day he was to receive his doctorate at a convocation. Sources told our correspondent that another doctoral graduand died shortly before the ceremony. Soon after the Dean, Faculty of Post Graduate Studies, Prof. Badmas Yusuf, informed attendants […]

Tunde Odesola, Toluwani Eniola and Tobi Aworinde The prolonged cold war between President Muhammadu Buhari and his erstwhile close political associate and South-West political strongman, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, may soon come to an end. Reliable sources within the party told SUNDAY PUNCH during the week that the two sides began planning to bury the hatchet […]

Ovie Okpare One of the militant groups in the Niger Delta region, Greenland Justice Mandate, has warned Shell and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation not to reopen the Trans Forcados pipeline in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State pending a directive from it telling them to do so. The group in a statement on […]