Новости за 21.06.2023

An explosion potentially caused by a gas leak ripped through a building in central Paris on Wednesday, leaving four people fighting for their lives and causing a wave of destruction, officials said. Rescue workers were in the evening still searching the rubble for two missing individuals who had not been accounted for, according to French

A Kano State Federal lawmaker on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Abubakar Abubakar, on Wednesday, donated laptop and desktop computers, printers, textbooks, and school bags to 4,274 secondary school students in his immediate constituency. The lawmaker, representing the Bichi Federal Constituency of the state, donated the items to the beneficiaries on Wednesday in

Lush Hair Nigeria, has said its Lush Hair Professional School also called Lush Hair Academy will empower hairstylists with modern hairstyling techniques. Speaking at the first hangout for hairstylists held in Oyo State, Assistant Brand Manager, Lush Hair, Damilola Agboola, stated that the goal was to empower hairstylists in Oyo State. She explained that the

Electricity consumers who are caught indulging in sharp practices and assaults on staff of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company PLC now risk jail terms ranging from three to five years imprisonment as prescribed in the 2O23 Electricity Act recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. While the new law prescribes three years jail term for

Barcelona on Wednesday condemned the racist abuse suffered by Nigerian player James Nnaji during their Spanish basketball championship final victory over bitter rivals Real Madrid. The incident comes as Spanish sport wrestles with the global outcry sparked by racism aimed at Real’s Brazilian football star Vinicius Jr. “FC Barcelona strongly condemns the racist insults suffered

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the government is partnering with the Food and Agriculture Organisation and three other states in the country on biodiversity and forest conservation. Obaseki, who said this while briefing journalists in Benin City, said the project is worth $3 million. The governor said the government is taking

Osun State Police Command oednesday said six suspects that allegedly snatched, at gunpoint, a Mercedes Benz car from a driver in the state, had been arrested. A statement by the spokesperson of Osun police command, Yemisi Opalola, obtained in Osogbo, said four of the suspects, Ibrahim Yusuf (24), Lawal Abubakar (25), Umar Abubakar (35), and

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has charged the management of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited with the timely delivery of its planned extension of the Bodo-Bonny road project to the Ogoni section of the East-West Road. He said the State government was desirous of supporting the company to see the completion of the

Uber and Bolt drivers under the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria, on Wednesday, suspended their scheduled indefinite strike. According to the Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee of AUATWON, Jossy Olawale, in a statement said the suspension was to permit discussion with the government. He said the meeting fixed with the Ministry of

The West African Elders Forum 2023 Election Mission to Sierra Leone on Wednesday arrived in Freetown to encourage and support a peaceful democratic transition ahead of the country’s general election scheduled for this weekend, June 24. This was conveyed in a statement issued by the Communications Officer of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, host of the

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday in Abuja called for a stronger relationship between Nigeria and the United Kingdom given the long-standing historical antecedents, business activities and shared interests between the two countries. He also advocated the creation of a Nigeria-UK Binational Commission to drive future engagements. “I will urge you to facilitate the setting

Dani Alves has declared that he is innocent of the rape allegation leveled against him. The Brazilian defender, who defended his innocence in a published interview by daily newspaper La Vanguardia on Wednesday said he has a “clear conscience”. The former PSG player who was detained in January in Barcelona after being accused of raping

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned skit makers, comedians, content creators and movie producers against the unauthorised use of the agency’s branded jackets, symbols, and insignia in movies and skits. The Commission added that the use of the EFCC brand in such visuals without authorisation is illegal. The Head, Media and Publicity of

Jose Mourinho has been suspended for four European matches for insulting referee Anthony Taylor after Roma’s Europa League final defeat by Sevilla, UEFA announced on Wednesday. The Portuguese confronted Taylor in a car park following Roma’s penalty shoot-out loss after a 1-1 draw in Budapest. Mourinho has been banned from “the next four UEFA club

The Vice-Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago -Iwoye, Ogun State, Prof. Ayodeji Agboola, on Wednesday, backed the Students Loan Scheme of President Bola Tinubu, saying it will reduce the high level of student dropouts in universities. Agboola said if properly implemented and sustained, the loan scheme would reduce “drastically the number of students who drop

General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, has expressed concerns over the careless handling of plastics, warning that it might result in pollution, which may cause cancer and cardiovascular illnesses. She stressed that there is a need for people to start considering how plastic pollution affects human health beyond its impact on

The former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo (retd), will hand over to his successor, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, on Friday. The spokesperson for the service, Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, stated this amidst reports that Gambo had refused to vacate office. The president, Tinubu, announced the immediate retirement and replacement of Service Chiefs on Monday.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has launched a book titled, “The Last Syndicate,” to discourage drug trafficking and substance abuse in Nigeria. The anti-narcotics agency also revealed that it has established an emergency call centre to provide counselling services for drug abuse victims and discourage the stigmatisation of persons struggling with substance abuse. The

Ghanaian football legend, Asamoah Gyan, 37, on Tuesday, announced his official retirement from football. The former striker made the announcement via his verified Twitter handle, @ASAMOAH_GYAN3. He tweeted, “I want to take this great opportunity, a stage that is difficult in every footballer’s career, a moment all footballers do not wish, but when nature dawns,

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board are exploring ways to strengthen collaborations to boost service delivery to Nigerians, a statement by the TRCN said on Wednesday. The move, which was announced in a statement by the Registrar of TRCN, Prof Josiah Ajiboye, is in the spirit of inter-agency

President Bola Tinubu will hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts, or their delegations, from France, the United States of America, Sweden and two others at the Paris Financial Pact Summit, which begins Thursday. The Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Dele Alake, who spoke with journalists in Paris, said the

New Labour Party member and governorship aspirant, Barr. Ken Imasuagbon, has said that the game is up for Governor Godwin Obaseki and Comrade Adam Oshiomhole as they can no longer decide the fate of the Edo people in the 2024 governorship election. Imasuagbon, who on Wednesday got his Labour Party membership card alongside former commissioners

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said his country’s decision banning international students from bringing family members with them starting in 2024 is to control the inflow of migrants and avoid overburdening the country’s housing infrastructure. “Many more students are trying to bring their dependents with them… but it’s not always possible

The member representing Yewa North/Imeko Afon Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Gboyega Nasiru Isiaka, has presented a 15-year development plan that would usher in unprecedented prosperity in the sub-region. The development plan was part of a presentation by the Rep member titled “Pushing the Frontiers of Prosperity in Yewa North/Imeko Afon Federal Constituency”

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund has begun a physical oral interview selection exercise for 2,288 applicants for its postgraduate scholarship in the South-South geopolitical zone. It said the process was through publications in some national newspapers nationwide inviting qualified Nigerians to apply. The PTDF Team Lead, Overseas Scholarship Scheme in Port Harcourt, Sobomabo West, said