Новости за 25.07.2023

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Tuesday night declared an indefinite strike. The President of NARD, Dr Emeka Orji, who disclosed this to our correspondent said the strike will begin Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 12am. Orji said, the decision was made during its July National Executive Council meeting in Lagos. Details later…

The Ijaw Youth Council has declared that it will no longer condone incessant gas flaring by oil companies in the Niger Delta. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the newly sworn-in President of the IYC, Dr. Theophilus Alaye, shortly after he took over the mantle of leadership from Peter

The election petitions tribunal in Nasarawa State has admitted four more witnesses against the incumbent Governor of the state, Abdullahi Sule. Dr. David Ombugadu who is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and petitioner in the case, dragged his major contender, Governor Sule to court after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared him

The Niger State Commissioner of Police, Ogundele Ayodeji has listed banditry, kidnapping and youth restiveness as major challenges confronting the state. He noted that these ills have remained the major challenges in Niger villages sharing borders with states such as Kaduna, Kebbi,  Katsina and Zamfara. The police boss stated this on Tuesday when he hosted

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Tuesday, abducted the immediate past Provost of the Federal College of Education, Osile, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr. Ayodele  Ajayi. Ajayi was reported to have been abducted alongside his wife and driver, around 7:17 pm on Tuesday at Ikija village, Olodo axis of the Abeokuta-Ibadan road in Odeda Local government

The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, on Tuesday, disclosed that he had no grudges against the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun (Alli Okunmade II) and that on no account would he fight with his brother and friend, the monarch. The PUNCH had reported that the elevation of the members of the Olubadan Advisory

Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday, held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta, the state capital. Abiodun who arrived at the private residence of Obasanjo, located within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library at 11.58 am, went straight into a private meeting with him. While emerging from the

President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday that the government would make sure Nigerians living abroad are part of the policy-making process He added that this would help deepen democracy in the country and ensure his administration enjoys the needed support from Nigerians in the diaspora. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, the President

Norway’s chances of making the World Cup are in jeopardy after they were held to a scoreless draw by Switzerland in Group A. Ada Hegerberg, Norway’s star forward, had to be replaced by Sophie Haug due to injury moments before kickoff, dealing another blow to the team that had been shocked by tournament co-hosts New

Colombia defeated South Korea in Sydney to win the opening match of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The South Americans took the lead after Catalina Usme converted a penalty kick, and then teenager Linda. Caicedo, 18, doubled the advantage after Korean goalkeeper Yoon Young-geul made a mistake. That was sufficient for Colombia to secure

The Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu, has vowed to reclaim all refuse dumping sites converted to business premises within the metropolis. The governor stated this while inspecting the ongoing refuse evacuation exercise at the Shehu Kangiwa Square dumping site. He expressed dismay over the way and manner refuse dumping sites were turned into business

Once a formidable Nigerian club, Bendel Insurance, back in Africa after a 17-year absence, were handed a challenging passage on Tuesday to the CAF Confederation Cup group stage. They must overcome two North African teams — ASO Chlef of Algeria and Renaissance Berkane of Morocco — to reach the mini-league phase where prize money kicks

The Nigerian Army has denied detaining one of its personnel, Lance Corporal Musa Adamu, on religious grounds. A widely circulated social media report claimed Adamu was detained for converting from Islam to Christianity and preaching the gospel. In a statement on Tuesday, Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said contrary to reports, the soldier is

The Osun State Government has said that it suspended the rector of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Dr. Tajudeen Odetayo, due to a petition written against him and to allow an investigation into the allegations. Speaking with journalists in Osogbo on Tuesday, the state Commissioner for Education, Mr. Dipo Eluwole, also absolved the government of

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has insisted that the declaration of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president is unlawful and unconstitutional. He stressed that Tinubu must be removed from office to sanitise the country’s polity. Atiku stated this in his final address to support his

The family of a lady, Miss Chinyere Awuda, who was allegedly beaten to death and her corpse dumped by a swimming pool at the Cosmila Hotel, Awka, Anambra State, on July 16, has cried foul over an alleged conspiracy by the police and the hotel management to cover up the incident. The deceased was accused

The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, on Tuesday, lamented that the Northern region was facing enormous socio-economic challenges which needed urgent attention. Dalhatu, a former Minister of Steel under the late General Sani Abacha, urged northerners to close ranks to tackle the challenges which he failed to mention.

The Special Adviser to the President on Health, Salma Ibrahim-Anas, has said the president plans to increase the annual budgetary allocation to the health sector by 10 percent. She added that there is also the possibility of an additional increment if the allocation is managed judiciously. Ibrahim-Anas spoke at the health summit organised by Gatefield

An Indian-origin lawyer, Bhadresh Gohil, 58, was on Monday ordered by a UK court to pay more than £28 million in costs associated with criminal activity. Gohil was previously found guilty of fraud and money laundering in a case involving allegations of corruption against a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori. According to the

The Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, arrested 81 suspects,  68 of whom have been convicted for various financial crimes in Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina states, between January and July this year. Kano Zonal Commander, Farouk Dogondaji, spoke during an interactive session with the leadership of Kano Correspondents’ Chapel,

. Describe action as ill-advised The non-teaching staff in the universities have kicked against the recent Federal Government policy through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, which suspends them from attending overseas conferences over alleged paucity of funds. The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, in a letter to the Executive Secretary of TETFUND, said it

Some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State have kicked against alleged desperate attempts by former President Goodluck Jonathan to nominate the person for the state’s ministerial slot in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. The stakeholders under the auspices of the Bayelsa APC Elders Council condemned Jonathan’s move, saying it was wrong for him

Nigeria and South Africa have set in motion efforts to curb the trafficking of illicit drugs between the two countries. The countries are to deepen ties to ensure syndicates operating in Nigeria and South Africa are apprehended and brought to book. A statement by the spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi

Christian Aburime, the Press Secretary to the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has insisted that Soludo’s administration is committed to the welfare of media practitioners in the state. Aburime was reacting to a communique by the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists that stated that Soludo was running a government without a

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday announced the appointment of 30 Special Advisers to strengthen governance in the state. Among the appointees are; ex-acting Chairman of the state Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Adekunle Akindele, former acting secretary of the party, Mr. Femi Carena and the spokesperson for the governor, Olawale Rasheed. Also appointed is