Новости за 20.01.2024

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said it has arrested a suspected kidnapper at Isale Asa, in the Opomalu area of Ilorin. It said the 37-year-old suspect was arrested while attempting to abduct some pupils returning from school in Ilorin at about 1 pm on January 11, 2024. “The

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has assured the chairmen of the 38 Local Government Areas and local council development areas in Ekiti that the State Government will support their five-kilometre road construction per council. Oyebanji, who described the five-kilometre road project as a laudable project in the people’s interest, urged the council leadership to strive

The Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, on Friday, charged the Federal Government to increase investments in the production of Liquefied Natural Gas, as earnings from gas would help tackle Nigeria’s current revenue crisis. ANAN said this was vital because of the rising global demand for gas, stressing that it had been established that Nigeria

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has decried the brain drain syndrome in the health sector, saying it is negatively affecting the country. He also appealed to doctors to consider their oath to save lives and show more commitment to duty. Diri spoke at the service of songs in honour of the late Mrs

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has called on candidates of the opposition parties in the state governorship election to team up with him to develop the state. The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Oborevwori as the duly elected governor of Delta State. The apex court dismissed the appeal by the All Progressives Congress and its

Aguibou Camara’s second-half goal gave Guinea a 1-0 win over Gambia at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday, a result that left them on the brink of securing a place in the last 16. Midfielder Camara, who plays his club football in Greece, swept home an assist from Morgan Guilavogui midway through the second

Liverpool and Egypt star Mohamed Salah has been ruled out of the next two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury, his country’s football association said Friday. “Tests on Mohamed Salah, the captain of the Egypt national team, proved that he suffered a hamstring injury and will miss the next two matches of

The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended some suspects in connection with the beheading of a young lady, allegedly killed for ritual in one of the hotels in Yola, the Adamawa state capital, on Thursday evening. Also apprehended are three staff members who were on duty at the time of the incident at the hotel

The Rivers State Police Command on Friday confirmed fatality in a land dispute in Akpano community in Eleme Local Government Area of the state. When contacted, the spokesperson for the state Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, saying only one person died in the incident. Although the cause of the incident is still sketchy,

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State on his victory at the Supreme Court. The apex court had on Friday affirmed Sani the elected governor of Kaduna State during the 2023 general elections, dismissing the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party. Abbas, in a statement

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said that it supports President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to fight corruption, insurgency, banditry and other forms of insecurity in Nigeria. Ohanaeze, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia on Friday, disassociated itself from the statement credited to the Acting National Youth Leader of the body,

The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, said he was expecting to win the Supreme Court judgment declaring him as governor of the state. Sule made this known while reacting to the verdict on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, David Ombugadu, had dragged Sule of the

Osun State Governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, has said the decision on the chieftaincy matters as contained in the White Paper released by the state government on Thursday would not be reversed. Osun State Government has ordered fresh selection process to fill the stool of Aree of Iree and Owa of Igbajo, having nullified the processes

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Friday night congratulated Governor Dapo Abiodun for his electoral victory in last year’s March governorship election as affirmed on Friday by the Supreme Court, Abuja. The party, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Akinloye Bankole said that it has accepted the reality of the court