Новости за 03.02.2024

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has fixed the final fare prices for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage exercise. The commission had earlier in October, pegged the initial fare deposit at N4.5m, noting that the fixed amount was “in tandem with the dollar rate that will determine the final cost of the coming Hajj”, and that

In this report, PUNCH Online presents the biggest news stories of the week. The Super Eagles had the Black Antelopes for dinner as they cruised into the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations. The country is still reeling from banditry, as the abduction and subsequent deaths of two Ekiti monarchs sent shockwaves across the

The Defence Headquarters has lamented that the spate of kidnappings across the country has overshadowed the achievements of troops against terrorists in the Northern region. This DHQ also disclosed that troops killed no fewer than 185 terrorists and arrested 212 within the last week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward disclosed this

Opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives have called on President Bola Tinubu to prioritise the security of lives and property better than what the administration of Muhammadu Buhari did in eight years. Under the immediate past administration, insurgency, kidnapping and all manner of criminality reached an all-time high, prompting the international community to issue

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The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has urged Governor Godwin Obaseki to stop securing loans, noting that the “N9bn” loan recently approved by the House of Assembly was needless and will plunge the state into financial distress. Addressing a press conference on Friday, the acting Chairman of the state APC, Jarrett Tenebe,

The Secretary General of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Mohammed Abubakar, has faulted the River State House of Assembly lawmakers for stopping Governor Siminalayi Fubara from appointing the local government caretaker committee. The lawmakers had on January 26 passed into law the bill that stripped the governor of the power to appoint local

No fewer than 55 wedding guests who were said to be escorting a bride home along the Damari town in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State have been kidnapped by suspected bandits. A resident confirmed to PUNCH Online on Friday in a telephone call that the incident occurred on Thursday around 9pm. The source

Former Brazil football star, Dani Alves will go on trial Monday in Barcelona for alleged rape of a woman at an upscale nightclub, with prosecutors seeking a nine-year jail sentence. The high-profile trial is scheduled to start at 10 am (0900 GMT) at a court in Spain’s second city where the 40-year-old former Barcelona and

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered a total of N70,556,658,370.5 within 100 days, between October 2023 and January 19, 2024. Details of the recovery outlined in an EFCC document titled, ‘Operations and Recoveries’, was obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday.  The document revealed that between October 2023 and January 19, 2024, the EFCC

The Grammy Awards also known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy to recognise outstanding achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry worldwide. Grammys was originally called the Gramophone Awards, as the trophy depicts a gilded gramophone. According to the Recording Academy, its mission

The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has sent 10 names to the state House of Assembly for screening and confirmation as commissioners and special advisers. Aiyedatiwa became the governor of the state on December 27, 2023, following the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. He later dissolved the State Executive Council on January 24, 2024. According

AJIBADE OMAPE speaks with Adeyemi Adewale on how an explosion at a mini gas plant where he worked in Warri, Delta State, has caused keloids to appear on his skin How did you sustain burns on your body? On December 1, 2021, I resumed work around 2pm after my partner had finished his shift. It

The Oyo State Government, on Friday, sealed a branch of Christ Life Church located in Golden Estate, Oluyole, in the Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, who disclosed this in Ibadan, said the action became imperative, following several unresolved steps taken by the ministry

MUHAMMED LAWAL examines the issues surrounding the withdrawal of the three junta-led countries who exited the Economic Community of West African States When the Economic Community of West African States was established in 1975 with 15 countries of the West African sub-region forming its member states, there was a major focus on creating an economic

Gunmen who kidnapped five pupils and four staff members of the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, Ekiti State on Friday insisted on getting N15m as ransom to secure the abductees’ release from their den. The gunmen had on Monday attacked a bus conveying the schoolchildren and employees of the school back to their

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has offered to refund money paid for medical tests by workers who were laid off last Wednesday. Some newly recruited staffers of the teaching hospital had on Thursday staged a protest following its decision to lay them off after it said they were

The Belgian Government has said Nigerians constitute the highest number of people forced into prostitution in the European country. The Director-General of the Belgian Office for Foreigners, Freddy Roosemont, disclosed this during a press conference held in Abuja, on Friday. Roosemont said, “The dream is not real. It is not easy to survive in Europe

The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly has summoned the state Commissioner for Economic Development, Mr Emem Bob, and the Chairman of Association of Local Government of Nigeria in the state, Iniobong Robson, to explain the modalities used to arrive at the 1,072 nominees for the Federal Government’s conditional grant for businesses. This was a sequel

Veteran actors, Sam Dede, and Chinwetalu Agu, are set to return for the remake of a movie, ‘Issakaba’, which they featured in decades ago. The five-part movie, which was initially produced by the late filmmaker, Chukwuka Emelionwu; and Moses of Mosco production in 2001, is being remade by a popular filmmaker, Lancelot Imasuen. In a

The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, has said that the Oyo State Government will hit hard at anyone, no matter how highly placed, who contravenes the law. Oyelade was reacting to the suspension of the Onido of Ido land, Oba Gbolagade Muritala Babalola (Gbadewolu I), by the state government on Friday.

Nigerian defender, Kenneth Omeruo, has revealed that players of the Super Eagles are yet to be paid their bonuses at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations despite the widely-publicised approval of their competition funding by Nigeria president Bola Tinubu, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Kasimpasa defender also dispelled reports (not in PUNCH Sports Extra)

An actress, Akinyanju Omobolarinde, aka Ashabi, who is also a lover to a controversial singer, Habeeb Okiki aka Portable, has said that though Portable thinks she is using him to chase clout, that was not her intention. The singer had called her out on social media after she spoke about the dynamics of their relationship

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday dismissed a preliminary objection challenging the competence of the Inspector General of Police to prosecute them on terrorism-related offences. The defendants: Chime Eguma Ezebalike, Prince Lukman Oladele, Kenneth Goodluck Kpasa, Osiga Donald, and Ochueja Thankgod, who are loyalists of the Rivers State Governor, Simialayi Fubara, are standing

The Management of the University of Calabar has reacted to the fire incident that razed one of the institution’s buildings on Thursday night. The incident, which occurred around 8:45pm, burnt down the storehouse of the Students’ Affairs Division, destroying office equipment, including ACs, computers, and students’ files. Speaking during a visit to the fire scene,