Новости за 02.05.2024

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has announced plans to review rates of mining licenses and other sundry fees payable by mining operators in the country. Speaking during a consultative meeting with stakeholders in the mining industry on Thursday in Abuja, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, stressed that

The Lagos State Police Command said it has identified the police officer who shot a young man, Toheeb Eniafe, at a petrol station on Wednesday. This was made known in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Thursday. He said, “The person behind the shooting has been identified as

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, on Thursday, assured the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, and the workers of an improved and sustainable minimum wage. In January, President Bola Tinubu constituted a tripartite committee comprising government, labour, and private sector representatives to assess the N30,000 minimum wage implemented during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure. Recently, the

The Indigenous People of Biafra has declared May 30, 2024, as a sit-at-home day across the South-East to celebrate Biafran soldiers. The pro-Biafran group said that day is set aside annually to celebrate the men and women who died in the Biafran war between 1967 and 1970 and beyond and even until now. This was

Two weeks after his arrest, the member representing Ahoada West Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Sokari Goodboy Sokari, has regained his freedom. Recall that Sokari was arrested by policemen outside the venue of the Peoples Democratic Party National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Thursday, April 18, 2024. The lawmaker was

The clash that erupted at the Oke Odo Market in Lagos State was triggered by the alleged refusal of a betting agent to pay out winnings to a gambler. PUNCH Online gathered that a fight started in the market situated in the area on Wednesday night and continued till Thursday morning. The hoodlums residing in

No fewer than 800 houses built on waterways have been earmarked for demolition in Benue State. This is to avert flooding as the rainy season sets in. The General Manager of the State Urban Development Board, Mede Ternongo, disclosed this to journalists in Makurdi, the state capital, on Thursday. The board, on Wednesday, started demolition

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has reported that coordinated ground and air operations resulted in the neutralisation of over 715 terrorists, along with the arrest of 146 individuals and the rescue of 465 kidnapped hostages in April 2024. The Director of Defence Media Operation, Major General Edward Buba, revealed these figures during a biweekly media briefing

A federal jury in New Haven, Connecticut, Wednesday, convicted an extradited Nigerian, Okechukwu Osuji, for operating a business email compromise scheme out of multiple countries, including the United States. A statement from the US Department of Justice on Thursday said Osuji and his co-conspirators- John Wamuigah and Tolulope Bodunde- fleeced their victims of over $6.3m.

Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured that Nigerians will soon see significant changes across all economic indicators, including inflation, and food security, among others. The VP stated this at the second edition of the Chronicle Roundtable, hosted by the 21st Century Chronicle at the Ladi Kwali Hall, Abuja Continental Hotel, on Thursday. He declared, “Soon,

A former member of the Nigerian Senate, Ita Enang, has blamed the National Assembly for the nation’s rising debt profile and fall in the value of the naira. Enang who also served as Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly matters, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the public presentation of Oversight

The Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide, on Wednesday, formally installed Prophet Emmanuel Alogbo as the 6th Baba Aladura and spiritual head of the church. Alogbo was appointed the acting spiritual head in November 2023 following the death of his predecessor, Samuel Abidoye, who died on November 12, at the age of 103. A statement

Wema Bank, one of Nigeria’s oldest surviving banks, clocks 79 years today. Its history is one of a rise from humble beginnings to the top of banking in Nigeria. Established by Late Chief Mathew Adekoya Okupe as a private limited liability company under the name Agbonmagbe Bank Limited, it ran branches in Ebute-Metta, Sagamu, Abeokuta,

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has disbursed the sum of N6,316,621,045.37 billion among the six area councils in the FCT and other stakeholders, as statutory allocation for March 2024. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media to the FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud. The amount represents a

Nollywood actress, Eniola Ajao, has revealed why she kept her 21-year-old son, Ayomide Daniel, away from social media. Ajao said the decision was taken even before she ventured into the movie industry, adding that it was supposed to stem off stigma attached to being a single mother. “It was something I decided a long time

The police in Ekiti State have arrested six men for snatching motorbikes from riders within the Ikere/Ado-Ekiti and Igede-Ekiti axis of the state. The suspects are Adebayo Bashiru, Oluyemi Kunle, Gabriel Isaac, Abubakar Abdullahi, Macon Andrew, and Peter Ninfa. The state Commissioner of Police, Adeniran Akinwale, in a statement by the command’s Police Public Relations

The Federal Government on Thursday said about 48 million Nigerians still engage in open defecation despite just a year left to the deadline to end the practice. The Minister of State for Environment, Ishaq Salako who stated this at a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committees on Environment, Water Resources, Works, Ecological

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Thursday, said the state government uncovered an illegal settlement under the Osborne Bridge, Ikoyi, Lagos State. Wahab shared this information via a post on X.com on Thursday, along with videos. Sharing a video, the commissioner wrote, “Another illegal settlement was discovered under the

The Nigeria Police on Thursday, announced the arrest of the alleged mastermind of the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna where some passengers were killed while scores were abducted in March 2022. The mastermind was identified as Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known by the ominous moniker of Mandi. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this

The Delta State Police Command on Thursday paraded a 24-year-old woman,  Sofia Nkwo, for killing her one-year-old son. The woman said she killed her son because she couldn’t care for the child again as the father rejected the child. Also paraded were fake alcoholic producers, murder, kidnapping suspects, and car snatchers among others. Parading the

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested two female suspects, identified as Kulu Dogonyaro and Elizabeth Ojah for child trafficking. They were busted on Saturday while trafficking five children into the Federal Capital Territory. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, made the development known in a statement on Thursday.

Following the scarcity of Petroleum Motor Spirit, also known as petrol that has cumulated in overcrowded fuel stations across cities in the country, the Ogun State Police Command says it is partnering with fuel stations across the state to curb the outbreak of violence. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, in a WhatsApp conversation

The military has completed its investigation into the bombing of Tudun Biri village in Kaduna State, indicting two Nigerian Army officers. The officers will face court-martial as the operation should not have occurred. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, revealed this during a press briefing at Defence Headquarters, on Thursday. He said, “I

The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service has sealed seven telecommunication masts belonging to MTN and Globacom across the state’s urban areas over outstanding taxes totalling N5.8bn. The Head of Corporate Communications for the Kaduna IRS, Zakari Muhammad, disclosed this development in a statement issued on Thursday. The sealed masts, vital for the operation of mobile

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old actor identified as Praise for an alleged abduction and defilement of a 14-year-old girl. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The statement partly read, “The Divisional Police Officer of Mowe Division has arrested one actor, Praise, a