Новости за 06.04.2024

The Chief Whip of the Senate and senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has rejected the recent hike in electricity tariff. He described the timing as wrong, maintaining that Nigerians are yet to recover from the removal of fuel subsidy. The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, recently approved a 300 per cent

The Ovie of Umiaghwa Abraka Kingdom in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Lucky Ararile, has called on President Bola Tinubu to order the military stationed in the troubled Okuama community to vacate the area. This is just as he described the killing of 17 military personnel on peace mission to the community

The Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has expressed shock over Thursday’s communal clash, which claimed 19 lives in Agojeju-Odo in Omala Local Government Area of the state. The Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Ismaila Isah, in a statement on Saturday, said the governor regretted the ugly dimension that the communal clashes in the

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has directed supermarkets and grocery stores in the state to display prices on their products. The agency warned that stores that don’t follow the law risk being fined or shut down. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the official website of the Lagos State Government on Saturday.

The 2023 presidential candidate and national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabi’u Kwakwanso, has described the party as an alternative to the “failed Peoples Democratic Party and failing All Progressives Congress.”   Kwankwaso, an ex-defence Minister, emphasised that Nigeria possesses sufficient resources and manpower to address insecurity. He guaranteed that the NNPP

The National Association of Nigerian Students, on Saturday, said there was no truth in the claim that it has become the mouthpiece of the government. The association was responding to a statement credited to a human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), that the association has become the government’s mouthpiece. Falana was, on Friday, reported to

The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Kogi State, Muri Ajaka, on Saturday, condemned the recent killings in some communities in the Omala Local Government Area of the state. The PUNCH reported that no fewer than 19 people were killed while yet to be ascertained the number of houses that were razed during

The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, on Saturday, warned the opposition All Progressives Congress not to undermine the peace being enjoyed in the state. A statement by Osun PDP chairman, Mr. Sunday Bisi, obtained on Saturday, noted that the party was reacting to claims of threats to life and the attendant reactions from various

A former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, on Saturday, appealed to Nigerians to continue to support the present administration of President Bola Tinubu, saying he is “sure the government will succeed and when he succeeds, all of us has succeeded.” Omo-Agege made the appeal at a homecoming reception organised in his honour in

The management of Elegushi Private Beach has debunked the allegation by the Nigerian Navy that it is operating an illegal fuel depot on the beach facility while threatening to take legal action if the defamatory statement is not retracted. This was disclosed during a press briefing by the management on Saturday. The Nigerian Navy Ship

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, arrested the General Overseer of CAC Freedom City Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry, Ilorin, Kwara State, Adeniyi James, for allegedly defrauding a member of the church to the tune of N3,980,000. A statement by the Head of Media and

The Peoples Democratic Party is set to hold its Ward Congress on Monday, April 8, to elect three ad-hoc delegates per ward, one of whom must be female, across all 203 wards in Ondo State, as part of preparations for its governorship primary election. The Independent National Electoral Commission set November 16, 2024, as the

Anger grew this week as Nigerians protested the 240% hike in electricity tariff prices by the Federal Government. The Debt Management Office is yet to defend itself after some state governors faulted its debt report. Philip Shaibu’s impeachment process builds up hype, as gospel singers, Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo and her husband, Blessing Uzochikwa, refused

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on the management of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company to urgently address the current irregular power supply in the state. Adeleke, who made the demand at a meeting held with the management of the company in Ibadan, Oyo State, described the state as a critical stakeholder in the

The Bayelsa State local government election conducted on Saturday by the State Independent Electoral Commission was relatively peaceful across the eight local government areas and 105 wards of the state.   Besides voter apathy, voting materials and personnel of the BYSIEC were said to have arrived late in Yenagoa, Sagbama, Ekeremor, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ogbia, Nembe, Brass,

Tragedy struck in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State as a truck reportedly crushed two persons to death on Saturday. The incident, which occurred along the Ore-Okitipupa Expressway, in the Idi Mango area of the community, involved a truck and a motorcycle. A source said the accident was a result of the motorcyclist’s

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Lagos on Sunday ahead of Eid-el-Fitr later in the week. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘President Tinubu to observe Eid-el-Fitr in Lagos’ on Saturday. “In deference to the solemn occasion, which marks the end of Ramadan, the

Arsenal leapfrogged Liverpool at the top of the Premier League on Saturday with a 3-0 win at Brighton after Kevin De Bruyne scored twice in Manchester City’s victory at Crystal Palace. Goals from Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard lifted the Gunners to 71 points — one clear of Jurgen Klopp’s men, who are

The Oyo State Government says it is targeting an open defecation-free status by 2025 by collaborating with the United Nations Children’s Funds to train stakeholders in the state on the measures necessary to tackle open defecation The state Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, in a statement on Saturday, stressed that the training was initiated under

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company has released the names of erstwhile Band A feeders downgraded to B, C D or E. Our correspondent reports that the Farm Feeder serving the Obasanjo Farm was downgraded from Band A to Band E in the list released by the IBEDC on Saturday. About 28 feeders under the Ibadan

Kevin De Bruyne brought up his century of goals for Manchester City by scoring twice in a 4-2 win at Crystal Palace that moved the champions level on points with Premier League leaders Liverpool. City had fallen behind after just three minutes at Selhurst Park, but De Bruyne led the response by curling in a

The National Association of Polytechnic Students has announced plans to host a leadership programme on Sustainable Development and Environmental Stewardship. The programme aims to empower young Nigerians with the knowledge and skills necessary to tackle the pressing issues of climate change and environmental degradation. The NAPS vice president, Ahmed Ajewole, in a statement made available

A graduate of Political Science, University of Calabar, Jonathan Echefu, said he and three of his siblings got blind in secondary school. Echefu stated that after graduation, he decided to start playing the keyboard to fend for himself, a skill he learnt from a friend of his who’s also blind. He also shared the challenge

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has directed power distribution companies to refund all overbilled Band B customers by April 11. This directive to the electricity distribution companies on implementation of the April 2024 supplementary Multi-Year Tariff Order was released on Saturday. The directive came amid complaints from customers not on Band A, who are now

An early morning accident that occurred at the Ago Adura axis of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Saturday claimed one life. The spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed this to PUNCH Online in a telephone conversation on Saturday. Akinbiyi said the driver, who was the lone occupant of a Mercedes Benz