President Bola Tinubu has extended scholarships to the children of the 17 soldiers who tragically lost their lives in the Okuama community, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta state. Additionally, he posthumously awarded national honors to the fallen soldiers during their burial ceremony at the military cemetery in Abuja on Wednesday. Tinubu conferred the Members of the Order of Niger (MON) honor upon four deceased officers, while the remaining 13 soldiers were granted Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) medals. He expressed heartfelt sympathy to the families of the fallen officers, acknowledging their sacrifice in the pursuit of peace. Furthermore,…
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Nigerian afrobeat musician Bisade Ologunde is better known by his stage name, Lagbaja. His signature face mask denotes him as the country’s everyman—the faceless individual. As a Yoruba word, Lágbájá means a person whose name and identity are purposely concealed or an invisible person. He is somebody, anybody, and everyone. He is the soul of the community. It was pretty interesting, if not surprising, when in March 2021, the Chief of Army Staff, now deceased General Ibrahim Attahiru, appointed Major General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja as General Officer Commanding the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army. I initially wondered how anyone…
Eight football clubs will participate in the maiden Coal City International Cup in Enugu, Enugu State. Addressing a press conference in Enugu on Wednesday, the spokesman of the management team of the competition, Ifeanyi Ogbu, said teams from the Nigeria Professional Football League that would participate in the competition include Enugu Rangers, Enyimba, Kano Pillars and Remo Stars of Abeokuta. According to Ogbu, the NPFL teams would be joined by a Brazilian club, Esporte Clube Vitoria, Gor Mahia of Kenya, FC Kallon of Sierra Leone and Cotton FC of Benin Republic in the competition sponsored by Ski-Hi Entertainment in partnership…
Nigerian politics, notorious for its intrigues, often revolves around the influence of godfathers. Since the return of democracy in 1999, these godfathers have consistently shaped the ascension of their godsons into political positions. A godfather is a juggernaut who offers his structure for the political featherweight to rise to power. This mentorship dynamic is similar to a business mogul offering a protégé a ladder to climb to the top of a business empire. From Zamfara to Kano and Sokoto, a trend has been set where outgoing governors install their godsons as successors only for them to rise against their benefactors…
Three-time African Games champion and world record holder in women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, will begin her Wanda Diamond League season in Xiamen on April 20, The PUNCH reports. Amusan has been listed among 12 Olympic gold medallists and 27 world champions who will light up the spectacular Egret Stadium in Xiamen. The 26-year-old will face three reigning global champions in the sprint hurdles – Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, world champion Danielle Williams and world indoor champion Devynne Charlton – in her title defence. Amusan clinched the Wanda Diamond League title in Eugene, Oregon for the third consecutive year last…
Freiburg and Leipzig will clash in the Bundesliga on Saturday. It is a game of huge significance at the top of the log with just a few games till the end of the season. The visitors are chasing a return to the Champions League for next season and a game like this could play a part in that. Our betting expert has prepared predictions for this fixture, including a win for Leipzig, GG, and other combined markets. Leipzig to win on the road The Leipzig team has beaten Freiburg in the past five meetings between the two teams. Leipzig, as…
Bobrisky kept in separate cell as EFCC plans to arraign him over alleged N180.7m money laundering and abuse of N490,000 In the event that there are any last-minute modifications, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, is scheduled to arraign well-known cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, before a Federal High Court in Lagos today, April 5, for misusing naira and failing to disclose his firm’s N180.7 million in activities. Bobrisky has been detained in a different cell since his detention on Wednesday, April 3. The EFCC charged the defendant on Thursday, April 4, with six counts, the…
Bobrisky arrives court for his arraignment by EFCC Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, is a Nigerian transgender person who has come at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, for his arraignment by the EFCC today, April 5. Under armed police guards, EFCC agents drove him to the Federal High Court premises in Ikoyi, Lagos, at approximately nine in the morning in a white Hiace Toyota bus. The anti-graft agency is expected to dock Bobrisky due to concerns about his alleged money laundering and misuse of Naira notes.
Serie A champions Napoli risk being fined or docked points if found guilty of false accounting in the deal to sign Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen from Lille in 2020, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Napoli president, Aurelio De Laurentiis was questioned on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the transfer for the 25-year-old. When the Partenopei signed the former Wolfsburg player in September 2020, the deal was valued at €76,356,819, which included the apparent market value of four players who made the switch to Lille as part of the transfer. The market value for these players total around €20m, with the…
Two more bodies were found in the mountains of the eastern Hualien county, two days after a 7.4-magnitude quake off the nearby coast that was the island’s biggest tremor in 25 years. HUALIEN, Taiwan — Rescuers in Taiwan combed mountains for a dozen people still missing and airlifted others to safety on Friday, as the death toll from this week’s earthquake increased to 12. Two more bodies were found in the mountains of Taiwan’s eastern Hualien county, two days after a 7.4-magnitude quake off the nearby coast that was the island’s biggest tremor in 25 years. The quake damaged roads and sent…
Russia’s FSB security service has said that four people arrested on Sunday in a foiled “terror” plot had provided money and arms for the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall last month. In the deadliest attack to strike Russia in two decades, gunmen stormed the Crocus City Hall venue on March 22 and set the building on fire, killing over 140 people. The FSB said in a statement on Monday that it had arrested a group of four a day earlier in the southern Dagestan region who “were directly involved in the financing and supply of terrorist means to…
Cyprus has called on the European Union to provide “practical assistance” as the eastern Mediterranean island is grappling with an influx of Syrian migrants. Interior minister Constantinos Ioannou said that over the last three days, Cyprus had intercepted 13 boats with 739 migrants on board off its southeastern coast. Mr Ioannou added that all the boats departed from the coasts of Lebanon, less than 200km southeast of Cyprus, and nearly all passengers were Syrian nationals. The minister also stressed the need for EU funds allocated to Lebanon to be linked to improved policing of Lebanese coasts and waters by local…
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio said Thursday that drug abuse in the country was a “national emergency”, outlining plans to combat a synthetic drug popular with young people. Kush, a mixture of chemical substances with similar effects to cannabis, has been prevalent in the country for several years. “It is my solemn duty as president… to declare a national emergency on drug abuse,” Bio said in an address to the nation. “Our country is currently facing an existential threat due to the devastating impact of drugs and drug addiction, in particular the devastating synthetic drug kush,” he added. A…
Immediate past Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has assured members of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, in the state,that he has no plan to leave the party but will rather stay with others to rebuild it. The former Governor who stated this during the party’s caucus meeting held at the new party secretariat in Umuahia, called for unity of purpose among members to ensure that the party quickly returns to winning ways. He maintained that the exit of some of his former aides and other chieftains of the PDP to other political parties remains their personal choice. He said,…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja has posited that exclusive reliance on the military to solve crisis situations resulting into armed conflict, insurrection and which create tension within the state may not be the best option in confronting the myriads of security challenges confronting the country. According to General Lagbaja, “Attending early to issues early on will lnip grievance in the board and prevent Imbroglio from developing into a major conflict.” Speaking at the Chief of Army Staff’s Annual Lecture Series at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), Abuja, with the theme “The Role of the Militarg…
A gas station attendant pumps fuel into a customer’s car at the NNPC Mega petrol station in Abuja, Nigeria REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited has stated that there have been no alterations in the prices of premium motor spirit (PMS), petrol, and diesel at its retail outlets. Femi Soneye, NNPC’s spokesperson, affirmed in a statement on Wednesday that the company has maintained stability in these commodity prices. Earlier, there were rumors circulating that NNPC had reduced petrol prices from N568 to N560 per litre, while also reportedly increasing diesel prices to N920 per litre. In…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, on Wednesday, approved an increase in electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification. The Vice Chairman, NERC, Musliu Oseni, said the increase will see the customers paying N225 kilowatt per hour (KW/h) from the current N66. PUNCH Online notes that customers under Band A are those who enjoy 20-24 hours of electricity supply daily while those in Band B are subscribers who enjoy 16 to 20 hours power supply. Those in Band C enjoy 12 to 16 hours daily power supply.. Also, Band D subscribers are beneficiaries of eight to 12 hours power…
The Nigerian Army has announced the declaration of eight individuals as wanted suspects in relation to the murder of 17 soldiers in the Okuama community of Delta state. This announcement was made via the official X handle of the Nigerian Army on Thursday. The wanted individuals comprise seven men and one woman. They are Akevwru Daniel Omotegbono, Prof Ekpekpo Arthur, Andaowei Dennis Bakriki, Igoli Ebi (female), Akata Malawa David, Sinclear Oliki, Clement Ikolo Oghenerukevwe and Reuben Baru. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, together with other dignitaries, on Wednesday had llaid to rest the 17 military personnel killed in Okuama community in…
Benue gov denies calling for Ganduje’s resignation Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has clarified that he never called for the resignation of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje. He said this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Makurdi by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Tersoo Kula. The CPS was reacting to some media reports that the governor has called for the resignation of the APC national chairman. Kula said the governor at no time called for the resignation of the APC national chairman. He said Alia enjoys a good relationship with the Ganduje-led…