OSUN State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for allowing a free and fair election in Osun state, like he did for all the states in the country. Senator Adeleke made the commendation when he paid a ‘thank you’ visit to the president at the State House in Abuja, Friday. The governor, elected on platform of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), said he had come to appreciate the President for providing a level playing field in the 2022 governorship election in his State. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, the governor said: “I…
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Troops of Operation Delta Safe have in the last three weeks, uncovered and destroyed several illegal refining sites and apprehended 19 suspects in the Niger Delta region. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami made this known on Thursday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military across the country. Danmadami said land, maritime and air components conducted operational activities at the creeks, waterways, high seas, towns and cities of Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers to checkmate criminal elements. He said the troops, in the conduct of Operation Octopus Grip and other operations, discovered and destroyed several…
Katsina Guber: Radda, Lado, Khalil, Jino, Talba For Daily Trust Town Hall Meeting Tomorrow TOP contenders for this year’s governorship election in Katsina State are billed to attend tomorrow’s town hall meeting to interact with voters ahead of the March election. The event is organised by the Media Trust Group, owners of Daily Trust, Aminiya, Trust TV and Trust Radio in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD); Vision FM, Farin Wata TV and Katsina City News, an online newspaper company, to bring the contestants and electorate together for mutual interaction. The governorship candidates are Dr Dikko Radda (APC), Senator Yakubu…
BUYING a new smartphone was a bit of a mission for Deepa Aswani, who works in marketing in Mumbai. “I am very particular about what phone I buy. I did not want to invest too much,” she says. After two months of deliberation, she chose the OnePlus 10R, which in a sale cost her $400 (£329), a reasonable price for a smartphone, but still a significant sum in any country, and particularly in a developing one like India. “The idea was to buy a phone which did not make a hole in my pocket and had good features. I am…
JAPAN says it will release more than a million tonnes of water into the sea from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant this year. After treatment the levels of most radioactive particles meet the national standard, the operator said. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the proposal is safe, but neighbouring countries have voiced concern. The 2011 Fukushima disaster was the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Decommissioning has already started but could take four decades. “We expect the timing of the release would be sometime during this spring or summer,” said chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno on Friday, adding…
LISA Marie Presley, the only child of rock’n’roll legend Elvis, has died aged 54, her mother has said. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Priscilla Presley said. Lisa Marie, also a singer, was rushed to hospital earlier on Thursday. US media say she suffered cardiac arrest. She was found unresponsive at her home in Calabasas, California, sources told US outlet TMZ. “She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known,” Priscilla Presley said in a statement. “We ask for privacy…
NOVAK Djokovic returns to the Australian Open a year on from his controversial deportation, again primed as the man to beat at the opening Grand Slam tournament of the 2023 season. The 35-year-old Serb, aiming for a record-extending 10th title in Melbourne and a record-equalling 22nd men’s major, has warmed up by winning an ATP title in Adelaide. Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz, ranked the world’s best men’s player, has pulled out with a knee injury and is one of several high-profile names to miss out. British women’s number one Emma Raducanu suffered an ankle injury in the build-up, initially putting…
THE Saudi Arabian league want to count on more and more stars. Signing Cristiano Ronaldo is not enough for them. They are now also after Lionel Messi. Like in La Liga, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi could be in two different teams who are fierce rivals. Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr’s biggest rivals, want to get the Argentinian in their team, according to ‘Mundo Deportivo’. In order to persuade the recent World Cup winner, Al-Hilal will have to get their chequebook out. The Catalan paper says that they would be willing to pay him around $358m a year. An absurd amount of money and,…
Fulham 2 vs Chelsea 1 FULHAM manager Marco Silva hailed “a great night for the club and the fans” as his side beat 10-man Chelsea in a fiery west London derby at Craven Cottage. Carlos Vinicius headed in a 72nd-minute winner after Portugal winger Joao Felix had been sent off on his Chelsea debut when the score was 1-1. Willian put the hosts ahead against his former side in the first half, before Kalidou Koulibaly equalised early in the second, but Vinicius’ winner saw Fulham move up to sixth in the Premier League. “Chelsea is a super team, they are…
THE National Project Coordinator of Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), Aminu Bodinga Mohammed has hinted at the expansion of the project to cover the 36 States of the federation. Speaking in Calabar at the annual training and retreat for staff of the project, Bodinga said RAAMP is geared towards making remarkable impacts across the country hence the need to extend the project to all states. In a signed statement by the Development Communication Officer, RAAMP, Khadija Ishaq and made available to News Point Nigeria, the coordinator who noted that, the successes recorded since the start of the project…
THE Cross River state governor, Prof Ben Ayade has called on Nigerians to always put the nation first rrespective of ethnic, religious and political inclination. The governor stated this, while declaring open the 2023 Training and Annual Retreat organized for staff of the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) across in the 20 participating states in Nigeria, in Calabar. The Governor, who was represented by the Commissioner for Ministry of International Donor Cooperation (MIDC), Dr Inyang Asibong welcomed participants to Calabar, the Cross River State capital and described RAAMP as a multi-dimensional project of several benefits poised to uplift…
A POLICE officer said to be the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Pankshin Division in the Pankshin local government area of Plateau state was kidnapped a few days after he resumed work at the Division. The name nor rank of the said officials could not be ascertained at the time of this report and the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Alfred Alabo, was not available to shed light on the development. However, a resident of Pankshin who did not want to be named told Vanguard that kidnapping has been rife in the local community in recent times…
ARGENTINA featured heavily in shortlists for FIFA’s Best awards following their World Cup triumph, with forwards Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and coach Lionel Scaloni receiving nominations in their categories. Messi, along with his Paris St Germain team mate Kylian Mbappe and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, were among the 14 players shortlisted for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award, the world governing body said on Thursday. The trio are joined by last year’s winner Robert Lewandowski of Barcelona, Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and PSG’s Neymar and Achraf Hakimi. Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema,…
LATEST data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics for November has indicated that the price of household Kerosene, also known as cooking kerosene skyrocketed by over 100 per cent in one year. The report showed an average retail price of kerosene per litre rose by about 146 per cent from N441 in November 2021 to N1,083/litre in the corresponding period last year. Also it indicated that average retail price per litre was 4 per cent higher on a month-on-month basis in November 2022 compared to N1,041 recorded in October. On state profile analysis, the highest average price per litre in…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on his 64th birthday. The president, in a statement issued Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina and made available to News Point Nigeria, said Lawan has a profile of being one of the most experienced legislators in the country, having served eight years in the House of Representatives, 1999-2007, and almost 12 years in the Senate. The president said Lawan, after leaving his career path as a lecturer and researcher, deployed his vast knowledge in shaping policies and strengthening democracy in Nigeria by…
REAL Madrid beat Valencia on penalties in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals at the King Fahd Stadium in Saudi Arabia. Karim Benzema’s penalty put the European and La Liga champions ahead but Samuel Lino levelled just after half-time to make it 1-1 in Riyadh. Madrid won the shootout 4-3, scoring all their kicks, while Eray Comert missed his and Thibaut Courtois saved Jose Gaya’s effort. Real Betis face Barcelona in the second semi-final on Thursday. “Obviously as a goalkeeper you have to study penalties,” Courtois said. “Gaya missed his last one against Sevilla on the left, and scored his last…
MANCHESTER United have agreed a deal to sign Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst on loan for the rest of the season. The 30-year-old Burnley forward spent the first half of the season at Besiktas but is now heading to Manchester for a medical before the move can be completed. A deal has been reached for his loan at the Turkish club to be terminated. Weghorst scored eight goals and registered four assists in 16 league games for Besiktas. His latest goal came in a 2-1 win against Kasimpasa on 7 January and, following that match, he appeared to wave goodbye to…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze from Thursday to Saturday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja predicted moderate dust haze on Thursday with horizontal visibility range of 2km to 5km is expected over parts of the northern region. It forecast prospect of slight dust haze over the BAY states (Borno, Adamawa and Yobe) and Taraba during the forecast period. “Moderate dust haze with horizontal visibility ranges from 2km to 5km is anticipated over the North-Central and inland cities of the south throughout the forecast period. “Hazy atmosphere with patches of clouds are…
FOR failing to submit its annual accounts, authorities in the United Kingdom, have struck off Next International (UK) Limited, a company largely owned by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Premium Times, reported that the company was removed from the record in September 2021, following a first and second gazette notice of “compulsory” strike off of the entity. In the UK, a compulsory strike-off is imposed on a company by creditors or by the Companies House for non-submission of annual accounts or failure to notify Companies House about a change of official registered office address. Once a…
A CHIEFTAIN of the All Progressive Congress APC in Zamfara Musa Mallaha has dumped the party for the People’s Democratic Party. Musa Mallaha was a former chairman of the APC and the Deputy Organising secretary of the party in Zamfara Central Senatorial Zone until his defection. He dumps the party, APC and join the People’s to contribute to the party’s quest for Victory in march general election. Musa Mallaha promise to use his wealth of experience to garner votes for the PDP Governorship Candidate, Dauda Lawal and other Candidates. Mr. Mallaha express optimism that the PDP in Zamfara will clinch…