Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: latest medal table
About the medal tableAs is traditional, the table prioritises the number of gold medals won. On this basis in 2018 at Pyeongchang in South Korea, Norway and Germany were tied on 14 golds, with Norway’s higher tally of silvers – 14 to Germany’s 10 – making them top of the table. It was enough to put Canada above its neighbour the United States in the overall table. Great Britain took only one gold in 2018, for Lizzy Yarnold in the skeleton. Australia won no golds, but did pick up three medals; two for snowboarding and one for skiing.
Source:The Guardian
February 04, 2022 20:08 UTC
Rystad on Nigerian FPSO Explosion: 'No Impact on Oil Price. Environmental Implications Still Hard to Quantify'
The Trinity Spirit FPSO, operated by Nigeria's SEPCOL, exploded Wednesday and started burning, and, according to videos shared on social media, sinking. However, according to Rystad Energy, the incident is not expected to have an impact on Nigerian production as the unit was not producing at the time of the explosion. Wu said: "The Trinity Spirit floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel was positioned in the Ukpokiti field off the coast of Nigeria, where it has operated since 1997. The maximum liquid production rate for this vessel – 22,000 bpd – represents less than 2% of the total Nigerian crude oil production based on 2021 levels of 1.3 million bpd. The hull of the Trinity Spirit was originally built in 1976 and the latest upgrade took place in 1997, highlighting the age of the vessel.
Source:The Guardian
February 04, 2022 19:52 UTC
Lawyer puts record straight on Late Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu's legal wife | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Barrister Ben Ijewere, counsel to Mrs Josephine Onuwabhagbe Ndubuisi-Kanu, has described publications by one supposed Gladys Ndubuisi Kanu as untrue, misleading, and mischievous, in some newspapers that she is the only legal wife of late Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu. Ijewere said that the publications in the Vanguard newspaper of January 18 and Guardian newspaper of January 20 and other online news platforms on the matter were false. “We write on the instructions of Mrs Josephine Onuwabhagbe Ndubuisi Kanu, hereinafter referred to as our client,” the counsel said. “Our attention has been drawn to a public and published declaration by one supposed Gladys Ndubuisi Kanu and published in the Vanguard newspaper of 18th January, 2022 and Guardian newspaper of 20th January 2022 and other online news platforms declaring that she is the only legal wife of late Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu. “The public should disregard the statement from Gladys as it is false, misleading and Mischievous,” he said.
Source:The Guardian
February 04, 2022 12:33 UTC
Killer of retired CSP arrested in Imo
A member of the suspected cult group that killed the retired Chief Superintendent of Police CSP Christian Kpatuma in the Agwa community of Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State has been arrested by the tactical team from Imo State Police Command. The leader of the cult group who happened to be a notorious kidnapper and an escapee of Imo Correctional Centre, Owerri was arrested while trying to escape to the neighbouring town. The Police spokesman said that the Commissioner of Police, Imo Command, CP Rabiu Hussaini on receipt of the information immediately dispatched the active and gallant command’s tactical teams to the Agwa Community with a mandate to fish out the perpetrators of this dastardly act. The Command PPRO said that the suspect, after escaping from the Imo Correctional Centre, recruited young men into his cult group and were terrorising the Agwa community. YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNEBuhari Urges MTN For Quality Service, Downward Price Review In Cost Of Data, Other Services Rulers WorldPresident Muhammadu Buhari Friday at State House Abuja urged the MTN Group to make the available top-of-the-range service to its Nigerian subscribers… Killer of retired CSP arrested in Imo Killer of retired CSP arrested in Imo Killer of retired CSP arrested in Imo Killer of retired CSP arrested in Imo
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 04, 2022 12:03 UTC
Benin artist harps on citizens welfare on fuel subsidy removal
A Benin-based artist, Nelson-Young, on Thursday, said that a responsible government would place a premium on the welfare of the citizens on any policy formulation. Nelson-Young made these remarks in Benin City, the Edo State capital while chatting with journalists. According to him, the continuous increment of fuel pump price in Nigeria by the government “leaves more to be desired”, expressing displeasure over the hardship faced daily by Nigerians in the face of the crippling economy. He commended the organised labour, civil society organisations and other human rights groups, who stood their ground before the Federal Government announced the suspension of the removal of fuel subsidy, which the government said gulps N3 trillion every year. Yoruba Not An Official Language In BrazilClaim: A national newspaper and multiple online platforms claim Brazil has adopted Yoruba as its official language and that the language would be included in primary and secondary schools curriculum.Benin artist harps on citizens welfare on fuel subsidy removalBenin artist harps on citizens welfare on fuel subsidy removal
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 04, 2022 09:43 UTC
US court postpones sentencing of Hushpuppi by five months, mum on Kyari
The United States Attorney’s Office at the Central District of California has postponed the sentencing of alleged international Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi by five months. “The sentencing hearing that was scheduled for later this month has been delayed,” Mrozek told The PUNCH. “At the request of counsel, the sentencing is continued to July 11, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Also, in a plea agreement document sighted by The PUNCH, Hushpuppi pleaded guilty to various offences bordering on internet scam and money laundering, among others. The court declined comments on the warrant of arrest the court issued months earlier that the FBI should apprehend Kyari and other defendants in the case.
Source:Punch
February 04, 2022 08:50 UTC
FG scores self high on graft, insurgency fights | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
• Says TSA saves N4b monthly, refuses to tackle TIThe Federal Government has scored itself high in the fight against corruption and extreme violence in Nigeria. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, gave the pass mark, yesterday, at a media briefing to throw light on the stewardship of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Let me say here that fighting corruption is a marathon and never a sprint,” he added. He said: “The 2021 figure of 2,220 convictions represents a 98.49 per cent success rate, with only 34 cases, representing 1.51 per cent discharged. The minister clarified that the briefing was not to join issues with TI, but to highlight the mileage the Buhari administration had achieved in curing Nigeria of sleaze.
Source:The Guardian
February 04, 2022 04:42 UTC
Police smash Lagos-Ibadan highway kidnap syndicates, gang members flee
The police have arrested 33 suspected criminals, including members of different kidnapping gangs terrorising motorists and travellers on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko, who briefed journalists on Thursday, gave the names of some of the suspects as Aliu Umaru, Isiaka Ibrahim and Tambaya Usman. “This led to the arrest of one Bashiru Abubakar, alias Maku-Maku, a member of the kidnapping gang terrorising the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on January 14, 2022 around 3.30pm. She gave the names of the suspects as Tambaya Usman Shehu, 27; Aliyu Umaru, 20; and Isiaka Ibrahim, 28. Onadeko stated, “This is another kidnap syndicate operating along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Source:Punch
February 04, 2022 03:58 UTC
Governor Emmanuel cautions opposition against his anointed candidate
Governor Emmanuel handed down the warning against the backdrop of opposition gang-up against the Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Pastor Umo Eno, who he declared as his anointed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate to succeed him in 2023. Appreciating the people for sustaining their trust and support for the PDP, Emmanuel said: “Today, if you talk about the PDP in Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State will be rated as one of the strongest. “I thank you for your faithfulness and standing strong for our party and for contributing to the national strength of our party. Everything I do is in the interest of Akwa Ibom people,” he said. By this, he said, the party has felt the impact of the government while the governor feels the pulse of the party, thereby stabilizing the party in the state.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 04, 2022 03:58 UTC
NGO completes skills-to-employment initiative | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
To address unemployment challenges in the country, United Way Greater Nigeria has graduated the first cohort of its skills to employment programme. The training, which was held for a total of three months, included an internship period of four weeks, after eight weeks of training. Participants were trained in digital skills such as, digital marketing, front-end web development and graphics design. The programme designed and conceptualised by United Way Greater Nigeria is aimed at bridging the unemployment and underemployment gap among a teeming young population. Beneficiaries will take advantage of the rising demand for digital skills in the Nigerian economy, to become gainfully employed or self employed.
Source:The Guardian
February 04, 2022 03:44 UTC
I see IPOB as poorly educated children, not terrorists – Okorocha
Former Governor of Imo State and Presidential hopeful, Rochas Okorocha, has stated that he saw members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra as poorly educated children, not terrorists. This was as he accused the current government of Imo state of mishandling the security crisis; stating that the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra as terrorists was an unnecessary move. Quizzed on the security crisis in Imo State and the Southeast, he blamed the “poor handling” by the current Imo state government, saying, “Wherever things are not working well, hold the leadership responsible. I was Governor of Imo state for eight years. I see them as children who have not been properly educated on the happenings.”Asked if the Federal Government was wrong to proscribe IPOB as terrorists, he said, “The activities of IPOB called for that.
Source:Punch
February 04, 2022 02:54 UTC
2023: Don’t blackmail presidential aspirants from other regions, Group tells Ohaneze Ndigbo
A group, Igbos for Progressive and United Nationhood, has urged the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, not to blackmail presidential aspirants from other zones. The National President of the group, Lawrence Onuzulike, made the call on Thursday at a news conference in Awka. “Ohaneze should be at the forefront of rallying support for Igbo aspirants in their various political parties instead of advising or begging interested aspirants from other regions not to contest. He described as a welcome development, the declaration of interest by former governor of Anambra, Peter Obi, to run for presidency, if the Peoples Democratic Party zones its presidential ticket to the south. “If the PDP must zone their presidential ticket, they should zone it to the south or specifically to the South-east.
Source:The Guardian
February 04, 2022 02:25 UTC
Bandits attack police station, kill three officers, free informant in Niger
No fewer than about 15 communities have fallen under the control of suspected terrorists in Niger State in the past 48 hours following the killing of about three policemen and the abduction of unspecified numbers of the villagers. Nigerian Tribune investigation gathered that those abducted in the village-to-village attacks by the armed men in Kafin community of Paikoro local government area of the state was a village head and his four children. Further checks revealed that about three policemen were said to have been killed in Ishau when the gunmen invaded a station Kafin Koro area Police Division to set free an alleged informant who was earlier arrested and detained by the police. The communities under siege are Zubakpere, Kuna, Aboloso, Kudami, Dakolon Daji, Nugwazi, Amale, Adunu, Ishau and parts of Beni. Why Ogun Tops List Of ‘Yahoo Boys’ In Nigeria ― Governor AbiodunThe Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said that the presence of many educational institutions in the state was one of the factors why the state tops the list of internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo boys’ in the country.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 04, 2022 00:47 UTC
2023: Stop issuing threats over Igbo presidency, Yakasai tackles Clark
An elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, on Thursday, cautioned a fellow elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, against issuing threats when contributing to national discourse. He said, “I wish to comment on a statement, credited to my good friend, Chief E.K. Clark and published in the media concerning the part of the country that should produce our President in the coming presidential election in 2023. “My comment is predicated on the interview granted by one of my old friends, Chief Edwin Clark. Yakasai said, “Chief Clark is not the only elder statesman that issues such threats on unity and peaceful coexistence in our country.
Source:Punch
February 04, 2022 00:04 UTC
AFCON: Salah, Mane to clash in final as Egypt beat Cameroon on penalties
Mohamed Salah’s Egypt are through to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations after beating hosts Cameroon 3-1 on penalties at the end of a goalless 120 minutes in Yaounde on Thursday. Salah, usually the fifth penalty-taker for his country, was not needed as Egypt advance to a final showdown against Senegal at the Olembe Stadium on Sunday. An impact substitute then, Aboubakar is now the Cameroon captain and the top scorer at this tournament with six goals. This was Egypt’s third extra time in as many knockout ties, after they needed penalties to beat the Ivory Coast in the last 16 and an extra half-hour to get the better of Morocco in the quarter-finals. Extra time passed with penalties always seeming inevitable, and Aboubakar was the only successful taker for Cameroon as they go out.
Source:Punch
February 03, 2022 23:52 UTC