The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Tuesday 9th April 2019
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 09/04/19
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target=_blank>We have proof Atiku won the presidential election — Buba Galadima
Buba Galadima is one of the spokesmen of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign in the general election. Though he leads the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC) as its national chairman, he is a resolute member of the Atiku campaign on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview aired on Channels Television’s
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target=_blank>In Iragbiji, initiative offers free surgeries for the indigent
Relief came the way of about 100 indigent patients suffering from hernia, breast lump, lipoma and appendicitis as the wife of the Osun State governor, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola, through her pet project, Ileri Oluwa Development (IOD) Initiative, sponsored free medical surgeries to address health challenges. Relatives of the patients and others, including traditional rulers, converged
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target=_blank>Rivers APC primaries, INEC and Supreme Court uncertainty
Even though the 2019 general election in Rivers State have now come and gone, the controversy surrounding the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from fielding any candidates at the elections shows no sign of abating. In an unprecedented decision, on 7 January 2019, Justice Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt Division
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target=_blank>Dignitaries task parents, pupils on cultural heritage
Over time, many people have lamented the erosion of culture in the society and its impact on the younger generation, attributing it to the rise in social vices and decadence experienced in the nation at present. The need to impart cultural values in children to ensure they have a holistic education was the focus of
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target=_blank>The staggering election burden
In 1999, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under Justice Ephraim Akpata, spent over N32 billion to conduct the 1999 general election. At that time, there was no National Assembly. The approving authority then was the 33-man Provisional Ruling Council headed by General Abdusalam Abubakar. In 2003, INEC under Abel Goubadia spent over N60.5 billion
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target=_blank>Buhari, Jonathan, Atiku and I (3)
My first encounter with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was in his office as the Vice President of Nigeria in 2005. It was during the disagreement with his principal. As I entered his office, I noticed that the whole place was a Siberia of sort, as only his few security details and personal staff were around him.
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target=_blank>Nigeria’s image abroad
That bad news typically commands more attention than good is an observation as old as the media industry itself, and recent reports regarding the activities of Nigerians outside the country merely underscore the continued accuracy of this observation. Three weeks ago, Nigerians at home and abroad reacted with pride to international media reports on the
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target=_blank>Benchmarking Nigerian universities for impact
There was a time Nigerian universities were the pride of the African continent. We had leading experts who dominated various fields. From Ibadan to Ife, to Lagos, to Nsukka, to Ahmadu Bello, our ivory towers boasted of some of the most influential thinkers and researchers who bestrode the academies as titans. There were foremost scientists
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target=_blank>Kaduna: Residents protest over persistent killings in Birnin Gwari
Residents of Birnin-Gwari came out in their hundreds on Monday to protest the persistent killings of the people by bandits. Located in the western part of the Kaduna, Birnin Gwari came to the news burner over the spate of banditry and kidnapping which have bedevilled the local government area making it almost impossible for motorists
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2019 Budget: Reps summon Minister over alleged transfer of N14bn
The House of Representatives Committee on Commerce, on Monday summoned the Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr Okey Enalamah over several infractions contained in the budget of the ministry as well as the shoddy implementation of its 2018 budget especially the alleged transfer of over N14billion from the Ministry without Parliament’s approval. The Committee discovered […]
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