The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Tuesday 17th September 2019

The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Tuesday 17th September 2019

The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 17/09/19

target=_blank>Makinde has restored political order in Oyo — RTEAN spokesperson

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Makinde has restored political order in Oyo — RTEAN spokesperson

Spokesperson of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Oyo State chapter, Muktahiru Abdulmalik, speaks with DARE ADEKANMBI on the achievements of Governor Seyi Makinde in 100 days, how the association can help the government boost its internally generated revenue, what differentiates RTEAN from the NURTW, among other issues. Although he is just
Makinde has restored political order in Oyo — RTEAN spokesperson
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target=_blank>$9.6bn award: Why FG negotiated with P&ID —Malami

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$9.6bn award: Why FG negotiated with P&ID —Malami

With the $9.6 billion arbitration award against Nigeria over a botched gas contract hovering like the sword of Damocles, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN) spoke with some journalists on actions being pursued to cancel the vexatious award. Sanya Adejokun brings the excerpts. IS the Federal
$9.6bn award: Why FG negotiated with P&ID —Malami
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target=_blank>Seeking empathy

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Seeking empathy

I watched an interview a couple of days ago that touched me. It was an interview of a celebrity who is an immigrant and how that experience shaped her life and helped her become who she is today. It was one statement she made that really touched me and got me thinking. She said, “Just
Seeking empathy
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target=_blank>Politics of ethnocentric compensation

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Politics of ethnocentric compensation

ON Thursday, August 22, President Muhammadu Buhari was in Zaria, Kaduna State, to donate and launch a seven billion naira project at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. As a tradition, the president took time out to visit the Emir of Zazzau’s palace to pay homage to the number one emir in Kaduna State. In his
Politics of ethnocentric compensation
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target=_blank>Cleaning up the NDDC

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Cleaning up the NDDC

OVER time, there have been series of unpalatable news regarding the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In addition to tales of malfeasance, the agency has at various times been accused of abandonment of projects. Apart from the alleged mismanagement of N3.6 billion, the government also claimed to have recovered millions from firms
Cleaning up the NDDC
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target=_blank>Taraba crisis: CAN chairman predicts food crisis

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Taraba crisis: CAN chairman predicts food crisis

Pastor Isaiah Jirapye, Chairman, Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said that the communal crisis between Tiv and Jukun in Taraba State will lead to a food crisis in the state. Jirapye, who made the assertion in an interview with newsmen in Jalingo, noted that both tribes who were engaged in the conflict were predominantly
Taraba crisis: CAN chairman predicts food crisis
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target=_blank>Dethroned Emir emerges PDP deputy chairman in Zamfara

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Dethroned Emir emerges PDP deputy chairman in Zamfara

Former Emir of Bakura in Zamfara, Alhaji Hassan Marafa has emerged as the Deputy Chairman of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Marafa emerged during the party’s state congress held in Gusau on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Marafa was appointed Emir of Bakura in 2010 by former
Dethroned Emir emerges PDP deputy chairman in Zamfara
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target=_blank>Dissolution: OYSIEC members drag Makinde to court

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Dissolution: OYSIEC members drag Makinde to court

Chairman and members of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) have dragged the Oyo State governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, to court over the dissolution of the Commission. Joined in the multiple suits filed at the National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State are the Attorney General of the state, the Oyo state House
Dissolution: OYSIEC members drag Makinde to court
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target=_blank>Oyo guber: APC expresses dismay at tribunal’s ruling

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Oyo guber: APC expresses dismay at tribunal’s ruling

The All Progressives Congress(APC) in Oyo State said on Monday that it received the judgment of the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in the state with dismay. The party’s Publicity Secretary, Dr Azeez Olatunde, said in a statement on Monday in Ibadan that the State Working Committee would refer the ruling to its legal team
Oyo guber: APC expresses dismay at tribunal’s ruling
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