Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Wednesday 11th December 2019
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Reps move to avert electricity workers strike
Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, resolved to interface with the management of electricity companies and the National Union of Electricity Employees(NUEE), within 24 hours, so as to avert an impeding strike by electricity workers nationwide. The House also summoned the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman and his counterpart in the Ministry
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NYSC increased allowance in 2020 Budget-Youth Minister
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has assured all prospective and serving corps members under the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) that the increase in their allowance was accommodated in the recently passed Appropriation Bill and will be effected once it is signed into law. The Minister, who gave the assurance while
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Dana Air targets 7m passengers by Q1 2020
The Media and Communications Manager, Dana Air, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, says the airline is targeting between 6.3 million and 7 million passengers by first quarter of 2020. Ezenwa made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. He said that Dana Air had flown over 5.4 million
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AfCFTA: Visa on arrival for Africans begins January 2020 – Buhari
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed Nigeria would commence issuing visa on arrival in January 2020 to all holders of African passport as a way of promoting free movement and facilitating the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Nigeria had in July signed an agreement which aims to increase
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Teacher charged with breaking 10-year-old student’s arm
A 46-year-old teacher, Ikenna Ekwenam, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly breaking the arm of a 10-year-old student while flogging him for arriving late for a make-up test. Ekwenam, who lives in Mushin, Lagos State, is being tried for assault. The defendant committed the offence on Nov. 22 at
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Electoral violence: INEC reconsiders deployment of armed security outside polling units
Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it will review the deployment of armed security to the outer perimeters of the polling units to counter the movement of thugs with the intention of disrupting elections through the intimidation of voters, harassment of election officials, observers and the media or snatching of
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Court stops Ganduje from taking away Kano king makers’ role
Desmond Mgboh/Kano A Kano High Court presided over by Justice A T Badamasi has granted an interim order restraining the governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from taking away the powers and functions of the four Kano kingmakers under throug his Kano State Emirates Council Law, 2019. Justice Badamasi also ordered that pending the
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Minister urges advanced countries to fulfill climate funding promise to Africa
Dr Abubakar Mahmood, the Minister of Environment, has urged advanced countries to fulfill their commitment to climate funding to African countries. A statement signed by Mr Saghir el-Mohammed, the Ministry;’s Director of Press, indicated that the minister made the call at the ongoing COP 25 in Madrid, Spain being organised by Islamic Development Bank on Climate Finance. He
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Thousands of people rally in smoke-choked Sydney as bushfires burn
Thousands of people have gathered in Sydney asking the government to take action on climate change as the city remains blanketed by smoke pollution and as devastating bushfires continue to burn. More than 7,000 people rallied at Sydney’s Town Hall on Wednesday as #SydneyisChoking started trending on Twitter. The organisers said that the protest rally
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Kaduna politics: I ‘ll bounce back in 2023 – Senator Shehu Sani
Noah Ebije, Kaduna Apparently overwhelmed by an award of honour conferred on him by a forum, the immediate past senator representing Kaduna Central and former Chairman Senate Committee on local and foreign debts, Senator Shehu Sani, has said that he will bounce back to play active politics of Kaduna in 2023. “We are not done yet
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Gemade begins moves to succeed Ortom in 2023
From: Cephas Iorhemen, Makurdi Barely three years to the end of the eight-year tenure of Governor Samuel Ortom, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Barnabas Gemade has kicked off moves to launch himself into the 2023 gubernatorial race to take over power from the incumbent governor. Senator Gemade, who represents Benue
EFCC re-arraigns Ikuforiji, aide for N673m fraud
Akeem Nafiu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, for alleged laundering of N673 million at a Federal High Court in Lagos. The duo were re-arraigned Wednesday on a 54-count charge bordering on the alleged
UEFA League: Memphis Depay clashes with Lyon fans over Marcelo donkey banner
Memphis Depay has lashed out at Lyon fans who displayed a banner calling centre-back Marcelo a donkey after the Ligue 1 side had qualified for the group stage of the Champions League. Depay scored a late goal to secure a 2-2 draw against Leipzig on Tuesday and sent Lyon through, but was then incensed by
Turkey says will retaliate against any sanctions ahead of US vote
Turkey said on Wednesday it would retaliate against any U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian defense systems, adding that with Britain it had agreed to speed up a joint fighter jet program to meet Turkish defense needs. U.S. lawmakers will vote – and likely pass – a defense bill later on Wednesday that calls
Reps summon Power, Labour ministers over planned strike by electricity workers
The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Labour and Employment and the Minister of Power as well as the Director-General of the National Pension Commission to appear before it on Thursday to brief the leadership on the planned strike by electricity workers in the country. The House expressed displeasure that the 21-day ultimatum
Trump blasts impeachment at rally hours after Democrats unveil charges
Hours after House Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, he blasted the charges at a packed campaign rally in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania. The president specifically lashed out at House Democrats for announcing articles of impeachment just before also announcing they had struck a deal with the White House
‘Comedian Broda Shaggi now Otedola’s son-in-law’
Comedian Brodashaggi is now the son-in-law of billionaire Femi Otedola, after he commented on a viral video in which DJ Cuppy appears to kiss the comedian. “My son-in-law”, Femi Otedola commented, obviously jokingly, amidst the thousands of retweets and comments the video has generated. In her own post of the video, DJ Cuppy tantalisingly wrote:
JUST IN: Calling Buhari ‘major general’ is proof of press freedom, says Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, says the decision of a national newspaper to refer to the president as a “major general” is proof of press freedom. In an editorial entitled “Buhari’s lawlessness: Our stand”, on Wednesday, the newspaper said it will also refer to the Buhari administration as
UEFA League: Mourinho bans Spurs’ players from watching 7-2 Bayern defeat
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has banned his players from watching their 7-2 thrashing by Bayern Munich. Both sides have qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League and meet in Germany on Wednesday, two months after Bayern’s stunning victory in London. “I forbid any image of it,” said Mourinho. “I watched it a couple
US Attorney General Barr says FBI may have acted in ‘bad faith’ on Russia probe
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Tuesday he is still not fully convinced that the FBI acted without bias when it opened its 2016 investigation into possible links between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia. In his first interview since a report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz faulting the FBI for missteps
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