Nigerian Newspapers Today : Thursday 12th December 2019
Here are some of the Nigerian Newspapers Today on Thursday 12th December 2019 .
Sowore, DSS and National Security
In my phone conversation with SaharaReporters publisher, Mr Omoyele Sowore, shortly after he was released on bail by the Directorate of State Security (DSS) last Thursday evening, he informed me of the court appearance scheduled for the next day. What he could not have envisaged was the unfortunate courtroom drama that has become an international
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Agusto & Co Announces the Retirement of its Chief Executive Officer, Vivien Shobo.
Agusto & Co, Nigeria’s foremost Credit Rating Agency, has announced the retirement of its Chief Executive Officer – Vivien Shobo, effective 31 December 2019. Following over two decades with the organization, Vivien leaves with an outstanding record of achievements further strengthening Agusto & Co’s formidable market position. She also led Agusto & Co’s African expansion
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Akpabio Writes APC, Pulls out of Akwa Ibom Senatorial Rerun
*Asks party to send replacement to INEC By Deji Elumoye in Abuja Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has written formally to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), intimating it of his plan not to participate in the planned Akwa Ibom North West rerun. The former Senate Minority Leader in the Eighth Senate
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FG Probing Invasion of Court by DSS, Says AGF
By Alex Enumah in Abuja The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, on Wednesday revealed that the federal government had put machinery in place to investigate the invasion of the a Federal High Court, Abuja by operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS). Speaking to journalists shortly
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Judge’s Absence Stalls Dasuki’s Alleged Fraud, Illegal Arms Possession Trial
The trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), on allegations of multiple fraud and illegal arms possession at the FCT High Court, Maitama, was on Wednesday stalled due to the absence of the presiding judge. Dasuki is being tried before Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf in two separate cases alongside other defendants since
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House Probes Alleged Corruption in NUC during Varsity Accreditation
By Adedayo Akinwale ín Abuja The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into the allegations of corruption at the National Universities Commission (NUC) during the accreditation of universities. It therefore mandated its Committee on Tertiary Education and Services to investigate the allegations and report back within six weeks for further legislative action. The resolution
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Strike: House Meets with NUEE Thursday to Avert Blackout
By Adedayo Akinwale ín Abuja The leadership of the House of Representatives has resolved to meet with the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) by 2pm Thursday to avert the planned industrial action by the union in order to avoid impending blackout. The House has also summoned the Ministers of Power, Saleh Mamman, and Labour,
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Ex-Lagos Assembly Speaker Ikuforiji, Assistant Arraigned on Alleged Money Laundering Charges
A former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Wednesday, appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged N338.8 million money laundering charges. Ikuforiji is charged alongside his former Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi. The defendants were first arraigned on March 1, 2012 before Justice Okechukwu Okeke on a 20-count
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One Dead, Many Injured as Trailer Crushes Several Vehicles in Abuja
By Olawale Ajimotokan A middle- age woman died instantly on Wednesday morning when an articulated vehicle ploughed into several vehicles, at the Kugbo Hill, Nyanyan along the Abuja- Keffi Road. Eye witnesses said the accident occurred at about 10.00 am, when the trailer developed a brake failure while it was about descending the hill. In
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