Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Tuesday 17th December 2019
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Polls open to elect local gov’t representatives in Ghana
Polls opened on Tuesday as Ghanaians seek to re-elect or replace local government representatives throughout the country. According to Ghana Electoral body, as many as 57,040 are contesting for positions in the local level election which was first introduced in 1988. While 18,510 vie to be members of the 260 metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies,
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Reps reject 6-year single term for President, others
Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, rejected a bill seeking to alter the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to provide for a six-year single tenure for the President and state governors, effective from 2023. The bill, which was sponsored by John Dygeh, an All Progressives Congress (APC) member from Benue State, also sought
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171 detained in Turkey over suspected links to coup, says state media
Police in Ankara detained 171 people for alleged links to a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, state news agency Anadolu reports. The news agency reported on Tuesday that a total of 260 suspects, seven of them abroad, were being sought after warrants were issued by the chief public prosecutor in the capital. The suspects allegedly
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2023 elections: Buhari warns against using official positions, pledges credible elections
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that he will not condone any political officeholders using the name of his office to canvass for votes in future elections in the country. The president stated this when some presidential aides, staff of the State House and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, presented
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More trouble for Kizz Daniels as GWW vows to disrupt forthcoming concert
Rita Okoye, Lagos The estranged record label of musician Kizz Daniel, G-Worldwide Entertainment (GWW), has vowed to frustrate the concert of the artiste slated for December 26 at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos. GWW disclosed this in Lagos on Friday through their lawyer, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN). Addressing reporters, Agbakoba vowed that the label was going
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Ugwuanyi presents 169bn budget estimate for 2020
Jude Chinedu, Enugu Enugu State Governor, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Tuesday, presented the 2020 budget proposal of N169. 567,658 billion to the state assembly for approval. The budget tagged, “budget of responsive and accountable government”, is 55.2% higher than that of 2019 budget. Ugwuanyi, while presenting the budget revealed that N100.77 billion was set aside for
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Pakistan’s ex-military junta, Musharraf sentenced to death
General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s former military leader, has been sentenced to death at a special court hearing in Islamabad. The three-member court sentenced him over a high treason charge that has been pending since 2013. Gen Musharraf seized power in a military coup in 1999 and served as the country’s president from 2001 to 2008.
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Plateau: Chiefdoms, districts creation not to weaken major ethnic groups – Lalong
Gyang Bere, Jos Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, said the creation and restoration of chiefdoms, districts and installation/ presentation of staff of office to various chiefdoms in the state was not made to weaken some ethnic groups in the state. Lalong disclosed this at the installation and presentation of second class staff of office to
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Buhari at 77: Don’t use my name to canvass for votes in 2023
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Speaking on the next general elections in 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari sounded a note of warning to potential candidates, advising them to work hard as, according to him, he would not allow his name to be used to canvass for votes. The President made the remark on Tuesday when aides and staff
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Gombe Green Project: Governor disburses N208m to 5,557 beneficiaries
Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe No fewer than 5,557 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), youths, women and other beneficiaries were on Monday presented with ATM cards, as Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya flagged-off the payment of the Public Workfare (PWF) and Special Grant Transfers (SGT) of the Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO) in Akko and
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*-abuse/ Pope scraps pontifical secrecy rule over s** abuse
Pope Francis has abolished a Vatican rule which forbade anyone who reported they had been sexually abused by a priest from talking about it. The rule, known as pontifical secrecy, is also lifted for those who testify in a Vatican trial over clerical sexual abuse. Church leaders called for the rule’s abolition at a February
Kano High Court vacates order restraining Ganduje from dethroning Emirs
Justice A. T. Badamasi of a Kano State High Court on Tuesday declined to grant an extension on the interim order he gave last week barring the state governor from interfering with the powers of the Kano Emirate kingmakers. Counsel to the kingmakers, Barrister Nasiru Dangida in suit No K/197/2019, was asking the court to
Osinbajo: India did what we are doing to tackle poverty
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the Federal Government’s current efforts as systematic and pragmatic approach to solving the problems of poverty, saying that India, which used to have the largest number of poor people in the world, did exactly what the Buhari-Osinbajo’s administration is currently doing to address poverty issues. Professor Osinbajo explained that
Court hears Kalu’s bail motion pending appeal against conviction
A former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, Tuesday urged Justice Muhammed Liman of a Federal High Court in Lagos to admit him to bail pending the final determination of his appeal against his conviction over alleged N7.1 billion fraud. Arguing the motion, Kalu’s lawyer, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), drew the court’s attention to
Impeachment: Most Americans expect fair trial for Trump – New poll
Seven in 10 Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll say President Donald Trump should allow his top aides to testify in a Senate trial on the impeachment charges against him, and six in 10 expect a fair trial in the Senate, two points of majority agreement — across party lines — in the
Buhari: I won’t favour anyone to compromise 2023 polls
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will not favour any politician to compromise the electoral process in 2023, vowing to give Nigerians a free, fair and credible election. President Buhari spoke on Tuesday morning when Secretary to Federal Government, Mr. Boss Mustapha, and some of his aides and assistants went to present a birthday card
JUST IN: Ancelotti agrees Everton deal
Carlo Ancelotti has agreed a deal to take over as Everton’s manager and may forgo money he is owed by Napoli under the terms of his dismissal in order to speed his appointment at Goodison Park. Ancelotti was sacked by Napoli last week but remains under contract until June 2021. He will hold talks with
Illness delays Pogba’s return from injury
Paul Pogba’s Manchester United comeback is set to be delayed after he missed two days’ training because of illness. The France midfielder was expected to return to training this week after recovering from the ankle injury that has kept him out since September. Pogba attended his brother’s wedding in France on Friday, but needed a
Shiite protesters, police clash in Beirut
Violent clashes erupted late on Monday between riot police and followers of Hezbollah and the Amal movement in central Beirut after a social media posting critical of the Shiite community and leadership emerged. The video shows a man insulting the Shiite community in Lebanon, Shia Imams and leaders of Hezbollah and the Amal movement. Local
UEFA League: Bayern’s Muller writes off Chelsea
Thomas Muller feels Chelsea are “not performing” after they were drawn to play against Bayern Munich in the Champions League last 16. Frank Lampard’s side face Tottenham on Super Sunday following four defeats in their last five top-flight matches to Manchester City, West Ham, Everton and Bournemouth respectively. The Blues reached the Champions League knockout
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