Nigeria news today headlines : Thursday 2nd January 2020
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South West Security Outfit Takes Off January 9 — Governor Fayemi
ADO-EKITI – Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on Wednesday said the joint security outfit, ‘Amotekun’, initiated by the six governors in the zone would commence work on January 9. Fayemi, who disclosed this in his New Year message to the people of the state, said the outfit would complement the efforts of the regular
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We’ll Work With Buhari To Develop North — Northern Governors
The Northern Governors’ Forum said it would continue to work closely with President Muhammadu Buhari to create synergy, critical to achieving meaningful development of the Northern region and the nation. The chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, stated this in the group’s New Year message issued to newsmen on Wednesday in
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Final Passage Of PIB Expected By Mid2020, Says Sylva
Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has said review of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is at an advanced stage and full passage of the bill is expected mid2020. Sylva made the announcement on Wednesday in a statement to mark the new year which was made available to newsmen in Lagos. The
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Stop Paying Lip Service To Rule Of Law, NBA Tells FG
ABUJA – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged the Federal Government to stop paying lip service to the rule of law if Nigerians must live with one another in an atmosphere devoid of ethno-religious sentiments. “As the NBA consistently points out, we cannot have a country where peace and justice reign if we keep paying
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Knocks Trail Buhari’s New Year Message
TEM IDAYO AKINSUYI,SAMUEL OGIDAN LAGOS / ABUJA – Condemnations on Wednesday trailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s New Year message to the country. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) advised him to withdraw his remark that he would be “standing down” in 2023. The PDP said President Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), would have
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Air Force Appoints New Branch Chiefs, Redeploys Air Officers Commanding, Others
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has redeployed a total of 36 Air Vice Marshals (AVMs) and 40 Air Commodores (Air Cdres) including some Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-Service Institutions, Directors and Commanders. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in
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Bakare Left APC Because Of Tinubu — Tony Momoh
LAGOS – Prince Tony Momoh, a former Minister of Information, on Wednesday, said Pastor Tunde Bakare, Senior Pastor and founder, Latter Rain Assembly and former vice presidential candidate, left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) because he could not be in the same party with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State and
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I’m To Defend Edo Interests, Dethrone Godfatherism — Obaseki
BENIN CITY – Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that his pact with the people of the state was to defend their interests and dethrone godfatherism which, he said, was threatening to deprive them of their democratic rights. He added that he came into office with a mission to further the fight against
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Buhari’s New Year Message And Ray Of Hope
LAGOS – As Nigerians begin the New Year, President Muhammadu Buhari has given citizens a ray of fresh hope, saying that the remaining part of his administration will focus on taming challenges associated with violent extremism, including the dwindling economic fortunes. In his New Year message titled ‘ A Letter From The President At New
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Buhari Has Driven Corruption Under The Table – Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on some of the gains recorded by the Muhammadu Buhari administration in critical areas such as war against corruption, reducing cost of governance, border closure and other critical issues. Excerpts: Recently, there have been concerns in certain circles about the
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