Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Friday 17th January 2020
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DRP clamps down on 7 illegal cooking gas outlets in Sokoto
Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto As part of its efforts to ensure safety, the officials of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Sokoto State have sealed off seven retail outlets of Liquefied Petroleum Gas otherwise known as cooking gas operating within Sokoto metropolis. The affected outlets, according to Mohammed Makera, Head DPR Sokoto Field Office, were axed
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Lawal lambasts Oshiomole over alleged imposition
Billy Graham Abel, Yola One of APC’s frontline campaigners for power to be returned to the South West in 2023 and an aspirant for the office of the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Lawal, has singled out the embattled APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomole, as the Achilles heel within the APC
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Bandits kill village head, abduct son, 16 others in sustained onslaught on Niger communities
John Adams, Minna An unspecified number of gunmen in the early hours of today (Friday) invaded Rumache community in Kukoki Ward of Shiroro local government killed the village head, Mallam Ahmad Yakubu Rumache and kidnapped his 23-year-old son. The bandits, which the Chairman of Shiroro local government, Mallam Suleman Chukuba said invaded the community at
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Breaking News: Court reaffirms Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s sack over forged certificate
Godwin Tsa, Abuja The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, on Friday, reaffirmed its earlier order sacking Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Peoples Party(YPP) as the senator representing Anambra South. In his ruling, Justice Bello Kawu, refused to grant Ubah’s request to set aside the earlier order issued in a judgment
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Nigeria’s debt rises to N26.215 trillion
Uche Usim, Abuja Nigeria’s total public debt, comprising the federal government, 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as at September 2019, stands at N26.215 trillion. The Director General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha made the disclosure at a press briefing in Abuja. According to her, the comparative figure for June
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NAMA commences calibration of landing aids in all airports
Chinelo Obogo The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has concluded plans to calibrate Instrument Landing Systems, ILS in all the airports ensure safe flight operations in the country. Calibration is usually carried out every six months to test and ensure that the facilities are working optimally, giving accurate signals to aid safe and seamless flight
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Imo guber: Abaribe punctures Supreme Court ruling
Fred Itua, Abuja Senator elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the party not to despair over the Supreme Court ruling that removed erstwhile governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, saying this is not the time for blame game as “this dark hour will surely pass away.” Minority Leader of
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Cleric prophesies another political upheaval
Romanus Okoye Few days after Fr. Ejike Mbaka’s prophecy came through in Imo State, the General Overseer, Shepherd Towers International Church, Lagos, popularly known as Spit Fire Ministries, Prophet Chineductus, has warned that many who are positioning for 2023 presidential position may not live to be part of it. In a message titled “Government of
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UNN Mourns Chukwuemeka Ike
Felix Ikem, Nsukka A sombre atmosphere pervades the campuses of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) following the death of Igwe, Eze (Professor) Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike, a renowned novelist and administrator who was the first indigenous registrar of the institution. A large portrait of the deceased legend is currently sitting on a table draped with
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Kaduna govt. constitutes committee to collate data on Almajiris
The Kaduna State government says it has set up a committee to collate data on the Almajiri population in the state. The state Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Hafsat Baba, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Friday. Baba said: “we have met with
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Player fractures skull, shatters eye socket during match
Blackburn midfielder Corry Evans suffered a fractured skull and shattered eye socket after he was caught by a high boot in the Championship draw against Preston. Saturday’s game was halted for several minutes following the collision with Preston captain Tom Clarke. The Northern Ireland international, 29, faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines, reports the BBC. “As a club we will support him through this next period,” Rovers boss Tony Mowbray told BBC Radio Lancashire. “He’ll be having his operation soon. I don’t think it’s right to put a timescale…
JUST IN: Court sacks Ifeanyi Ubah as Senator
Senator Ifeanyi Ubah has been removed from the Red Chamber of the nation’s legislative body on the orders of an Abuja court over certificate forgery. The high court sitting in Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Friday, declined to set aside its judgement on the nullification of the election of the candidate of Young Peoples Party (YPP), for allegedly using a forged National Examination Council (NECO) certificate to contest the senatorial election that held in the state on February 23, 2019. that the court, in a ruling…
Man trapped in collapsed Lagos building rescued
Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) have finally rescued a man who was trapped under a building that collapsed at the Ago Palace Way axis of the state on Friday. He was given first aid treatment by medical officials present at the scene before he was taken to a hospital. Meanwhile, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in an earlier statement had said the impact of the collapse affected other structures close to the scene of the incident. He said that once the recovery…
Ole confirms Maguire new United captain
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed that Harry Maguire will be Manchester United’s new captain. The 26-year-old has been skipper for the Reds on 12 occasions this season and, with Ashley Young on the verge of a move to Inter Milan, the boss said he will now lead the team out on a permanent basis. “Harry has been wearing the captain’s armband and he will keep wearing it,”Solskjaer told reporters at the Aon Training Complex. David De Gea, Axel Tuanzebe, Nemanja Matic and Marcus Rashford have also captained the side this…
One trapped as uncompleted building collapses in Lagos
One person is feared trapped beneath the rubble of a building which collapsed Friday morning in the Ago Palace Way area of Lagos State. According to the Director General of the Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osayintolu, the building that went down was a three-storey structure approaching completion. The LASEMA boss said efforts are already underway to rescue the trapped person, while the remains of the structure will undergo a Controlled Demolition exercise once the exercise is completed.
Trump is ‘clown’ who will betray Iranians – Iran’s Supreme Leader
Iran’s supreme leader said President Donald Trump is a “clown” who only pretends to support the Iranian people, as he addressed Friday prayers In Tehran for the first time since 2012. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Trump will “push a poisonous dagger” into the nation’s back. He said the outpouring of grief at the funeral for Iran’s top general, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike earlier this month, shows that Iranians support the Islamic Republic. Khamenei said America had “cowardly” killed the most effective commander in the fight against the…
JUST IN: Inflation hits 11.98% — highest in 19 months
The consumer price index, which measures inflation, stood at 11.98% in December 2019. This is 0.13 percentage points higher than the 11.85% recorded in November. This is the highest point the index has reached in 19 months. Details later…
Foreign investors bought less Nigeria bonds last year – Debt office
Foreign investors cut their participation in Nigerian government bond auctions last year, buying just 4.39% of all bonds issued compared with the previous year when they bought 10.99%, a debt office presentation showed. The debt office said local fund managers bought most of the bonds in 2019, accounting for more than a third of total demand. In 2017, foreigners bought 11.7% of Nigerian government bonds, the debt office said in a presentation to traders, reports Reuters. Foreign investors reduced their participation in Nigerian government bond auctions last year after yields…
Petrol tanker goes up in flames in Onitsha
Mack tanker loaded with Premium motor spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol, parked by the road side along Onitsha/Awka Expressway on early Friday morning went up in flames. The fire was suspected to have originated from battery spark. Confirming the incident in a statement,the Spokesman, Anambra Police Command, SP Haruna Mohammed said: “Today 17/01/2020 at about 02:am, a Mack tanker loaded with Premium motor spirit (PMS) parked by the road side along Onitsha/Awka Expressway by Vin Oil Filling Station, Onitsha went up in flames.” He said following a distress call, Police…
Second person dies from mystery Wuhan virus in China
A second person has died in China from a mystery virus that has stricken dozens and appeared in two other Asian countries, officials said late on Thursday. The news comes as Thailand reported on Friday that a second Chinese national has been found to be infected of the mystery virus. In China, local authorities said a 69-year-old man died on Wednesday in Wuhan, the central Chinese city believed to be the epicentre of the outbreak of the virus traced from the same family as the deadly SARS pathogen, reports al-Jazeera.…
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