Nigeria news today headlines : Tuesday 21st January 2020
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Lassa Fever Hits Ondo, 15 Feared Dead, 28 On Danger List, Spreads To Delta
BOLU-OLU ESHO; FELIX IGBEKOYI AKURE / ASABA – There is outbreak of Lassa fever in three local government areas in Ondo State with no fewer than 15 casualties already recorded, while 28 patients infected by the virus are on danger list. The local government areas are Akoko South West, Ose, and Owo. Sources revealed on
Buhari Meets UK PM, Seeks Extradition Of Fugitives To Answer Corruption Charges
ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the cooperation of the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom in the investigation of fugitives from Nigeria finding accommodation in that country. Femi Adesina, the president’s special adviser on media and publicity, in a statement in Abuja, said the Nigerian leader made the call during a bilateral
Why CBN May Devalue Naira This Year — Report
BAMIDELE OGUNWUSI LAGOS – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the second half of the year, 2020, may thinker with the idea of devaluing the naira between 5 and 10 percent, a report has stated. The report, ‘The CBN’s Gamble,’ coordinated by Mohammed Abu Basha, Director – Head of Macroeconomic Analysis – EFG Hermes,
Secondus, Obi Lead Protest Against Supreme Court Ruling On Imo Governorship Election
SAMUEL OGIDAN; PERCY ONYEJEKWE ABUJA / NNEWI – Prominent leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) such as Prince Uche Secondus, national chairman; Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State, and Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senate minority leader, on Monday, in Abuja, led the party protest against the Supreme Court judgment in Imo State which, on Tuesday
S/Court Affirms Elections Of Ganduje, Tambuwal, Lalong, Mohammed
TONY EZIMAKOR; PASCHAL NJOKU; INNOCENT OWEH ABUJA – The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the elections of Governors Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, Simon Lalong of Plateau, and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi. By the verdict, the controversy trailing the March 23, 2019 gubernatorial election of Ganduje has been put to rest. Ganduje
Why Supreme Court Judgment On Imo Guber Should Be Set Aside – Okonkwo
Ifeanyi Okonkwo (Onwa Nnobi) is an Enugu based activist, known for his intellectual sagacity in matters of law and jurisprudence. He spoke with journalists on the recent Supreme Court judgment on Imo election, which he views as perverse and unconstitutional. EMMA NZOMIWU brings the excerpts: On the issue of Supreme court ruling on Imo State
No Competition Between Obaseki, Oshiomhole Over Leadership Of Edo APC – Tony Momoh
Prince Tony Momoh, a former Minister of Information and one of the national leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on latest developments in the polity and the political impasse in his home state of Edo. Excerpts: What is your position on the raging controversy surrounding Operation
X-Raying Ajimobi’s Enduring Legacies As Former Oyo Governor
Abiola Ajimobi, the immediate-past governor of Oyo State, is a man whose name elicits diverse reactions every time. He is a man who doesn’t shy away from saying his mind irrespective of who is involved and is called the architect of the modern Oyo state. Despite conflicting belief from various quarters, his loyalists believe that
Super Eagles To Know 2022 W’Cup Group Today
LAGOS – Super Eagles 2022 World Cup African qualifying group will be known today when the draw is conducted by the Confederation of African Football in Cairo. The draw will start at 7.00pm in Cairo but 5.00pm in Nigeria. The 40 teams that reached the second round of the qualifying series have drawn into four groups
Access/Lagos Marathon: Runners In Rush For Sanwo-Olu Forms
LAGOS – Runners in their hundreds thronged the Marathon Village, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere on Monday as the distribution of Access Bank Lagos City Marathon forms purchased by the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for intending participants entered the final phase. Olukayode Thomas, Head Communications and Media for the Marathon, said that Sanwo-Olu purchased 20,000 forms
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