Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 22nd January 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 22nd January 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Harvest of fire outbreaks in Delta
Dominic Adewole T here was pandemonium on January 6, 2017 when a mysterious fire engulfed office of the former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) of Delta State, Hon. Festus Ovie Agas, located at the Government Reserved Area (GRA), popularly called ‘Core-Area’, Off Cabinet Road, along the popular Okpanam road, in Asaba, the state capital. Residents of the area were in panic until the fire was put out. Fear heightened as the vicinity played host to gigantic houses, belonging to key politicians and high ranking civil servants,…
Rerun polls: INEC rules out candidates’ substitution
Onyekachi Eze ABUJA T he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said there will be no substitution of candidates in this weekend’s rerun elections to be held in 28 constituencies. The commission had fixed Saturday this week for the rerun elections spread across 11 states, following decisions by the courts on the 2019 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at the swearing in of two Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) yesterday, also added that the elections will be contested by the same political parties and candidates that participated in the 2019…
Osinbajo: Nigeria to collaborate with D8, others on economy, healthcare
V ice-President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria will work closely with other countries who share similar socio-economic objectives in order to increase economic opportunities and healthcare delivery to citizens. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement yesterday, said the vice president said this when he received Ambassador Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari, Secretary General of the Developing-8 (D8) in Abuja. The D8 countries include Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey with approximately 1 billion population covering an area of 7.6 million square kilometres and 5 per cent…
Alleged $2.1bn scam: Absence of ex-Aviation Minister, Fani-Kayode stalls trial
T he absence of former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, stalled the continuation of the trial. When the court registrar called the case, though Fani-Kayode’s lawyer, Ahmed Raji, SAN, was in court, the former minister, who was the sole defendant in the suit with number: FHC/ABJ/CR/140/2016, before Justice John Tsoho, was conspicuously absent. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had, on November 10, 2016, arraigned Fani-Kayode for allegedly receiving N26 million from the…
Amotekun: Thousands march in solidarity across S’West
Temitope Ogunbanke, Sola Adeyemo, Adewumi Ademiju, Adewale Momoh, Adeolu Adeyemo and Kunle Olayeni T housands of people, yesterday, marched across the states of the South-West geopolitical zone in solidarity with the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed “Operation Amotekun.” The solidarity walk was successful in four out of the six states of the zone – Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti, but was unable to hold in Ogun and Lagos as armed policemen prevented the protesters from embarking on the exercise. The Amotekun solidarity walk, which was expected to…
Global Fund: Nigeria gets $140m to tackle TB
N igeria is expected to get a three-year grant worth $140 million (N50.75 billion) to tackle Tuberculosis (TB) in the country. Dr. Emperor Ubochioma, Programme Management Unit Team Lead for Global Fund TB Grant, National TB and Leprosy Programme, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja yesterday. Ubochioma said the grant, to run from 2021 to 2023, was to complement the effort of the Federal Government in the fight against TB. TB programme will take 16 per cent out of the $890…
S’Court: Ohanaeze cautions PDP, APC protesters against setting Imo on fire
Kenneth Ofoma and Emmanuel Ifeanyi Pan Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has cautioned supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) who have been staging street protests and counter-protests following the Supreme Court verdict that sacked former Governor Emeka Ihedioha not to set the state on fire. Deputy national Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, Mazi Chuks Ibegbu warned the protesters to think twice before setting Imo on fire as Ohanaeze Ndigbo would not fold its arm and watch external forces to destabilize…
Politicians must see governance as call for service – Bassey
Archbishop Cletus Bassey is a former chairman of Akwa Ibom State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and presently chairman of the state’s Pilgrims Board. In this interview with Tony Anichebe, he speaks on issues concerning governance at different levels, his involvement in politics and other salient issues. Excerpts: There have been criticisms over your involvement in politics from the pulpit. What is your take on that? Well, people are ignorant of what they call the ‘God factor’ when it comes to…
Boko Haram rejects N50m ransom, beheads CAN chair
Andimi’s killing, cruel, deliberately provocative –Buhari Clement Ekong Yola B oko Haram members have reportedly killed the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Pastor Lawan Andimi. Andimi was abducted on January 4, 2020 when the terrorists attacked his village where dozens of innocent people were killed. In his reaction, President Muhammadu Buhari described Andimi’s murder as cruel, inhuman and deliberately provocative. A source said Andimi was beheaded by his captors on Monday. Days…
Finance Act boosts 2020 budget’s prospects
Aside ensuring early passage of the 2020 budget, the Federal Government could be set to create a new record in terms of achieving its revenue target this year, due to President Muhammadu Buhari’s signing of the Finance Bill, writes Tony Chukwunyem F ollowing the National Assembly’s passing of the 2020 Appropriation Bill on December 5 (less than two months after it received the proposals from the Executive) and President Muhammadu Buhari signing the budget on December 17, expectations are widespread that the speedy passage would boost implementation of…
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