Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 25th January 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 25th January 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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A’Ibom APC Assembly candidate withdraws from rerun election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Essien Udim State Constituency, Mr. Nse Ntuen has withdrawn from the rerun election slated for today (Saturday). Ntuen in a statement issued yesterday, he said he would not participate in the rerun election, adding that today’s supplementary election was illegal. He stated that there was no need for a supplementary election in Essien Udim as he had convincingly defeated his opponent, Mr. Esse Umoh of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 9, 2019 assembly election but was denied his certificate of return…
Boko Haram: UN, EU decry attacks on civilians, aid workers
The United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) have condemned the renewed attacks on civilian population and humanitarian aid workers by insurgents operating in the North-East region of Nigeria. The condemnation came yesterday at a joint media briefing by the new EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Mr. Janez Lenar?i?, alongside the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon and the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management & Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk. The briefing centred on the outcome of Lenarcic’s visit to the war ravaged…
Libel: Court dismisses Oshiomole’s preliminary objection against Ortom
A Makurdi High Court presided over by Justice Augustine Ityonyinman, yesterday dismissed the preliminary objection filed by National chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, his party in the N10 billion defamation suit filed against them by Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom. In the preliminary objection earlier filed by Oshiomole’s lawyer, Damian Dodo (SAN), on November 6, 2019, Oshiomhole and the APC had contended that they were resident in Abuja and the press conference which gave rise to the suit was also held in Abuja and the…
Ile Arugbo: KWSG, Sarakis agree to explore out-of-court settlement
In line with the advice of a Kwara state High Court, the State government has agreed an out-of-court settlement on the disputed land between it and the family of the late Second Republic Senate Leader, Dr. Olusola Saraki. The state’s High Court, sitting in Ilorin, had on January 15, advised parties in the suit to, in the interest of peace, explore an out-ofcourt settlement over the disputed land on which the Saraki Ile Arugbo was built. The state government’s action was, however, in response to an earlier letter from the…
Obasanjo’s titles on Ota land not defective, says Baale
The traditional head of Iliwo Itele in Ado-odo/ Ota Local Government of Ogun state, Chief Adekoya Adesina Fashina has denied that the titles on Itele Ota land owned by former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo were defective. He affirmed that the former President land in the area was duly purchased from their forefathers and documents to it handed over to him. The Baale also condemned the litigation steps taken by those described as “disgruntled elements” against Obasanjo’s brother, Chief Abraham Idowu Akanle and his wife, declaring that “they shall all be…
Isheri Estate residents want Lagos, Ogun govts to channelise community
Isheri Estate residents in Lagos and Ogun states have called on the state governments to do a proper channelization of the community and provide basic infrastructure in the area to prevent future occurrence of the flood that ravaged the community in 2019, warning that ‘’as it stands today, neither Lagos nor Ogun State could ever muster the resources needed to resettle the people who have built houses in this area, it is cheaper to solve the flooding issue than to contemplate the other options.’’ In a statement signed by the…
Four suspects arrested as police rescue kidnapped Ogun LG boss
Police in Ogun State have arrested four suspected kidnappers over the alleged abduction of Vice Chairman of the Transition Committee in Remo North Local Government Area of the state, Taiwo Soniyi. The suspects included Muhammad Abdullah, 25; Ibrahim Diko, 20; Gambo Abdullah, 25; and Mohammed Sulaimon, 23. Three of the suspects were arrested in the forests along the Fidiwo-Ipara road in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state while the fourth suspect was apprehended at Idi-Ayunre area of Ibadan, Oyo State. Saturday Telegraph reliably gathered that the suspects collected the…
NASU/SSANU protest: FUOYE VC condemns attack on journalists
The Vice -Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof. Kayode Shoremekun, has condemned the attack on journalists invited to cover the protest staged by the Non Academic Staff (NASU) and Senior Staff Association (SSANU) of the Institution. Both unions had on Tuesday staged a protest at the entrance of the institution over non implementation of their promotions, hazard and Christmas allowances plans among sundry issues. The journalists invited to cover the protest were attacked by some workers of the institution but were prevented by some leaders of the two…
PDP: Akpabio planning to rig today’s rerun election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State has accused the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio of allegedly planning to rig the state and National Assembly rerun elections slated for today. The party also raised the alarm that Akpabio has recruited the services of DIG Michael Igbizi as well as armed thugs to intimidate PDP loyalists and stakeholders in order to truncate the election. Akpabio is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the rerun election against Senator Chris Ekpenyong of the People’s…
FG won’t tolerate delay on Ibadan-Kano rail project, Amaechi tells CCECC
Minister of Tr a n s p o r – tation, Mr. C h i b u i k e Amaechi, yesterday, said the Federal Government would not tolerate the kind of delay being witnessed in the execution of Lagos- Ibadan/ Lagos-Apapa railway project. Amaechi stated this at the Ebute-Metta Office of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in Lagos, during an interactive session with journalists, after inspection tour of the ongoing Lagos axis of the Lagos-Ibadan rail line. CCECC is the construction firm handling the railway contracts from…
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