Nigeria news today headlines : Monday 27th January 2020
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Amotekun: Urhobo Umbrella Body Fears Criminals May Relocate To South-South
Asaba -The apex socio-cultural umbrella body of the Urhobo people, Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, Worldwide has raised an alarm that by the time Amotekun succeeds in chasing away criminals from the South West, they will relocate to the South-South and the area will become uninhabitable. A statement from the office of the President-General of UPU,
Mid-Belt Forum, Senator Urge Zones To Replicate Amotekun
Temidayo Akinsuyi; Innocent Oweh; Samuel Ogidan Lagos / Abuja – The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has charged the governors of Benue, Taraba, Plateau, Adamawa, and Bauchi states to tackle headlong the security challenges in their states now that electoral disputations had finally been settled in their favour. The MBF urged them to replicate ‘Operation Amotekun’ in
Igbo Must Work Hard To Get Power In 2023 — Tanko Yakasai
The South-East must work hard and convince other parts of the country to accept its candidate for the presidency come 2023, Elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has said. Yakasai, a former Presidential Liaison Officer and founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), spoke with newsmen after a closed door peace initiative by some eminent Nigerians
Experts Fear Growing Cybercrime May Shrink Bank Profitability
Lagos – Financial experts have advised that the astronomical rise in cybercrime around the world, as well as in Nigeria, which has already had its fair share of incidents, must not be allowed to go on at its current rate which may impede profitability of banks. They argued that efforts must be renewed to forestall
PDP, APC Share Seats In Rerun As Abdulmumin Jibrin Loses In Kano
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) were neck and neck in the rerun results which emerged on Sunday across the nation. The PDP won the House of Assembly, Essien Udim Federal House of Representatives, and the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial rerun held on Saturday on the orders of
Igbo Political Leaders Haven’t Learnt Any Lesson From Civil War –Junaid Mohammed
Junaid Mohammed, elder statesman and Second Republic House of Representatives member in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on latest developments in the polity especially the recent Supreme Court rulings, lessons from Nigerian Civil war and other issues. Excerpts: The Federal Government and the six governors of South West states last week agreed to formalise
Edo 2020: Danjuma, Edo PDP Bicker Over Obaseki’s Endorsement
LAGOS – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state and Senator Daisy Danjuma, a member of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) are currently at loggerheads over the latter’s endorsement of Governor Godwin Obaseki who is seeking reelection on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Daisy Danjuma, had publicly endorsed Governor Obaseki for
How Has Sanwo-Olu Fared In Eight Months?
LAGOS – Eight months ago, precisely on May 29, 2019, Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu assumed office as the 15th Executive Governor of Lagos State, succeeding Akinwunmi Ambode, whom he defeated in the governorship primaries of the ruling party in the state, the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sanwo-Olu’s emergence as the governor of Lagos state was like
Entrepreneurial Studies In Higher Institutions Will Stimulate Economy –Prof. Ezemonye
BENIN – The Vice Chancellor, Igbinedion University, Okada, Prof. Lawrence Ikechukwu Ezemonye, at the weekend emphasised the need for tertiary Institutions to focus more on entrepreneurial studies as the fastest way to stimulate the nation’s economy that will enhance self-reliance. Prof. Ezemonye made the call while declaring open a one Day Post graduate summit with
OPEC Could Extend Oil Cuts Until End Of 2020
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is eyeing extensions of its oil production cuts until the end of 2020, but talks are still in early stages, Russian news agency TASS reported, citing an OPEC source. The source said that OPEC is set to meet in March, but might meet in June as well to
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