Thisday Newspaper News Today Wednesday 29th January 2020
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Imo Speaker, Majority Leader, Six Others Defect to APC
Amby Uneze in Owerri The Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Collins Chiji, has defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He was joined by the Majority Leader of the assembly, Hon. Chigozie Nwaneri, and six other lawmakers. Their defection brings the number of the APC lawmakers
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Buhari Expresses Shock at Level of Violent Crimes in the Country
•Promises tougher measures against bandits •Senate backs community policing, to interface with IG •Insecurity alarming, says House Omololu Ogunmade, Deji Elumoye, Chucks Okocha and Adewale Akinwale in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed shock at the level of violent crimes in the North-west and other parts of the country, promising tougher measures against bandits that
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Maryam Sanda to Appeal Death Sentence
•Justice was served, says co-convener of BBOG Alex Enumah and Udora Orizu in Abuja Mrs. Maryam Sanda, who was on Monday sentenced to death by hanging for killing her husband, will appeal the judgment, a member of his legal team has told THISDAY. Justice Yusuf Halilu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory
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FG Bemoans Non-utilisation of Railway for Cargo Evacuation
Obinna Chima The federal government has expressed dissatisfaction with the non-utilisation of railway transportation system for the movement of cargoes. The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, said yesterday in Lagos that such a situation was not good for the growth of the rail sector. He spoke on the issue while discussing “Rail Infrastructure: Progress
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Court Bars Oyo LG Chairmen from Resuming Duties
•Restrains Malami, police from aiding, abetting council helmsmen Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan The local government crisis in Oyo State assumed a new twist yesterday with an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, restraining the removed chairmen of the 33 local government areas and 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs), from forcible
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Buhari Writes Senate, Explains Non-Inauguration of NDDC Board
•To reconstitute new one Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate explaining the non-inauguration of the 15-man governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which the Senate approved last November. The president, in a letter dated October 18, 2019, had sought the approval of the Senate
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FRSC Confirms 15 Dead, 38 Injured in Ogun Auto Crash
Kayode Fasua in Abeokuta The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed that 15 persons died while 38 others sustained injuries when a white Mitsubishi truck with registration number XE331MKA veered off the road and crashed into the dried Omi River along the Ibadan/Ijebu-Ode road yesterday morning. The accident occurred at the Omi River, Ajegunle
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An Evening of Partisan Jokes
Nseobong Okon-Ekong writes that the recent THISDAY 25th anniversary was as much an evening of political commentary, during which the audience were not tired of hearing partisan jokes about personalities in government To be sure, if it was television, disconcerted viewer would have punched the button to bring on another channel. But in more ways
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We’re Not Fighting Corruption to Impress TI, Says FG
Ejiofor Alike The federal government has said it will not be distracted by the rating of the Transparency International, which ranked Nigeria low in its latest international Corruption Perception Index (CPI). It also said it was not fighting corruption to impress any organisation, including Transparency International (TI). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai
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AFN Ready for Tokyo Olympics, Unveils 2020 Programme
Duro Ikhazuagbe The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has said that it is ready to reverse the trend of returning from the quadrennial Olympic Games without any medal to show for the outings. Nigeria last won any track and field medal 12 years ago at the 2008 Games in Beijing, China. It was no show
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