Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Saturday 15th February 2020
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Soldier brutalizes AEDC staff as DisCo mulls law suit
A soldier in the Nigerian Army, Corporal Ibrahim Auta NA07NA2672 of the 266 Light Battalion, has allegedly brutalised Khadijat Umar, a marketing staff of Abuja Electricity Distribution (AEDC). The soldier is currently assisting the Mararaba Division of the Nigeria Police in Nasarawa State to unravel the circumstances that led him to physically assault her and
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Buhari pays tribute to Gov Emmanuel’s late father
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Governor Udom Emmanuel for the legacy left by his late father, Elder Gabriel Nkanang. President Buhari who was represented by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at the burial service of late Nkanang said the deceased left behind the ‘blessings of a thousand generations’. Speaking on Saturday in Awa, Onna
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Wike tells Oshiomhole to resign as APC chair
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has called for the resignation of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of All Progressive Congress. Wike, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu said his call for Oshiomhole’s resignation is as a result of his failure to stop the
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Presidency accuses PDP of planning protest against service chiefs
The Presidency has raised an alarm that about 2000 men and women had been hired by the opposition to protest against the heads of military institutions on Monday. Presidential media aide, Garba Shehu, in a statement titled “Politicization of Security Will Not Be of Benefit to Anyone”, warned political class against misleading the public by
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Man, 22, jumps into Lagos lagoon (updated)
A man identified as Daibo Toju Davies, 22, jumped inside the lagoon on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The incident happened in the morning while efforts are still ongoing to recover the victim. It was learnt that officials of the state emergency agency (LASEMA) were notified of the incident at 11:31 am. It was
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9 Radio Bayelsa staff suspended in wake of attack on station
The management of Radio Bayelsa has suspended nine workers after hoodlums attacked the station to protest the supreme court’s judgement sacking governor-elect David Lyon. John Idumange, the General Manager of the station, in a statement, said the nine staff were advised to proceed on a one-month compulsory leave to allow the radio station to conduct
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Saudi fighter jet crashes in Yemen
A Saudi fighter jet crashed in conflict-torn Yemen, the Riyadh-led military coalition said Saturday, as the Huthi rebels said they downed the plane. The Tornado aircraft came down in northern Al-Jawf province during an operation to support Yemeni government forces, the coalition said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. (AFP)
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Benue’s Catholic Bishop, Adoboh dies
A Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina-Ala in Benue State, Most Reverend Peter Adoboh has died at the age of 62. Adoboh was said to have died from an illness on Friday at a hospital in Abuja. Governor Samuel Ortom in a statement on Saturday mourned the clergy, describing the demise of Bishop Adoboh
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Why we’re opening new hotel in Kaduna – Stonehedge boss
The chairman and chief executive of Stonehedge Hotels, Alhaji Hassan Ahmad Danbaba, said his company is delighted with the opening of the hotel in Kaduna, which he said is a dynamic and one of Nigeria’s booming cities. He said the company is a premium brand that specializes in delivering supreme hospitality. He added that Kaduna
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Medical doctors, other abducted in Benue
Two medical doctors and a medical record officer have been abducted by unknown gunmen along rural Ichama-Okpoga road in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. Our correspondent gathered that the kidnapped victims, all of General Hospital in Okpoga, were whisked away on Thursday evening at gunpoint. Locals claimed that the trio were returning from
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Caroline Flack: TV presenter found dead in her home
Caroline Flack, the former host of Love Island was found dead in her new East London flat on Saturday. Caroline, 40, was due in court on March 4 on charges of assaulting her boyfriend, Lewis Burton. Burton, in December, accused the television personality of hitting him with a lamp. “We can confirm that our Caroline
Caroline Flack: TV presenter found dead in her home
Gov. Ugwuanyi an outstanding achiever – Enugu youths
A youth advocacy group in Enugu State, Coal City Youths Development Initiative (CCYDI), on Saturday, honoured Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi over his excellent leadership style in the State. Gov. Ugwuanyi was honoured at the group’s Town Hall Meeting on Governance in Enugu State, held at Villa Toscana Hotel, Independence Layout, Enugu. He was represented by the
Gov. Ugwuanyi an outstanding achiever – Enugu youths
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu reveals next line of action for creation of new country after parents’ burial
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has vowed that with his parents now out of the way, the struggle for the actualisation of Biafra will know no bounds. Writing on Facebook on Saturday, Kanu also thanked members of the IPOB who defied all threats to attend the burial and “shamed”
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu reveals next line of action for creation of new country after parents’ burial
Nigerians will get access to education at all levels – Buhari
President Muhammadu says his administration will improve infrastructure of Nigerian universities and also ensure that Nigerians get access to education. He spoke at the 24th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Abuja on Saturday. Buhari was represented by the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC) Prof. Rasheed Abubakar, NAN reports. The President stated that no
Nigerians will get access to education at all levels – Buhari
Ban on NURTW remains in force – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the ban on the state chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) remains in force. Commissioner for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Professor Raphael Afonja, who spoke on behalf of the Governor, declared that the ban on the activities of NURTW still remained in
Ban on NURTW remains in force – Makinde
No room for indecent dressing – Oke Ogun Polytechnic Acting Rector warns students
The Acting Rector of the Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Mr. Kayode Ogunmola has warned that there will be no room for indiscipline and indecent dressing in the institution . Ogunmola handed down the warning at the weekend while speaking at the institution’s 2019/2020 matriculation ceremony for its new students held at the institution’s ICT centre.
No room for indecent dressing – Oke Ogun Polytechnic Acting Rector warns students
Kidnapped monarch’s wife found dead in Imo
The kidnapped wife of the Traditional Ruler of Ihitoha Uratta Community, Owerri North Council Area of Imo state, Ugoeze Comfort Okoro, has been found dead along a village road in Akabor Community in Oguta LGA of Imo state. The monarch’s wife, according to our reporter was kidnapped on Sunday January 26, 2020 around 8:30pm before
Kidnapped monarch’s wife found dead in Imo
EPL: Manchester United without 7 first team players against Chelsea
Manchester United will be without not less than seven of their first team players when they file out against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday. The club’s January signing, Odion Ighalo will travel with the squad to West London but manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to confirm whether the Nigerian striker will play against the
EPL: Manchester United without 7 first team players against Chelsea
LaLiga: Zidane explains why Real Madrid signed Hazard from Chelsea
Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane says the club signed forward, Eden Hazard from Chelsea last summer because the Los Blancos know what the Belgium international brings to the team. Zidane also described Hazard as a unique player, adding that the 28-year-old is ready to play for Real Madrid after being out of action for three
LaLiga: Zidane explains why Real Madrid signed Hazard from Chelsea
2023: Yobe Gov. speaks on Tinubu, El-Rufai’s ambition to succeed Buhari
Yobe Governor, Mala Buni, says the ambition of former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu and Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufa’i, to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 will not cause a rift in the All Progressives Congress (APC). Buni, a former APC national secretary, spoke on Saturday in an interview with BBC Hausa. “It will further strengthen
2023: Yobe Gov. speaks on Tinubu, El-Rufai’s ambition to succeed Buhari
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