Nigerian Newspapers Today : Friday 21st February 2020
Here are some of the Nigerian Newspapers Today on Friday 21st February 2020 .
Katsina to Provide Relief Materials for Victims of Bandits’ Attack
Francis Sardauna in KatsinaThe Katsina State Government has vowed to provide relief materials for victims of bandits’ attacks in Tsauwa and Dankar communities in Batsari Local Government Area of the state to assuage the suffering of those who survived the invasion. The state Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, who disclosed this Monday while on condolence visit
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Court Restrains INEC from Deregistering 31 Political Parties
Alex Enumah in AbujaJustice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from carrying out its planned de-registeration of 31 political parties, pending the hearing of a suit challenging the powers of INEC to deregister. Justice Chikere gave the order in a ruling on an interlocutory
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Court Issues Bench Warrant for Arrest of Ex-Custom Boss, Dikko
Alex Enumah in AbujaThe Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Monday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Dikko, over his continued failure to appear in court in an alleged corruption and bribery trial. Dikko is being prosecuted by the Independent
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Protesters Storm APC Secretariat, Demand Oshiomhole’s Sack
By Adedayo Akinwale Protesters under the aegis of All Progressives Congress (APC) Young Stakeholders on Monday stormed the national secretariat of the party in Abuja demanding the sack of the National Chairman, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole. The call for Oshiomhole’s sack may not be unconnected with last week’s judgment of the Supreme Court which nullified the election of the
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Air Peace to Commence Direct Flights to India
*Also gets permits to link Jeddah, Milan, Lisbon By Ndubuisi Francis The federal government has given indigenous carrier, Air Peace approval to commence direct flights between Nigeria and India.The airline has also secured the necessary permits for direct airlink between Nigeria and Milan (Italy), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, among others. The
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Energy Firm Chief Tasks Downstream Sector Players on Customer Experience, Safety Standards
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of OVH Energy Marketing, a licensee of the Oando retail brand, Mr. Huub Stokman, has called on players in the downstream sector to make improvements in customer experience, safety and operational standards if the full benefits of the downstream value chain are to be maximized. Mr. Stokman made this call during
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Sokoto Earmarks N65.7bn Loan for Massive Infrastructure Projects, Agriculture, Health, Housing, Education
Sokoto State Government has announced plans to utilise the loan of N65.7 billion it will raise to embark on massive infrastructural projects and investment in critical projects in agriculture, health, housing, urban renewal, construction of roads and bridges as well as education. Unveiling the economic development plan at the management retreat of Sokoto State Ministry
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ACE: 53 African Varsities Converge on Abuja to Consolidate Impact
By Kuni Tyesei As the first phase of the World Bank-funded African Centres of Excellence (ACE) project winds down, centres from 53 universities located in 12 West African countries are set to converge on Abuja to strengthen the implementation and impact of the project. A joint statement from the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) Deputy Director,
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Ogun Politician Survives Gun Attack
Prominent Ogun State politician, Hon. Ibrahim Oyegunle narrowly escaped gun attack in Ibogun area of the state last weekend. Oyegunle alleged that gunmen shot sporadically at his vehicle while on a business trip. According to him, the gun attack was aimed at taking his live but God’s intervention saved him. “It is God’s doing that
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S’Court Can’t Change Its Own Ruling, Says Yusuf Ali
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and constitutional lawyer, Mallam Yusuf Olaolu Ali at the weekend said that the Supreme Court cannot change the substance of its own judgment. Ali who spoke with journalists yesterday in his residence at Ilorin, Kwara State capital, during a luncheon he organised in honour of the newly
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