Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 25th February 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 25th February 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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47 governorship candidates to join Imo Supreme Court review
C oncerned by unending legal battle that has characterized the Imo state governorship election, 47 governorship candidates in the last election in the state have declared their interest to join a suit for a review of the governorship election at the Supreme Court. The governorship candidates under the aegis of 2019 Forum of Governorship candidates in the state said they had approached their chairman, Dr. Chukwuemeka Elisa to immediately join the review case at the Supreme Court on their behalf. At a press conference in Owerri, the…
Deregistration of parties, anti-democratic measure – Aborisade
Comrade Femi Aborisade, a human rights activist and lawyer, is the pioneer National Secretary of the National Conscience Party (NCP). In this interview with TEMITOPE OGUNBANKE, he speaks on the recent deregistration of 31 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Edo State political crisis and Nigeria’s security challenges, among other issues As the pioneer National Secretary of the National Conscience Party (NCP), what is your take on the recent deregistration of 74 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)? The deregistration…
BEDC boosts CSR, moves safety campaign to schools
F urther to its successful sensitisation campaigns in primary and secondary schools in Benin- City, Edo State, BEDC Electricity Plc. (BEDC) has further demonstrated its commitment to reducing electrical accidents and tampering with electricity equipment among school children as it recently embarked on safety sensitisation campaigns in primary and secondary schools across Ondo state. The sensitisation campaign on electrical safety and energy management is aimed at educating school children on the dangers of unsafe acts like tampering with electrical installations, living and trading under high tension headlines,…
Restructuring’ll address Nigeria’s defective structure – Obi
Mr. Peter Obi is a former governor of Anambra State and vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election. He speaks, in this interview, on rising insecurity in the country and calls for restructuring, among other issues. Wale Elegbede reports Your party recently took to the streets over the security situation in the country even as the Senate minority leader demanded the resignation of President Muhammed Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) government. What do you make of all these? …
Jikoko: Charity works in a remote village
About five kilometres away from Mpape, a densely populated suburb in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, lies Jikoko community and its rare charity home. CALEB ONWE reports I t was Phillips Brooks who suggested that ” Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.” So, apart from the home, where else does charity stay? This question was half answered when Inside Abuja heard of a woman said to have taken charity from her home in the city to meet the less privileged…
Pro-Oshiomhole to PGF: Call your DG to order
T he All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s supporters have called the chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum and Governor of Kebbi State, Senator Atiku Bagudu, to call the Director General of the Forum, Mr. Salihu Lukuman, to order or it would be taking he is the one sponsoring him to attack Oshiomhole. The group, which spoke through their chairman, Chief Francis Inegbeneki and Secretary, Alhaji Suleiman Bagudu, has threatened to sue the PGF Director General should he fail to withdraw his allegations against the National…
Reps: Workers still collecting salaries 14years after closure of mining corporation
1 4 years after its closure, some workers of the Nigeria Mining Corporation, Jos, have been receiving salaries from government. The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) stated this yesterday. Chairman of the committee, Hon. Wole Oke, who disclosed this at the ongoing investigation into the deliberate refusal of agencies to appear before it, also directed that the ministers of Solid Minerals and Steel Development and that of Water Resources and the Director General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) should appear before the committee…
Oshiomhole: Time to act is now
T he announcement by the Supreme Court of the removal of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governor-elect, David Lyon, is now etched in annals of Nigeria’s political history. It is going to remain a reference point for years to come on how a party should never conduct its affairs in an election. What makes the colossal loss very unfortunate is the fact that it could not only have been avoided easily, but there have been recent experiences that could have guided the leadership of the…
Alleged fraud: Otiki lays claim to forfeited N136m
A former General Officer Commanding, (GOC), 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Gen. Hakeem Otiki, yesterday, told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that the 376, 120 dollars (N136, 155, 440) in respect of which an interim forfeiture order had been made by the court belonged to him, his firms and family. The New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu had, on January 22, issued the interim forfeiture order upon an ex-parte application with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1380/20 made by the EFCC. …
Three ex-African leaders, Asian envoys for Obasanjo’s 83rd birthday
T hree former African leaders and envoys from Asian countries are billed to attend various activities lined up to commemorate the 83rd birthday of former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. They include former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; former Sierra Leonian president, Ernest Bai Koroma, and former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn. A new book, “The Asian Aspiration” co-authored by Obasanjo is also scheduled to be launched during the events in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, next week. The Director, Centre for Human Security and…
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