The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Wednesday 26th February 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 26/02/20
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By Morakinyo Abodunrin Barring any last minute alterations, the 23-man Super Eagles list for the March double header against Sierra Leone will be delivered by Coach Gernot Rohr on Monday March 2nd to the vault of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) before its announcement to the public. The Super Eagles will host the West
Ex-Egyptian President Mubarak dies at 91
Our Reporter FORMER Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted by the military in 2011, has died in Cairo at the age of 91. Mubarak spent three decades in office before a popular uprising swept Egypt. He was found guilty of complicity in the killing of protesters during the revolution. That conviction was overturned
Task force officials ‘beat’ man to death in Rivers
Rosemary Nwisi, Port Harcourt THERE was confusion in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Tuesday following the sudden death of a man suspected to be a Bureau de change operator near the Presidential Hotel. The man, whose name could not be confirmed at press time, was allegedly beaten to death by men of
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Beggars protest ‘harassment’ by govt officials
Oziegbe Okoeki FOR the second time within the last one month, thousands of beggars yesterday laid siege to the entrance of the Lagos State House of Assembly and the Governor’s Office at Alausa to protest “undue harassment and arrest by officials of the state government.” The beggars, who came in over 10 buses and
Gbajabiamila: we won’t accept extrajudicial killings
Victor Oluwasegun, Abuja SPEAKER of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the House would not accept extra-judicial killings, harassment, intimidation or any other form of violence unleashed on innocent citizens by policemen. The Speaker described as unfortunate a situation where some policemen, saddled with the constitutional responsibility of protecting life and
Greater Lagos and Okada tyranny
Gbenga Omotoso NOW that the dust raised by the restriction – mislabeled by some as “ban” – on commercial motorcycles and tricycles has more or less settled down, it is fit and proper to examine the matter dispassionately. This will enable the ferocious critics of the action – I won’t join those who call
Minimum wage: NLC state councils to take action against erring govts
By Toba Agboola Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its state councils to go on strike if any state government fails to implement the N30,000 new national minimum wage. Speaking with The Nation, NLC President Ayuba Wabba said the organised labour had given each state council the template on the new wage and the
Niger Delta students thank Buhari
Our Reporter NIGER Delta Students Union Government (NIDSUG) has hailled President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Prof. Kememabradikumo Pondei as acting managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Union President Maloo Degreat spoke at the inauguration of NIDSUG executive in Port Harcourt. Degreat, a law student from Rivers State University of Science and Technology,
Coronavirus: Iran’s deputy health minister tests positive as outbreak worsens
Our Reporter IRAN’S deputy health minister and an MP have both tested positive for the new coronavirus disease, as it struggles to contain an outbreak that has killed 16, increasing its international isolation. The senior health official, Iraj Harirchi, said in a video that he was self-isolating and starting medication. He was seen mopping
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