Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 8th March 2020
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APC NWC Splits Over Emergency NEC Meeting
ABUJA – There seems to be no peace in sight for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as National Working Committee (NWC) members loyal to the embattled National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, March 17 emergency Nationhave declared the proposed al Executive (NEC) meeting of the party as illegal. Victor Giadom, Acting National Secretary of
TCN Blames Drop In Electricity Supply On Gas Shortage
ABUJA – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Saturday said Nigeria is currently experiencing power shortage due to inadequate gas supply. Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager, Public Affairs of TCN, who stated this in a statement, noted that several power plants across the country had been starved of gas, resulting in reduction in the
Why Army Is Involved In Economic Activities – Buratai
ABUJA – The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General, Yusuf Buratai, has said that apart from protecting Nigerians, the army is now involved in other economic activities to assist its personnel and the general public. This was even as he stressed that their present position in line with global trends as apart from fighting enemies,
56 Communities Practice Killings Of Twins In Abuja – ActionAid
ABUJA – No fewer than 56 communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are still killing twins and multiple children at birth, Mrs. Ene Obi, the Country Director, ActionAid, has said. Obi disclosed this on Saturday at a programme organised to mark International Women’s Day (IWD), by YES Project in collaboration with The African We
APC Crisis: Oshiomhole Swimming In Troubled Waters
LAGOS – It is no doubt a trying time for the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, with some stalwarts within the ruling party doing everything possible to oust him from office. It was jubilation galore among some members of the party when on Wednesday, a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High
Apprehension In Lagos, As Kano Bans Street Begging
The recent decision of the Kano State government to ban street begging by children popularly referred to as Almajiris, has been greeted with mixed feelings with some describing as a welcome development and other referring to it as a misplaced priority. The ban was contained in a statement sent to journalists by the governor’s spokesperson,
Campaign Funds, 2023 Presidential Election Split Kwara APC
The factional war in the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) that spilled into the public domain recently has been long in coming. In this report, NICHOLAS UWERUNONYE chronicles how campaign funds and permutation for 2023 general election has created a wedge among former comrades in the state. The schism has long been expected among
Amotekun Bills: Demonstration Of Political Will By South West Govs, Stakeholders
LAGOS – On Tuesday March 3, 2020, the South West states made history as they separately provided the legal framework for the South West Security Network (aka Amotekun), in the region. Five of the South West Houses of Assembly that day, passed bills for the establishment of Amotekun, a security outfit conceived to address the security
An Ode To Senator Longjan
JOS – The death of Senator Ignatius Datong Longjan, the Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District, came as a shock to all who knew, associated and loved him. Longjan, former Deputy Governor of Plateau State, died on February 10, 2020 at the Turkish International Hospital, Abuja, after a protracted sickness. His sudden death is a very
Ending Bandits Onslaught In Kaduna
KADUNA – The incessant attacks by bandits in Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, has thrown some villages there into confusion and anguish as they are uncertain when the next attack will take place and whose turn it will be to be killed by the attackers. Kaduna, a once peaceful and safe environment for both indigenes and non-indigenes
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