Nigerian Newspapers Today : Wednesday 18th March 2020
Here are some of the Nigerian Newspapers Today on Wednesday 18th March 2020 .
Court Orders Sanusi’s Release from Detention
Alex Enumah in Abuja Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Friday ordered the release of the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, from dentention. Justice Chikere gave the order in a ruling on an exparte motion filed by Sanusi through his lawyer, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN. The
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No Confirmed Case of Coronavirus in Plateau, Says Govt
Seriki Adinoyi in Jos Plateau State government thursday declared that there is no confirmed case of coronavirus in the state, noting that the 43 persons that were earlier quarantined in the state came up with no symptom to suggest that they have the disease after they have been under observation for 14 days. The state
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Police Parade 15 Suspected Criminals in Ondo
James Sowole in Akure The Ondo State Police Command thursday paraded 15 suspected criminals for alleged offences ranging from armed robbery, piracy, cultism, child theft to possession of human body parts. The suspects were paraded at the state command headquarters in Akure by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Undie Adie, who was represented by
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Navy Intercepts 316 Drums of Diesel Conveyed by Smugglers to Cameroon
Okon Bassey in Uyo The Nigerian Navy has stated that in its efforts to rid the waterways of all forms of criminal activities to allow legitimate economic activities to strive, the heat on criminals operating in the country’s waterways will not be relaxed. The Commanding Officer of the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Akwa
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Canadian Prime Minister’s Wife Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will isolate himself for 14 days after his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, tested positive for coronavirus. Grégoire Trudeau has mild symptoms and is feeling well, and will remain in isolation for 14 days, the Prime Minister’s office said in a statement late Thursday. She came down with mild flu-like symptoms
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Ghana, Gabon Confirm First Cases of Coronavirus
Gabon and Ghana confirmed their first cases of coronavirus on Thursday, becoming the ninth and tenth countries in sub-Saharan Africa to register positive cases. The region has so far been less badly hit by coronavirus than Europe or China. Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, Togo, South Africa, Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo have
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Lawyer Charged with Forging Court Processes
By Tobi Soniyi The police on Thursday charged a legal practitioner, Mr Eziafa Samuel Enwedo, before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly forging court processes which a court of the Federal Capital Territory relied on to give judgment in which the court set aside the election of Mr Ifeanyi Ubah as the senator
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Round-the-clock Updates
FRIDAY MARCH 13, 2020 Ghana, Gabon Confirm First Cases of Coronavirus Gabon and Ghana confirmed their first cases of coronavirus on Thursday, becoming the ninth and tenth countries in sub-Saharan Africa to register positive cases. The region has so far been less badly hit by coronavirus than Europe or China. Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon,
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Zamfara Police Rescue Kidnapped Foreign National
The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued a Nigerien national who was kidnapped by bandits from Niger Republic and brought to Nigeria. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, told journalists yesterday that the command received information that a white Nigerien was seen on a motorcycle with gunmen along Zamfara-Sokoto border. Shehu said,
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Withdraw Social Media Bill Now, 135 CSOs Tell Senate
About 135 civil society organisations have asked the Senate to withdraw the social media bill, noting that the groundswell of opposition against it showed that Nigerians are against the proposed law. The Protection from Internet Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill, better known as Social Media Bill, prescribes sanction for abuse of social media. It was sponsored
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