The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Saturday 28th March 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 28/03/20
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This month marks exactly 18 years since a Sharia Court of Appeal in Sokoto State freed Safiya Husseini Tungar of the death penalty handed to her by a lower Sharia Court in the state. Before the respite from the Sharia Appeal Court, she had been convicted of adultery by the lower Sharia Court and was
COVID-19: Lagos projects 39,000 cases
By Gbenga Bada, Omolola Afolabi and Moses Emoriken, Abuja Warns residents to brace up for tougher measures 16 students rescued at Seme border Davido’s fiancee, Chioma, tests positive FG converts NYSC camps, stadia to isolation centres The Lagos State Government is projecting that the coronavirus pandemic may explode to 39,000 cases across Nigeria in the
Trump signs historic $2.2trn financial stimulus bill
Agency Reporter President Donald Trump on Friday signed the $2.2 trillion (N827 trillion) financial stimulus package to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. This came hours after the country’s House of Representatives approved the bipartisan bill, which the Senate passed on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
COVID-19: Enugu govt confirms 2 positive cases
Agency Reporter The Enugu State Government has confirmed two positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Dr Ifeanyi Agujiobi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, confirmed the development in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Saturday. “It is important to inform the public that the patients voluntarily
50 houses destroyed in Ondo bomb explosion
By Osagie Otabor, Akure Over 50 houses, including a church, have been destroyed by a bomb that exploded at about 12midnight at Eleyewo in Akure North local government. The bomb was said to being conveyed by a lorry. Security operatives have condoned off the area. Read Also: Marketers: Abule Ado explosions not caused by cooking gas
Long road to death: Why Rev King, 2,744 others have not been executed
There are 73,102 inmates in Nigeria. Over 2745 of them have been sentenced and are waiting to die for over 10 years now, write ADEBISI ONANUGA and ROBERT EGBE Celestine Egbunuche’s story is not the type you hear very often. In 2000, he and his son Paul were arrested by the police following a death
Asiwaju Tinubu and his crucial interventions
By Tunde Rahman The global coronavirus pandemic is really gathering speed. The numbers are frighteningly on the rise. As I write this on Thursday, close to 500,000 persons across the world, over 50 of them in Nigeria, have been infected with the virus. Fatalities are now in excess of 22, 000. The world, indeed, is being
Defoe: Football must take back seat
Rangers’ striker Jermain Defoe insists football has to take a back seat as Scotland deals with the coronavirus pandemic. The game has been suspended since March 13 due to the health crisis, with no firm date set for its return. And at 37 years of age, Defoe knows time is not on his side in
English Leagues set to take ‘difficult decisions’
Difficult decisions will have to be taken to counter the financial impact of coronavirus on English football, the Premier League, EFL and Professional Footballers’ Association have said. All games have been postponed until at least April 30 and will only resume “when it is safe and conditions allow”. A Premier League, EFL and PFA statement
Nigeria top Africa in FIFA rankings
Nigeria climbed one place in the latest FIFA Women’s World ranking, moving from 39 to 38 and thus retain its top spot in Africa. Though Nigeria improved in the ranking, the team has not played a competitive game since last October’s Olympic qualifiers. The biggest mover in the latest ranking is Zambia, the Shepolopolo climbed
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