The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Sunday 24th May 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 24/05/20
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Matters arising from the pandemic
Why in the world would the Nigeria Police wait until doctors called a sit-at-home strike before assuring doctors that police officers would treat doctors and other health workers as their counterparts in other countries are treated-essential workers? Ropo Sekoni GIVEN that Nigeria had not been exposed to this magnitude of disablement by a …
Ihedioha’s attempt to stop probe unfortunate – Njemanze
Bob Njemanze who was a member of Nigeria’s Constitution Review Conference of 2014, narrates how he personally inspected former Governor Emeka Ihedioha’s refurbished N187 million Mercedes vehicle and wondered how he was able to acquire such a luxury vehicle when the state was unable to pay salaries and pension in this interview with Chris Njoku. …
….and Nigeria still does not get it
Tatalo Alamu Ladies and gentlemen and fellow Nigerians, please compare this with the shambolic treatment meted out so far to Nigerians stranded abroad as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic by the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its accessories. As if they were criminals deported from a Third World country, these unlucky Nigerian …
Buhari mourns Justice Karibi-Whyte
Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday mourned the death of retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte. Justice Karibi-Whyte died on Friday at the age of 88 years in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Buhari hailed the deceased for the wisdom, knowledge and experience that he brought all through his life …
‘I could only see fire and her screams’, Pakistan plane crash survivor
Our Reporter ONE of the two survivors pulled out of the wreckage of the Pakistani International Airlines jet that crashed on Friday near Karachi said on Saturday that all he saw as the burning jet went down was fire and smoke every. Engineer Muhammad Zubair told Geo News that he also heard screams as …
Kogi: Tribunal affirms Yahaya Bello’s election
From Eric Ikhilae, Abuja In a split decision of two-to-one, the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal,on Friday, upheld the election of Yahaya Bello as governor of Kogi State. The tribunal, headed by Justice Kashima Kaigama, in its majority judgment, rejected the argument of the majority position of members of the panel. It noted …
YOMI FABIYI: Why I used my late mother’s toothbrush
Nollywood actor Yomi Fabiyi in this interview with DAMOLA KOLA-DARE speaks on why he used the same toothbrush with his late mother after passing away among other wide range of issues. WHAT drives you as a movie producer? My desire to entertain the audience with quality movies that add to their knowledge and give …
‘Cultural festivals have helped society’
In this interview with Omolara Akintoye, Chief of Staff to Osun State Governor, Dr. Charles ‘Diji Akinola, explains how globalizing cultural festivals in the state has gained global prominence, WHAT were you doing before you became the Chief of Staff? I have done different things, I started out teaching at the University of Ibadan, …
Post COVID-19 realities
Lekan Otufodunrin LAST week, I focused on the media and Post-COVID-19 realities for the obvious reasons of being a journalist and a stakeholder very concerned about the survival of our industry. It’s indeed a trying time for the media sector, which though plays a crucial role in the development of any society, does not …
Beginning to reimagine capitalism after the pandemic (2)
Biodun Jeyifo WE concluded last week’s opening piece in this series on how the human and economic depredations of Covid-19 have so fatally crippled the private capital of the giant capitalist corporations that only the wealth, only the “capital” of the governments of the world can come to the rescue, not only of poor …
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