Nigeria news today headlines : Saturday 13th June 2020
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EDO POLL: Embattled Obaseki May Fly PDP Flag
TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, JOY ANIGBOGU, LAGOS; TONY EZIMAKOR, ABUJA; FRANCIS ONOIRIBHOLO, BUREAU CHIEF BENIN There are indications that the incumbent governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki may contest the next governorship election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as unconfirmed report claimed that the governor may collect the membership card of the party. …
Buhari, APC Have No Regard For Abiola, June 12 – PDP
INNOCENT OWEH, SAMUEL OGIDAN, ABUJA; JOY ANIGBOGU, LAGOS The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s Democracy Day broadcast, describing it as a huge and unpardonable slap on the face of the nation’s democratic process. The party added that President Buhari has no democratic scorecard to present to Nigerians, adding that …
I Used To Be Scared Of Fame – Oluwasina
Bukunmi Oluwasina currently numbers among the hottest talents in the Nigerian entertainment scene. She is an all-round thespian that many others aspire to be like. Speaking with TOMI FALADE, Oluwasina weighs in on entertainment, social media and all other issues that have to do with celebrities. Excerpts Did you deliberately study Theatre Arts for …
Igbo Marginalisation: National Assembly, Ohaneze, Pro-Biafra Groups Back Nationwide Protest
OWERRI – Irked by the continues exclusion of the South East in the Nigeria’s Project, a group known as South East Responds Team appears to have concluded plans for a nationwide protest over non-inclusion of the South East in the recently approved $22.7bn loan for President Muhammadu Buhari by the National Assembly. The group also …
Slashing Health, Education Budgets At Expense Of NASS Renovation Is Criminal – Stakeholders
It’s all about anger and disappointment as the Federal Government, against all opposition slashed health and education budgets, especially the primary health care fund from N44.4bn to N25.5bn and education from N111.7bn to N51.1bn. ROLAND OBY OGBONNAYA synthesises the views of Nigerians on the moral and economic justifications of the government action, and the implications …
Putin Awards Medals In First Public Event Since Lockdown Began
Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented Gold Star of Labor Hero medals to several individuals as part of activities marking Russia Day, his first appearance at a crowded public event since coronavirus restrictions were introduced in late-March. After raising the Russian flag on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow on the national holiday celebrating the then-Soviet republic’s …
Fire Breaks Out On French Submarine During Renovations
Firefighters are battling a blaze on a French nuclear submarine that broke out Friday during renovation work. The submarine’s nuclear reactor, nuclear fuel and weapons were removed five months ago to prepare for the renovations, so are not at risk from the blaze, according to an official with the regional maritime authority. All workers and …
Man Charged For Poisoning Homeless People In California
A man in California has been charged after he allegedly poisoned eight homeless people with a substance “twice as strong” as pepper spray. 38-year-old William Robert Cable videotaped at least eight homeless people suffering seizure-like symptoms after he had poisoned them. Several victims were hospitalised and authorities believe the suspect could have targeted others. Authorities said Cable …
Virus Lawsuits Hit Governments As Markets Rebound From Second-Wave Fears
Governments faced some of the first legal action Friday over their handling of the coronavirus as global markets began to rebound from losses fuelled by fears of a second wave of the pandemic. The recovery in stocks came despite fresh evidence of the scale of the economic damage caused by lockdowns, with the British economy …
Public Health Workers Fighting Virus Face Growing Threats
As the director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department in rural Colorado, she was working 12- and 14-hour days, struggling to respond to the pandemic with only five full-time employees for more than 11,000 residents. Case counts were rising. She was already at odds with county commissioners, who were pushing to loosen public health restrictions …
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