Nigeria news today headlines : Thursday 18th June 2020
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Service Chiefs, Customs Boss, NSA, Others May Go
LAGOS – It would seem that the presidency has finally caved in to criticisms of lopsided appointments into key national positions in President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. Against this backdrop, President Buhari is said to have, therefore, approved the reshuffling of service chiefs and others. Those believed to have been subsequently approved for replacement are the …
Edo 2020: Obaseki Picks PDP Membership Card Today
LAGOS – Barring any last minute changes, Governor Godwin Obaseki will today formally announce his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a few days after resigning from his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). A member of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) told our correspondent that the governor would register his membership …
U.S. Indicts Six Nigerians For Cybercrime
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice, on Tuesday sanctioned six Nigerians for conducting an elaborate scheme to allegedly steal over $6 million from victims across the United States. The six Nigerians are Richard Uzuh, Micheal Olorunyomi, Alex Ogunshakin, Felix Okpoh, Nnamdi Benson, …
Pressure Mounts As Inflation Rises To 25-Month High At 12.4%
LAGOS – The Consumer Price Index report published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday showed that headline inflation rose to a 25-month high of 12.4 percent year-on-year in May 2020, from 12.3 percent in the prior month. This was despite the sustained upward pressure on consumer prices as headline inflation rose 1.2 …
Confusion As Giadom, Eta Fight To Control APC
ABUJA – The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) got messier on Wednesday as Victor Giadom, Deputy National Secretary, declared himself the acting national chairman of the party, citing the FCT High Court ruling that sacked Comrade Adams Oshiomhole before the Appeal Court’s intervention on March 20. He also announced the nullification of the …
COVID-19: Eight Health Care Workers Among Bayelsa’s New 54 Patients
YENAGOA – The Bayelsa State COVID-19 Task Force raised the alarm on Wednesday that the state would record an escalation in coronavirus infections in the weeks ahead. The Deputy Chairman of the state Task Force, Dr. Inodu Apoku, gave the indication in Yenagoa while confirming the new 54 COVID-19 cases announced for the state. “Yesterday, …
Recapitalisation: AIICO Seeks NSE’s Nod To Raise N3.5bn Through Rights Issue
LAGOS – Despite the business disruption caused by the coronavirus, AIICO Insurance Plc has continued to pursue its recapitalisation plans as the foremost underwriting firm is seeking the Nigerian Stock Exchange’s (NSE) approval to raise N3.5 billion through Right Issue. Ahead of its recapitalisation plans, the company has kicked-off another phase in its recapitalisation strategy …
Killings, Insecurity Should Give Govt Sleepless Nights – Jama’atu Nasril Islam
KADUNA – Concerned about the increasing insecurity situation in the country, Nigerians from all walks of life have continued to call on the Federal Government to find a lasting solution to save lives of the citizenry. One of the groups, which lent its voice, was the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) under the leadership of His …
Benue: OPWS Kills Two Herdsmen, Injures Another
MAKURDI – Troops of the military spike operation in Benue State, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), on Tuesday night killed two suspected Fulani militia at Gyungwu Amua in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Daily Independent gathered that the troops, which had engaged the armed herdsmen in a gun-battle, also injured one of the herdsmen …
Customs Ex-Officer, Wife Cry Out Over Destruction Of Property In Ogun
A retired Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, Fasanya Salami Agbaje and his wife, Titilayo Fasanya, have appealed to the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun and Inspector General of Police to come to their rescue over alleged destruction of their properties by one Adewunmi Odutala and Kehinde Odubade Atiku. The couple in their petition also called on …
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