Latest News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 23rd June 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Tuesday 23rd June 2020 .
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Malawi presidential election: Polls open in historic re-run
Polls have opened in Malawi a year on from President Peter Mutharika’s disputed election victory that was annulled nearly five months ago. Mr. Mutharika, who wants a second term, is up against Lazarus Chakwera, who heads an opposition coalition. Evidence of vote tampering including correction fluid on tally sheets led to judges scrapping his MayRead More
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Gov. Ugwuanyi constitutes medical committee on de-escalation of COVID-19 in Enugu
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has approved the constitution of an ad-hoc Expert Medical Advisory Committee on urgent and effective measures for de-escalation of COVID-19 pandemic in Enugu State. The setting up of the committee followed the recent spike of COVID-19 cases from 76 to 144 within few days in the state. The Secretary to the StateRead More
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Edo: PDP stakeholders kick against Gov Obaseki’s endorsement
By Emmanuel Elebeke Ahead of Thursday’s governorship primaries of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state, stakeholders in the party in the state have kicked against the seeming favouritism extended to the State Governor,y Godwin Obaseki, by the party’s national leadership, saying it is illegal and unjust. Governor Obaseki joined the PDP last weekRead More
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BREAKING: Court stops PDP from conducting Edo primaries on June 25
By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT: A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has barred the Edo Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party from going on with its governorship primary election scheduled for Thursday, 25th June, 2020. This was following a suit brought before the court on Monday by one of the governorshipRead More
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Bonny Light price bounces back to $40 as OPEC, GECF meet over oil market
By Udeme Akpan THE price of Bonny Light, Nigeria’s Bonny Light, has bounced back to $40 per barrel, as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC and the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, GECF, have ended a successful engagement over the oil market. Despite the rise, Nigeria would still be challenged to fund its 2020 budget,Read More
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Court Jails Borno Director six months for obstruction of justice
By Soni Daniel Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, on Monday, June 22, 2020, convicted and sentenced an assistant director in Borno State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Usman Abaji to six months imprisonment for obstruction of justice. The convict was prosecuted by the Maiduguri Zonal Office of the Economic andRead More
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COVID-19: UK Govt funds PCR machine to speed up NCDC testing
By Emmanuel Elebeke The UK Government has donated brand new Polymerase Chain Reaction machine, PCR to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC to speed up Nigeria’s Covid-19 testing capacity. The donation was made known by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) while unveiling the brand new Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine, which hasRead More
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COVID-19: Motorcycle Unions begin clampdown operation, impound 150 motorcycles for defying Ogun govt’s directive
By James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA – Following the threat by the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun to ban Okada operation in the state, the COVID-19 Joint Taskforce on commercial motorcycles in the state on Monday impounded no fewer than 150 motorcycles for disregarding safety measures put in place by the state government to contain theRead More
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10 Anambra communities lament as herdsmen destroy farmlands
RESIDENTS of 10 communities in Awka North local government area of Anambra State have lamented the destruction of their farmlands by suspected herdsmen.
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COVID-19: Taraba lifts lockdown till July 6
By Femi Bolaji Jalingo -Taraba state governor, Darius Ishaku has approved a further review of the state’s lockdown to allow free movement till July 6, 2020. This was contained in a statement issued Monday night by Special Adviser to Ishaku on Media and Publicity, Bala Dan Abu. According to the statement, “the review is toRead More
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