Nigeria news today headlines : Wednesday 24th June 2020
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COVID-19: Expert Urges Upgrading Of Nigerian Hospitals
OWERRI – Amidst efforts by the federal and state governments to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the public apprehension of the virus, an Owerri-based businessman and fellow, National Association of Technologists in Engineering, Emma Ezeonyeasi, has called for the procurement and installation of modern state-of-the-act equipment in all hospitals across the country. …
PDP Drags Justice Obile Before CJN Over Edo Guber Primary
SAMUEL OGIDAN; DANIEL ABIA ABUJA / P/HARCOURT – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday dragged Justice Emmanuel Adema Obile before the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Obile was petitioned by the party over his role in a case concerning its primary election scheduled for Thursday, June 25. The PDP sent a petition to the …
Despite Buhari’s Promise, APC Leaders Fight On
ABUJA – There appears to be no letup in the battle for the soul of the All Progressives Congress (APC), despite moves by President Muhammadu Buhari to end the intractable rift. Whereas Chief Victor Giadom, acting National Chairman of the APC, is busy making arrangement for a virtual National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the …
Gov. Akeredolu, Deputy Tangle Over Sacked Aides
TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI;BOLU-OLU ESHO LAGOS / AKURE – Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday announced the sack of all appointed aides of his deputy, Agboola Ajayi, who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday. But the deputy governor reappointed the aides as soon as they were sacked. The embattled deputy governor, who has been at …
COVID-19: Police Rescue 600 Rice Factory Workers Held For Three Months
Over 600 labourers who were forced to spend three months in a factory called ‘Popular Farm Rice’, in Challawa industrial area of Kano State, have been rescued by the police. Out of fear of losing their jobs, the workers had accepted to remain in the farm all through the lockdown and could not take time …
UK Supreme Court Hears Niger Delta Communities’ Case Against Shell
Uni ted Kingdom’s Supreme Court heard an appeal on Tuesday from Niger Delta farmers and fishermen seeking to pursue claims against oil major Royal Dutch Shell over spills in the region. The appeal reopens the possibility of British multinationals being held liable at home for their subsidiaries’ actions abroad. It comes after a setback in …
CDS, Service Chiefs Meet To Review National Security Challenges
ABUJA – General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), met with security chiefs in the country on Tuesday to find new strategies for the rising security challenges in the country. The meeting seemed to have come as a response to President Muhammadu Buhari’s warning to the service chiefs last week that he would …
How I Parted Ways With Aare Gani Adams – Akanni
Prince Segun Akanni, a former Chief of Staff to Aare Gani Adams, who is the National Coordinator of Oodua Peoples Congress, (OPC) and now the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, in this interview, speaks on his experience and near-death encounter in Lagos before relocating to Canada. TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI brings the excerpts: How did …
Akanni Desecrating Aare Ona Kakanfo’s Office – Adesina
Lagos state Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress,(OPC) Alhaji Mutairu Adesina, has described the former Chief of Staff ( CoS) to Aare Gani Adams, Segun Akanni, as an ingrate with short memory of the past. Speaking against the backdrop of the stories published in the social media on the alleged threats to his life, Adesina …
There’s No COVID-19 Case In Taraba – Ishaku
Hon. Darius Dickson Ishaku, Taraba State governor, in this interview, spoke on the achievements of his administration so far. He spoke to JANET NYAJON AUDU. Excerpts: How has it been as the governor of Taraba State so for? The journey so far has been a good one. After five years being in office, there were …
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