Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 25th June 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 25th June 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Anambra 2021: Ekwunife’s eyes on PDP ticket
OKEY MADUFORO reports on the bid for the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2021 election in Anambra State by the senator representing Anambra Central at the National Assembly, Uche Ekwunife There is no doubt that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State led by Chief Ndubuisi Nnobu is …
It’s insensitive to accuse Buhari of lopsided appointments – Odeyemi
Comrade Oladimeji Odeyemi, a security analyst and a counter-terrorism expert, is the Convener of the Coalition of Civil Society Groups Against Terrorism in Nigeria. In this interview, he speaks on the war against insurgency, alleged lopsidedness of appointment in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, among others. WALE ELEGBEDE reports As a counter-terrorism expert, what …
Ondo guber: PDP’ll dislodge APC, says Jegede
Leading Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ondo State, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), has expressed confidence that his party will defeat the incumbent governor, Rotimi Akeredolu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming October 10 governorship election in the state. Jegede, who was the PDP candidate in the 2016 governorship election in …
Fayemi: I wasn’t denied access to President
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has denied being denied access to President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Rock on Tuesday. In a statement yesterday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, Fayemi said an online report by a national newspaper that his mission to the State House failed was misleading. He alleged that the …
AbdulRazaq lauds FG for donating fire fighting equipment to Kwara
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has commended the Federal Government for donating state-of-the-art firefighting equipment to the state. AbdulRazaq, who was represented by his Deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi, gave the commendation while commissioning a fire truck deployed at the Fire Service Training School, Ilorin, the state capital. He said the gesture would strengthen the state …
Dep Gov: Police Commissioner withdraws my security escort
The embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, has raised the alarm about his safety as a result of the withdrawal of his security detail on the order of the state’s Commissioner of Police, Bolaji Salami. The withdrawal of Ajayi’s security detail was done 24 hours after seven of his aides were sacked …
Alleged $9.8m fraud: Court refuses to stop ex-NNPC GMD’s trial
The Federal High Court, Abuja yestersday, declined to stop further proceedings in the trial of former General Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, over alleged $9.8 million money laundering. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling, held that although both parties had filed appeals before the Supreme Court, whose outcome would likely …
IMF: Nigeria’s economy to contract by 5.4% in 2020
…forecasts deeper global recession Fitch: Country’s rising debt may trigger rating downgrade Nigeria’s economy will likely shrink by 5.4 per cent this year due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday. This is a bigger contraction than the 3.4 per cent shrinkage in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) …
Demolition: Nigeria won’t engage Ghana in street fight – Presidency
The Presidency has said Nigeria will not engage in a street fight with Ghana over demolition of some apartments under construction in the Nigerian embassy in Ghana’s capital, Accra. Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, had on Tuesday called President Muhammadu Buhari to apologise for demolition of a building on the premises of Nigerian High Commission in …
We are moving towards the peak of COVID 19 infection in Bayelsa – Apoku
The Bayelsa State Chairman of COVID-19 Task Force, Dr. Inodu Apoku yesterday warned that the number of coronavirus cases will increase in the next few weeks as many people are going to get infected. He lamented that the state was moving towards the peak of the infection, and urged the people of the state not …
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