Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 11th July 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 11th July 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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FG evacuates 270 Nigerians from Egypt
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, yesterday said 270 Nigerians are expected to arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, following a successful evacuation from Egypt. Onyeama made this known via his twitter handle @GeoffreyOnyeama as he gives an update on the evacuation process. “@EGYPTAIR conveying Nationals from Cairo, #Egypt has departed …
Runsewe commends el-Rufai, Fayemi over stand on rape, other issues
As reactions continue to trail the increasing cases of rape and gender – based violence across the country, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai and his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, have been commended by the Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe, over what he termed as …
Sanwo-Olu’ll deliver Lagos- Badagry road project –Activist
A human right activist, Mr. Ekudina Ibrahim, has said Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State is a trustworthy personality, whose words and promises can be trusted. Ibrahim, who is the Convener of Movement for a Better Lagos, made the remarks in a statement to express confidence that the problematic portion causing headache for residents …
ICPC tracks N3bn worth of projects in 2 Kebbi senatorial districts
…verifies intervention projects attracted by Sen. Sam Egwu The Constituency Project Tracking Group (CPTG) under the supervision of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) yesterday said it had tracked projects worth N3 billion out of the N3.5 billion expected to be tracked by the group in Kebbi State. The disclosure also …
Fulani militia kills 7,injure others in Southern Kaduna –Atyap community
The Atyap Community Development Association (ACDA) on Friday alleged that Fulani militias have killed 7 persons and injured many others in their community. They said the attack took place at, “Chibwob village of Zangon Kataf LGA in Atyap chiefdom” in the southern part of the state. A statement from the association said, the incident “occurred …
Trigger-happy policeman shoots, kills man, injures another in Ibadan
A yet-to-be-identified trigger-happy police officer attached to the Testing Ground Police Station Area Command in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday afternoon, shot and killed a 32-year-old businessman, Mr. Yemi Ajayi, at Iwo-Road under Bridge. The bullet, after hitting the driver, Kayode Ajayi, on the hand while he was trying to open the door of his …
Group seeks secondary, special schools inclusion in sexual harassment Bill
The Nigeria Female Youth Organisation (NFYO) has urged the House of Representatives to broaden the scope of the Sexual Harassment Bill in Tertiary Institutions recently passed by the Senate, by adding secondary and special schools. The Bill, which was passed on Tuesday by the upper house after undergoing three readings characterised whistling, sexual compliments, winking …
Fraudster bags 6 months jail in Oyo, forfeits property to FG
An Ibadan- based fraudster, Toba Agbanah, was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison by Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court Ibadan over multiple cases of Internet fraud, totaling N12.1m. The judge convicted and sentenced Agbanah after he had pleaded guilty and subsequently went into a plea bargain agreement with the Economic and …
NDDC: Akpabio asks NASS to check abuses in budgets
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, yesterday advised the National Assembly to look into the issue of what he considered as abuse of the budgeting procedures of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Akpabio gave this advice at the last lap of the investigative public hearing by the Senate ad hoc Committee on …
Atiku: WASSCE’s cancellation, not in Nigeria’s interest
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar yesterday said the Federal Government’s recent decision to cancel the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), would have dire consequences on the educational sector of the nation. In a statement he personally signed, Atiku, said: “As a parent and investor in the education sector, I wish to register the fact …
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