Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Monday 13th July 2020
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Fire at World Trade Centre extinguished
Uche Usim, Abuja Operatives of the Federal Fire Service have successfully extinguished a fiery inferno that engulfed the World Trade Centre, Abuja. The fire incident occurred on Monday morning at about 10am and reasons for the outbreak were still awaited as at the time of filing this report. In a tweet, the Federal Fire Service …
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UNILAG Pro-Chancellor Babalakin says ASUU intends to disrupt Governing Council meeting
Gabriel Dike Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, University of Lagos, Akoka, Dr. Wale Babalakin has warned that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) UNILAG branch is planning to disrupt the proposed council meeting on Wednesday. In a statement signed by the Registrar, Dr. Oladejo Azeez, he advised law abiding university community and Nigerians to …
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MACBAN blames suspended Caretaker Chairman of Misau for herdsmen-farmers clash that killed 9 in Bauchi
Paul Orude, Bauchi Following the herdsmen-farmers clash that claimed nine lives in Misau local government area of Bauchi State, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Bauchi State chapter, has blamed the suspended Caretaker Council Chairman Yaro Gwaram for escalating the crisis. Recall that Gwaram, his Deputy and Secretary of the Council as well as …
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Nigeria’s unclaimed dividends hit N158.44bn in 2019
The total unclaimed dividend figure in the Nigerian capital market stood at N158.44 billion as of December 2019, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Data obtained exclusively by NAN from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) show that the figure is still on the increase in spite of e-dividend registration introduced by SEC in …
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Britain set to ban Huawei from 5G, though timescale unclear
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britain’s 5G community in a landmark resolution that can anger Beijing however win applause from President Donald Trump as the U.S. grapples with China’s rising financial and technological clout. The U.S. has pushed Johnson to reverse his January decision to grant Huawei a limited role …
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Supreme Court fixes July 14 to hear suit against virtual hearing
The Supreme Court will on July 14 begin hearing in two suits separately filed by Ekiti and Lagos state governments challenging the validity and constitutionality of the Virtual Court Sittings procedure. The apex court listed in its cause list against July 14, 2020 the hearing of the suit marked ‘’SC/CV/260/2020’’, filed by the Attorney General …
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Court dismisses N5bn libel suit against Thisday, Diamond Bank
An FCT High Court, in Kubwa on Monday, dismissed a N5 billion libel suit filed by a Chartered Accountant, Nixon Alanza, against Thisday Newspaper Limited and Diamond Bank PLC. Delivering judgment, Justice Bello Kawu , held that the plaintiff did not provide enough evidence for libel and dismissed the suit. The plaintiff, through his lawyer, …
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COVID-19: Unilorin ready for virtual lectures — Official
The management of University of Ilorin (Unilorin) says arrangements for Virtual lectures has reached 70 per cent, saying it is working toward ensuring that lecturers and students have minimal physical contact to halt the spread of COVID-19. The institution’s Director of Academic Planning, Prof. Isaac Adimula, told newsmen in Ilorin on Monday that the arrangement was in …
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Gunmen kidnap Senator, Police Officer in Taraba
Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo Gunmen have kidnapped a Former Senator, Representing Taraba North in the National Assemby, Sen. Zik Sunday and the Chief Imam of of the Command’s Mosque Copral Mustapha Badamasi in two separate operations. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Taraba Command DSP David Misal, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Jalingo on Monday said …
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COVID-19: 35 doctors infected in Kwara, says NMA
The Kwara branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), has said that 35 doctors had so far tested positive for COVID-19 since the virus manifested in the state. Dr Kolade Solagberu, NMA Chairman, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Ilorin on events heralding the association’s 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM). Solagberu, however, noted …
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Fire guts Abuja’s World Trade Centre
The World Trade Centre in Abuja’s Central District was on Monday gutted by fire. Spokesperson of the Federal Fire Service FFS, Ugo Huan said personnel of the service were immediately drafted to the scene and they succeeded in putting out the fire. Though it was not immediately certain what could have caused the fire, …
I slapped Akpabio for sexually harassing me, says ex-NDDC MD
Joy Nunieh, former acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says she slappped Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, for sexually harassing her. Speaking on Monday, during an interview on Arise TV, Nunieh said the incident happened at the minister’s guest house in Abuja. She said her reaction to the …
JUST IN: Spurs defender Serge Aurier’s brother shot dead
The brother of Tottenham defender Serge Aurier has been shot dead in the early hours of Monday morning in Toulouse, France, according to reports. An individual was shot in the abdomen outside a nightclub in the French city with the suspect on the run, report French outlet Europe1. Police were called by members of the …
Mandela’s daughter, Zindzi is dead
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa’s ex-president, Nelson Mandela is dead. She died at 59 on Monday morning. Before her death, she was the South African ambassador to Denmark. “59-year-old daughter of former president Nelson Mandela and struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, died at a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of this …
Elvis Presley’s grandson found dead at 27
Elvis Presley’s grandson, Benjamin Keough, has died aged 27. His mother Lisa Marie Presley is “completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated”, according to her spokesman. TMZ is reporting that Keough took his own life on Sunday in Calabasas, California, quoting police sources who said he appeared to die from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. That …
CAS overturns Man City’s Euro ban
Manchester City will play in the Champions League next season after club’s two-year ban from European football overturned this morning by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). CAS upheld Manchester City’s appeal against their two-year ban from European competition. Meanwhile, UEFA has reacted thus: “UEFA takes note of the decision taken by the …
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: WHO team in China to begin investigation A two-member advance team of World Health Organization (WHO) experts is in China to help pinpoint the origins of the virus. The specialists in animal health and epidemiology will work with Chinese scientists to determine …
18 sailors injured in explosion on US military ship
Eighteen sailors have been injured after an explosion caused a fire on a military ship in San Diego, the fire department said. The sailors were taken from the USS Bonhomme Richard to hospital with “non-life threatening injuries” on Sunday morning, Mike Raney, a spokesman for Naval Surface Force, US Pacific Fleet, said. San Diego …
Nigerian arrested in India for duping people on Linkedin, Facebook
A32-year-old Nigerian national was arrested for allegedly duping a man of Rs 44.25 lakh by posing as an executive of a Tokyo-based pharmaceutical company selling herbal seeds, police said on Sunday. The accused was identified as Okeleve Frankline Chibundom, who was staying in south Delhi’s Mehrauli area. He along with his live-in partner duped …
Nigeria treated, discharged 13,447 COVID-19 patients
…as Lagos doctors begin warning strike The number of COVID-19 patients discharged in the country is now 13,447 following 344 new successfully treated cases. This was according to the new data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its official Twitter account on Sunday. The NCDC had also recorded 571 new COVID-19 …
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