Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 19th July 2020
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Edo 2020: Fringe Parties Endorsing Obaseki For Cash Rewards –APC
BENIN – Edo State Media Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the state’s governorship election has berated some political parties for what it termed a stage managed endorsement of Governor Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after allegedly receiving some money as upfront payment and promise of another N65 …
Informal Sector Workers Appeal To Sanwo-Olu Over Demolition Of Mechanic Villages
LAGOS – Informal sector workers, under the auspices of the Nigerian Automobile Technicians Association (NATA) and the Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisation of Nigeria (FIWON), have called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to urgently intervene in the on-going demolition of mechanic villages in the state by officials of his government. The workers, numbering …
Gbajabiamola, Ahmed Assure On Early Completion Of NILDS Complex
LAGOS – House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured that the permanent site of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) will soon be completed and put to use. Gbajabiamila expressed satisfaction at the level of work on the multi-billion naira project in Abuja while on an inspection tour of the project …
Oil Palm Farmers Call For Abrogation Of Land Use Act
LOKOJA – Stakeholders and farmers in the oil palm plantation sector have called on the Federal Government to hand over majority equity shares of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to farmers to ensure sustainable food production and food security. This is as they equally advocated the abrogation of the Land Use Act to enable farmers …
Diri Dedicates Supreme Court Victory To God, Bayelsans
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said his victory at the Supreme Court is attributable to God and the prayers of Bayelsans. The apex court had on Tuesday dismissed the case filed by Chief Timi Alaibe challenging Diri’s victory at the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election on September 3, 2019. Diri, who …
Ex-Edo Speaker Dies, Wife, Son, Driver Kidnapped
FRANCIS ONOIRIBHOLO; ATABOR JULIUS BENIN, LOKOJA – It was double tragedy on Saturday for the family of a former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Zakawanu Garuba, who died in Abuja in the early hours the day, just as his wife, son, and driver were kidnapped along the Lokoja-Okene highway. However, the Kogi …
Ondo PDP Primary And The Rolling Dice
AKURE – In the last two weeks, the people of Ondo State have been put in suspense on who would emerge as the standard bearer of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), particularly when the Deputy Governor of the state, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, defected to the party. The people of the state suddenly showed interest in the …
Magu, A Victim Of Vengeance?
LAGOS – It is no longer news that Ibrahim Magu, the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently going through a terrible time and analysts have argued that he may end up becoming a hunted hunter. When the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, wrote President Muhammadu …
Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu Have Lost Credibility In Edo – Omoragbon
Pastor Peters Osawaru Omoragbon, South South Deputy National Chairman of the National Conscience Party (NCP), is the party’s governorship candidate in the coming election in Edo State. In this interview with EJIKEME OMENAZU, Omoragbon, who contested the governorship with Obaseki and Ize-Iyamu in 2016, spoke on his chances in the election and the current state …
I Will Restore NCPC’s Lost Glory – Pam
JOS – Rev. Yakubu Pam, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), has assured President Muhammadu Buhari and the Christian community in Nigeria that he will restore the commission’s lost glory. Pam, in an interview with SUNDAY Independent in Jos at the weekend, said he was doing everything humanly possible to enhance the operations of …
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