Nigeria news today headlines : Monday 27th July 2020
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Woodford Investors To Get $230 Million Payout After Sale
Investors in disgraced fund manager Neil Woodford’s collapsed Equity Income fund are set to receive new cash payouts this week following a sale of health-care stocks, according to the Mail on Sunday. Woodford investors will get about 200 million pounds ($230 million), equivalent to about 5 pence a share, the newspaper reported. The cash payout …
China’s Move To Buy Arctic Gold Mine Draws Fire In Canada
The purchase of a gold mine in the Canadian Arctic by a state-run Chinese company is triggering alarms in Canada over China’s expanding presence in a region that is growing in strategic importance for its shipping lanes and resources. Opposition parties and former government officials have called on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to …
NDDC Never Awarded Any Contract To Me – Senator Manager
Senator James Manager, representing Delta South Senatorial District in the Red Chamber has denied allegations that NDDC awarded contract to any company owned by him. Senator Manager who made the denial on his facebook account on Monday morning in response to some publications in relation to the confusion in the NDDC, credited to Dr Cairo …
Turkey Opens Second Intelligence Complex In 6 Months
Turkey is to open an 80,000 square-metre new headquarters for the country’s National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) in Istanbul’s Maslak district on Sunday, state-run Anadolu news agency reported. The complex is surrounded by a high concrete wall designed to withstand unauthorised access and infiltration, Anadolu said. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to open the complex in …
Turkey Sends New Batch Of Jihadists To Libya
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that a new batch of nearly 120 Turkish-backed mercenaries have returned from Libya to Syria after passing the duration of their contracts, as they had been sent to Libya in order to join the military operations on the side of the “Government of National Accord” against the …
COVID-19: Government Okays Virus Bonus For Every Israeli
The government on Sunday approved legislation for a one-off payment for every Israeli adult to assist with financial difficulties created by the coronavirus pandemic, hoping that this would also help jump start the economy after extended closure. Netanyahu originally announced that the government would award NIS 750 to every adult without children, NIS 2,000 to …
Zone 5 AIG, Yakadi, Decorates 23 Newly Promoted Officers
Emeka Iheanachor, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Zone 5 of the Nigeria Police Benin, was among the nine officers promoted to the rank of Suprintendent of Police (SP) from DSP in the zone Also promoted in the zone was one Assistant Suprintendent of Police (ASP) to Deputy Suprintendent of Police (DSP) while …
UK To Unveil Obesity Plan After PM’s Near-death Experience
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to roll out a £10 million anti-obesity campaign, including junk food advert bans, following his own brush with death that he partly blamed on his weight. Johnson will announce his “Better Health” campaign on Monday, which is expected to include encouraging doctors to issue “cycling prescriptions” for overweight …
South-East Govs, Other Igbo Leaders Wade Into Anyim, Arthur Eze Face-off
ABAKALIKI – The South-East governors and other Igbo leaders have waded into the face-off between the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim and the Anambra-born oil magnate, Prince Arthur Eze. The Igbo leaders have mandated the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, to meet with the two …
Abia Farm Settlement Turns Nightmare For Host Communities
UMUAHIA – A farm settlement located in Umuegwu Afuguri Autonomous Community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abua State has turned a nightmare for people of the area as herdsmen and criminal elements have taken the multi-billion investment. Recall when the Premier of defunct Eastern Region of Nigeria, Dr Micheal Okpara established the Ulonna …
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