Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 31st July 2020
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Edo Guber: ‘Esan, Onojie Rebuff Oshiomhole’s Overtures’
Efforts by the former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole, to appease the Onojie of Uromi, HRH Anselm Okojie, Aidenojie II, and woo Esan voters to support Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the APC in the September 19, 2020 election, have been rebuffed. However, it was learnt that Oshiomhole has been asked …
Edo 2020: Shaibu Will Crawl Back To Me For Forgiveness After Election- Oshiomhole
LAGOS– Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Friday said Deputy Governor of Edo state, Rt. Hon Phillip Shaibu will crawl back to him for forgiveness after the September 19 governorship election in Edo state. Shaibu had said as a child of Oshiomhole, he is ashamed of his recent …
Ugwuanyi Directs Civil Servants To Resume Work August 3
ENUGU – Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has directed all civil servants in the state to resume work on Monday, August 3, 2020. The directive was contained in a statement made available to journalists in Enugu on Thursday by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya. The statement stated the …
‘PDP Jittery As 5,000 More Youths Endorse Ize-Iyamu’
Over 5000 youths across the eighteen local government areas of Edo State, under the aegis of Edo Patriotic Youth Movement, endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Edo governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, on Wednesday, causing jitters in the opposition PDP. Their endorsement, announced during a meeting between selected representatives of …
Philanthropist Distributes Food Items To Communities
VICTOR BIENI ASABA – Chief Mrs. Mercy Eguriase Sule, a philanthropist and chairman/CEO of Bemys Mercy Foundation, said she has distributed palliatives to communities in her constituency, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, as part of efforts to cushion the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mercy, a former Delta State House of …
Aremu Highlights Post-COVID-19 Challenges For Higher Education
VICTOR BIENI ASABA – Professor Bashiru Aremu, a UNESCO laureate and Vice Chancellor, Crown University International Chartered Inc., has enjoined higher education stakeholders to take proper measures to ensure continuity of learning so as to overcome the challenges facing higher institutions, especially during the Post- COVID-19 era. The UNESCO laureate and Professor of Information Communication …
Ondo Poll: Deputy Gov Planning Defection To ZLP
AKURE – Agboola Ajayi, the deputy governor of Ondo State, may soon defect to Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) this weekend in pursuit of his governorship ambition. This is according to sources close to Ondo’s number two man. The sources said the deputy governor, who came second in the just concluded Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s gubernatorial …
Presidency: PANDEF Condemns Daura’s Statement On Zoning
LAGOS – Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has condemned a statement credited to Mallam Mamman Daura, suggesting that there would be no need for zoning the presidency to any part of the country. PANDEF insisted that making such statement was not only insensitive but most unfortunate. It said that unarguably, it was capable of creating …
IBEDC Embarks On Mass Disconnection In Ilesa Over Unpaid Electricity Bills
BISI ADESOYE ILESA – As Federal Government is negotiating with multi-national company, Siemens, to improve power sector in Nigeria, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Ilesa chapter, has embarked on mass disconnection of its customers on estimated bills, allegedly to rake home enough fund. Investigations by Daily Independent revealed that senior member of the company, who …
Sallah: FRSC Insists On Strict Adherence To Health, Safety Regulations
LAGOS – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that it would ensure total compliance to health and safety regulations during this year’s Sallah celebration. The corps said this was necessary in order to curb the spread of the ravaging coronavirus, which has crumbled economies of several countries and claimed hundreds of thousands of …
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