Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Saturday 8th August 2020
Top Nigeria News Dailies Update from Newspaper Headlines Today this Afternoon
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Covid-19: Enugu Lawmaker Counsels Town Union Leaders, preach against social gathering
Felix Ikem, Nsukka Against the backdrop of the fear that Coronavirus pandemic may have spread to some communities in the country, a law maker in Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon. Emma Ugwuerua has counselled the president generals of the twenty-seven autonomous communities in Nsukka West Constituency against the non-chalant attitude of the people towards …
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Nasarawa bye-election: Voters use face masks, observe social distancing, laud process
Voters in Nasarawa state, adhered to the use of face masks and social distancing during Saturday’s bye-election for Nasarawa Central constituency conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). A survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), shows that security agents such as police, men of the civil defence among other security outfits were …
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NNPC, partners target $510m revenue from OML 130
Uche Usim, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed a dispute resolution agreement with its partners, China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) and South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETROL), around the development of Oil Mining Lease, (OML) 130. The peace deal is expected to rev up crude oil production to 3million barrels per day and …
The Sun Nigeria.
Hit and run driver kills man in Ibadan — OYRTMA boss
A hit and run driver, on Friday evening, killed a middle-aged man in Challenge area of Ibadan, on the Ibadan – Lagos expressway. This is contained in a statement signed and issued on Saturday in Ibadan, by Dr Akin Fagbemi, Chairman of the Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA). It indicated that the victim …
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COVID-19: 87 stranded Nigerians arrive from Sudan
Eighty seven Nigerians stranded in Sudan arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Air Sudan on Saturday. Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) in their official Twitter handle @nidcom_gov, stated that the evacuees arrived in the morning of Aug. 8. It said that, “All Evacuees will proceed on a 14 days self isolation as …
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Lebanese vent rage against their leaders after blast; protesters gather
As Beirut mourned its dead and grappled with the scale of rebuilding after this week’s massive blast, some Lebanese angered by their government’s response called on foreign states on Saturday to topple their leaders and run the country. Several hundred protesters began gathering in Martyrs’ Square in the city centre for a demonstration to criticise …
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Safety compliance: LASWA nabs 8 erring ferry operators
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) said it arrested eight commercial ferry operators and seized their boat engines between Monday and Friday, Aug. 7. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. Emmanuel said that the authority would not condone recklessness …
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Climate activists occupy power stations in Berlin and Mannheim
Climate activists occupied two German power stations on Saturday, part of a campaign to encourage the government to transition away from coal faster than currently planned. Several people managed to access the tower of the power plant in the Berlin district of Moabit on Saturday morning, according to a dpa reporter. They unrolled a banner that read, …
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Read how NLC described Ngige at 68
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has described Sen. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, as a great man as he marked his 68th birthday. Mr Ayuba Wabba, the NLC President said this in a tribute to facilitate with the minister in Abuja on Saturday. He said: “on behalf of the leadership of the …
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PDP faults AGF security directive on pro -Oshiomhole lawmakers
Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the directive by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Federal( AGF), Abubakar Malami, to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu to provide security for members of the Edo State of Assembly loyal to former All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Adams …
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PDP’s ex-National Auditor, Adeyanju, dies in Ogun
Kunle Olayeni, Abeokuta A former National Auditor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Fatai Adewole Adeyanju, is dead. Adeyanju, a chartered accountant and one-time governorship aspirant in the PDP, died in the early hours of Saturday at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta. The late politician, who hailed from Ipokia Local Government …
Lion John Oriazowan is new Zonal 6a Chairperson
The immediate past President of Ikeja Metro Lions Club, Lion John Lucky Oriazowan is now the Zone 6a Chairperson and Membership Development Planners Chairperson of district 404b2 Nigeria, Lions Clubs International. In his speech the Zone Chairperson, who handed over office of the President to his successor few weeks back, said that he is …
More than 100 Boko Haram, captives surrender along Cameroon-Nigeria border
More than 100 Boko Haram and their captives, almost all Nigerians, have fled the group in the past two weeks, according to the Multinational Joint Task Force fighting the Islamist militants. Thirty-four-year-old Nigerian Kharim Kalga is among 109 people who have surrendered to the task force since late July, reports the Voice of America …
RCCG 2020 Convention Day 4: Adeboye explains why some people remain in bondage
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has explained why some people remain in bondage despite efforts to free themselves from the clutches of the satanic forces. Preaching on Day 4 of the RCCG 2020 Virtual Convention, he took some time to talk to “those who have been …
Basketball: Nigerian centre, Michael Ojo, dies in Serbia
Nigerian basketball player Michael Ojo died of a heart attack during an individual training session in the Serbian capital on Friday, his former club Red Star Belgrade said in a statement on its official website. “It is with great sadness we hereby inform the public that our former centre Michael Ojo passed away at …
We have potential to win Champions League – Guardiola
Pep Guardiola described Manchester City’s victory over Real Madrid as a major step for his team on the European stage and evidence they have the quality to win the Champions League. City secured their place in the quarter-finals in Lisbon, where they will play Lyon next Saturday, with a commanding display against the Spanish champions, …
Oil spill: Mauritius declares state of emergency
Mauritius’ Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth declared a state of environmental emergency on Friday as the Indian ocean island battled to contain an oil spill. The oil seeped from a Japanese freighter that ran aground last month off the coast of the popular tourist island. Jugnauth made the brief statement in a tweet. Several hours …
FG evacuates 325 more Nigerians from US in 6th special flight
The sixth evacuation flight from the U.S. has departed for Abuja and Lagos with 325 passengers on board. In the manifest are 128 males, 174 females and 23 infants, according to the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen. This brings to 1,739 the total number of stranded Nigerians evacuated from …
Americans warned not to drink hand sanitiser after four die, others go partially blind
Americans are being warned against drinking hand sanitiser after four people died and others were left with visual impairments. A total of 15 people – 13 men and two women – were admitted to hospital after ingesting sanitiser in the southern states of Arizona and New Mexico in May and June, a new report …
Plateau tops list as NCDC confirms 443 new infections
For the first time in weeks, Plateau topped the list of states with new positive samples as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 103 new coronavirus cases for the state on Friday. However, it is not the first time Plateau would record more than 100 infections in its daily count; 148 new …
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