Latest News in Nigeria Today Saturday 8th August 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Saturday 8th August 2020 .
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Pulling down the roof on Oshiomhole
By Emmanuel Aziken It is an irony that Edo State is having the dirtiest election campaign in the history of the state despite having two otherwise refined gentlemen as governorship candidates of the two major parties, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC. Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, a provincial pastor of theRead More
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PHCN assets: NELMCO saves N92bn for FG
Gets BPSR’s excellent award By Chris Ochayi – Abuja The Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company, NELMCO, announced yesterday that it has saved a total sum of N92 billion for Federal Government from its diligent negotiations of PHCN liabilities existing before the 2013 power privatization. Managing Director of NELMCO, Mr. Nathaniel Adebayo Fagbemi, who disclosed thisRead More
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NDDC Probe: PDP Reps split over alleged cover-up by Gbajabiamila
By Tordue Salem – Abuja A member of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Caucus of the House of Representatives, Rep. Nnolim Nnaji, has distanced himself from allegations by some members of the opposition in the House that Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila is shielding some of his colleagues from allegations of contracts Sleaze at the Niger DeltaRead More
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FG evacuates 325 more Nigerians from U.S. 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 theRead More
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Lampard’s Chelsea dreaming of Bayern miracle
Frank Lampard said on Friday that his Chelsea team must believe they can pull off an unlikely shock at Bayern Munich and overturn a 3-0 deficit to keep their Champions League dreams alive. “I believe we can, otherwise I shouldn’t be here, more importantly the players have to believe,” Lampard said Friday when asked ifRead More
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Itsekiri interest group hails call for dissolution of Pondei led IMC
Itsekiri Interest Group, IIG has berated those against recommendations of the Senate Ad hoc committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for dissolution of the Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei led Interim Management Committee, IMC of the NDDC and the commission placed under the supervision of Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, saying the committee should be commended for the bold step .
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ISIS, al-Qaeda penetration: Take US warning seriously, Senators ask Buhari
DISTURBED by the United States warning that the Islamic State of Iran and Syria, ISIS and al-Qaeda have penetrated North-West geo-political zone of Nigeria and working towards expanding further South into the littoral areas of the country, Senators have asked the Federal Government to be proactive and avert disaster.
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Umbilical cord contains life-saving stem cells for 85 diseases — Expert
The medical representative and Director, Bentoluene International Health Concept, Ogunleye Toluwalope, has advised pregnant mothers to save their little one’s umbilical cord to a blood bank and potentially save a life.
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NEW TWIST IN NDDC CONTRACTS: Commission asks Nunieh, Nwaoboshi to refund N3.5bn
THE Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has turned the heat on its former acting Managing Director, Dr. Joi Nunieh and Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger-Delta, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, asking them to refund N1.96 billion and N2.552 billion respectively, a total of over N3.5 billion.
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Delta will continue dialogue with communities — Otuaro
DELTA State Deputy Governor, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, has said the state government would continue its robust engagement with communities in the state in its quest to build a ‘stronger Delta.’
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