Breaking News in Nigeria Today Sunday 9th August 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Sunday 9th August 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Chinese loans: Nigeria should learn from other African countries –Mailafia
Dr. Obadiah Mailafia is a Nigerian development economist, international polymath and former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In this interview with BIYI ADEGOROYE, the former official of the African Development Bank Group speaks on the propensity of Nigeria for foreign loans with lethal conditionality and pervasive corruption in the country …
Adasa Cookey: 10-year journey of a self-taught music video director
Nigeria’s top rated music video director, Adasa Cookey recently marked 10 years anniversary of being behind the camera of many music video and corporate brands, visual content. His journey to become one of Africa’s biggest music video directors has one of the most remarkable struggle to success stories that can inspire up and coming film …
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 …
Obasanjo, Kalu, Abiodun mourn Kashamu
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu has commiserated with the government and people of Ogun State over the passing of Senator Buruji Kashamu. Acknowledging the philanthropic gestures of the late Senator, Kalu expressed sadness over the loss. In a condolence message from the office of the …
Buhari mourns Rabi’u, Admiral Olumide
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed profound grief over the passing away of renowned Kano businessman, Alhaji Shehu Rabi’u, from the Isyaku Rabi’u clan. In separate condolence messages to the Isyaku Rabiu family and Abdulsamad Rabiu, Chairman and CEO of BUA Group, who is a nephew of the deceased, the President paid tribute to Alhaji …
Ortom: I held talks with APC to dump PDP, but…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday confirmed that he was in talks with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the 2023 elections but later had a rethink. The governor who disclosed this during the State Elective Congress of the party at Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi, …
Experts: Why rape of minors is increasing
As gender-based violence appears to be on the rise in the country, particularly the rape of minors, experts have blamed the trend on several factors including the psychological state of mind of predators attracting them to the weak and vulnerable, ineptitude to initiate social relationships with adults, among others. Among those who highlighted why …
Benue: The sorry state of Auke Police Station in Apa LGA
Auke Ward, Apa Local Government Area, Benue State is the second largest ward in the LGA and a boundary community between Kogi and Benue States, has been in the news for one form of social neglect or the other. Despite the high rate of kidnapping and wanton killings spearheaded by marauding Fulani herdsmen, Auke …
School re-opening: We’ve moved on –Private school’s teachers
This is not the best of time to be a teacher, especially in Nigerian private schools. Things are generally tough and for the teachers, it’s a double jeopardy. Without doubt, private school teachers in Nigeria are among the worst hit by the novel COVID-19 pandemic, yet in spite of their huge number, governments both at …
Bishop Okafor to FG: Prove you’re not conniving with bandits in Kaduna killings
Kaduna killings: FG must come clean –Okafor Bishop Goddy Okafor is the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Southeast Chapter. In this interview with EMMANUEL IFEANYI, he speaks on insecurity in Nigeria using the incessant killings in Southern Kaduna as an example and the inability of the Federal Government to end it. …
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