Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 10th August 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 10th August 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Magu: Ozekhome, Obla, others push for reforms in EFCC
TUNDE OYESINA writes that the erstwhile chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, at the weekend battled to wriggle himself out of allegations of abuse of office initiated against him before Justice Ayo Salami Presidential Panel just as lawyers pushed for reforms in EFCC As the presidential panel headed by …
Insecurity: In defence of hunters, civilian JTF’s engagement
Lawyers were at the weekend unanimous that plans by the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) to mobilize hunters and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force to battle Boko Haram following perceived failure by troops to tackle insurgents would further boost decimation of the insurgents. AKEEM NAFIU writes Lawyers expressed worry at the weekend …
FG to roll over 2020 capital projects in 2021 Budget –Senate
There are indications that most projects under the capital component of the 2020 Appropriation Act would be rolled over to 2021 fiscal year, following the negative effects of COVID-19 on the budget implementation process. Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Jibrin Barau, gave the indication in an interview with New Telegraph in Abuja, while speaking …
Obaseki appeals to International Community, FG to avert violence
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday called on the Federal Government and the International Community to prevail on the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other opposition forces against acts capable of throwing the state and its people into violence. He noted that the opposition groups have waged massive war and vicious propaganda designed …
COVID 19: CAN tackles Fayemi over protocols
The Christains Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Ekiti State has expressed dissatisfaction over strict conditions stipulated by government for reopening of worship centres in the state. This followed last week’s directive by Governor Kayode Fayemi who ordered that Churches and Mosques across the state should reopen from August 14. Fayemi had in a …
Nasarawa byelection, credible, says PDP BoT chair
Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jibrin, has said that last Saturday’s byelection into Nasarawa Central state constituency, was free and fair, even though the party’s candidate lost to his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival. PDP and APC were the only two political parties that …
Banditry: Nasarawa monarch urges govt to adopt new strategies
A first class traditional ruler in Nasarawa State, the Ohimege Opanda, Alhaji Usman Abdullahi, has called on both federal and state governments to adopt new strategies in tackling banditry and other violent crimes in the society. He made the call while speaking with newsmen in his palace in Umaisha, Toto Local Government Area of …
Sokoto: 778 orphans to benefit from IIRO’s grants
No fewer than 778 orphans from across Sokoto State will benefit from the second phase of the disbursement of grants by the International Islamic Relief Organisation (IIRO). The senator representing Sokoto Central senatorial district, Aliya Magatakarda Wamakko, who is also a member of the Muslim World League, disclosed this yesterday in Sokoto shortly after …
Gold mining: Ganduje calls for collaboration between FG, states
Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has called for collaboration between state governments and the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, to boost the country’s gold economy. It will be recalled that recently, the Federal Government launched one of its initiatives on gold, popularly known as Presidential Gold Mining Initiative, which was …
Ganduje: All returning students to undergo COVID-19 test
KANO Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said that all the 27,445 returning secondary school students in the state, who would be writing their final examinations this month, are to undergo COVID-19 test and screening before being admitted into the schools. Governor Ganduje, who at the weekend said the state was on …
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