The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Friday 14th August 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 14/08/20
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Sanusi for Oxford University
By Collins Nweze Immediate past Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, will from October, start a fellowship programme at the prestigious Oxford University in the United Kingdom (UK). The Management Committee of the African Studies Centre, University of Oxford, okayed Sanusi’s request for a Visiting Fellowship (Academic Visitor) at the Centre for the 2020/2021 academic …
Can Obaseki avert mass resignation, defections?
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki is being deserted by prominent aides. Festus Okoro writes on the implications for his re-election bid. There are indications that Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki’s ambition for a second term in office is fast becoming an unending nightmare as his party members, political appointees leave in droves. “A leader …
Ismaila Isa Funtua: We began as adversaries…, by Femi Adesina
By Femi Adesina For decades, I had known him as a politician, businessman, and media entrepreneur. His reputation was as impressive as his height. But my first close contact with Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua was as an adversary in 2013. In fact, it is one of the ‘greatest comebacks in history’ that we eventually became …
Akinjide buried in Ibadan
From Bisi Oladele, Ibadan The remains of Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN) were interred in his estate at Jericho in Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday. A statement by his son, Abayomi Akinjide, said the late legal luminary was buried after a private funeral service at the Chapel of St. Peter The Rock, Jericho. He said the …
Sanwo-Olu mourns Folarin-Coker
By Oziegbe Okoeki Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the death of Chief Nathaniel Folarin-Coker as a great loss to the state and Nigeria. Coker died yesterday in Lagos after a brief illness. He was 97. Sanwo-Olu, in a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, said the late Folarin-Coker was a …
NEMA warns residents to vacate river banks
From Toba Adedeji, Osogbo NATIONAL Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has appealed to Osun residents to vacate river banks and waterways to avoid loss of life and property. The agency warned there would be heavy rain between August and November resulting in flooding. Zonal Head of Operations for Ekiti, Osun and Ondo states, Olusegun Afolayan, …
‘PDP not involved in Ogun festival crisis’
From Bisi Oladele, Ibadan PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) in Ire-Ekiti, Oye Local Government of Ekiti State, has debunked news the crisis rocking the town was sponsored by it. The party wondered how the festival crisis could be dressed in a political garment, saying ‘PDP has no hand in it. It was absolutely a festival …
Oyo Environment commissioner takes oath
From Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan A substantive commissioner for Oyo State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Idowu Oyeleke, took his oath of office yesterday. Idowu is taking the office after the death of Kehinde Ayoola, who died on May 14. Read Also: Oyo to remodel Lekan Salami Stadium Governor Seyi Makinde admonished Oyeleke to ensure …
Our agenda for youths, by AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has promised that his administration will invest in skills and technology to impact youths. At an online meeting to mark International Youth Day, AbdulRazaq urged youths to embrace technology and youth-centred initiatives of his administration. Read Also: Abdulrazaq raises two probe panels He has slashed tuition fee for two major …
Man charged with cruelty for tying up son
Khadijat Saidu, Birnin Kebbi A MAN, Aliyu Umaru, has been charged with cruelty for allegedly tying up his son in a goat shelter for two years in Birnin-Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital. The 12-year-old victim, who was said to have survived on goat feed during his ordeal, has been rescued by police and a …
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