Latest News in Nigeria Today Saturday 15th August 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Saturday 15th August 2020 .
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#BBNaija: I feel very stupid having anything to do with you, Erica tells Kiddwaya
By David Royal In what it may appear to be, the relationship between Erica and Kiddwaya who at the moment are among the most popular housemates in the Big Brother Nigeria Lockdown edition might be coming to an end soon. We all know how Erica and Kiddwaya have all been loving up in the houseRead More
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Iran cries victory after UN rejects US bid to extend arms embargo
Iran on Saturday hailed a UN Security Council vote rejecting a US bid to extend an arms embargo on the Islamic republic, saying its foe has “never been so isolated”. President Hassan Rouhani said the United States had failed to kill off what he called the “half alive” 2015 deal with major powers that gaveRead More
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Umahi to IGP: I don’t know who smuggled us to Awka, remove us from Zone 13
By Peter Okutu Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has asked Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to remove Ebonyi from the newly created zone 13 located at Ukpor in Anambra State. He added that the State was comfortable remaining in zone 9. “I don’t know who smuggled us to Awka; I have no idea,Read More
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Coronavirus: South Africa crime rate plummets during lockdown
Crime in South Africa dropped by up to 40% during the first three months of its lockdown, official figures show. The police minister said most types of crimes went down between April and June, including sexual assault and arson. He added that a controversial alcohol ban during the coronavirus lockdown had helped, but that attacksRead More
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Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, joins Amaechi on rail projects inspection
By Dirisu Yakubu Minister of Information, Culture and National Orientation, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the weekend, joined his Transportation counterpart, Rotimi Amaechi on the inspection of ongoing railway projects in the Lagos/Ibadan The exercise which commenced at the Nigerian Railway Corporation complex, Ebute-Meta at exactly 7:40 AM drew a sea of heads largely from theRead More
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How police truncated investigations of my daughter’s rape case ― Mother of deceased
By Ikechukwu Odu NSUKKA — The mother of the 21-year-old girl, Charity Ngozi Eze, who was allegedly raped and murdered at Imufu, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, March last year has cried out for justice over alleged shoddy investigations by Nigerian Police Force on the matter. Vanguard reports that the late NgoziRead More
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Just how low are we going to sink?
A couple of years ago, a young lady working at the JAMB office stunned the nation when she said the JAMB money in her possession was swallowed by a snake. It was such an incredulous admission that the social media made a joke of it for quite a while. Even the regular, mainstream media made jocular comments.
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NDDC Probe: Senate Committee indicted Pondei’s EIMC on Lassa fever PPKs not me – Nunieh
Former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Joi Nunieh has vehemently refuted reports in some quarters that the Senate Committee which recently probed the alleged financial recklessness in the agency indicted her of any wrongdoing.
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Akwa Ibom PDP begins screening of aspirants for LG elections
… State Party chairman assures of transparency, fairness. The Akwa Ibom state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday commenced the screening of aspirants as part of her preparations for the forthcoming October 2020 local government elections in the state. The screening exercise, which began on the morning of Friday, August 14, andRead More
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COVID-19: The country is winning!
As the country is witnessing the imminent downtrend in the coronavirus infection, kudos should be given to the Federal Government for the effective and scientific handling of the pandemic.
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