Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Wednesday 26th August 2020
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CACOVID set to roll out food palliatives to 1.7 million households
Chinwendu Obienyi The Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), a private sector-led initiative against the novel coronavirus pandemic, has announced that it will distribute food palliatives to about 1.7 million vulnerable households in Nigeria. This group has also indicated that it will raise more awareness as well as distribute face masks to Nigerians to ensure the spread …
The Sun Nigeria.
Court bars family from land under litigation in Ibadan
Lukman Olabiyi, Lagos Justice O S Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court has granted an interlocutory order restraining the Ajingba family, their agents, heirs, successors, privies and assignees from the land popularly known as Aruka/Oguntade near Odo-Okun, Ibadan, pending the determination of the suit they filed. The family which is being represented by Sesan Bolaji …
The Sun Nigeria.
Oil theft: IPMAN launches sea surveillance patrol boats in Rivers
Tony John, Port Harcourt The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has unveiled sea surveillance patrol boats in Rivers State, to fight illegal oil bunkering and sea piracy in Rivers State. The association has also launched an operational base in the State to complement other 250 surveillance operational bases across the country. The National …
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NPP woos APC, PDP to support Igbo president
Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri As the clamour for an Igbo president of southeastern extraction intensifies, a political pressure group, the Nigeria Presidential Project (NPP), has indicated that it has started mobilising political parties to support the project. The National Publicity Secretary of the group, Tony Nwachukwu, told Daily Sun in Owerri that prominent Igbo people in …
The Sun Nigeria.
PDP support base swells as 458 NGOs mobilise for party
Tony John, Port Harcourt Over 450 pro-People’s Democratic Party (PDP) groups under the aegis of the Coalition of PDP Support Groups, have raised the support base of the party in Rivers State. Addressing the coalition during a solidarity visit, the State Chairman of the party, Desmond Akawor, charged them to remain focused and supportive of …
The Sun Nigeria.
FUTO Bill awaiting Buhari’s assent, says Rep Jarigbe
Judex Okoro, Calabar A member of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, has disclosed that the Bill for an Act for the establishment of the Federal University of Technology Ogoja Bill is currently awaiting the assent of the President, Mohammadu Buhari. Jarigbe, representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, who made the disclosure after undergoing …
The Sun Nigeria.
Kano local council polls to hold in 2021, says KANSIEC boss
Desmond Mgboh, Kano The Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) has said that it is making progress towards the successful conduct the 2021 council polls in the state. Professor Garba Ibrahim Sheke, the Chairman of the Commission, made this known on Wednesday while hosting the executive members of the state’s Inter-Party Advisory Council, who paid …
The Sun Nigeria.
Cross River sets up 4 special mobile courts, inaugurates anti-tax brigade
Judex Okoro, Calabar The Cross River State Government has set up four special mobile courts and an Anti-Tax Brigade to enforce as well as prosecute illegal tax collectors. Inaugurating the brigade during a one day stakeholders meeting/workshop on “Anti Tax Agency: Justification” and a way forward held in Calabar on Wednesday, the Chairman of the …
The Sun Nigeria.
Lagos COVID-19 sample tests near 96,000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said Lagos State had tested a total of 95,843 samples for COVID-19 infections as at Aug. 25. The NCDC announced the figures in its COVID-19 Situation Report for Aug. 25. It said that out of the 388,346 COVID-19 sample tests conducted in the country, Lagos had …
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30-year-old woman in court for alleged assault, intimidation
Police on Wednesday docked a 30-year-old woman, Uju Erondu, in a Lugbe Grade I Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly beating another woman inside her compound. Erondu, who resides in Lugbe Zone 5, Airport Road Abuja, is charged with criminal force, assault and criminal intimidation. The prosecutor, Francis Gabriel, told the court that the matter was reported …
The Sun Nigeria.
Shodipe: I attacked another woman for herbalist when I escaped
The 19-year-old re-arrested serial killer, Sunday Shodipe, who had killed about five persons in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan in Oyo State, on Wednesday confessed that he was the one who hacked another woman, Oladeji Funmilayo, who eventually died, after he escaped from police custody, in order to procure more blood to appease …
2021-2023 MTEF/ FSP: Matters arising on Senate hearing
CHUKWU DAVID examines the public hearing organised by the Senate Joint Committee of Finance and Budget and National Planning and reports the various issues that cropped during the sessions The Senate, on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, commenced a five-day stakeholders interactive session on the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper …
Gattuso: Osimhen offers Napoli various attacking options
Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso believes Victor Osimhen will offer his side various attacking options. The 21-year-old was snapped up by the Stadio San Paolo outfit from Lille in a club-record fee of €70 million which could rise to €80 million. The Nigeria international has already hit the ground running after teaming up with the rest of the Parthenopeans team …
Insubordination: Suspended Nasarawa LG chairmen plead guilty
The suspended Chairman of Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Hon. Mohammed Sani Otto and the Deputy Vhairman of Karu Local Government Area, Lawal Karshi Wednesday pleaded guilty to the alleged insubordination slammed against them by the state House of Assembly. The duo, who appeared before an ad hoc committee set by the Assembly …
Guilty verdict: Maguire’s Man United captaincy not yet threatened
Manchester United are expected to back Harry Maguire as captain in the short-term, despite the defender being found guilty in a Greek court this week. MEN Sport understands there is no immediate decision planned by United to strip Maguire of the captaincy, nor will any ’emergency’ meeting take place in the coming days, contrary to …
Report: Man City’s Messi contract could include New York City FC clause
Manchester City are weighing up offering Lionel Messi a long-term contract that would see him move to partner club New York City FC after three years in the Premier League, several sources have told ESPN. They could also offer Messi the chance to become an ambassador for the City Football Group, the holding company that owns a number of …
Apprehension as fire guts tanker, car at bank’s premises in Lagos
Muritala Ayinla There was apprehension and panic this morning at Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Victoria Island when fire gutted a new generation bank, destroying property worth millions of naira. New Telegraph learnt that a tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of diesel and with registration number AKD 637 XP and car, with registration number AKD 234 …
Germany wants to scrap free corona-tests for all travellers
Germany wants to scrap mandatory free coronavirus tests for returning travellers it introduced early this month to stop a rise in new cases, its health minister said on Wednesday, citing capacity constraints at laboratories. The free tests were introduced in the first week of August after new coronavirus cases breached the 1,000-a-day threshold for …
Bayelsa women in governance agitate for 50% affirmative action
Pauline Onyibe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State women in politics on Wednesday agitated to be given 50% affirmative action in governance stating that even though the 35% affirmation has not be achieved, there was need to increase it to 50%. This was the submission of women politicians under the umbrella of women in governance during a …
Jacob Blake: ‘Three shot’ during third night of unrest in US city
Three people have been shot during a third night of unrest in the US city of Kenosha that was sparked by the police shooting of a black man, according to US media reports. Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth told the New York Times that one person had been killed. The violence occurred during a …
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