Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 27th October 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 27th October 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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APGA has lost cohesion under Obiano – Obasi
Chief Jerry Obasi is a former Deputy National Secretary and ex-Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). In this interview with UCHENNA INYA, he speaks on the lingering crisis in the party, the 2021 governorship poll in Anambra State and the 2023 presidential election, among other issues The Anambra State governorship …
Reps restates commitment to police reforms
The House of Representatives recently resolved to liaise with the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) and relevant civil society groups for the reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police. PHILIP NYAM reports Before the protests calling for the ban of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police gathered momentum, the …
Nasarawa: Intrigues ahead of 2023 polls
CHEKE EMMANUEL reports on the battle for the control of All Progressives Congress (APC) structures in Nasarawa State among major stakeholders within the party ahead of the 2023 governorship election Unprecedented jubilation rented the air across the nooks and crannies of Nasarawa State on May 29 2019, following the inauguration of Alhaji Abdullahi Sule as …
Sanwo-Olu: Those behind Lekki shootings would be punished
…to make CCTV Footage available to Judicial Panel The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday said that the Federal and Lagos State Government would ensure that anyone found culpable in last Tuesday’s shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza would be held accountable for their actions. Speaking during an interview session on Becky Anderson’s Connect …
NBC sanctions AIT, Arise, Channels televisions over #EndSARS coverage
…clampdown on TV stations, attempt to gag the media – PDP The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) yesterday sanctioned three broadcast stations over what it described as “professional misdemeanors” during the nationwide #End- SARS protests. The commission alleged that the sanctioned media organisations abused their constitutional rights by picking unverified and unsubstantiated contents from the social …
LCCI seeks compensation for victims, business support
Following report that the country’s economy would have lost about N700 billion to #EndSARS protests, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has described the unprecedented level of destruction and vandalism as one of the darkest moments in Nigeria’s recent history. LCCI President, Mrs. Toki Mabogunje, who declared this in a statement made available …
Senate: No hope of stable electricity in Nigeria soon
Minister confesses stagnation of $5.8bn Mambilla project The upper chamber of the National Assembly, yesterday, dashed the hopes of millions of Nigerians to experience stable electricity supply in the country. The Senate said that going by the gross underfunding of the sector by the Federal Government, the power sector may remain in its current epileptic …
Marwa condemns Lekki shootings, advocates dialogue
Former Military Administrator of Lagos State and Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee on the Elimination of Drug Abuse (PACEDA), Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd) has condemned the shooting of protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza, Lagos. He has, however, called on Nigerian youths to embrace dialogue and constructive engagement with the government at all levels to …
NLC to govt: Release all COVID-19 palliatives, relief materials now
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday called for the immediate release of all COVID-19 palliatives and relief/welfare materials and provisions in warehouses nationwide. Condemning the mass looting of palliatives and nonpalliatives in some parts of the country, NLC said the palliatives, which were procured primarily to assuage the hardship occasioned by the COVID- 19 pandemic, …
Hoodlum loot FCT’s largest warehouse in Gwagwalada
Few days after the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State said there was no hoarded palliative items within the nation’s capital, hoodlums yesterday broke into one of the largest warehouses in Gwagwalada Area Council, carting away bags of rice and other food items with CACOVID labels. This development cameon the heels of the recent …
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