Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Thursday 5th November 2020
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Rebuild Lagos project, 35 governors will support Sanwo-Olu – El-Rufai
Lukman Olabiyi, Lagos Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has commended the leadership of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in managing the affairs of the state and also his efforts to rebuild it following massive destruction of property by hoodlums who hijacked the peaceful #EndSARS protest. El-Rufai who was the keynote speaker at the 22 Annual …
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Buhari seeks monarchs support to meet #EndSARS demands
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for traditional rulers to support his administration’s determination to address the demands of the country’s youths. He made the call Thursday in Abuja at a meeting in the State House with a delegation of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria led by the …
The Sun Nigeria.
Zulum in Cairo, solicits for scholars, Islamic preachers’ training
Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has solicited for the support of an Egyptian institute to train some academics in the state tertiary institutions, Islamic scholars and preachers. Zulum solicited for the training support during his visit to the World Organisation of Al-Azhar Graduates in Cairo, capital of Egypt, a statement by the …
The Sun Nigeria.
Soldiers kill, arrest 40 terrorists, cultists, others in one week – DHQ
Molly Kilete, Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said banditry and other criminal activities in the North-West zone of the country is beginning to decline following intense air and ground operations by the military to rout the criminals from the zone and other parts of the country. Similarly, the DHQ said military operations conducted across the …
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ICC has to wait a while before intervening – Falana
Romanus Okoye Human rights activist Femi Falana has said the International Criminal Court (ICC) has to wait a while before intervening in the alleged killings and rights abuse of #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria. According to Falana, the only grounds the ICC could intervene is if the respective governments, state and federal, fail to act. He …
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Rivers varsity suspends 2 students for inciting social media posts
Tony John, Port Harcourt The Rivers State-owned Ignatius Ajuru University of Education has suspended two students, Mr Chibuzor Remmy and Mr Sunday Idongesit Okpokpo, for posting inciting reports on their respective social media platforms. The suspension of Remmy and Okpokpo was contained in statements from the Director of Students Affairs, Dr CA Ajie, on behalf …
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Sanwo-Olu’s judicial panel and the circus show
By Oladimeji Odeyemi I‘ve been reflecting on the events of the past few weeks as regards the #EndSARS protest and I can only quiver about the disposition and the character of some people we prime as leaders in this country. One of the characters whose role in the #EndSARS tale bellies his supposed outlook as …
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Strange illness hits Igbo-Eze North, scores died
Felix Ikem, Nsukka Hon Ejike Itodo, the council chairman of Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State has confirmed that unknown disease has claimed many lives in Ette and Umuopu communities of the area. The chairman confirmed this in an interview with Daily Sun in Nsukka on Thursday, he said the course of the …
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Cross River to spend N277 billion in 2021 fiscal year
Judex Okoro, Calabar The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has presented a budget estimate of N277,708,000,000 for the 2021 fiscal year. The budget, christened “Budget of Blush and Bliss” was presented to the State House of Assembly on Thursday, November 5. In 2020, the state budgeted the sum of N1,100,168,507,687.94 but later slashed …
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Kosovo President’s closest ally charged with war crimes
(dpa/NAN) The head of Kosovo’s Democratic Party (PDK), Kadri Veseli, on Thursday said that a special war crimes court based in the Netherlands has confirmed an indictment against him. “I will travel voluntarily to The Hague in order to respond to these allegations. I will not comment further this time,’’ he said in a statement …
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Senate seeks end to Buhari’s medical tourism
Chukwu David, Abuja The Senate has asked the State House officials to stop President Muhammadu Buhari and other Presidency officials from embarking on medical trips abroad. To achieve this, the apex legislative chamber asked the State House authorities to do everything within their jurisdiction to upgrade the State House Clinic and make it …
Reps turn back Aviation Minister over failure to submit budget in advance
Wole Shadare The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation lead by Nnolim Nnaji on Thursday turned back Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika and the heads of agencies under his ministry from presenting the Ministry’s 2021 budget proposal for failure to forward the documents to the committee in advance. Nnaji, had in his opening …
Bundesliga: Rampant Bayern attack faces stingy Dortmund defence in ‘Klassiker’
If there is one team that can stop Bayern Munich’s rampant attack, it would appear to be arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund. The two sides, who are level at the top of the Bundesliga with five wins and one defeat each from six games, meet in a German “Klassiker” on Saturday. It is a match which pits …
JUST IN: Tank farm on fire in Lagos
Reports just reaching New Telegraph are indicating that a tank farm located in the Gaskya area of Ijora in Lagos State is on fire. More details as soon as we get them.
Buhari meets leadership of Council of Traditional Rulers at Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met with members of the National Council of Traditional Rulers from the six geo-political zones of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Monarchs were led by the two co-chairpersons of the Council, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar and the Ooni …
Daughter’s rights: Woman sues businessman, five others for N250m in Kano
Muhammad Kabir, Kano One Hajiya Habiba Aliyu Aliyu, a resident of Unguwar Dosa in Kaduna State, has filed a civil suit before a Federal High Court in Kano seeking N250 million damages from Mudassir, Mudatex and Brothers and five other defendants for allegedly infringement on the rights of her deceased daughter, Nafisa Aliyu, by …
Moscow mayor says COVID-19 situation worsening, extends home learning
Moscow’s mayor said on Thursday that the city’s coronavirus situation was getting worse, and extended a remote learning period for secondary schools as infections climbed nationwide at a near-record daily rate. The Kremlin said the situation was alarming, but that it was nonetheless under control, reports Reuters. “Unfortunately we see setbacks in some regions. …
Two abducted Zamfara judges regain freedom
The two Zamfara State Sharia court judges, kidnapped by bandits about two months ago have been released after paying N1 million each. The two judges, Salihu Abdullahi and Shafi’u Jangebe, were abducted on their way back to Zamfara from Maradi in Niger Republic and were asked to pay N10m each, but the money was …
Tanker crushes five school pupils to death in Ebonyi
*Mob lynch fleeing driver, conductor Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki A water tanker has crushed five school children to death in Oshiri, Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The five school children are pupils of St Michaels Schools, Oshiri. The tragedy, which happened on Tuesday, occurred at Onu Nworie Egu Oshiri while the water tanker allegedly belongs …
Seven years after blacklist, Kwara gets N7.1bn UBEC grant to fix schools
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government has received a N7,151,142,190 grant from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) – the first time since 2013 when the state was blacklisted from the national scheme. The development, according to a statement by Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Fatimah Bisola Ahmed, was …
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