Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 10th November 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 10th November 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Two men abduct, gang-rape 14-year-old girl in Ogun
Police in Ogun State have arrested two suspects for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a 14-year-old girl (name withheld). The suspects, Michael Hammed Azeez (20) and Adeola Ogunseye (22), were arrested on Wednesday, at Owode Egba in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola …
Madam uses blade, pestle to torture 14-year-old housemaid
A 14-year-old old girl, Joy, has narrated how her madam, Adekemi, tortured her with a blade, pestle and stick. The girl, who was rescued by Esther Child Rights Foundation, has been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP). Joy said …
Lagos to prosecute man for breaking LASTMA official’s head
Lagos State government said it would prosecute a man, Emmanuel Ben, for allegedly attacking and breaking the head of an official of the State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) at Lekki area of the metropolis. The victim, Ismail Lukman, was said on duty at Jakande Junction when he was attacked about 2.20pm on Sunday over …
Court remands three for alleged murder in Osun
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, yesterday remanded three persons in a correctional centre for an alleged murder. The defendants are Aishat Mutiu (21), Oyewale Segun (22) and Ijaye Shola (22). The police prosecutor, Mr. John Idoko, alleged that the defendants conspired with others, now at large, to commit …
Saro-Wiwa brought Niger Delta situation to the world – Ofehe
Comrade Sunny Ofehe, a human rights activist, is the Founder and Executive Director of Hope for Niger Delta Campaign (HNDC). In this interview with Felix Nwaneri, he speaks on the 25th anniversary of the killing of Ken Saro-Wiwa and Ogoni Nine activists by the General Sani Abacha regime …
TETFund lauds LASU over utilisation of funds
The Lagos State U n i v e r s i t y (LASU) has been lauded for effective utilisation of funds released to the stateowned university by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The commendation was given by the Chairman, TETFund Board of Trustees, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, who described the agency’s …
COVID-19: Nigeria, others to gain from IFC’s partnership
As part of urgent response to the COVID-19 crisis in Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a partnership with South African-listed Imperial to jointly develop a modular screening and treatment healthcare infrastructure programme. Supported by IFC, Imperial, an integrated market access and logistics …
FG fines oil firms $530.5m for gas flaring
MEGA WATT Volume of gas flared in the nine-month period has power generation potential of 26,500 megawatts The Federal Government has slapped penalties amounting to $530.5 million (an equivalent of N196.29 billion) on oil firms in Nigeria for breaching the gas flaring laws in the first nine-month of the year. The National Oil …
ASUU, others advocate improved welfare for journalists
University lecturers, under their umbrella group, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have advocated an improved welfare package for journalists in the country. The Chairman of ASUU chapter of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, made the call at the maiden or inaugural lecture of the Correspondents’ …
Lokoja Varsity: VC’ll emerge by merit –Council chair
The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Lokoja, Kogi State, Senator Chris Adighije, a former don, in an interview with a cross-section of journalists speaks about the process of appointing a new Vice-Chancellor for the university, the challenges and the activities of the Council so far. JOHNCHUKS ONUANYIM was …
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