Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Wednesday 11th November 2020
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#EndSars: GMG Boss finally speaks on protest
Rita Okoye Back from his radio tour and international concert, Olajide Orodo, popular known as GMG Boss has finally addressed issues making rounds on why he wasn’t seen around the #EndSars protest that rocked Nigeria. Speaking during his radio tour with Rhythm FM, he frowned at people calling him out for not participating in the …
The Sun Nigeria.
EBSU: No resumption of academic activities yet – ASUU
Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki The Academic Staff Union of Nigeria Universities( ASUU), Ebonyi State University (EBSU) chapter, has reiterated that the industrial action embarked upon by the union across Nigeria is still in force. It warned parents and guardians again releasing their children or wards on the guise of returning to school, adding that the reports …
The Sun Nigeria.
Senate pushes for prosecution of Boko Haram sponsors
Fred Itua, Abuja The Senate has called on the Federal Government to expedite action and prosecute sponsors of Boko Haram. It said doing that will show that the Government is serious about the insurgency war. Senate committee on Army made the call on Wednesday when it briefed newsmen, shortly after the budget defence of the …
The Sun Nigeria.
Go to court if your accounts are frozen, Akeredolu tells #EndSARS sponsors
Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has asked individuals whose accounts were frozen by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) following their alleged involvement in the #EndSARS protest to challenge the action of the CBN in court. Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who described the action of the CBN as illegal, …
The Sun Nigeria.
Group threatens to shutdown oil installations over Saro-Wiwa
Tony John, Port Harcourt A group known as the Conscience of Ogoni People (COOP) has threatened to mobilize groups across the Niger Delta region to shut down oil installations if the Federal Government does not absolve Late Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists of any crime in 30 days. The leader of the group, …
The Sun Nigeria.
Measles, polio outbreak imminent in Nigeria, says WHO, UNICEF
Fred Ezeh, Abuja World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Children Fund (UNICEF) have raised the alarm over a possible outbreak of measles and polio in Nigeria. This was because of the disruption in immunisation caused by COVID-19 pandemic, as well as inadequate improvements in increasing the routine immunization coverage in children receiving lifesaving vaccines, …
The Sun Nigeria.
Balarabe lived, died a disappointed man, says former ACF scribe Sani
Noah Ebije, Kaduna The former General Secretary of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and an elder statesman, Mr Anthony Sani, has said that the former civilian governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, lived and died a disappointed Nigerian. Reacting to Musa’s death in a chat with Daily Sun, Sani noted that while politicians were …
The Sun Nigeria.
ECOWAS Court orders release of detained 12 Malian soldiers
Godwin Tsa, Abuja The regional court of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the immediate release of 12 Malian soldiers who are in detention for about five years in their country. The detained soldiers are alleged to be former members of a group, the National Committee for the Recovery of Democracy and …
The Sun Nigeria.
Youth coalition calls on Buhari to end insecurity
Sola Ojo, Kaduna A coalition of Nigerian youths from the country’s six geopolitical regions rose from an emergency meeting in Kaduna to call on President Muhammadu Buhari to take effective steps to tackle rising insecurity in the country, especially in the North. The region according to the coalition, had been devastated by terrorism, banditry and …
The Sun Nigeria.
Judges appointment: Lawyer gets court backing to sue Buhari
Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Abuja division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday gave legal backings to a legal practitioner, Mr Oladimeji Ekengba, to file a suit against the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), over his refusal to appoint all the 33 nominees recommended to him by the National Judicial Council (NJC), as judges of …
The Sun Nigeria.
Buhari, others mourn Balarabe Musa
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined a teeming number of prominent Nigerians in mourning former civilian governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, who died earlier Wednesday, aged 84. The president in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Alhaji Musa reflected the passion and vigour that heralded Nigeria’s independence, …
Buhari reinstates suspended UNILAG VC, sacks Babalakin’s Governing Council
President Muhammadu Buhari has reinstated the suspended Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, and sacked the Governing Council of the University, led by Dr. Wale Babalakin. The decisions were announced in a statement by the spokesman of the Federal Ministry of Education, Ben-Bem Goong, in a statement on Wednesday. …
S’Arabia: 4 wounded in bomb blast at WWI memorial in Jeddah
Several people were wounded on Wednesday when an explosive device hit a ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. France’s foreign ministry said several countries had representatives at the commemoration attended by European diplomats, reports al-Jazeera. “The annual ceremony commemorating the end of …
Veteran Bayelsa journalist gets financial aid from Igbo Youth leader
Austin Bodo, the publisher of Creek News Weekly newspaper, currently bedridden due to difficulty in walking, has received some financial help from Chinedu Ugwa a friend of the media and South-South Youth Leader of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Bodo has been bedridden for close to a year and seeking for financial help from government and well-meaning …
2023: Akpan Udo-Edehe denies A’Ibom guber ticket report
…says building strong APC paramount Senator James Akpan Udo-Edehe, Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker /Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has denied a report credited to him on the governorship ticket of Akwa Ibom State in 2023. According to him, building a strong party in the state is paramount. The party chieftain, who reacted …
Report: Nigeria takes delivery of 4 Chinese drones to combat insurgency, banditry
*Four more being expected Four Chinese-made Wing Loong II combat drones have reportedly arrived in Nigeria to take part in ongoing counter-insurgency and anti-banditry operations in the country’s restive northwest region. This comes a month after Nigeria’s Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, reportedly revealed that his country had concluded the purchase of eight armed, unmanned aerial vehicles …
JUST IN: Balarabe Musa is dead
Former governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, is dead. Musa’s daughter confirmed that that he died on Wednesday morning. According to her, he will be buried later in the afternoon.
US Supreme Court justices appear unlikely to throw out Obamacare
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled they are unlikely to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law in a legal challenge brought by Texas and 17 other Republican-governed states and joined by President Donald Trump’s administration. Chief Justice John Roberts and fellow conservative Brett Kavanaugh indicated skepticism during two hours of arguments in the …
Arsenal’s mascot Gunnersaurus returns from brink of extinction
Arsenal brought Gunnersaurus back from the brink of extinction on Tuesday, barely a month after the club’s beloved mascot was made redundant as part of a cost-cutting effort aimed at mitigating the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jerry Quy, who entertained home fans at the Emirates Stadium by dressing up as a …
Philippine authorities evacuate thousands as Typhoon Vamco approaches
Philippine authorities have ordered thousands of residents in eastern coastal communities to evacuate ahead of the landfall of Typhoon Vamco on Wednesday, only weeks after the country was battered by the strongest cyclone so far this year. Vamco, which carries sustained winds of 125 kph (78 mph) and gusts of up to 155 …
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