Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 12th November 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 12th November 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Benue: Jostle for Ortom’s successor begins
CEPHAS IORHEMEN reports on the move by political leaders across the three senatorial districts of Benue State to have their respective areas produce the next governor of the state in 2023 The battle over who succeeds the incumbent governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has commenced in earnest with various interest groups, especially the Idoma …
Anambra 2021: APGA at crossroads over zoning
The zoning arrangement in the political equation of Anambra State took a new twist recently, when the people of Ihiala Local Government Area stepped into the contest for the 2021 governorship election in the state. OKEY MADUFORO reports It has been a raging debate over which of the three political blocs in Anambra South Senatorial …
#EndSARS: Debacle or opportunity to attain greatness?
There is no doubt that the #EndSARS protests across Nigeria indicated the parlous state of affairs in the country. The wave of the protests and the gruesome revelations further indicated the volatility and weakness of the fabrics of the country and the reasons for foreign investors disinterests in the Nigerian market. Where then can Nigeria …
Teacher abducts eight-year-old pupil, demands N200,000 ransom
A 29-year-old teacher, Odugbesan Ayodele Samson, has been arrested by the police in Ogun State for allegedly kidnapping his eight-year-old former pupil, Rasaq Akeeb. The suspect abducted Rasaq on Wednesday, November 4 and demanded N200,000 ransom from his mother for the victim’s release. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed this …
EFCC chair demands special anti-corruption courts
…budgets N29.871bn for 2021 The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Mohammed Abba Umar, has advocated for the establishment of special anti-corruption courts for quick dispensation of justice. Umar made the call while defending the 2021 budget estimate and presenting the performance of 2020 budget before the House of Representatives …
Tinubu hails Sanwo-Olu’s plans to repeal jumbo pension law
Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has backed plans by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to stop payment of pension and other benefits of former governors of the state and their deputies. Sanwo-Olu had on Tuesday during presentation of the 2021 budget proposal informed the state House of Assembly on plans to repeal the Public …
Reps: 801 MDAs, 110 foreign missions unaudited since 2017
The House of Representatives has expressed concern over the inability of the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation (OAuGF) to carry out the audit of 801 federal agencies and parastatals as well as foreign missions across the world, since 2017. It consequently summoned the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. …
COVID-19: Nigeria remains at risk of polio, measles outbreaks, say WHO, UNICEF
…wants additional financial resources committed to immunisation Despite being declared free of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) about three months ago, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has warned that Nigeria remained at risk of polio and measles outbreaks due to poor routine immunisation coverage. In a joint statement released to …
PDP to Buhari: Clampdown on #EndSARS protesters, threat to judicial panels
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the clampdown and freezing of bank accounts of some Nigerians for participating in peaceful protests against police brutality in various parts of our country was a threat to various panel of enquiries set up to investigate activities of the disbanded Special Anti-RobberySquad(SARS). PDP in a statement by the National …
FAO: Nigeria lost N20bn, 70,000 pigs to disease
Food and Agriculture Organisations (FAO) of the United Nations said it had taken steps to contain African swine fever (ASF) after farmers reportedly lost over N20billion and 70,000 pigs to it. FAO yesterday through an official statement said that effectively containing the decease, epidemiological officers, operators of pig farms, traders and others in the value …
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