The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Monday 16th November 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 16/11/20
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Lawan’s patriotic warnings
By Mon-Charles Egbo For keen observers, Ahmad Lawan’s dispositions on critical issues of governance always bring to the fore a seeming demerit associated with democracy as a form of government. By the doctrine of separation of powers, the legislature makes laws for order and good governance, the judiciary interprets and enforces the laws while the …
Umahi to join APC this week
By Ogochukwu Anioke, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi is set to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) this week. A source said the governor confirmed his defection during a meeting with stakeholders in his Uburu Ohaozara Local Government Area country home on Sunday. The meeting was attended by bigwigs including the lawmaker representing Ezra …
Kwara panel gets 18 petitions
By Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin Kwara State Judicial Panel on Police Brutality on Sunday said it had received 18 petitions from members of the public. The panel said it would begin public hearing today (Monday) in Ilorin, the state capital. Chairman of the panel, Justice I. B. Garba (retd.) said the hearing would hold between 10 …
Obiano: Fed Govt should honour Zik with holiday
By Nwanosike Onu, Awka Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano has shut schools, markets and other private establishments to honour the first President of Nigeria, the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe. Obiano first declared a public holiday for Zik in 2019. He wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari to also declare every November 16 as public holidays for …
South Sudan stops councils’ formation till TB Joshua’s visit
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit will not “authorise the formation of local governments” until the proposed visit of Founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations Prophet TB Joshua in January, a senior government official has asserted. The official, who spoke with Sudans Post, added that Mayardit would not agree to further actions on …
Three robbery suspects arrested in action
By Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta The police in Ogun State have arrested three members of a robbery syndicate which before now terrorised the Iju/Ota area of the state. The suspects – Bamidele Oluwashina (31); Adebowale Kehinde (32) and Oluwasegun Abayomi – were arrested on November 12 while robbing at Iju Love bus stop, Ota. They attacked one Tosin …
Why 40-year-old man set self, girlfriend ablaze
By Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi More facts have emerged on why Nicodemus Nomyange (40) set himself and his girlfriend Shininenge Pam ablaze. Nomyange and Shiminenge died in the fire incident when happened on Inikpi street, high-level area of Makurdi, Benue State, at the weekend. Their bodies were taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Makurdi. Read …
Troops overrun terrorists, arrest IEDs makers
Agency Reporter Troops of Operation Fire Ball have overran some Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and arrested their Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) makers in the Northeast, it has been learnt. A statement on Sunday by the acting Director of Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, said the troops, operating under Operation Lafiya …
FCT residents lament lack of strict compliance to safety guidelines
Agency Reporter Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have lamented lack of strict compliance to the National Centre for Disease Control’s (NCDC) safety guidelines. Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, President of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), an Abuja-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday that many people doubt …
Couple docked for dismembering body
By Toba Adedeji, Osogbo The Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo, Osun State, has docked a couple – Ashifat Okunade and Mariam – for allegedly dismembering a body. The couple was arraigned in March but the prosecutor substituted the charge with a new one. Police Prosecutor John Idoko said ‘the accused persons, and others now at large, …
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