Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Thursday 26th November 2020
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Gombe: Group trains truck, ambulance drivers on COVID-19 safety
By Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe Truck and ambulance drivers in Gombe were on Thursday trained on safety in the ongoing fight to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the State. The training which was born out of a collaboration between the State Ministry of Health, Federal Road Safety Corps and Greenlight Initiative …
The Sun Nigeria.
Business experts call for mentoring young directors to grow Nigerian economy
By Henry Uche As Nigerians grapple with economic distress and social unrest, business experts have called on established personnel in different disciplines to take up the task of mentoring young corporate directors and others to grow the Nigerian economy. At the launch of Young Directors Forum (YDF) by the Institute Of Directors (IOD) in Lagos, …
The Sun Nigeria.
Plateau partners with RMAFC on harnessing revenue in mining sector
By Gyang Bere, Jos Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong said the State will partner with the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to harness and increase revenue generation from the mining sector. He lamented that the proliferation of mining activities by artisanal miners in a haphazard manner which is usually done at odd times …
The Sun Nigeria.
Monthly sanitation: Rivers directs security to enforce total restriction
Tony John, Port Harcourt The Sole Administrator of the Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), Felix Obuah, has announced the State’s monthly sanitation exercise across its 23 Local Government Areas for Saturday, November 28, from 7 am to 10 am. Obuah, in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Jerry Needam, said that there would …
The Sun Nigeria.
Power firms reach truce over investment land in Aba
By Uche Usim, Abuja Geometric Power and Interstate Electric, owners of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), have reached a truce over the Aba ring-fenced area, with both firms signing the Asset Sale Agreement (ASA) on Wednesday. At the signing ceremony in Abuja, the Director-General of the Bureau of Public of Enterprises (BPE), Mr Alex …
The Sun Nigeria.
Cash-crunch, crises forcing ‘progressive-minded members’ out of PDP, says APC
By Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that a combination of cash-crunch and spate of crises rocking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is responsible for the recent defections of ‘progressive-minded members’ of the PDP to the APC. APC, in a statement issued by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, in …
The Sun Nigeria.
Kogi to get new university, as Senate passes bill to upgrade agriculture college
By Fred Itua, Abuja A bill for the upgrade of Ahmadu Bello College of Agriculture, Kabba, to a specialised university passed second reading on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC- Kogi West), was presented for first reading, last January. The Ahmadu Bello College of Agriculture, Kabba, …
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Police confirm bandit attack on Sokoto village, woman killed
By Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto One woman was killed in a bandit attack at Deyeji village in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto, the Sokoto State Police Command reports. Police spokesman DSP Muhammad Sadiq, speaking with reporters in Sokoto, said the bandits shot at three people during the attack. The woman was later confirmed dead at …
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Army, Navy, Air Force promote senior officers
By Molly Kilete, Abuja Reports reaching Daily Sun indicate that the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force have released the promotion lists of new Colonels, Brigadier-Generals, Major-Generals and other senior officers. The promotion follows the conclusion of the Army, Navy and Air Force Board meeting held at the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday. The meeting, …
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Physically challenged persons hail appointment of member by Governor
Paul Orude Bauchi A coalition of physically challenged persons in Bauchi State has commended the appointment of one of their own by Governor Bala Mohammed. The group under the auspices of Coalition of People with Special Needs, said it is 100 percent behind Waziri’s appointment as Chairman of the State Agency for People with Disability. …
The Sun Nigeria.
Joint Canadian security operation seizes stolen cars destined for Ghana, Nigeria
York Regional Police say they have recovered more than 70 vehicles stolen from across the Greater Toronto Area. A joint operation with Toronto Police and the Canada Border Agency led to a raid on a location on Kitimat Rd. in Mississauga. The main brands of vehicles targeted were Lexus, Toyota and Honda. A total …
Maradona’s death leaves Naples in deep shock
In the southern Italian city of Naples, soccer is a religion and Diego Armando Maradona was its God. News of his death on Wednesday ricocheted around the city’s narrow alleyways, drawing crowds into the streets to mourn the passing of the Argentine star who decades earlier had turned their beloved Napoli soccer team into …
No foul play: Maradona died of ‘natural causes’, says Argentine prosecutor
*As body arrives Presidential Palace Diego Maradona’s body did not show “any sign of violence” and everything indicates that he died of “natural causes,” the prosecutor general of the Argentinian town of San Isidro, John Broyad, said on Wednesday. According to him, the Argentinian football legend died at “around 12:00” local time (11pm Singapore time) …
S’Korea reports biggest COVID-19 spike since March
South Korea reported 583 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest since March, as it grapples with a third wave of infections that appears to be worsening despite tough new social distancing measures. The government reimposed strict social distancing rules on Seoul and surrounding regions this week, only a month after they had been …
Japan’s export credit agency to lend $2bn to Nissan for US sales financing
Japan’s state-owned export credit agency has agreed to give Nissan Motor Co up to $2 billion as part of a credit agreement to help it finance car sales in the United States. The money is part of a $4.1 billion credit agreement for Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, a unit of Nissan North America, Japan …
Canadian PM caught out by prankster
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was caught out by a prankster impersonating climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. Trudeau took the call – orchestrated by Russians Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov – in January, which the pair have just released on YouTube alongside an animated video, reports Sky News. Fake Greta begins in earnest fashion, saying …
Vatican: Pope prays for Maradona, fondly recalls meeting him
Pope Francis has remembered Diego Maradona in his prayers after learning of the soccer legend’s death on Wednesday, the Vatican said. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said that the pope, after being informed of Maradona’s death, “thinks back fondly to the times they met in these years and remembers him in prayer.” He said …
Maradona: Tributes paid to football legend as Lineker Hope’s he will ‘find some comfort in the hands of God’
Tributes are pouring in for the legendary footballer Diego Maradona, who has died at the age of 60. Former England star Gary Lineker, who famously played against Maradona in the World Cup quarter-final in 1986, described his opponent as “the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all time”. Maradona’s infamous “hand of …
How Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ quote went round the world
It became the most iconic sporting comment of all time but the English-speaking world very nearly did not get to hear Diego Maradona’s pithy reflection on his infamous goal in Argentina’s 2-1 defeat of England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Reuters sports correspondent Rex Gowar was in the bowels of Azteca Stadium …
NCDC confirms 198 new coronavirus infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 198 new cases of the coronavirus in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Confirming the figure in its update for November 25, 2020, according to the agency, FCT topped the list for the second consecutive day with 53 new positive samples, followed by …
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