Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Friday 27th November 2020
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Man jailed 6 months for peddling Cannabis
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced one 25-year-old Emmanuel Emeh to six months imprisonment for peddling 650g of Cannabis also known as Hemp. Emeh, who is unemployed, was charged with drug trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). He pleaded guilty to the one-count charge before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke. Following …
The Sun Nigeria.
NAICOM grants operating licenses to four insurers, one reinsurer
By Chiamaka Ajeamo The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has issued operating licenses to four insurance companies and one reinsurance company to commence operations in Nigeria. The Commissioner for Insurance, Sunday Thomas, disclosed this today at the Insurance Industry Consultative Council 2020 Media Retreat in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun. Thomas who was represented by the Head, Commissioner for …
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Finally, Body of Benchers approves NOUN Graduates for Law School
By Romanus Okoye Nigeria’s Body of Benchers has approved admission of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) graduates into the Nigerian Law School. The decision by the apex regulator of the legal profession in Nigeria was taken at its meeting held 1:30pm Thursday in the Supreme Court complex, Abuja. The approved conditions would be …
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Army promotes 39 Major-Generals, 97, Brig-Gen, others
Molly Kilete, Abuja The Army Council has approved the promotion of 410, senior officers to their next ranks. The promotion released Wednesday has 39Brigadier Generals promoted to Major General, 97,Colonels to Brigadier Generals, 105, Lieutenant-Colonels to Colonels and 171 Majors promoted Lieutenant-Colonels. Acting director army public relations Sagir Musa who made this known in a statement …
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Coalition urges FG to consider Ilaje indigene as next MD of NDDC
By Lukman Olabiyi A coalition of Ilaje indigenes has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to consider it native as next Managing Director (MD) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in order to end marginalization. Various groups of Ilaje indigenes who formed the coalition at a meeting held in Igbokoda, Ondo State includes; Ilaje Progressive Union (IPU),Ilaje World …
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NBC wants adequate funding for Bauchi Radio Corporation BRC
By Paul Orude Bauchi The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has pleaded with the Bauchi State government to provide the required funding to Bauchi Radio Corporation (BRC). to enable the station reach out to its targeted audience effectively. The Director in charge of the Jos zonal office of the Commission, Mrs. Mercy Idenyi made the appeal …
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VC appeals to FG to provide access road
Rose Ejembi Makurdi Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM), Prof. Richard Kimbir has appealed to the federal government to help provide access road to the institution. Kimbir who made the appeal on Friday at a press conference to mark his three years in office noted that absence of access road constitutes …
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We want Zulum, NNPC Boss, Kingibe to run for 2023 presidency-Borno concerned citizens
By Noah Ebije, Kaduna A group under the umbrella of Concerned Citizens of Borno has said that they want the governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum, the Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kolo Kyari as well as Ambassador Babagana Kingibe to run for the 2023 presidential election. The group …
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Why Ugwuanyi should focus on Nsukka Zone -Senator Utazi
The lawmaker representing Enugu North Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, has identified the unfair political dealings against Nsukka zone as reasons for his recent call on Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to focus on addressing the development imbalance in Nsukka. He said Nsukka zone has suffered huge infrastructural gaps when compared with …
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Coronavirus: Africa’s death toll hits 50,000
The death toll from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Africa has peaked at 50,000 people since the first outbreak on the continent was declared, head of the African Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC), John Nkengasong, announced in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday. African countries recorded at least 94,000 new cases of the COVID-19 pandemic, …
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#EndSARS coverage: Court strikes out SERAP’s suit against Lai Mohammed, NBC
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday struck out the case filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed and the National Broadcasting Commission(NBC). The Court said in its ruling that SERAP has no locus standi in the case as it’s not …
Black Friday offers beacon of hope to struggling stores
After months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy, Black Friday is offering a small beacon of hope. In normal times, Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year, drawing millions of shoppers eager to get started on their holiday spending. But these are not normal times: The economy is tanking …
NAFEST: Benue places second in cultural quiz
Cephas Iorhemen, Makurdi Representatives of Benue State at the ongoing National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST), holding in Jos, Friday, clinched the overall second position in the cultural quiz competition. Benue’s combination of Leo Ukase and Odu John Odu, SS2 and 3 students of Mt. St Gabriel, Makurdi, lost narrowly to their counterparts …
JUST IN: Court grants Senator Ndume bail
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, who has been detained in prison since Monday over his suretyship for Abdulrasheed Maina believed to have jumped bail. Justice Okon Abang in a ruling on Friday said he chose to grant the senator bail based on his …
JUST IN: Man abducts, buries 16-year-old boy in Kano
Muhammad Kabir, Kano The Kano State Police have arrested a 21-year-old male (names withheld) for abducting a 16-year-old boy and burying him in the state. Kano Police Spokesman, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect buried the corpse of the victim and demanded the sum of N1.3 million and top up …
NCDC records 169 new infections, total now 66,974
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 169 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday. The agency said that the latest infections brought the total number of cases in the country to 66,974. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
Fuel, electricity hike: FG, Labour meeting adjourned to Monday
The meeting between the Federal Government and the organised labour over the recent hike in the pump price of petroleum and electricity tariff has been adjourned to Monday. This is to enable the federal government do a proper consultation on the pump price of petrol with labour insisting on the reversal of the price. …
Kidnapping: Three to die by hanging in A’Ibom
Tony Anichebe, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, has sentenced three persons to death for kidnapping a four-year-old boy in Ikot Inyang Idung village in Uyo Local Government Area. The condemned kidnappers are: 24-year-old Victor Etim Bassey, a native of Ikot Inyang Idung; 35-year-old Aniediong Ezekiel Thompson, from Ifa Ikot …
Bosso names 20 for WAFU U20 Cup of Nations
Head Coach Isa Ladan Bosso has picked his 20-man squad that will contest for the WAFU B Cup of Nations title at the tournament taking place in Porto Novo, Benin Republic next month. The competition, which holds December 5 – 20, will also serve as the qualifying tournament for the 2021 U20 Africa Cup of …
JUST IN: Maradona buried in private ceremony
Diego Maradona was buried on Thursday in a private ceremony attended by only two dozen people. Only family members and close friends were permitted at Jardin Bella Vista cemetery for the final religious ceremony and burial of Maradona next to the graves of his parents, Dalma and Diego, reports Sky Sports. Fans waving Argentine …
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