Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Friday 18th December 2020
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‘Their efforts not good enough’ – Buhari on service chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that the efforts of his security chiefs “are not good enough”. According to NAN, Buhari made these remarks while speaking in Daura, Katsina, shortly before addressing school boys of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, on Friday. Most Nigerians are clamouring for the sack of the service chiefs, as the insecurity …
‘Their efforts not good enough’ – Buhari on service chiefs
Abia LG election: Gov Ikpeazu hails ABSIEC on hitch free exercise
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has commended the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC) for what he described as “peaceful conduct of the Local Government Elections” in the state. Governor Ikpeazu, who gave the commendation after casting his ballot for the local government polls, alongside his wife, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu, at their polling …
Abia LG election: Gov Ikpeazu hails ABSIEC on hitch free exercise
COVID-19 second wave: Gov Sanwo-Olu imposes curfew, bans parties in Lagos
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Friday, banned all forms of parties and carnivals in the state. Sanwo-Olu issued the directive amid the resurgence of COVID-19 in the state. The governor, in a statement, also imposed a curfew from midnight to 4am daily. The directive is aimed at curbing the increase in Coronavirus across …
COVID-19 second wave: Gov Sanwo-Olu imposes curfew, bans parties in Lagos
Kankara abduction: Military rescued students – DHQ dismissed Miyetti Allah’s involvement
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has refuted claims that Fulani socio-cultural organisation, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, effected the release of the abducted Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State. John Enenche, spokesman of DHQ said the military rescued the students and not MACBAN members as claimed. Enenche’s remark contradicts claim of Bello …
Kankara abduction: Military rescued students – DHQ dismissed Miyetti Allah’s involvement
3, 650 teachers fail professional qualifying exam
A total of 3,650 teachers have failed the annual Professional Qualifying Examination conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TCRN, across the country. The examination, which was the second in a series to be conducted by TRCN for 2020, had a total of 17,602 candidates tested, to qualify as professional teachers. The Registrar of …
3, 650 teachers fail professional qualifying exam
Kankara: Presidency apologises for claiming only 10 students were abducted
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has apologized over his claims on the number of Government Science Secondary School, GSSS, students abducted in Kankara, Katsina State. Shehu had said only 10 students were abducted from GSSS His claim was at variance with that of the state Governor, Bello Masari. …
Kankara: Presidency apologises for claiming only 10 students were abducted
Kankara: Atiku makes demand as Boko Haram releases of 333 schoolboys
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election, has called for the step-up of security around schools in the vulnerable areas in the insurgency prone region in Nigeria Atiku said this while reacting to the release of 333 students of GSS, Kankara. Recall that Boko Haram leader, …
Kankara: Atiku makes demand as Boko Haram releases of 333 schoolboys
Pastor sentenced to prison for fraud
An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, has sentenced one Pastor Odenigbo Theophilus to seven years in prison for defrauding a retiree, Mr. Ojo Gbadebo, of the sum of N1 million under false pretence. NAN reports that Justice Muniru Owolabi found the defendant guilty in a two-hour judgment delivered on Friday in Ibadan. Owolabi said …
Pastor sentenced to prison for fraud
BREAKING: COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu shuts down all schools, gives new directives to religious centres, civil servants
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor, has directed that all private schools and government institutions in the state be shut down indefinitely. The Governor also directed all public servants from Grade Level 14 and below, except emergency workers and first responders, to work from home for the next two weeks, with effect from next week …
BREAKING: COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu shuts down all schools, gives new directives to religious centres, civil servants
Kankara: Gov Matawalle should be appreciated for securing the release of kidnapped students – Sani
Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna lawmaker, has insisted that the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, should be appreciated for his reported role in securing the release of the Kankara students. According to Sani, Matawalle has saved Nigeria, Katsina State and the Federal Government from what he described as another ‘Chibokian torment’. The politician said this …
Kankara: Gov Matawalle should be appreciated for securing the release of kidnapped students – Sani
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