Latest News in Nigeria Today Friday 25th December 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Friday 25th December 2020 .
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The grass is not always greener in Europe!
By Duno Kogbara I HAVE been shuttling between the UK and Nigeria for two decades and doing at least three multi-week stints in London per annum since 1999. 2020 was different. I stayed in Nigeria all year to keep an eye on my mother…who is 85, physically frail and mentally incapable (she has dementia) of issuingRead More
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Is it wrong to celebrate Christmas?
By Mark-Donald Ude Last year, the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr Olukoya, tried to justify a programme he held for his church members during the Christmas by asserting that Christmas was “unbiblical.” The programme was presumably meant to keep them busy andshield them from the ‘filth’ and distractions associated withRead More
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House of Reps considers bill to remove LGs as tier of govt
A bill for the removal of the local government as a constitutionally recognised and funded tier of government in Nigeria is being considered in the House of Representatives.
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Boko Haram attacks Adamawa town on Christmas Eve
By Umar Yusuf – Yola Garkida in Gombi local government area of Adamawa state, one of the first missionary settlement in Northern Nigeria and its environs, came under attacks by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram late Thursday on the Eve of Christmas. Reports from the area indicated that the insurgents invaded the town throughRead More
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COVID-19: NCDC registers 1,041 new infections
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 1,041 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last February, more than 912,114 samples had been tested by theRead More
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Yuletide: Ugwuanyi salutes Christians
…Prays for God’s divine intervention in nation’s challenges Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called on Nigerians to utilise the significance of Christmas to offer sustained prayers for God’s divine intervention and abiding grace for the nation to surmount its various challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the second economic recession in fiveRead More
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FG will mobilise legitimate assets to ensure safety, security of Nigerians — APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured that the Federal Government will always mobilise legitimate assets to ensure safety and security of Nigerian citizens. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe,Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) gave the assurance in the party’s Christmas message to Nigerians on Thursday in Abuja. He, however, noted that from theRead More
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CitiTrust Holding targets N12.5bn in Q1 2021
By Prince Okafor MONEY MARKET CitiTrust Holding Plc said it is targeting a debt capital injection of N12.5 billion for business expansion before the end of first quarter in 2021. The company also disclosed its decision to complete the recapitalization of Living Trust Mortgage Bank and upgrading it from a Regional Mortgage Bank to aRead More
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CHRISTMAS MESSAGE: Security for all dear to my heart — BUHARI
…Cancels Christmas homage …As Senate President, govs, Atiku, Tinubu, others greet Nigerians By our reporters PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, urged Nigerians to trust his administration in its efforts to “restore peace, security and prosperity” across Nigeria. He also said that Nigeria requires the Christmas values of joy, peace, hope, love, goodwill and imminent salvation toRead More
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Woman robbed, raped to death in Edo
By Ozioruva Aliu THREE suspects are already in police custody in Benin City for allegedly robbing a female trader in Evbuosa road near Obozogbe in Orhionmwon local government of Edo State and thereafter raped her and strangled her to death. It was gathered that the suspects had dispossessed her of N30,000 before dragging her intoRead More
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