Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 29th December 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 29th December 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Northern youths demand Bishop’s arrest over ‘incitement’
…threaten to drag cleric to ICC Northern youths under the platforms of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) and Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), yesterday, described Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah’s Christmas message as an open incitement to military coup and insurrection. Specifically, AYCF demanded his immediate arrest and prosecution, stating …
Insecurity: Catholic church, CAN back Kukah on homily
The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and Abuja have thrown their weights behind the Christmas Day message delivered by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, which dwelt on the worsening level of insecurity in the Nigeria. In the …
COVID-19 alters lifestyle of Nigerians in U.S. –Official
Annual social lifestyles of many Nigerians in the United Stated have been altered by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Chairman of Nigerian Diaspora Movement (NDM), Prof. Apollos Nwauwa, said that Nigerians, indeed, missed the fanfare often experienced during Yuletide. The NDM comprises 20 million Nigerians in the diaspora. Nnauwa, who is also the Secretary-General and …
NMA to FG: Protect doctors while battling COVID-19
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Federal Government and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration to put necessary measures in place to protect doctors from getting infected with coronavirus while discharging their duties. FCT chairman of NMA, Dr. Enema Amodu, who raised concerns over the sensationalism attached to its recent disclosure that …
Gridlock: Lagos takes over Apapa ports traffic control
Sanwo-Olu vows to eliminate extortionist cabal Operators bicker over congestion Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo- Olu, yesterday announced the setting up of a special team by the state government to take over traffic management from the disbanded Presidential Task Team (PTT) with the aim of restoring sanity to the perennial gridlock on …
LASG: Travellers purchase fake COVID-19 results
Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over sales of fake COVID-19 test results in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, however, said measures were being taken to clamp down on both buyers and sellers. The commissioner also disclosed that in order to properly treat critical COVID- 19 cases, the …
GDP: IMF ranks Nigeria 1st in Africa, 26th in the world
Nigeria stands as the number one country in Africa in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2020 World Economic Outlook’s ratings of countries. Using countries’ GDPs, IMF ranked Nigeria among the first 26 countries in the world in the same position with an average $442,976 million, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Countries …
EU states back provisional application of Brexit deal
The 27 countries of the European Union (EU), yesterday, unanimously approved the provisional application of a post-Brexit deal with Britain, an EU presidency spokesperson said. The unanimous approval, therefore, allows agreed changes to come into force from January 1. “EU Ambassadors have unanimously approved the provisional application of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement …
2020: A year of too many deaths
There is no doubt that the outgoing year, 2020, has proved to be a lethal year as it has claimed the lives of many Nigerians, including some prominent politicians and influential personalities. Some of the deaths, mostly shocking, were said to be as a result of COVID-19 related complications, while others were over undisclosed ailments …
Why we suspended Doherty as Lagos PDP chairman – Dosunmu
Muiz Dosumu is the Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State. In this interview with Anayo Ezugwu, he speaks on recent developments in the party Why did Lagos PDP suspend its chairman, Adedeji Doherty? It is good that you were at the press conference on Friday, December 18 and heard …
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