Latest News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 19th January 2021
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Tuesday 19th January 2021 .
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Update:Bandits kidnap Professor in Zaria, kill son
Armed bandits on Sunday night invaded Wusasa in Zaria local government area, and kidnapped the Wazirin Wusasa, Professor Aliyu Mohammed.
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Gunmen abduct don, kill son in Zaria
Gunmen had kidnapped Prof. Aliyu Mohammed of Department of Agriculture, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, and killed his son, Abdulaziz. Mohammed, who is also the Wazirin Wusasa, was abducted Sunday night at Wusasa, Zaria, Kaduna State. Mr Usman Aliyu, son of the kidnapped professor, told newsmen in Zaria that the incident took place on SundayRead More
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CBN provides N10bn intervention funds to Kano to revive industries – Consortium
Kano Investment and Diaspora, in partnership with the Foreign Commonwealth Development ((LINKS) and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have secured a N10 billion intervention fund from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to revive companies impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking at the sensitization meeting on Kano Turnaround Project, on Monday, in Kano, the DirectorRead More
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Dissolution of Ebonyi PDP Executives: Court to rule on January 20
By Peter Okutu Abakaliki-A High Court sitting in Abakaliki, yesterday said it would rule on the matter challenging the dissolution of the Ward, Local Government and State executives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State by the National Leadership of the Party on Wednesday, 20th of January 2021. The ruling which was supposed to beRead More
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Kano’s Bebeji LG Chairman elected on Saturday, dies Tuesday
By Bashir Bello – Kano Residents of Kano State on Tuesday woke up to sad news of the demise of a Chairman-elect, Alhaji Ali Namadi, Bebeji Local government area, days after he won the election. Recall that the state had on Saturday conducted it Local Government election which saw late Namadi emerging as one ofRead More
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‘US won’t lift travel bans’
US President-elect Joe Biden’s spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that a Covid-19 ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil would be lifted, underlining the fractious transition of power. “On the advice of our medical team, the Administration does not intend to lift these restrictions on 1/26,” tweeted Jen Psaki, Biden’sRead More
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COVID-19: Kano directs civil servants to stay at home untill further notice
The Kano state government has directed all civil servants to stay at home from Tuesday, untill further notice, following the increase in cases of COVID-19 in the country. The directive is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Muhammad Garba. The state government also imposed a fresh ban on the activitiesRead More
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Happening Now: 15 workers sleeping by the road side crushed to death
At least 15 labourers were crushed to death by a truck in India early Tuesday while they were sleeping by a road, police said. The accident took place near a village in the Surat district in India’s western state of Gujarat, area police chief Varadbhai Patel said on phone. The dumper truck ran over theRead More
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COVID-19: NCDC records 1,617 new infections, 14 more deaths in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recorded 1,617 new cases of the CoronaVirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Monday. Recall that the country has so far tested 1,172,234 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on Feb. 27, 2020 in the country. TheRead More
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Kaduna University ready to reopen January 25 – VC
The Kaduna State University (KASU) on Monday said it was ready to reopen on Jan. 25 for the 2020/2021 second semester academic session if given the approval. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Muhammad Tanko, made this known in Kaduna during a stakeholder’s meeting on the reopening of schools, organised by the Kaduna State Ministry of Education.Read More
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