Latest News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 20th January 2021
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Wednesday 20th January 2021 .
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Migratory bird from Latvia caught in Cross River
AN unidentified bird from Lativa in Eastern Europe has been caught by hunters in Cross River State.
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PDP chieftain dies at 81 in Cross River
By Emma Una – Calabar Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain in Cross River State, Chief Linus Okom passed away on Tuesday. Chief Okom, also known as Ada Bekwara died in his house in Calabar, the Cross River State capital after a brief illness. He was eighty-one years old. He was born in 1940 and enlistedRead More
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Again, Tiger Woods undergoes another back surgery
Golf star Tiger Woods has had another back operation and will skip at least two events. But the former world number one said online on Tuesday that he intends to return to the PGA Tour. The 45-year-old said he had “a microdiscectomy” which was to alleviate nerve pain in his lower back. Woods will not competeRead More
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COVID-19: NCDC registers 1,301 new Infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,301 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 113,305. The NCDC disclosed figures on Tuesday on its official website. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 1,191,866 people have so far been tested since the first confirmedRead More
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Zamfara is not supporting bandits — Commissioner
The Zamfara Government has denied an online media report that it gave Hilux trucks to “repentant bandits’’ in the state. Addressing journalists in his office on Tuesday, the state Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Dauran, described the report as “unfounded’’. “This is certainly untrue, a fabrication of the writer and an unfoundedRead More
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Burna Boy’s ‘Destiny’ among 46 songs billed for Biden’s inauguration
Nigerian singer is known as The African Giant, Burna Boy is among the artists to be heard at the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States of America, Joe Biden today at noon.
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Trump suspends deportation of Venezuelans for 18 months
The outgoing President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending the deportation of Venezuelans from US territory for a period of 18 months, citing the ongoing crisis in their own country. “I have determined that it is in the foreign policy interest of the United States to defer the removal of any national ofRead More
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‘Barrister Akwa duly appointed by Buhari, not Akpabio’s imposition’
…Cautions peddlers of falsehood to give peace a chance By Dirisu Yakubu As reactions continue to trail appointment of Barrister Effiong Akwa as Sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, a group, the Oron Union has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for settling for a man they described as “a leader with capacity andRead More
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NSE projects improve market transactions as FG intensifies revenue diversification drive
…To list NSE shares by introduction By Peter Egwuatu The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, yesterday, said it expects the marginal reopening of businesses, normalization of the economy and revenue-diversification drive of the Federal Government to elicit positive market transactions throughout the year. The Exchange also disclosed that members of the investing public will be givenRead More
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Oyo govt, Afenifere, YCE kick, as Fulani herders get quit notice in Oyo
…Herders must leave Ibarapa in 7 days — Igboho …Don’t fan embers of disunity—Oyo govt …Not all Fulani are bad, fish out culprits—YCE …He has no power to expel anyone but…—Afenifere …This place is our source of livelihood — Oyo Seriki Fulani …Amotekun collaborating with hunters association to comb Oyo forests —Gen. Togun …We’re exploringRead More
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