The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Friday 22nd January 2021
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 22/01/21
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Tunde Ednut recovers Instagram account
By Samuel Oamen Blogger Tunde Ednut has recovered his Instagram account with his one million followers still intact. On his return to the photo sharing platform, Tunde shared a picture of himself with a crown on his head on Thursday. He asked his followers if they knew the meaning of his name Babatunde, which means …
New retirement age for teachers takes effect Jan. 1, says minister
Our Reporter If the words of Education Minister Mallam Adamu Adamu are anything to go by, the implementation of the 65 year retirement age and 40 year of service approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday have taken off. The minister, who spoke on Thursday at the 2020 ministerial briefing in Abuja, said …
Akeredolu right on quit notice to herders, says Adams
By Oyebola Owolabi Aare-ona-kakanfo of Yorubaland Gani Adams has supported the quit notice given to illegal residents of Ondo State forest reserves. According to him, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is right, under the constitution, to order the quit notice as the state’s chief security officer. Akeredolu, on Monday, gave a seven-day ultimatum to herders to vacate …
Adeboye clocks 40 years as RCCG general overseer
By Alao Abiodun The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Thursday clocked 40 years as the General Overseer church. Adeboye who was ordained a pastor of the church in 1977, became general overseer in 1981. Read Also: God’s mercy stopped Coronavirus from consuming Nigerians, says Adeboye …
Jonathan, Jega, Nwodo, Ogbe disagree on restructuring
By Sanni Onogu and Tony Akowe, Abuja There was a sharp divergence of views among eminent Nigerians on Thursday on how to restructure the country. Former President Goodluck Jonathan, a Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) leader Prof Attahiru Jega and elder statesman Chief Ayo Adebanjo proffered different modalities to restructuring the polity. Arewa Consultative Forum Chairman …
U.S. back in WHO as Biden reverses Trump’s policies on immigration, climate change, others
Agency Reporter Lifting of immigration restrictions on 13 countries, stoppage of the border wall construction on the U.S.-Mexico border are some of the Donald Trump administration’s policies reversed yesterday by United States (U.S.) President Joe Biden on his first day in office. Swiftly moving to dismantle Trump’s controversial legacies, Biden suspended most deportations from the …
‘Why we’re borrowing to fund budget’
By Bolaji Ogundele and Nduka Chiejina, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said his administration has been borrowing to finance the budget due to dwindling revenues. He urged Nigerians to be alive to their tax obligations as taxation is a required sacrifice for citizens if the country is to develop. The President spoke virtually during …
Buhari to NSA: end banditry around Zamfara gold mines now
By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno got a marching order from President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. He got a directive to immediately end banditry around the gold mines in Zamfara. The order came on a day Governor Bello Matawalle directed the immediate suspension of district and village heads in Maradun …
Doyin Okupe, son in a row over ‘gay status’
By Alao Abiodun Mixed reactions have greeted a viral photo shared by Bolu, son of former presidential spokesman Dr. Doyin Okupe, wearing rainbow boxers with the caption; “Yes, I am gay”. Bolu, who graduated from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, has a Master of Science in International Management from NEOMA Business School, …
Klopp accepts blame for Liverpool’s defeat to Burnley
Agency Reporter Jurgen Klopp took the blame for Liverpool’s shock 1-0 defeat to Burnley on Thursday night, saying: “It is always my fault”. The Reds’ 68-game Premier League unbeaten run at Anfield was ended in dramatic fashion as Ashley Barnes’ late penalty saw the Reds stay six points behind leaders Manchester United at the top …
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