Breaking News in Nigeria Today Sunday 31st January 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Sunday 31st January 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Benue Livestock Guards arrest suspected cattle rustler
….nab teenage herder for open grazing with 60 cows A security outfit, Livestock Guards, in Benue State yesterday arrested two cattle rustlers, Mr. Atsagba Ukua and his son for rustling six cows from herdsmen. Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Colonel Paul Hembah (rtd) who briefed newsmenw on the inciment dent at …
Gunmen abduct 26 in Kaduna, as soldiers arrest 3 bandits
At least 26 persons were said to have been abducted by gunmen in two separate incidents in Kaduna State Friday evening. The first incident took place along the Kaduna -Kachia road while the second one occurred in Kugo village in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. This is also as soldiers battling …
The constitutionality or otherwise of Akeredolu’s 7-day quit order on herdsmen
(PART 2) INTRODUCTION Last week, we took a critical view about this matter that has, expectedly, generated national hoopla. Today, we continue our discuss on same. RIGHT TO OWN LAND It is arguable that the herdsmen, who have been issued quit notice by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu are actually being arbitrarily sent away from …
Drug haul: NDLEA seizes cocaine worth over N30bn at Lagos airport
Barely one week after the new Chairman/ Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa vowed to dismantle drug trafficking cartels across Nigeria, the agency has made huge seizures of cocaine and heroin, with street values worth over N30billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. One …
450-year-old festival: Pete Edochie, Sen Anosike charge govt on tourism benefits
The popular Nigeria home video icon, Chief Pete Edochie, has called on the Anambra State government to uplift and internationalize those festivals of our people that lift up the people’s lives. Such festivals, Chief Edochie said would, when fine-tuned, become a foreign exchange earner that would annually attract people from all parts of the …
Insecurity: Nigerians who may be losing sleep over ‘dual indigeneship’
A number of Nigerians may be losing their sleep due to their ‘dual indigeneship’in Nigeria, if the current spate of insecurity and drums of war continued unabated. Though they may be from one distinct tribe or the other, but inter – tribal marriages have interlocked them with one or two more tribes apart from the …
Shell, environmentalists differ on Dutch court’s ruling
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) at the weekend expressed disappointment over a Dutch court’s ruling just as some environmentalists applauded the decision of the Court of Appeal in favour of the farmers affected by oil spillage. A Dutch court on Friday ordered the Nigerian subsidiary of Shell to pay compensation for …
Relief for phone users as Glo opens locations for NIN registration
In a move likely to offer phone users in the country a relief from difficulties associated with obtaining the National Identification Number (NIN), a national telecommunications operator, Globacom, has opened its offices for people to walk in and do the registration. The company said in a statement released in Lagos at the weekend that …
AMCON: We’ll recover N4.4trn debt
…denies locking up 344 female students in Enugu Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), has disclosed that individuals and corporate bodies in Nigeria owe it over N4.4 trillion. The Corporation said will, therefore, not relent in her efforts to recover the debts or collateral assets, especially when it is backed by court …
COVID-19: Edo govt trains stakeholders on preventive measures ahead school resumption
The Edo State Government has concluded a 2-day training of school heads and teachers across public and private schools on coronavirus (COVID-19) preventive measures ahead of resumption of academic activities for all educational institutions in the state scheduled for Monday, February 1, 2021. Permanent Secretary, Edo State Ministry of Health, Dr. Osawonyi Irowa said …
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