The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Thursday 4th February 2021
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 04/02/21
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By Robert Egbe A Federal High Court in Lagos has affirmed the Lagos State Government’s right to restrict commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke Marwa) within six Local Government Areas (LGAs) and nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state. Justice Mohammed Liman upheld the arguments of Lagos State Attorney-General, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN that
Femi, Made Kuti release joint album
By Chinyere Okoroafor Afro beat star Femi Kuti and his son, Made have released a joint project titled “Legacy +” under Partisan Records – home to Fela’s catalog. The project packages two albums, ‘Stop the hate’ by Femi and ‘For(e)ward’ by Made. Both albums that make up ‘Legacy +’ are steeped in the tradition of
Sunday Igboho to Ooni: please forgive me
By Alao Abiodun Yoruba rights activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has asked for forgiveness from the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi for alleging the monarch failed the Yoruba nation during his recent visit to President Muhammadu Buhari. Igboho, in virtual meeting tagged: Townhall with Yoruba in Diaspora, said the Ooni
BREAKING: Anxiety over Akirun of Ikirun’s health
By Toba Adedeji, Osogbo There is tension in Ikirun, headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State on Thursday over the health condition of the monarch, Oba Rauf Adedeji. A source in the palace told The Nation that Oba Adedeji had been critically ill for some times but his condition worsened after he attended
NBA begins three-week boycott of courts in Kebbi
By Khadijat Saidu, Birnin Kebbi The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Kebbi Chapter, on Wednesday began a three- week boycott of all courts over alleged illegal activities by ‘Yan Sakai’ in the state. It stated this in a communiqué co-signed by its Chairman, Kabiru Aliyu, and Secretary, Aminu Hassan, after its congress in Birnin Kebbi. According
Robbers snatch N20m Ekiti govt cash
By Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado Ekiti Six gunmen on Wednesday attacked some accountants attached to the Cabinet Department of the Ekiti State Governor’s Office, snatching N20m from them. The attackers reportedly ambushed the officials who were returning from a bank at Government Secretariat Road, Ado-Ekiti, where they withdrew the money. An eyewitness, who craved anonymity, told
Zulum inaugurates N6b Maiduguri-Bama road
Agency Reporter Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has inaugurated the rehabilitation of the 66-kilometres Maiduguri–Bama Road. At the ceremony on Wednesday, the governor said the N6 billion project being executed in collaboration with the World Bank was part of the Multi-sectoral Crisis Recovery Project. Zulum said the road, which was very vital to the economy
Lagos task force seizes 80 okadas
By Tajudeen Adebanjo The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, (task force) on Wednesday seized 80 motorcycles for flouting the state’s traffic laws. Led by its Chairman, Shola Jejeloye, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), the task force has continued the raid on okada riders in Yaba axis. The state government had repeatedly
Akwa Ibom to seize disputed lands for development projects
By Bassey Anthony, Uyo Akwa Ibom State would henceforth use disputed land for development projects rather than allow deaths, Deputy Governor Moses Ekpo has said. The deputy governor spoke on Wednesday at a meeting to resolve the boundary dispute between Uko Akpan Enwang and Uko Ntighe Uda villages in Mbo Local Government Area. Ekpo, who
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