Latest News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 23rd February 2021
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Tuesday 23rd February 2021 .
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WTO: PANDEF commends Okonjo-Iweala on appointment
By Emma Amaize Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has expressed delight over the appointment of Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO. The regional group in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Ken Robinson, said: “It gives us great pleasure to extend our warmest congratulationsRead More
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DAWN to S-West govs: Enforce anti-open grazing ban
THE Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN, yesterday, urged South-West governors to enforce the anti-open grazing law in their states, saying the enforcement would enhance the security in the region. Director-General of DAWN, Mr. Seye Oyeleye, said this while addressing newsmen in Ibadan. Oyeleye said: “Our governors should use the police and Amotekun to enforceRead More
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Abducted Kagara students, staff found in Birni Gwari, Kaduna — Gov Matawalle
…As victims recount experience Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has said the students and staff of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State kidnapped by bandits last Wednesday were being kept in Birni Gwari, Kaduna State, by their abductors. The governor, who disclosed this on Channels Television programme, Sunday Politics, on Sunday night, also assuredRead More
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NAF jet crash: More experienced pilot should’ve been used —Experts
…ACF, Nigerians in diaspora lament crash By Sam Eyoboka & Ibrahim HassanWuyo Following Sunday morning crash of Nigerian Air Force jet at Bassa village, near Abuja airport runway, which claimed seven officers, military observers have been asking why very young officers without much flying experience were deployed for the hazardous mission of searching for theRead More
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Shippers Council, NICON move to avert N670m loss to container deposit
By Godfrey Bivbere & Providence Adeyinka The Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, and the National Insurance Company of Nigeria, NICON, have finalised measures to curb the loss of about N670 million suffered by shippers in the country over failure to return empty containers within the time specified by shipping lines. Shippers pay container deposits to shippingRead More
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Insecurity: Fulani herdsmen aren’t bandits but militants fighting ethnic war — Sheik Gumi
…Says military knows where they are By Dapo Akinrefon & Olayinka Ajayi Renowned Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, yesterday, insisted that the armed Fulani herdsmen are not bandits but militants fighting for ethnic survival. The former captain in the Nigeria Defence Academy, NDA, spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while reeling out his experience withRead More
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Bauchi gov part of terrorist groups terrorising Nigeria — Ortom
…Says gov profiling him for possible assassination by armed herders …Wants gov to be held responsible if anything happens to him By Peter Duru Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, yesterday hit back at his Bauchi State counterpart, Senator Bala Mohammed, accusing him of being part of the terrorist groups unleashing mayhem in Nigeria. GovernorRead More
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Obaseki threatens to probe N30bn Benin stormwater project
By Gabriel Enogholase & Ozioruva Aliu Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, yesterday, threatened to probe the N30 billion Benin stormwater project by the previous administration in the state. He described the project as a ploy to defraud Edo people. The governor made the disclosure while inspecting the Textile Mill Road catchment of the project,Read More
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Publish reports of NDDC forensic audit now, IYC challenges FG, NDDC
By Emem Idio The Ijaw Youths Council IYC, Worldwide has called on the Federal Government and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to immediately publish the report of the forensic audit embarked upon by the commission. The IYC in a statement by its President, Timothy Igbifa, said:”We were all happy when this forensic audit startedRead More
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Lent: Living beyond the narcotic opium of pleasure
By Fr George Adimike EVEN though pleasure serves man’s appreciation of his immeasurable worth as a son-steward entrusted with the universal estate of God (creation), it can be abused. Hence, irrespective of its value to life, pleasure, precisely as opium, robs life of its three-dimensional, 3-D, quality and leaves it purposeless. In his pursuit ofRead More
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