The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Tuesday 23rd March 2021
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 23/03/21
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Gunmen abduct Cross River NLC chair
By Nsa Gill, Calabar The Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Cross River State Comrade Ben Ukpekpi has been kidnapped. The assailants whisked Ukpebi away on Sunday night in front of his house at CROSPIL Estate, Akpabuyo, on the outskirts of Calabar, the state capital. Read Also: Gunmen abduct wife of late Ekiti
Akewugbagold withdraws suit against his kidnappers
From Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan Popular Ibadan-based Islamic cleric Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold yesterday withdrew the suit he filed against the suspected abductors of his twins. The cleric made the withdrawal at the Oyo State High Court, Ringroad Ibadan. The cleric’s twins aged two years and four months were kidnapped at gunpoint at their residence in
Widow of ex-Ekiti Surveyor-General abducted
By Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado Ekiti Widow of a former Surveyor-General of Ekiti State Mrs Funmilola Osalusi has been abducted by gunmen. The ex-surveyor-general Felix Osalusi died recently. His widow is a staff member of Ado Local Government Council of the state, The Nation learnt. Mrs Osalusi was kidnapped about 9.20pm on Sunday, police said.
Agbakoba opposes Okonjo-Iweala’s liberal trade policies
By John Austin Unachukwu A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) at the weekend disagreed with the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala over her call for Nigeria to promote liberal trade policies by opening her borders for free flow of goods and services
Woman hits pedestrian, dumps body on road
By Precious Igbonwelundu A woman who allegedly knocked down a pedestrian with her Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and dumped her body on the road has been taken into police custody in Lagos. Police said Anita Harrison, upon finding that Nofiat Idowu was dead, discarded her on body Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Read Also: Abia: Gunmen murder man,
FINANCIAL CRIMES: Bankers under EFCC searchlight
There is no consensus among bankers or lawyers as to whether the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) can lawfully require bankers to declare their assets, but stakeholders believe it is a key step in the battle against the unholy romance between politicians and bankers who perpetrate financial crimes ,writes ROBERT EGBE. They hatched the
Court of Appeal judgment on the Kwara Hijab crisis
Incorporated Trustees of Christian Association of Nigeria & Ors V. Kwara State Government & Ors Citation: LOR (20/09/2019) CA In The Court of Appeal of Nigeria On Thursday, the 20th day of September, 2019 CA/IL/108/2016 Before Their Lordships MOJEED ADEKUNLE OWOADE, Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria SA’IDU TANKO HUSSEIN, Justice of The
Three remanded over Ekiti by-election killings
By Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado-Ekiti Three suspects, Adenijo Olusola aka Solar, Paul Folorunso, and Adebayo Serifat have been remanded in an Ado-Ekiti correctional centre for alleged murder. The suspects were yesterday brought before Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in the state capital charged with conspiracy, murder and attempted murder. Read Also: INEC publishes list of candidates for
19 die, 34 injured in Kaduna-Abuja road crash
By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna No fewer than 19 commuters have died and 34 others injured in an auto crash on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway. The crash occurred on Sunday in the Kateri area of the expressway. Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan said the accident happened when the tyre
Why Lagos couldn’t access UBE fund, by Rep
By Kofoworola Belo-Osagie and Oyebola Owolabi Lagos and some other states could not access the Universal Basic Education (UBE) fund, despite paying their counterpart funding because of deductions from the fund during the COVID-19 crisis, it was learnt yesterday. Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, said this
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