Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Wednesday 14th April 2021
Top Nigeria News Dailies Update from Newspaper Headlines Today this Afternoon
Read also
Scores flee Borno town as Boko Haram mounts fresh attack
From Timothy Olanrewaju Maiduguri Scores of residents of Damasak, a troubled town in Borno, have fled to neighbouring communities in Niger Republic following a fresh round of attacks by Boko Haram, the second in a week. Sources including local officials not authorised to speak to newsmen on security matters told Daily Sun that Boko Haram
The Sun Nigeria.
Ebube Agu: Igbo journalists applaud governors, call for legislation
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja A group of media professionals, the United Igbo Journalists Forum (UIJF), have commended the recent move by South-East governors to establish a joint security outfit for the region, known as “Ebube Agu”. The group observed that, although the floating of Ebube Agu is a bit behind schedule, given the frightening level
The Sun Nigeria.
Borno governor remembers Chibok schoolgirls’ abduction
From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has urged Nigerians to sustain prayers for the eventual release of Chibok schoolgirls and other persons in Boko Haram captivity. Governor Zulum, in a message released through his spokesman, Isa Gusau, on Wednesday, to remember the seven years since the schoolgirls’ abduction, said he felt pained
The Sun Nigeria.
Anambra guber: Action Alliance mulls merging with major party
From Okwe Obi, Abuja Ahead of the Anambra State governorship election, the National Chairman of the Action Alliance (AA), Chief Kenneth Udeze, has said the party would likely go into alliance with any major party that would share its political views. Udeze, who stated this at the inauguration of a 25- member executive committee to
The Sun Nigeria.
Northern group cautions OPC leader over comments against Zamfara gov
From Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto The Northern Nigerian Youths Solidarity For Peace and Development (NOPED) has expressed its concern on the recent utterances of leader of the Odua People Congress, Chief Ganiyu Adams. The group described as unwarranted the attack on Governor Bello Mutawalle of Zamfara by the OPC leader over the governor recent view on
The Sun Nigeria.
JAMB staff intranet site hacked, scammers steal N10 million
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) disclosed on Wednesday that its intranet site was hacked by scammers, causing confusion among people involved in the registration and conduct of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB said that dozens of scammers succeeded in altering profiles of the Board’s ad hoc
The Sun Nigeria.
Bagudu commends boat operators in Kebbi, Benin republic borders
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has commended operators of engine boats and canoes plying Dole Kaina-Lolo waterways for striving to promote economic activities between Nigeria and the two neighbouring countries of Niger and the Republic of Benin. The governor made the commendation while addressing people engaged in marine transport
The Sun Nigeria.
Malaria control: Bagudu approves fumigation of drainages in 4 emirates
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has approved the fumigation and desilting all the drainages across the state. The state government will also conduct the quarterly fumigation of the four emirate councils spread across the state. This was disclosed by the Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Solid Minerals, Hayatuddeen Ahmad
The Sun Nigeria.
DSS invites youth leaders over planned protest at Abuja airport
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja National President of the Nigeria Youth Union (NYU) Chinonso Obasi has been invited by the Department of State Security Services (DSS) alongside other youth leaders involved in the plan to disrupt official activities at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to explain why they want to shut down the airport in protest.
The Sun Nigeria.
Gombe rep donates patrol vehicles to NSCDC, empowerment kits to constituency
From Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe Hajiya Aishatu Jibir Dukku, a lawmaker representing Dukku, Nafada, Gombe, in the House of Representatives, has donated two Hilux patrol vehicles to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) and one Hilux patrol vehicle to a vigilante group in her constituency. The lawmaker, who the make a contribution as part
The Sun Nigeria.
COVID-19: Denmark terminates use of AstraZeneca vaccine
Denmark has ceased giving the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine amid concerns about rare cases of blood clots, the first country to do so entirely. The move is expected to delay the country’s vaccination programme by several weeks, reports the BBC. Drug watchdog the European Medicines Agency last week announced a possible link with clots but
20 children die in Niger school blaze
At least 20 children have died after they became trapped in a fire at a school in Niger’s capital, Niamey. It started late on Tuesday afternoon when the children were in lessons, many in straw-hut classrooms, reports the BBC. The flames blocked the school gate, so most pupils had to escape over a wall,
Scammers divert JAMB’s ad hoc staff’s allowances
Regina Otokpa, Abuja Over a dozen fraudsters have diverted over N10 million from an intranet site of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), after altering profiles of the Board’s ad hoc staff, carting away their allowances. Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, said the fraud was uncovered after a careful
Man, 18, stabs friend to death over mobile phone in Adamawa
Clement Ekong, Yola The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested one Abdulkarim Adamu for allegedly stabbing his friend, Ayuba Hassan, with a knife to death during a fight over an Infinix mobile phone in Mubi North Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), of the Command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who also confirmed
DSS invites youth leaders over planned Abuja airport protest
Regina Otokpa, Abuja Department of State Services (DSS), has invited leaders of the Nigeria Youth Union (NYU), National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), to explain reasons behind the plan to disrupt official activities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Also invited were group leaders of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), National Association of Colleges of Education
Bitcoin hits record before landmark Coinbase listing on Nasdaq
Bitcoin hit a record of $62,741 on Tuesday, extending its 2021 rally to new heights a day before the listing of Coinbase shares in the United States. The largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange’s listing on the Nasdaq on Wednesday is considered a landmark victory for cryptocurrency advocates, reports Reuters. Bitcoin is the world’s biggest
JUST IN: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident claims 2 lives
An accident involving two trucks at the NASFAT U-Turn on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday morning, has claimed the lives of two motor boys while leaving the two drivers and a commercial motorcyclist seriously injured.
Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently presiding over the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari, is still in London where, according to the Presidency, he is undergoing a routine medical checkup. At the commencement of the meeting, council members observed a minute silence in honor
Edo 2020: Basketball Premier League to resume soon as Kida commends FG, LOC
Charles Ogundiya, Benin The Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBF) has assured stakeholders that the Premier League will soon resume. President of the Federation, Musa Kida, gave this cheering news in Benin during the final of the basketball event of the 20th National Sports Festival. “We are on the verge of concluding a deal with our sponsor,
Biden ready to announce US withdrawal, even as peace eludes Afghanistan
President Joe Biden’s planned announcement on Wednesday of a complete U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 aims to close the book on America’s longest war, as critics warn that peace is anything but assured after two decades of fighting. As officials disclosed Biden’s pullout plans, the U.S. intelligence community renewed deep concerns on
Read also
You can also check
