Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Monday 19th April 2021
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Tottenham sacks Mourinho
BY BUNMI OGUNYALE Tottenham have sacked Jose Mourinho with the club on course to miss out on Champions League football this season. Mourinho, 58, replaced Mauricio Pochettino in November 2019 but has now been dismissed after a dismal domestic campaign and failure in the Europa League. The bombshell axing comes less than a week before
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IPAC accepts Rivers LG election result
From TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), in Rivers State, has endorsed the result of the Saturday’s Local Government Council Elections in Rivers State, as announced by the State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). IPAC has also stated that the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), should not be blamed for the
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Gombe Gov sets-up Commission of Inquiry to investigate violent protests in Billiri
From Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe The Governor of Gombe state, Inuwa Yahaya has constituted a commission of inquiry to investigate February’s violent protest that led to the loss of several lives and destruction of properties worth millions of naira as well as worshiping center in Billiri Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Speaking
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How killings in Nigeria motivated me to write a book – Teacher
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna A Kaduna based teacher and Founder of a Non-governmental Organisation, Diamond-Crest for Youth Education Foundation, Mr. Gideon Onyedi has said that bloodletting arising from ethno-religious, banditry and insurgency in Nigeria actually motivated him to write a book. Onyedi said killing and agitation for secession were not the best way to go,
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Buhari receives newly sworn Nigerien President
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the President of Niger Republic, Mohammed Bozoum at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Nigerien President, who recently won his country’s election and assumed office on April 3, is on a thank you visit to Nigeria. Bozoum, who arrived at the State House at 1:20
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Buhari receives briefings from Osinbajo
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received briefing from Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House, Abuja. The President had on Thursday last returned to the country after 16-day medical checkup. He left Nigeria on Tuesday, March 30, briefly after a security meeting with defense and intelligence chiefs, as well as
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Wukari Vasity Vice Chancellor wants speedy completion of Ibi bridge project
From Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The Vice Chancellor, Federal University Wukari Professor Jude Samani Rebo has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure speedy completion of the construction of Ibi bridge project in Taraba state. Rebo who made the appeal on Monday while speaking to newsmen in Wukari local government area of the state noted that
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Anambra: 2 feared dead as gunmen attack Zone 13 Police Headquarters
From Mokwugwo Solomon, Nnewi Gunmen had in the early hours of Monday, April 19, attacked the Zone13 Police headquarters in Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State. Information regards the circumstances leading to the attack was sketchy, as the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Nkiruka Nwode, was yet to come up with official statement
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COVID-19: NUJ re-echoes appeal for bail-out funds for media
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba The national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has again appealed to the Federal Government to approve bail out funds for the media industry as part of measures to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It would be recalled that in May, last year, the union wrote a
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Jose Mourinho sacked by Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham have sacked Jose Mourinho with the club on course to miss out on Champions League football this season. Mourinho, 58, replaced Mauricio Pochettino in November 2019 but has now been dismissed after a dismal domestic campaign and failure in the Europa League. The bombshell axing comes less than a week before Tottenham are set
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JUST IN: Hoodlums raze Anambra Police zonal HQ
*Two officers reportedly killed Suspected hoodlums have razed Zone 13 Police headquarters in Ukpo, Anambra State. No fewer than two policemen have died during the attack. Not less than four vehicles have also been burnt while fire fighters have arrived to put out the inferno. The development has heightened tension across the state, reports online
JUST IN: Spurs sack Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Tottenham after just 17 months in charge. The Portuguese replaced Mauricio Pochettino as Spurs manager in November 2019 and guided the club to sixth in the Premier League last season, reports the BBC. They are currently seventh, having picked up two points from their past three league games,
Oil drops as surging COVID-19 infections stoke demand concerns
Oil prices were lower on Monday as rising coronavirus infections in India and other countries prompted concerns that stronger measures to contain the pandemic will hit economic activity, along with demand for commodities such as crude. Brent crude was down 23 cents, or 0.3%, at $66.54 a barrel by 0426 GMT, after rising 6%
India’s daily COVID-19 cases rise by record 273,810
India reported a record rise in coronavirus infections of 273,810 on Monday, taking its overall case load past 15 million, second only to the United States globally. The country’s deaths from COVID-19 rose by a record 1,619 to reach a total of 178,769, according to health ministry data, reports Reuters.
Secession not way out, says Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Sunday said the Federal Government was working hard to improve national security and prevent all secession tendencies. Mohammed, who spoke in Lagos when he appeared on Bond FM radio programme, “Ibi Abasede,” urged Nigerians not to listen to promoters of secession. The Minister pointed out
COVID-19: S’African variant may ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine protection, Israeli study says
The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can break through the protection provided by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found. However, the variant’s prevalence in Israel is very low and the vaccine remains highly effective, reports Reuters. The study was released on the medRxiv
‘Pure greed’: Gary Neville slams clubs in European Super League
Former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville has reacted furiously to the news that six Premier League clubs have agreed to take part in a new breakaway European Super League. Shortly before Sunday night’s announcement, Neville said it was time to “wrestle back power” from the clubs involved, saying they were being motivated by
Tantalizers: COVID-19, operational cost spur losses
Volatility in the overall economic and business climate has confined earnings of Tantalizers Plc to a loss position. CHRIS UGWU reports Like most emerging markets, Nigeria’s hospitality industry is faced with a myriad of challenges, ranging from poor energy supply and insecurity to misconstrued internal perception, cynical global perspicacity, poor customer service and little
Atose: CBN’s fear over cryptocurrency accounts understandable
Olaniyi Atose is the Founder/Chief Executive Officer, KoinKoin, an outfit dealing in cryptocurrencies and e-wallet, among other financial services. In this interview with ABDULWAHAB ISA in Abuja, he sheds light on advantages of crypto and the regulations required to tackle criminal elements associated with it. Could you give us brief background of
United Nigeria’s traffic hits 25,000 in four weeks
Wole Shadare Chairman, United Nigeria Airline, Chief Obiora Okonkwo, says its operations, route expansion and additional aircraft acquisition will be done in phases to avoid biting more than they can chew. This is coming as the airline also assured of employing more Nigerians with the gradual increase of their operations within and outside
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