Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 26th June 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 26th June 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Why Nigeria must achieve 27% family planning target –Experts
Experts drawn from the health sector have stressed the need for Nigeria to meet the National Family Planning Target of 27 per cent, as this would help address issues of maternal mortality, sexual reproductive health, and population explosion among others. At a media chat organised by Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP) and
Lawan throws weight behind Ekiti Medical Science varsity
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has promised that he will ensure that the proposed Federal University of Medical and Environmental Sciences, Iyin-Ekiti, is actualised. Lawan made the promise while hosting community leaders from Iyin-Ekiti led by HRM, Oba Adeola Adeniyi Ajakaiye, who was in Abuja to contribute to the deliberations at the public
Lagos PDP to appeal sack of Doherty as chairman –Ogunkelu
The Chairman of Lagos State Elders Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Minister of Cooperation and Integration in Africa, Dr. Bimbo Ogunkelu, has said that the party will appeal the High Court’s judgment, which sacked Deji Doherty, as the state chairman of the party. Ogunkelu in a press statement said that the
APC’s fortunes brightened by reorganisation, reconciliation, says Buhari
…as 14 jostle for party ticket in Anambra President Muhammmadu Buhari has said that the fortunes of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have been brightened by the re-organisation and reconciliation of members across the country by National Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) led by the Yobe state governor, Malam Mai Mala Buni. This came
Kebbi boat mishap: No amount can compensate for loss of my 2 children –Victims’ father
The last is yet to be heard of the Kebbi boat mishap in Wara community in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State, which occurred on May 28, claiming over 100 lives, as the people continue to mourn their deaths and count their losses, with one of the parents lamenting that no amount can compensate
Anambra primary: Tension as Moghalu, Uba, Okwuosa, others battle for APC ticket
Tension can best describe the mood in the All Progressives Congress (APC) which is the only crisis free political party in Anambra State as nine aspirants battle for the gubernatorial ticket of the party today. The tension is made manifest following the last minute horse trading and intrigues by the aspirants at the party headquarters
Misconduct: JAMB to withdraw results of culpable candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned that any candidate found to have committed any form of misconduct during the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) would have his or her result withdrawn without delay. The Board issued the warning while stating that the first batch results comprising candidates who sat for the
Police arrest 3 kidnappers in Minna, as 9 years old boy escapes
Niger State Police Command has on Friday arrested three kidnappers who have been terrorizing parts of Minna the Niger state capital for conspiracy and kidnapping. Briefing Journalists, the Police Public Relations Officer DSP Wasiu Abiodun said the Police operatives attached to Tudun-Wada Division arrested three suspects; namely, Danjuma Mohammed aged 22 years, Mohammed Yasin, 20
EFCC arraigns 5 Port Harcourt Club officers over alleged N10m fraud
The Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former President of Port Harcourt Club 1928, Chief Diamond Tobin- West and four others for alleged conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of about N10million. The other officers arraigned alongside the former president, include Chief Morrison Ifeanyi Asimole;
Resident doctors give FG four weeks to resolve all pending issues
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the federal government four weeks to resolve all the “pending issues” involving the union. The doctors had embarked on a strike on April 1 to protest the failure of the government to fulfill an agreement signed with the union. NARD later suspended the strike on April
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