Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 2nd July 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 2nd July 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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APC chairmanship: Gladiators jostle for Buni’s seat
Felix Nwaneri reports on the race for the national chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which has seen some gladiators throwing their hats in the ring despite keeping their plans to themselves It is a mind game as the battle for the national chairmanship position of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gathers momentum even
NASS: Furore over leaking roof
CHUKWU DAVID reports how last Tuesday’s heavy downpour led to leakages in the roof of the National Assembly complex and the attendant public reaction that trailed the matter There was a heavy downpour in the nation’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, last week Tuesday, June 22, which lasted for several hours. The rainfall, which started
Ondo guber: The rough path to the Supreme Court
ADEWALE MOMOH reports on the legal battle over the Ondo State governorship election between Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which has shifted to the Supreme Court It is no longer news that the Ondo State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party
Wike predicts mass defection in APC, PDP soon
…alleges plot by Rivers’ lawmakers against him Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has predicted a mass defection of politicians in both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) between now and December, noting that politicians will realign ahead of the 2023 general elections. The governor said although defection is an
Osinbajo: Taxes, miners’ harassment, disincentives to prospective investors
…says resource extraction triggers criminality Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that multiple taxes, harassment of licensed miners and their staff as well as closure of mining sites by state governments were disincentives to investors in the mining sector in the country. Osinbajo, who called for collaboration between the government and the host communities made
Insecurity: UniAbuja seeks funding for perimeter fence
Following the increasing rate of insecurity, especially the kidnapping of students in schools, the University of Abuja has said it needs billions of Naira to complete the perimeter fencing of the institution. Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, who made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja while briefing newsmen to mark his second
Kaduna Court to rule on El-Zakzaky’s case July 28
A Kaduna High Court, yesterday, adjourned to July 28 for ruling on the defence counsel’s no-case-submission in the trial of the leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibraheem Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat. Justice Gideon Kurada adjourned the case after the prosecution and counsel to the defendants addressed the court on the no case
Ortom: I won’t defect to APC
…says he’s under pressure to repeal grazing law As some Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continue to defect to the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, yesterday, said he won’t decamp, but remain in the PDP. Governor Ortom said he has no reason to
Ogun Assembly passes bill renaming college after Awujale of Ijebuland
The Ogun House of Assembly yesterday passed a bill seeking to alter the name of the Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE) to the Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology, Omu-Ajose, Ijebu. The institution was renamed after the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona. The Chairman, House Committee on Education,
Prices rise on OPEC+ output, demand prospects
Cruse oil prices rose about 2% on Thursday on indications that OPEC+ producers could increase output more slowly than expected in coming months, while rising global fuel demand would continue to tighten supply. Nigeria and other members of OPEC, a report by Reuters read, are planning to add 2 million additional supply to market between
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