Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 5th August 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 5th August 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Govt fighting corruption with kid gloves –Ajobena
Air Vice Marshal Frank Ajobena (rtd) is a former military administrator of Abia State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State. In this interview with OLA JAMES, he speaks on recent developments in the state chapter of the party, his call for death penalty as panacea for corruption as well
It’s not too late to rescue Nigeria, says Baba-Ahmed
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed is the Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF). He recently appeared on PIVOTAL, a news programme on Channels Television, where he spoke on agitations for secession in some parts of the country, calls for restructuring as well as the trial of Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu, among others.
Anambra: Ozigbo and the battle for PDP ticket
OKEY MADUFORO reports on the steps being taken by Mr. Valentine Ozigbo to rally stakeholders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State to ward-off opposition to his candidacy for the forthcoming governorship election in the state There is no doubt that Valentine Ozigbo’s name was not in the calculation of pundits
Amnesty Int’l launches campaign to end Twitter suspension
Global human rights group, Amnesty International (AI), yesterday launched an online campaign geared towards pressuring the Federal Government to lift its indefinite suspension of Twitter in the country. The organisation said the suspension was unlawful and a further attempt by President Muhammadu Buhari to crack down on freedom of expression. According to the group, Nigerians
Ex-presidential candidate, Olawepo-Hashim joins APC
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Trust (PT) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Gbenga Olawepo- Hashim, has joined the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). In a statement yesterday, Olawepo-Hashim said he was opting for the APC to actualise his vision as the party is a reasonable pathway for the preservation of the unity and progress
Gani Adams applauds judge for release of Igboho’s aides
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has commended Justice Obiora Egwuatu’s ruling granting the 12 aides of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, bail after spending 32 days in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Iba Adams, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Kehinde Aderemi,
Ugwuanyi to administrators: Relocate to your area for intelligence gathering
Determined to stem security challenges in the state, the Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has directed the newly sworn-in 68 Development Area Administrators to relocate to their areas and take charge immediately. This was as he directed that them to engage all traditional rulers, presidents of town unions, religious leaders, youth organisations, women organisations, the
N’Assembly: Anambra lawmakers post 141 bills, Jigawa 22 in 2 years
Female lawmakers from Anambra State in the ninth National Assembly led the pack in terms of sponsorship of bills as the state posted a total of 141 bills in the first two years of the Assembly. Conversely, 14 lawmakers from Jigawa State were able to make do with only 22 bills during the same period
Imo: Uzodinma reappoints disrobed Attorney-General
In a clear defiance to the Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, yesterday reappointed the Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice of the state, Mr. Cyprian Akaolisa, who was disrobed and banned from practice for five years by the LPDC. Akaolisa was sanctioned by the
Ikeja Hotel Plc, not afraid of competition–Netufo
The Managing Director of Ikeja Hotel Plc, owners of the Federal Palace Hotel and Casino Lagos, Sheraton Abuja Hotel and Sheraton Lagos Hotel, Theophilus Eniola Netufo, has said that hospitality businesses have the professional expertise and goodwill to withstand any competition in the sector. Netufo made the statement while responding to a question a stakeholder
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