The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Monday 9th August 2021
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 09/08/21
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Abakaliki shutdown as residents obey IPOB-sit-at-home order
By Ogochukwu Anioke, Abakaliki Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, was shut down on Monday as residents heeded the call for a sit-at-home protest by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group had called for the exercise to protest the arrest and detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government. Schools, Shops, banks
I didn’t disobey Osinbajo’s directive- Malami
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, has dismissed reports he disobeyed the directives of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on All Progressives Congress (APC) State Congresses. On the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, Osinbajo had convened a meeting of senior lawyers within the APC on July 30 with a view
Senate panel to recommend breakup of police operations
By Yusuf Alli, Abuja To make the police responsive, pro-active and effective in the face of a breakdown of internal security, the Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment is considering a proposal that will tinker with the structure of the police. The committee resorted to adjustment of the structure because the members failed to agree
Pressure mounts on PDP chairman Secondus to quit
• Party’s House of Reps caucus, pressure group withdraw support •‘ Those calling for my exit are incompetent’ • APC national secretary under fire from Akwa Ibom ward executives By Gbade Ogunwale, Abuja and AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna, Bassey Anthony, Uyo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman Uche Secondus’ woes increased at the weekend
Southeast governors, IPOB clash over ‘ghost’ Monday
ByNwanosike Onu, Awka; Sunny Nwankwo, Umuahia; Chris Njoku, Owerri; Damian Duruiheoma, Enugu; Ogochukwu Anioke, Abakaliki; and Emma Elekwa, Onitsha Southeast governors yesterday urged residents to ignore the sit-at-home directive by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group had urged Ndigbo to stay home to protest the arrest and detention of its leader Nnamdi
Grace schools certified HP Innovation & Digital Education Academy (IDEA) schools
Grace Schools Gbagada, Lagos have been certified by HP as Innovation and Digital Idea School after over 130 Grace Schools educators became HP IDEA associates with 8 educators as HP IDEA fellows. Grace Schools have also been certified and decorated as a High Profile HP IDEA Schools. The Schools’ certification and decoration came as a
NAF foils bandits’ attempt to abduct travellers in Zamfara
By Okodili Ndidi, Abuja Another attempt by bandits to abduct commuters in Gusau Town in Zamfara State has been foiled by the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji, The Nation reliably gathered. A military source, said a Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet, “while returning from a mission at a location approximately 19.5 nautical miles South
Kano targets 1.2m farmers for agro-pastoral project
The Kano State Government has said that 1.2 million farmers would benefit from the State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP), an Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)-supported project. The state Deputy Governor, Dr Nasiru Yusuf-Gawuna, who disclosed this in a chat with reporters yesterday in Kano, said the five-year project would assist in boosting agricultural productivity and livestock
Controversy trails alleged cut in Yobe councils’ workers’ pay
By Duku Joel, Damaturu As the controversy over the cut in the salaries of local government workers in Yobe State continues to rage, the state government has stated that it took the decision in the overall interest of the workers, adding that it was better to reduce their salaries than an outright sack of workers.
Let’s take war to bandits’ enclave, COAS tells troops
By Augustine Okezie, Katsina The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has said that armed bandits that are threatening the peace in the Northwest and the entire country are no spirits but fellow humankind who usually come down to the communities to spend their loots and interact with them. He called for vigilance
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