Thisday Newspaper News Today Monday 9th August 2021
Top Nigeria news Dailies Update from Thisday Newspaper News Today 09/08/21
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Bayelsa Utd Shock Nasarawa to Win Aiteo Cup
By Duro Ikhazuagbe Bayelsa United yesterday shocked Nigeria’s topflight team, Nasarawa United to win the Aiteo Cup for the first time in Benin City. The team from Yenagoa defeated Nasarawa 4-3 in penalty shootout after regulation scored deadlocked 2-2 at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. However, Bayelsa’s victory has thrown up issues not envisaged by Nigeria
2023: Who Leads Nigeria?
•With 559 days to election, search for a new president begins Obinna Chima With exactly 559 days to the 2023 presidential election, the search for a new leader for Africa’s most populous country and largest economy – Nigeria – has begun. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had early in the year announced Saturday, February
As ‘Big Brother’ Settles in
Edifying Elucidations BY Okey ikechukwu okey.ikechukwu@thisdaylive.com The sixth season of the Big Brother show started last month. The winner of this ‘Shine Ya Eye’ edition is expected to go home with a grand prize of N90 million. A handsome fee for doing nothing meaningful, alongside others of no particular definition, while the rest of the
Paris 2024 Comes Knocking as ‘Pandemic’ Tokyo 2020 Games End
As Tokyo 2020 closed in a sea of colour amid tribute videos, fireworks, a light show and performances featuring traditional and modern elements, the empty stands at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium yesterday best symbolised the first Olympics to feature social distancing. As the baton was passed to Paris 2024, and International Olympic Committee president Thomas
Ogala: Why APC Congresses Remain a Nullity in Eyes of Law
•Says all party structures hitherto dissolved must be re-instated from NEC to ward executives •Explains PDP, Jegede didn’t challenge votes cast but nomination of APC candidate Former National Legal Adviser of the APC, Mr. Babatunde Ogala (SAN), has again advanced legal reasons why the All Progressives Congress (APC) congresses remained a nullity in the eyes
With Planned Dividend Payout, NNPC Prepares for Life Outside FG’s Control
•Corporation’s April expenditure rises by 17.2% to N492.05bn Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is assiduously working towards the payment of dividends to its shareholders, notably the federal, state and local governments, to satisfy one of the conditions for listing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX),
FG Begins Implementation of CBN’s N250bn Gas Expansion Fund
•Targets 3m jobs •Absence of cars for conversion, high gas price hurting autogas initiative Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos The federal government has commenced the implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) N250 billion intervention fund for the National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP), which is expected to create about three
SERAP Urges Buhari to Probe Unappropriated Spending of N881bn by 367 MDAs
Udora Orizu in Abuja Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) and the appropriate anti-corruption agencies to investigate the reported spending of over N880 billion of public funds by 367 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)
How Billionaire Businessman, Capt Hosa, 63, Died of Pancreatic Cancer
Deji Elumoye in Abuja and Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City After months of a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer at a London hospital, billionaire businessman and Chairman of Ocean Marine Solutions Limited, Captain Idahosa Okunbo, has passed on. He was aged 63. Although doctors, family sources hinted, had pegged March as his likely month
LCCI: Spending 98% of FG’s Revenue on Debt Service Worrisome
•Advises government to securitise assets to enhance revenue Dike Onwuamaeze Worried that the federal government spent 98 per cent of its revenue to service debt between January to May 2021, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) yesterday advised government to evolve innovative ways of using its idle assets to boost public revenue and
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