The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Thursday 12th August 2021
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 12/08/21
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Police arrest 28 suspects at Lagos black spot
By Precious Igbonwelundu Police have The suspects, the police said, were arrested on Tuesday in the Canal area of Ago-Okota, a suburb.arrested 28 suspected miscreants in a night raid of a black spot in Lagos. A statement by spokesman Adekunle Ajisebutu said the raid was consistent with the determination of Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu
N10.7b Ponzi scheme: 22-year-old gets N2b bail
By Robert Egbe A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday granted bail to a 22-year-old man, Joshua Adeyinka Kayode, was alleged to have defrauded 170 people of N10.7 billion via a Ponzi scheme. Justice Nicholas Oweibo admitted Kayode to bail in the sum of N2 billion with two sureties in like sum. The sureties, the
Troops push to reclaim forests from bandits
From AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen Farouk Yahaya has said the Army will soon reclaim the forests occupied by bandits and terrorists, and stop the hoodlums from launching further attacks. The Army chief was responding to Kaduna State Deputy Governor Dr. Hadiza Balarabe’s call for more troops to curb hoodlums’ attacks
Kebbi: 146 die of cholera, 20 councils affected
By Khadija Saidu, Birnin-Kebbi Over 146 persons have died of cholera in Kebbi State, Chief Medical Director of Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital, Dr Aminu Haliru-Bunza said yesterday. He also said that 20 of the state’s 21 local councils were grappling with the disease. Speaking further, he said 2,208 persons have been hospitalised, stressing that the
‘Govt must solve water crisis to tackle cholera, others’
By Joseph Jibueze The Federal Government must address the water crisis to tackle the spread of diseases, an environmental engineer and former steering committee member of the Nigeria Water and Sanitation Association (NIWASA), Peter Onyeri, has said. According to him, the water crisis in the country is real. “Most of what is consumed in Nigeria
Court declines Okorocha’s plea to stop takeover of his properties
By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday turned down an application by former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha for an interim injunction stopping the state government from taking further steps on his property allegedly marked for confiscation. Okorocha’s lawyer, Oba Maduabuchi (SAN), had informed the court, at the resumed hearing in
Council boss alerts residents to third wave
The Ojodu Local Council Development Area Chairman, Mr David Olusegun Odunmbaku, has alerted the residents on the third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. Odunmbaku made this known during house to house sensitisation on the COVID-19 third wave and Delta variant of the pandemic. The Council boss also advised the residents to adhere to
FCT gets $15m World Bank intervention funds
From Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) yesterday said it has received $15million of the World Bank’s $750million given to Nigeria as COVID-19 Intervention fund. FCT Permanent Secretary, Olusade Adesola, spoke when he inaugurated a steering committee to pilot the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) programme. The Permanent Secretary, represented
Toll payment returns on 5,050km Federal Highways
By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja Payment of toll on some federal highways will return soon, Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola said yesterday. The tolling will begin after the roads have been fixed, he added. According to the former Lagos State Governor, yesterday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting approved a memorandum his ministry presented to
WHO testing Artesunate, two other drugs for treatment of severe cases
From Moses Emorinken, Abuja The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday announced the next phase in its Solidarity Trial, which will test three new drugs for their potential in reducing the risk of death in enrolled and hospitalised COVID-19 patients. The drugs are: artesunate, imatinib and infliximab. They were donated for the trial by their manufacturers.
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