The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Tuesday 17th August 2021
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 17/08/21
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Male colleagues should double their hustle-Lota Chukwu
Nollywood actress Lota Chukwu has advised her male colleagues to have multiple sources of income like their female colleagues. There has been a debate on why most women in the movie industry are more successful than males. An industry watcher, Yemi Hazan had taken to social media to query the gender pay gap in Nollywood.
Olu of Warri: Missing crown can’t stop coronation, says prince
Uncle to the Olu of Warri-Designate Prince Yemi Emiko has allayed fears over the coronation of Prince Tsola Emiko on Saturday following the widely reported missing crown. Emiko, who is chairman of coronation media and publicity committee, said the missing crown will not stop the exercise. Read Also: Olu of Warri: Police declare two princes wanted
Urhobo, Itsekiri chart youths’ agenda for 2023
Urhobo and Itsekiri youths have met in Warri, Delta State, to chart youths’ agenda for the governorship position in 2023. The youths, under the aegis of United Urhobo Youths Association/Middle-aged Leaders (UUYA/ML), led by Mr. Isaac Omemedia, who visited the Itsekiri National Youth Council (INYC) at Ikengbuwa Primary School, Warri, noted that the meeting became
Community celebrates new yam festival
The people of Akam Oghe community in Ezeagu Local Government of Enugu State have celebrated the 2021 new yam festival. Community leaders led by the town union President, Celestine Ukwuani; the Traditional Prime Minister, Chief Edwin Umeh; cabinet members; the Igwe-elect, Onyeka Ofodile; friends and well-wishers attended the ceremony held at Akam Oghe Civic Centre.
N17.5b: Bayelsa post-flood committee denies NGO’s claim against Dickson
The Bayelsa State Post-Flood Management Committee has said it received N552,000,000 from public-spirited individuals during the 2012 floods. A report obtained from the Secretary of the committee, Mr. Iniruo Wills, said the committee received N500million from the Chairman of Globacom, Otunba Mike Adenuga. It stated further that the Bayelsa State Government under Senator Seriake Dickson
Protesters decry soldiers’ destruction of property
Indigenes of Oghede in Ovia Northeast Local Government of Edo State, yesterday protested the alleged destruction of their buildings and tombs by soldiers, who, they said, claimed ownership of the land. The protesters, who carried placards, alleged that the soldiers came from Ekenwan Barracks in Benin. They wondered how the military would allegedly acquire their
Itsekiri threaten shutdown of Chevron’s operations over graduate casualisation
Itsekiri youths under the aegis of the National Association of Itsekiri Graduates (NAIG) Worldwide have promised to shut down operations of Chevron Nigeria Ltd (CNL). They said they would do this because the company failed to regularise the employment of the Itsekiri, who went through its vocational training programmes (VTPS/OTP2 and VTP6). NAIG President Ben
Group hails Enugu for moving to ban open grazing
A group, the Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), yesterday hailed the Enugu State Government and the House of Assembly for moving to ban open grazing of cattle through legislation. The anti-open grazing bill last week went through the second reading at the House of Assembly. ADF spokesman Abia Onyike, yesterday in a statement in Enugu advised
Buhari meets security chiefs Thursday
President Muhammadu Buhari will engage with Security Chiefs on Thursday to take an assessment of security developments across the country in the past few weeks. The President, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on Tuesday, is expected to receive updates on the fight against terrorism, banditry
Commission seeks end to Kaduna communities’ crises
Bothered about the recurring communal crisis in some communities of Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State and determined to proffer a lasting solution, the Kaduna Peace Commission (KAPECOM) has converged a meeting of key stakeholders from the Chawai Chiefdom on possible solutions and way forward. The meeting, which was held at the Commission’s office
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