The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Saturday 28th August 2021
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 28/08/21
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Ekweremadu lauds Enugu people as state clocks 30
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has felicitated the government and people of Enugu State as the state clocked 30 years on Friday. Ekweremadu, in a statement entitled “Enugu: 30 and Fledging” by his Media Adviser, Uche Anichukwu, poured encomiums on successive leaders of the state and the founding fathers, saying although there
Diri to Christians: defend your faith amid insecurity
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has reiterated his call on Christians to rise up in defence of the gospel and their faith in the face of troubling security challenges in the country. Diri made the call yesterday at separate courtesy visits by the General Overseer of Foursquare Gospel Church, Revd Sam Aboyeji and the Senior
Imo govt urges oil marketers to end strike, seeks reduction in transport fares
Imo State government has urged striking oil marketers and tanker drivers to suspend their actions and follow due process in the resolution of the conflict. It reiterated its earlier position that the strike is illegal since the contentious matter of judgment debt is before the Appeal Court. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon Declan
41 per cent of girls in Northwest still marry before the age of 15yr, says report
A non – governmental organisation, Save the Children International has said that 41 percent of girls in the Northwest still marry below the age of 15years. The organisation said this in its latest report titled “Reaching and Empowering Adolescents in Health (REACH)” carried out in Gombe, Kastina and Zamfara state. According to Save the Children,
Tinubu Support Organisation to empower 300 women in Kano
THE Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO), through the Women Entrepreneurs Forum (WEF), is set to assist no fewer than 300 women in Kano state. Director General of Tinubu Support Organisation, Hon. Aminu Suleiman, stated this during a town-hall meeting organised by the Women Entrepreneurs Forum. The meeting, held at Plot 15C, Gidan Ladi Haladu, along Zaria
EFCC invitation: Al-Makura’s hands are clean, says group
A socio-political group, Progressive for Umar Tanko Al-Makura has disclosed that the ex- governor’s records as Nasarawa State Governor between 2011-2019 are clean. The group was responding to a recent statement issued by some groups in the state commending the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) for inviting Al-Makura for alleged misappropriation of funds while
FG earmarks N8.5bn for Conditional Cash Transfer in Katsina — State coordinator
THE Federal Government has earmarked a sum of N8.5billion for distribution to beneficiaries under its Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme to lift over 144, 000 households out of poverty in Katsina State. Coordinator of the scheme in Katsina State, Alhaji Shafi’u Abdullahi, gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of (NAN) on Friday
Margaret Mayaki makes waves in UK
FOR Dr. Margaret Ade Mayaki, it has been a case of ‘seek the kingdom of God first and all other things will be added unto you.’ After secondary school education in Nigeria, she moved to the UK where she was educated at the Crown College for Further Studies at Kings Cross, London where she also
OPM founder Apostle Chibuzor steps up
POPULARLY known as the Founder of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Gift Chinyere Chibuzor has joined the list of men of God cruising in Rolls-Royce, a car meant only for the wealthy. Social Circuit gathered that the Rolls-Royce Ghost sedan car cost him about $314,400. It was also learnt that the General Overseer had once
Wigwe, Emefiele support Khalifa Sanusi’s dream
THE 60th birthday of the former Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammad Sanusi II, was not just a birthday where people meet, eat and dance. It was far beyond that. At the ceremony held at the Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor presented a new book – “For
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