Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 8th November 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 8th November 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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2023: Tinubu’s return revs up political activities
Barely four weeks after the return of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to Nigeria from a medical trip in the United Kingdom, his Lagos and Abuja residences have turned to a Mecca of sort, thereby fueling speculations on his 2023 aspiration. WALE ELEGBEDE and ANAYO EZEGWU report
Nigerian leaders play too much politics to the detriment of governance – Akika
Barr. Anthony Akika is the Coordinator, Osinbajo Grassroots Organization, North Central Zone and a former Acting Secretary to the Nasarawa State Government. In this interview with CHEKE EMMANUEL, he speaks on the group’s push for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to join the 2023 presidential race, electronic transmission of election results and other sundry issues. Excerpts:
Justice Odili saga and government’s shaky alibi
The Federal Government investigation into the October 29, 2021, raid of the residence of Justice Mary Peter Odili is at pace, but the administration’s prompt action may not absolve it of complicity. That’s why the Supreme Court, quite unusual, has commenced its separate probe into the puzzling invasion of the home of the second most
Again, Nigerians were on October 29 treated to another theatre of the absurd, when security operatives invaded the home of a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili, to execute a search warrant. The warrant was allegedly obtained from a magistrate court, which the Magistrate later revoked. The invasion took Nigerians back to the
The world is better with multilateralism
Olalekan A. Babatunde Going by the increasing disposition to unilateralism, it is easy to assert that the world is inclining more towards selfseeking as against the promise made at the end of the World War II in the establishment of the United Nations. That pledge among nations was to pursue common goals through cooperation and
JUST IN: INEC Declares Anambra Guber Election Inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Anambra Governorship Election inconclusive. Professor Florence Obi, the Returning Officer of the election, made the declaration at INEC head office in Awka, the Anambra capital late on Monday. She cited the disruption of election in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state as the major
Anambra decides: APGA’s Soludo awaits INEC declaration, wins 16 of 21 LGAs
Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) looks good to become the next governor of Anambra State. He is currently leading his major opponents – Valentine Ozigbo of PDP, Andy Uba of APC and Ifeanyi Uba of YPP – in the ongoing gubernatorial election of Anambra, in more than two-thirds
Court summons lawyer for ‘failing to produce’ suspect in $32m fraud charge
Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court in Lagos has summoned a lawyer, Mr. O. Awowole, to show cause why he should not be sanctioned for failing to present a suspect, Princess Oluwatoyin Kolade, that he allegedly undertook to produce in court. The judge ordered Awowole to appear Monday following Kolade’s failure to
EPL: West Ham stun Liverpool to go third
West Ham stunned Liverpool as they secured a huge victory that moved them above their opponents into third in the Premier League and dented the Reds’ title hopes. Liverpool went into this game looking to set a new club record of 26 league games unbeaten, as well as get a win that would move
Fuel Scarcity Hits Kano, as locals blame IPMAN
Heavy queues have returned to Kano filling stations, prompting people to accuse the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) for creating an artificial scarcity. Already most filling stations visited by our Correspondent were padlocked with no sign of activities, while motorists moved about looking for the commodity. Reports indicate that speculation of a possible increase in
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