The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Monday 28th February 2022
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 28/02/22
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BREAKING: INEC publishes Notice for 2023 polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the Notice of Election (Form EC60A) for the 2023 general elections. The electoral body had released a comprehensive timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 polls at the weekend. The Commission tweeted @inecnigeria: “And in line with the first activity in the Timetable and Schedule of
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Teenage lady tries to sell abducted boy
An 18-year-old woman in Adamawa State has been allegedly caught trying to sell a boy she abducted. Blessing John reportedly confessed to abducting nine-year-old Elkanah Samuel in Michika intending to sell him in Mubi to a prearranged buyer. It was said that she wanted to buy a car and a house from the proceeds. Elkanah
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Veteran Nollywood actor Lari Williams dies
Veteran actor Chief Lari Williams is dead. He was 81. The actor passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at his home in Ikom, Cross River State. The late Williams was famous for his roles in hit soap operas like Village Headmaster, Ripples, and Mirror in The Sun. Until his death, he was a poet,
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2023: Middle Belt group urges Atiku to run for president
A middle Belt group known as Atiku Support Organisation (ASO) has thrown its weight behind former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, advising him to contest next year’s presidential election. ASO also urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to endorse him as its consensus candidate. According to a statement by the North Central Zonal Coordinator, ASO, Anngu
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NURTW queries Oluomo
The national body of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has queried the Lagos State Council Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, over alleged insubordination and anti-union activities The letter dated February 14, signed by the General Secretary of the union, Alhaji Kabiru Ado Yau, accused Akinsanya of refusing to carry out
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Gunmen kill 17, abduct 57 in Niger, Kaduna attacks
Bandits attacked three local government areas in Niger and Kaduna over the weekend, killing 17 persons. In the Kaduna attack, which took place in Birnin-Gwari council, seven persons were killed and 57 taken away on Saturday, The Nation learnt. In Mashegu and Lavun councils of Niger State, 10 persons were killed and an uncertain number
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Suspected killers of police sergeant arrested in Ogun
Five suspected cultists on the wanted list of Ogun State police command have been arrested in their hideout off Molipa Road in the Ijebu-Ode area of the state. Police said the suspects were involved in several cult clashes in which many died including one Sergeant Akeem Oseni attached to Igbeba division. Detectives reportedly stormed the
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NDLEA intercepts 649,300 Tramadol capsules in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 649,300 capsules of Tramadol 225mg and 809,850 Euros cash from Pakistan, Austria and Italy at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The Agency also blocked various quantities of Heroin and other illicit drugs from being exported to the United States, United Kingdom and Canada,
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Boko Haram kills eight, razes village in Borno
No fewer than eight persons were killed in attacks by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. The insurgents invaded Mandaragirau and Ghuma villages in the council on Saturday night, killed eight residents and wounded a number of persons. Troops had thwarted an attack by ISWAP terrorists
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Arepo residents seek pedestrian bridge
Residents of Arepo town, a border community between Ogun and Lagos states, have lamented the daily exposure to danger crossing the highway to commute to and from Lagos. They decried the absence of a pedestrian bridge for communities on the newly-constructed Lagos-Ibadan Expressway especially at the entrance of the community. In a statement, the Secretary
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