The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Tuesday 1st March 2022
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 01/03/22
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Worsening petrol scarcity cripples cities, businesses
By Nwanosike Onu, Awka; John Ofikhenua, Frank Ikpefan, Abuja; Toba Adedeji, Osogbo; Simon Utebor, Yenagoa; Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta; Okungbowa Aiwerie, Asaba; Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan; Chris Njoku, Owerri and Elo Edremoda, Warri Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Osogbo worst-hit TUC mulls industrial action Petrol scarcity worsened across the country yesterday, crippling cities and hitting businesses hard. Coupled with
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Police kill suspected robbery kingpin
Police in Delta have killed the suspected leader of a robbery gang simply identified as Getay, in Warri South council of the state. Police spokesman Bright Edafe confirmed the development yesterday in Warri. He said operatives of ‘B’ Division, Warri patrol team shot and wounded the notorious armed robber on Friday during a shootout. “In
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Vandalised tracks caused train derailment
The derailment of a Lagos-Kano passenger train on Saturday was caused by track vandalism, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), said yesterday. Deputy Director, Public Relations, Yakub Mahmood, who disclosed this in a statement, said the Derailment, which occurred at Bode Sadu-Jebba Section, was without any casualty because it involved two baggage vans. He said the
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Boko Haram kills 15 in Borno villages
By Duku Joel, Maiduguri and AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna Not fewer than 17 villagers have been killed in the southern part of Borno State in what looks like a well-coordinated attack by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters. Governor Babagana Zulum recently raised the alarm over the presence of a large number
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Explosion rocks Kaduna hotel
An explosion shook a hotel in Kabala West, Kaduna South council of the state. Security sources said the blast, which happened on Sunday night, likely came from an improvised explosive device (IED). Eyewitnesses said they heard the deafening explosion from the premises of Dorino Hotel around 9:00pm. Police spokesman Muhammed Jalige told journalists that the
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‘Southeast’s support for Tinubu will be unprecedented’
A Group, South East for Tinubu (SET), has said former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will receive massive support in the Southeast and Southsouth during the 2023 presidential election. The convener, Nwosu Emmanuel, said in Awka after the group’s inaugural meeting that SET has begun massive mobilisation through public enlightenment and persuasion to ensure Tinubu wins
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Complete Sports publisher Ojeagbase dies
The founder and publisher of Complete Sports newspaper Sunny Ojeagbase is dead. He was 71. A statement signed by his son, Julius confirmed that his father passed away in Atlanta, USA, after a brief illness. Ojeagbase was an indigene of Edo state. He started out as the pioneer publisher of Sports Souvenir, a weekly newspaper,
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Ekiti monarch escapes kidnap
A first-class traditional ruler in Ekiti State, the Atah of Ayede Ekiti, Oba Abdulmumin Orisagbemi, has narrowly escaped being abducted by some gunmen. An eyewitness said the incident happened around 9pm on Sunday between Isan-Ekiti and Ayede Ekiti in Oye council of the state when the monarch was returning from a meeting. The witness said
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Adamu storms out of meeting with NANS after students’ attack
By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja, Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado-Ekiti, Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan and Onimisi Alao, Yola Education Minister Adamu Adamu yesterday stormed out of a meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) at the ministry’s conference room in Abuja. This happened when the students accused government officials of leaving the Education sector
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Dangote Cement gets award
The Dangote Cement has won the coveted West Africa’s Best Quality Cement Brand of the Decade award. The foremost cement manufacturer in Africa won the award with its novel Dangote 3X (42.5) brand. At the presentation in Lagos organised by the Institute of Brand Management of Nigeria (IBMN), Dangote Cement was adjudged as Africa’s number
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