Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Monday 13th June 2022
Top Nigeria News Dailies Update from Newspaper Headlines Today this Afternoon
Read also
NBA begins registration for 2022 Annual General Conference
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has started registration for its 2022 Annual General Conference billed to hold in Lagos between 19th to 26th August, 2022. A statement signed by Tobenna Erojikwe, Chairman, Technical Committee on Conference Planning (TCCP), indicated that registration for the conference opened on 12th June, 2022 with an early bird registration
Man City complete signing of Haaland from Dortmund
Erling Haaland says he is “in the right place to fulfil his ambitions” after completing a £51.2m transfer to Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund. The 21-year-old scored 86 goals in 89 games for Dortmund and arrives at the Premier League champions as one of world football’s most coveted forwards, reports the BBC. He
Kalu hails former Head of State, Abubakar at 80
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has described former head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar as a patriotic statesman and selfless leader with passion for a prosperous and indivisible Nigeria. Extolling the virtues of the former Nigerian leader, Kalu commended Abubakar for his roles in the
NMA condemns abduction of 74-year-old doctor in Abia
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Abia State Government and security agencies to redouble their efforts in securing the release of Dr. Uwadinachi Iweha. A statement on Monday by the association’s President, Dr Uche Ojinmah in Abuja, condemned the kidnap of the victim. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Black Democracy Day: Terrorists kill 11 persons in Benue communities, burn several houses
It was a black Sunday that marked this year’s Democracy Day celebration as suspected Fulani terrorists yesterday launched a bloody attack on Igama, Edumoga Ehaje communities in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State leaving 11 people dead. This is just as some assailants also at the weekend shot dead an SS 3 student
Tanker Inferno: Okowa lauds driver for heroics
The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has commended Mr Ejiro Otarigho, driver of the petroleum truck that exploded at Agbarho, Ughelli North Local Government Area, on Saturday, for his uncommon heroism that averted a major disaster. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, Okowa said that the bravery and patriotism-propelled
…abduct 3 pastors in Kogi, demand N80m ransom
Gunmen have abducted three pastors on the Ochadamu-Okele- Ejule road in Ofu Local Government Area of the state, demanding the sum of N80m for their freedom. It was learnt that one of the abducted clerics is Pastor Sunday Emmanuel Abbah from Olamaboro Local Government, but resides in Lokoja. The three pastors were said to
Labour urges FG to make social protection priority, curb child labour
The organised labour movement has called on the Federal Government to make social protection programme a priority to eliminate child labour in the country. The leaderships of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) made this known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), yesterday in Abuja to
‘Skin cancer kills 3 persons with albinism in Anambra’
The Anambra State Albinism Association (ASAA) yesterday said it lost three members to skin cancer in five months. Miss Vivian Ezeonwumelu, Chairperson, ASAA, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Awka, to mark the International Albinism Awareness Day commemorated every June 13. The International Albinism Awareness Day was instituted
US gun control proposals given cautious welcome
US campaigners have welcomed a potential cross-party deal on gun safety reforms but stressed the proposals do not go far enough. “This is progress even if small,” said David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 Parkland school shooting in Florida, reports the BBC. Ex-lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords, injured in a 2011 shooting in Arizona, said
Read also
You can also check
