Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 21st June 2022
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 21st June 2022 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Kaduna Church Attack: Terrorists ask village head to mobilise N100m ransom
The community leader of Angwan Fada at Rubu village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, who was released by terrorists to go and negotiate for the release of his community members, was asked to mobilise a N100 million ransom. The terrorists had attacked and abducted 36 worshippers on Sunday from their churches, killing
Train Attack: Snakes threaten remaining passengers
A Kaduna-based publisher and spokesman to Sheik Ahmad Gumi, Malam Tukur Mamu has raised the alarm that snakes and life threatening sickness have become the bane of the remaining passengers kidnapped by terrorists on the Abuja-Kaduna train in March. Mamu, who was also one of the negotiators that facilitated the release of 11 victims, said
Private depots refuse to sell fuel as scarcity lingers in Lagos, others
The scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, intensified on Monday in Lagos and other states in South-west as private depots failed to sell at the approved price. Investigation by our correspondent revealed that some privately owned petrol stations in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo had no fuel to dispense to customers. Only a
Kaduna Church Attack: Terrorists release village head to coordinate ransom payment
The abductors of the ward head of Rubu village, Ungwan Aku, in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have freed him allegedly to coordinate the payment of ransoms for others taken captive by the terrorists. The village head, whose name has not been disclosed, was kidnapped on Sunday alongside other villagers by the
Soludo denies ‘Peter Obi’s $20m investment in Anambra worth $100m’
Anambra Governor Charles Soludo has debunked the viral claim attributed to him that a $20 million investment by the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi in Anambra is worth $100million. A Facebook page belonging to “Lamentations of a Bishop” had posted: “Mr. Peter Obi’s $20 million investment in Anambra worth $100 million today
JUST IN: N180/litre or nothing, petrol marketers declare as queues worsen
Marketers of petroleum products in Nigeria on Monday pushed for N180 per litre as queues for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol worsened in Lagos and Ogun. Platforms Africa, which earlier broke the story of queues for fuel at filling stations in parts of Lagos and Ogun, reports that the situation has
Hoodlums’ Attack: Sanwo-Olu pays ‘surprise’ visit to Press Centre
…orders probe of attack on journalists Muritala Ayinla Barely 24 hours after a bloody attack on his Press Crew by hoodlums, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu Monday paid an unscheduled visit to the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre located in the state’s secretariat to empathize with journalists who were attacked. The Governor’s Press Crew bus
Ex-Minister Orubebe dumps PDP over Atiku/Okowa ticket
Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, has resigned from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His resignation follows the emergence of Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as running mate to the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. In a letter dated June 20, Orubebe, a native of Burutu in Delta State, hinged his resignation
FG releases 2022 Common Entrance examination results
The Federal Government has released the 2022 results of the National Common Entrance Examination (NECO), which was held on May 7, 2022, to secure admission into Federal Government Colleges also known as Unity Schools.Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, who made the disclosure known on Monday in Abuja, said an indigene of Sokoto State, Ajidapa
Ogun Police threaten to arrest Portable over assault on DJ
The Ogun State Police Command, on Monday threatened to arrest popular hip-hop musician, Habeeb Okikiola a.k.a ‘Portable’ over an alleged assault on his former Disc Jockey, simply identified as ‘DJ Chicken’. The controversial singer and a group of boys were seen assaulting the DJ in a video posted on social media. In the video which
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