Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Friday 28th October 2022
Top Nigeria News Dailies Update from Newspaper Headlines Today this Afternoon
Read also
PDP senator, Nnamani says Tinubu political reformer
Former Enugu State Governor Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani has said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu is a political reformer. Nnamani, who is a senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Enugu East, said the achievements recorded by class of 1999 Nigerian class of governors, came as
HYPPADEC to empower 60,000 youths in Kwara
The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) is set to train and empower a total of 60,000 skilled and unskilled youths in Kwara State over the next five years. In the same vein, the Commission will provide 250 housing units to those displaced by flood from riverine communities in the state. The proposals were
Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of Twitter, according to US media and an investor in the firm. He tweeted “the bird is freed,” in an apparent reference to the deal closing, reports the BBC. A number of top executives, including the boss, Parag Agrawal, have reportedly been
Russia deploys over 30 drones in two days – Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has launched more than 30 drone attacks on Ukraine in just two days. He added that in total, Moscow had also carried out some 4,500 missile strikes and over 8,000 air raids, reports the BBC. Speaking from Kyiv and standing beside what appeared to be a downed Iranian Shahed
Wuhan back in China Covid lockdown
Dozens of cities across China, including Wuhan where the coronavirus was first recorded, have gone into lockdown – as the country pursues leader Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy. More than 800,000 people in one district in Wuhan were told to stay at home until October 30, reports the BBC. “We feel numb to it all.
Your actions unbefiting of your age, Tinubu tells Prof. Akintoye
Johnchuks Onuanyim, Abuja The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has called out the leader of the Yoruba separatist group, Ilana Omo Oodua, Prof. Banji Akintoye, stating that his disposition to pull the Yoruba nation out of Nigeria was unbefitting. Tinubu, who stated this in a statement issued by the
Arsenal must bounce back quickly after PSV defeat – Arteta
Arsenal have to quickly put Thursday’s disappointing 2-0 Europa League defeat at PSV Eindhoven behind them as they face a hectic fixture schedule, manager Mikel Arteta said. PSV advanced to the knockout stage of Europe’s second-tier competition following goals from Joey Veerman and Luuk De Jong. The result ended Arsenal’s 100 per cent start
Europa: Ronaldo scores on United return, Arsenal stunned by PSV
Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his first Manchester United appearance since his refusal to come on as a substitute last week in a 3-0 win over Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League on Thursday. The victory, with goals from Diogo Dalot and Marcus Rashford adding to Ronaldo’s strike, guaranteed the Red Devils a place
Trapped Funds: CBN to release another $150m to airlines soon
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plans to release another tranche of $150 million to international airlines, whose stuck funds are yet to be cleared. While the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, said on Monday that the bank would release $120 million of trapped funds owed to international
2023: Education, works, job creation top as Okowa presents N561.82bn budget
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has presented a budget of N561,820,596,524 for the 2023 fiscal year to the House of Assembly for approval. Education, infrastructure, health and agriculture, and job creation top the agenda. According to the governor, N17.7 billion was earmarked for the Ministry of Higher Education, while Primary Education is to receive N5.2
Read also
You can also check
