Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 21st June 2024
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Your Intervention On Agriculture Mere Media Noise, Oyo APC Tells Makinde
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has berated Governor Seyi Makinde over his alleged failure to come up with concrete actions capable of assisting the state to fully explore its potential in agriculture and other key sector of the economy in the last five years as this has resulted in food crisis and
Let Us Return To Olden Times
Time does fly and circumstances for good or bad contribute to how swiftly time runs. Growing up, our parents and grandparents spoke in Urhobo about oke awanre which in its literal sense meant “olden days” and we would be so enraptured listening to them and wanting to know what happened in the olden days they
Gunmen Kidnap Pregnant Woman Due For Delivery In Ogun
A pregnant woman identified as Raheemat Ogunbunmi in Oke Lantoro area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, due for delivery was on Thursday kidnapped. This was confirmed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, to newsmen, that the victim’s husband had reported the case at the Kemta Divisional Police Headquarters. The PPRO
Nigerian Army Kicks Off Aviation Unit With Two Helicopters
The Nigerian Army on Thursday took delivery of two new Bell UH1 helicopters to herald the commencement of its aviation unit and boost the operational capabilities of the army in its counter-insurgency operations. Speaking while inspecting the two helicopters at the Nigeria Police Air wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Chief of
Lagos APC Chieftain, Over 1,000 Die In Hajj Pilgrimage Amid Heatwave
Alhaja Ramota Bankole, one of the leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Lagos, was among more than 1,000 people who died while making the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, according to an AFP tally on Thursday. Officials said the main cause of death is extreme heat in the region as temperatures
Protesters Storm Kaduna Govt House, Demand El-Rufai’s Arrest
Protesters under the umbrella of Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance (KCWGG), on Thursday, stormed the Government House, Kaduna, to demand the probe and arrest of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of the state. They asked Governor Uba Sani to invite officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other relevant agencies to
Only Court Order Will Make Us Vacate Rivers LG Secretariats — IGP
…No Crisis In Rivers, It’s Peaceful, Not Under Siege, Says Fubara ABUJA / PORT HARCOURT – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, on Thursday, directed the continuous barricade of all local government secretariats in Rivers State amid ongoing political tension in the state, saying only a court order will make them leave the secretariats.
Kano Govt Says Sanusi Remains Emir Despite Court Judgment
…Asks Police To Eject Ado Bayero From Nassarawa Mini Palace The Kano State government on Thursday said the ruling delivered by a Federal High Court presided over by Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman shows Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II is still the Emir of Kano. The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Isah Dederi, said
Kano Emirate Tussle: NNPP Says Court Ruling Mischievous
ABUJA – The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) has condemned the ruling of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano over the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. National Publicity Secretary of NNPP, Ladipo Johnson, in a reaction on Thursday described the Court judgment as “defective in law, porous in
Rivers Caucus Demands Sanctions Against Ugochinyere Over Alleged Misconduct
The Rivers Caucus in the House of Representatives has issued a stern rebuke and call for disciplinary action against Honourable Ikenga Ugochinyere following his controversial press briefing on Tuesday, June 18th. The briefing, which addressed the ongoing discord between the Rivers State Governor, the House of Assembly, and Local Government Chairmen, was labeled as misleading
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