Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 26th June 2020
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Edo Guber: Reprieve For Obaseki As Court Strikes Out Suit Against Him
DANIEL ABIA; SAMUEL OGIDAN P/HARCOURT / ABUJA – The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Wednesday struck out a suit seeking an interim order to bar Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, from participating in the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled for today, June 25. Justice Emmanuel Obile, …
PDP More Democratic, Progressive Than APC – Idahosa
LAGOS – Chief Charles Idahosa, a former Commissioner for Information in Edo State said he dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because of the injustice meted out to him and the undemocratic nature of the erstwhile national chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. He also said he and …
Buni’s Giant Strides And Infrastructural Development In Yobe
DAMATURU – It is no exaggeration to say Yobe State is fast recovering from the huge economic and infrastructural loss it suffered from the protracted Boko Haram insurgency which bedevilled the state for about a decade. The state suffered wanton destruction of private and public properties including schools, health facilities, water sources, electricity supply, and …
Fayemi, Ojudu Bicker Over Alleged Visit To Buhari
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state has accused Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, of peddling falsehood against him in the media. In a statement signed by his media aide, Yinka Oyebode, Fayemi said a publication on Wednesday titled ‘Fayemi’s Failed Mission To Villa With Giadom’ was given to journalists …
Power: FG Receives N57bn From Foreign Customers
LAGOS – International electricity customers paid the sum of N56.830 billion to the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, market operator, between January and December 2019 as energy and administrative charges, the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), said yesterday The customers include Societe Nigerienne d’electricite (NIGELEC) and Communaute Electrique du Benin (CEB). Specifically, the commission said …
Oil Prices Down On Virus Resurgence, Stockpile Build
Oil prices edged lower yesterday after its biggest drop in almost two weeks as swelling U.S. crude stockpiles and a surge in coronavirus cases across the nation raised concerns about demand in the world’s largest economy. Futures in New York dropped below $38 a barrel after losing 5.9% Wednesday as American crude inventories rose for …
FG Okays Ladol Free Zone’s 25 Years Land Lease
LAGOS – The Federal government has affirmed the Presidential approval issued in 2018, granting Global Resource Management Limited a- 25 year lease covering the entire area of the Ladol Free Zone. Chief Ladi Jadesimi, Chairman of Ladol, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday, said the lease was valid and subsisting, adding that all stakeholders …
Insurgency: Military Steps Up Operations To Regain Buhari’s Confidence
ABUJA – The High Command of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has vowed to do everything possible to redeem its image before President Muhammadu Buhari, in the ongoing war against terrorists and other criminal elements that have continued in rebellion against the country. The military top echelons in Abuja, appeared unsettled by the President’s …
NPF Receives PPEs From China Chamber Of Commerce In Nigeria
The Nigeria Police Force received Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) from the China General Chamber of Commerce in Nigeria, on 25 June 2020 at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The donation of the PPEs was in recognition of the critical roles of the Nigeria Police Force in the ongoing efforts at curtailing and containing the COVID-19 pandemic …
Oyetola, Ambode Mourn Ajimobi
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun as well as Akinwunmi Ambode, former Governor of Lagos State, on Thursday expressed sadness over the death of the ex-governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi. Oyetola, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, described the former Oyo Governor’s death as unfortunate, painful …
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