The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Wednesday 9th September 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 09/09/20
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Bayelsa West: APC members join PDP
From Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Some members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa West have defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to protest alleged violation of zoning arrangement. Led by former Chairman of Ogobiri Youth Association, Ekadi Desire, the defectors were received by PDP Chairman in Sagbama Local Government, Ofoni Oyafikunmo; Vice Chairman Michael Magbisa …
2,884 Lagosians rescued from traffickers
Oziegbe Okoeki NO FEWER than 2,884 residents of Lagos State have been rescued from human traffickers in various parts of the world between 2004 and July 2020. Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking Persons (NAPTIP) Julie Okah-Donli said this on Tuesday at the inauguration of the Lagos State Task Force on …
Kogi commissioner charged with rape
James Azania, Lokoja KOGI STATE commissioner for Water Resources, Abdulmumuni Danga has been charged to court for alleged raped Police on Tuesday in Abuja perfected charges against Danga for the alleged rape and brutalisation of one Elizabeth Oyeniyi, earlier this year, in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The police filed a seven-count charge against …
Report tasks Africa on health technology
Low- and middle-income countries could soon leapfrog high-income countries in their adoption of new AI-enabled technologies in health, suggests a report led by the Novartis Foundation and Microsoft. Technologies such as mobile phone trading platforms, e-banking, e-commerce, and even block chain applications have often been adopted faster and more comprehensively in low- and middle-income countries …
How we killed Gana, by Military
Linus Oota, Lafia The operation AYEM APKATUMA III of the Nigerian military has explained how it killed Benue wanted gang leader Terwase Akwaza popularly known as Gana. Addressing reporters on Tuesday night in Doma LGA of Nasarawa state, headquarters of the 4 Special Forces Command where the lifeless body of Gana was paraded, the …
Lawyer to Ohanaeze: shun secession threats for Igbo president
Emma Elekwa, Onitsha Chieftains of Ohanaeze Ndigbo have been warned against threatening other zones in their quest for a president of Igbo extraction. A lawyer, Prince Uche Okeke spoke on Tuesday at Nkpor in Idemili North Local Government of Anambra State. He was reacting to secession threats by certain chieftains of Ohanaeze and other stakeholders. …
Ebonyi shuts 100-year-old mission hospital
Ogochukwu Anioke, Abakaliki Ebonyi State has shut and taken over Presbyterian Joint Hospital in Uburu at Ohaozara Local Government. The action followed a petition by the community on the expiration of the hospital’s 100-year lease. It was established in 1912. Residents had alleged misappropriation of funds, high medical charges, use of obsolete equipment for …
Delta retirees protest unpaid benefits
Okungbowa Aiwerie, Asaba Local government and primary school retirees in Delta State on Tueday marched on the streets of Asaba to protest their unpaid benefits. Over 1,000 protesters, clad in black, marched on the House of Assembly, which was on recess. They marched to the Government House but security operatives stopped them. Undeterred, …
NBA condemns vacuum in office of Cross River State Chief Judge
Nsa Gill, Calabar The local chapter of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in Cross River has condemned the vacuum in the office of the Chief Judge of the state. Justice Maurice Eneji’s tenure as the acting Chief Judge of the state expired on September 2. Justice Eneji cannot be reappointed having served for …
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