Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Monday 2nd November 2020
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NCC approves e-SIM Trial for MTN, 9mobile
Chinenye Anuforo The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted approval for two mobile network operators (MNOs), MTN Nigeria and 9Mobile, to carry out trial on the workability of embedded Subscriber Identification Modules (e-SIM) Service in Nigeria. The trial, approved to run for a period of one year, will involve testing 5,000 e-SIMs by the two …
The Sun Nigeria.
2023: Zone presidency to S’East – Igbo youths beg political parties
Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Igbo youths under the umbrella of Nigeria Youths Organization (NYO) South East zone have appealed to all registered political parties in the country to zone their presidential ticket to the zone. The youths said the gesture will help for a peaceful transition of power …
The Sun Nigeria.
US citizen rescue: Nigerian army can do better if … – Shetima
Sola Ojo, Kaduna Following the successful rescue of a 27-year-old American Citizen, Philip Walton in Northern Nigeria by The United States Military a few days ago, President, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) and Chairman Board of Trustees, Coalition of Arewa People for Peace and Security (CAPS), Shetima Yerima, believed that the Nigerian Army, could work …
The Sun Nigeria.
#EndSARS: Delta judicial panel decries low public response
Paul Osuyi, Asaba Chairman of the Delta State Judicial Panel of Enquiry on Police Brutality and Extra-Judicial Killings, Justice Celestina Ogisi (rtd.) on Monday decried the poor response from members of the public in submitting memoranda. Justice Ogisi said the response was not encouraging despite several advertorials issued calling for memoranda from interested members of …
The Sun Nigeria.
COVID-19: Joint committee of private schools in Kano rejects 25% discount on 3rd term fees
Desmond Mgboh, Kano The Joint Committee of Private and Voluntary Schools Association, Kano State chapter, has rejected the 25 per cent discount on third school fees imposed on their members by the Kano State government. In a statement in Kano, Monday, the Committee, comprising of Association of Model Islamic Schools, (AMIS), National Association of Proprietors …
The Sun Nigeria.
FG laments Nigeria’s global ranking in ODF
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The federal government has lamented that in spite of concerted efforts to track mechanism for sanitation and hygiene in the country, Nigeria still tops the global league of countries in which open defecation is prevalent with an estimated 47 million of the people indulging in the practice. Chief Scientific Officer (Desk Officer …
The Sun Nigeria.
Insecurity: Northern Governors meet SGF, COS, NASS members, traditional rulers, IGP
Noah Ebije, Kaduna Barely 10 days after the northern governors met at an extra-ordinary meeting in Kaduna over insecurity, they are meeting again today being Monday in expanded mode. This time around, they invited Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, the Chief of Staff (COS) Professor Ibrahim Gambari, some members of the …
The Sun Nigeria.
2023: I’m ready, prepared – Tunde Bakare
Sola Ojo, Kaduna Running mate of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2011 election and Founder of Citadel Global Church, Tunde Bakare, on Monday, declared his readiness to run for the most covetous pubic office come 2023. He also charged President Muhammadu Buhari to work hard on the legacy that would outlive him on a contrary to …
The Sun Nigeria.
#EndSARS: Mbaka blasts Buhari, says President surrounded by liars with ‘NAFDAC numbers’
Jude Chinedu, Enugu The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, (AMEN), Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, has lashed out at president Muhammadu Buhari over his failure to address the nation’s numerous challenges which resulted in the nationwide #EndSARS protests. Mbaka who was addressing congregants at this year’s All Saint’s Mass in Enugu on Sunday also …
The Sun Nigeria.
Ondo doctors begin warning strike over unpaid salaries
Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure Resident Doctors at the Ondo State University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH), Akure, have begun a warning strike over unpaid salaries. The doctors, who marched to the office of the Chief Medical Director of the hospital said they were being owed four months’ salary. The doctors threatened to embark on an …
The Sun Nigeria.
Trump threatens to fire Fauci in rift with disease expert
President Donald Trump is suggesting that he will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after Tuesday’s election, as his rift with the nation’s top infectious disease expert widens while the nation sees its most alarming outbreak of the coronavirus since the spring. Speaking at a campaign rally in Opa-locka, Florida, Trump expressed frustration that the surging cases of the virus …
Report: EFCC arrests former FIRS Chairman, Tunde Fowler, over alleged N5bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly arrested a former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, over an alleged N5 billion fraud perpetrated under his watch. Fowler, a long-time ally of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is currently being interrogated …
Rising from the ashes of #EndSARS
Dakuku Peterside As life gradually returns to normal after a tumultuous week of looting, arson, wanton destruction and death that followed the #EndSARS protests, many Nigerians are counting their losses. In Lagos, hoodlums attacked public and private facilities two weeks ago and burnt Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses in their terminals in Oyingbo and …
Actor Depp loses libel case against The Sun newspaper
Johnny Depp has lost his libel case against The Sun newspaper over an article that called him a “wife beater”. Depp, 57, sued the paper over the article which claimed he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard, which he denies. The Sun said the article was accurate. Judge Mr Justice Nicol said The Sun had …
WAEC releases 2020 SSCE results
The West African Examinations Council has released the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. WAEC had earlier announced that the results would be released on Monday, November 2, 2020. The release of the results was postponed due to the violence and arson in the country thataccompaniedthe #EndSARS protests. WAEC had said the …
WHO DG contracts COVID-19
Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus has tested positive for COVID-19. He announced the status in a series of tweet on his verified handle @Dr.Tedros. According to him: “I’ve been identified as a contact person of someone who has COVID-19 symptoms, I am well and without symptoms but will self …
Dare: Why FG didn’t shut down social media during #EndSARS protests
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said the Federal Government had the option of shutting down the social media space during the #EndSARS protests but chose not to tread the path. Dare, who spoke on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s programme, Sunrise Daily, said the government did that to allow freedom …
Reports: Prince William contracted COVID-19 in April
Britain’s Prince William contracted COVID-19 in April at a similar time to his father Prince Charles, British media reported late on Sunday, citing Kensington Palace sources. William, grandson of Queen Elizabeth and second-in-line to the British throne, kept his diagnosis a secret because he did not want to alarm the country, The Sun newspaper …
India’s coronavirus tally rises to 8.2m
India recorded 45,231 new coronavirus infections, taking its total cases to 8.23 million, the health ministry said on Monday. New daily cases in India have been falling since September, but experts warn that infections could rise again during the festival season. The country has the world’s second-highest caseload, behind the United States, which has …
Tens of thousands protest in Belarus, defying warning shots
Riot police fired warning shots into the air, used stun grenades and arrested more than 200 people to deter tens of thousands of Belarusians who marched through Minsk on Sunday to demand veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko leave power. Mass demonstrations have flooded the capital for 12 straight weeks since a disputed election, ratcheting up …
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