The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Friday 15th January 2021
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 15/01/21
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I’m open to MLS switch, says Ighalo
Agency Reporter Odion Ighalo has opened the door to a potential switch to MLS as he approaches the end of his loan spell at Manchester United. The Red Devils surprised many when they snapped up Ighalo from Shanghai Shenhua on a six-month deal in last year’s winter transfer window. The 31-year-old scored five goals for …
Police lose second AIG in three days
By Samuel Oamen An Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, Yunana Babas, is dead. Babas was in charge of Zone 8. He passed awa three days after the death of another AIG, Omololu Bishi. Kwara Governor, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, commiserated with the police authorities over “the sudden death”. AbdulRahman described Babas as a perfect gentlemen and …
JUST IN: No approved COVID-19 vaccines yet – NAFDAC
By Moses Emorinken, Abuja The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday stated that it has not approved any COVID-19 vaccine. It warned fake vaccines have started circulating in the country, urging the public not to purchase such drugs as they can cause COVID-19-like illnesses and can lead to death. …
Chelsea legend Drogba ends ten-year-old marriage
By Samuel Oamen Didier Drogba has revealed his ten-year marriage is over after appearing in an intimate video in bed with a mystery woman. The Chelsea legend, 42, met Lalla Diakate in the late 1990s in Paris and they tied the knot in 2011. Steve Goodman reported in The Sun that former Ivory Coast striker …
Gattuso reveals when Osimhen will return from injury
Napoli Manager Gennaro Gattuso has revealed Victor Osimhen is getting better following the shoulder injury he suffered in November 2020. The centre-forward picked up the problem on international duty with the Nigeria national team during their 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against Sierra Leone. The 22-year-old is yet to feature for the Parthenopeans …
BREAKING: Former Bauchi lawmaker, Ningi, kidnapped
By David Adenuga Bauchi A former member of the Bauchi Assembly, Abdulmumuni Ningi, has been abducted by gunmen. The Nation gathered he was whisked away by gunmen around 8:00pm on Thursday within Bauchi metropolis. Confirming the incident to newsmen Friday, Bauchi police spokesman ,DSP Ahmed Wakili, said the command reliably gathered Ningi was trailed by …
NIN: Panic over SIM deactivation
With the deadline extension granted mobile phone subscribers and operators to sync their subscriber identity modules (SIMs) with their National Identity Number (NIN) drawing nearer, deactivation fever has gripped subscribers. LUCAS AJANAKU and BLESSING OLAIFA report SEVENTY-FIVE-YEAR old Alhaji Aziz Ibirogba runs a brick fabricating mini-industry in Ijagba, a sleepy community on the outskirts …
How 27 states forced Fed Govt to reopen schools
Yusuf Alli and Frank Ikpefan, Abuja STATES forced the Federal Government to agree to the reopening of schools on Monday, it was learnt on Thursday. Following the second wave of Coronavirus, the Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control announced in December that schools should not reopen for second term …
Nigeria has not learned from civil war, says Kukah
Emmanuel Oladesu, Deputy Editor and Nwanosike Onu, Awka CATHOLIC Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, yesterday said Nigeria has not recovered from wounds of the civil war, 51 years after the unfortunate event. He also lamented that the leaders have not learned instructive lessons from the 30-month war. The activist-cleric, who spoke at the …
APC Kwara elders endorse new chair
From Jide Orintunsin, Abuja The leadership crisis rocking Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) took a new turn yesterday, as the Elders’ Forum supported the appointment of Alhaji Abdullahi Samari as the acting chairman by the national leadership. The endorsement came less than 24 hours after a group called “Critical Stakeholders”, led by Akogun …
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