The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Tuesday 16th February 2021
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 16/02/21
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Bandits now attack soldiers, says El-Rufai
By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Monday raised the alarm that soldiers are now targets of bandits in the Northwest geo-political zone. The bandits are becoming bolder; they attack military camps and ambush those on patrol, he said. The governor, who praised the gallantry of the Armed Forces, lamented the killings
Let Buhari tell Nigerians he does not support criminality, says Akeredolu
By Alao Abiodun Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has said he will never support people taking law into their hands. Akeredolu spoke on Monday in an interview on Channels TV. He said: “Sunday Igboho is a child of circumstance, and we must look at the circumstances that led to his intervention. I do not support
Sanwo-Olu: those who brutalised protesters won’t go free
By Robert Egbe and Oyebola Owolabi Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said policemen who allegedly brutalised #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters at the Lekki tollgate last Saturday won’t go free. Information and Strategy Commissioner Gbenga Omotoso stated this on Monday at a media briefing organised by the Lekki Concession Company (LCC). He said Sanwo-Olu never directed the
Ganduje vs Bala Mohammed
By Gabriel Amalu Those who claim that a federal law banning open grazing, if enacted, as proposed by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, will be unlawful, miss the target. In their confusion they conflate a law banning open grazing with the right of herdsmen like every other Nigerian, to trek from Bayelsa to Sokoto, as long
Four kids, two others injured in Anambra crash
By Emma Elekwa, Onitsha Six persons, including four children were injured in an accident in Nteje area of Anambra State. The crash which occurred Sunday evening involved a Toyota Corolla car and Coster bus with 15 persons on board. Read Also; Four die in Zamfara road crash An eyewitness said the crash was caused by an
Eight warehouses, shanties razed in Lagos
By Tajudeen Adebanjo An inferno swept through Iddo/Otto in Ebute Meta, Lagos Mainland Local Government, destroying eight warehouses and shanty structures. The fire that started around 5pm on Sunday raged on till early hours of Monday. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the fire broke out behind in the shanties near the
Six things to know about new WTO DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
By Samuel Oamen Former Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was on Monday appointed as Director General of World Trade Organisation (WTO). Here are six things to know about Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as WTO DG: 1. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was born on 13 June 1954 in Ogwashi-Ukwu, Delta State, Nigeria where her father Professor Chukwuka Okonjo was the Obi
Police parade 40 kidnap suspects in Adamawa
By Onimisi Alao, Yola Police in Adamawa have paraded 40 suspects allegedly involved in cattle rustling, kidnapping and culpable homicide. Parading the suspects at the state police headquarters in Yola on Monday, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Adamu, said his command, in collaboration with local hunters, achieved the feat in coordinated operations across
Ex-court registrar jailed thrice for fraud
By Segun Showunmi, Ibadan, and Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan A former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, Mutiat Adio has been jailed for fraud. It was the third time the former senior court official was sentenced on fraud charges. The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Adio
Businessman killed, another abducted in Aba
By Sunny Nwankwo, Umuahia Aba, the commercial capital of Abia State, lost one of its businessmen, while another was abducted at the weekend. A notable cement dealer, Matthew Amaiheuno, was shot dead by gunmen in front of his wife and daughter, The Nation learnt. A bag reportedly containing a large sum of money was snatched
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