Nigeria Breaking News Today Headlines Saturday 20th July 2019
Here are some of the Nigeria Breaking News Today Headlines on some of the newspapers.
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target=_blank>Bandits’ commanders agree to suspend attacks in Zamfara
Bandits commanders in Birnin-Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara, on Friday agreed to suspend attacks on the people at a dialogue meeting with the state government and security officials. The bandits also said that the coast is now clear for all those displaced by the attacks to return home. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
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target=_blank>Algeria wins Afcon 2019, beat Senegal 1-0
Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time as a freak early goal secured a 1-0 win against Senegal in the final in Cairo. Baghdad Bounedjah’s shot took a huge deflection off Salif Sane and looped over goalkeeper Alfred Gomes. Senegal, who have never won the competition, were awarded a penalty for
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target=_blank>Rev. Mother Esther Ajayi’s ‘Celebrate The Comforter’ in Lagos
All roads will lead to the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos Saturday, July 20 as the popular Clergy and founder, Esther Ajayi Foundation, Rev. Mother Esther Abimbola Ajayi will debuts her annual Celebrate The Comforter programme in Nigeria. The London-based prophetess and philanthropist, who returned from another pilgrimage to Israel early this week, has assured everyone that the forthcoming programme
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target=_blank>Iran ‘seizes British-flagged oil tanker’
A British-flagged oil tanker has been seized in the Gulf by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Iran media say. The owners of the Stena Impero, which was bound for Saudi Arabia, say they have been unable to contact the vessel and it is “heading north towards Iran”. The company says there are 23 personnel on board
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target=_blank>Six missing after Boko Haram attack aid convoy in Borno
Six people are missing following an attack on an aid convoy in northeast Nigeria, an international aid organisation said on Friday with sources stating that it was carried out by Islamist insurgents who abducted survivors. Action Against Hunger in a statement said one staff member, two drivers and three other health workers are missing after
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target=_blank>Plateau LG polls: Election Appeal Tribunal declares PDP candidate Lantang-North winner
From Musa Pam, Jos The Plateau State Election Appeal Tribunal on Friday declared Mr. Ubandoman Joshua-Laven of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of Langtang North Local Government polls conducted on the October 10 last year. Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal Justice Arum Ashom made the declaration in an over eight-hour judgement on the
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target=_blank>FG welcomes, praises Eagles for AFCON outing
The Federal Government on Friday lauded the bronze medal –winning effort of the Super Eagles, as a team led by the Secretary to the Federal Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha received the Nigeria delegation to the finals in Egypt, on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. A chartered Air Peace aircraft
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target=_blank>Report: CBN trying to force banks to lend, not buy bills
Nigeria’s central bank barred banks from buying bills for their own accounts at an open market auction held on Thursday, a move intended to force them to lend rather than invest in government debt, traders said on Friday. The bank is stepping up a campaign to get credit flowing. Last week, it limited the size
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target=_blank>Herders/farmers clash: Yoruba Youth, Miyetti Allah group mull national security summit
In a bid to end the recurring herders/ farmers clashes across the country, most especially in the Southwest geo-political zone, the National Committee of Yoruba Youth (NCYY) and the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Fulani Socio-Cultural Association have proposed a joint national security summit to end the crisis. In a joint statement signed Friday in Abuja
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Why I withdrew my suit against APC-Shittu
A former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, on Friday said he voluntarily withdrew his suit against the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Supreme Court. The former minister made the disclosure in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Shittu had challenged his disqualification from participating in the APC governorship […]
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