Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 1st January 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 1st January 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Our expectations in 2020: It’s time to work for a better Nigeria – Atiku
Onyekachi Eze ABUJA F ormer Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerians to stay together in the New Year, to confront the common enemy of insecurity that challenges their everyday lives. Atiku, in his New Year message, said the year 2020 is symbolic in many ways. “First, it
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Ogoni 9 execution: UK, US mulled Nigeria’s isolation, blockade
Adeola Yusuf T wo of the world’s super powers, the United Kingdom (U.K) and the United States (U.S.) had considered the isolation and a navy-backed oil embargo against Nigeria, following the 1995 execution of writer and activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa. A document released yesterday by the UK Government, which revealed this, showed roles played in
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New Year: Tinubu preaches unity, patriotism
N ational Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has asked Nigerians to show patriotism by committing themselves to doing their best as individuals and as citizens of the country. In a goodwill message to usher in the New Year, Tinubu also urged Nigerians to be united and resolute
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CAC Ag. Registrar-General assumes duties
A cting Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hajiya Saratu Mama Shafil, has assumed duties at the commission. She replaced the former Acting Registrar-General, Lady Azinge Azuka, suspended on the order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over official misconduct. A CAC statement issued by the commission’s Head, Public Affairs, Moses Adaguusu,
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Diaspora Nigerians remitted $25m in 2019 – Dabiri-Erewa
T he Chairman, Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NDC), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, yesterday said that Nigerians in Diaspora have remitted over $25 million into the country in the last one year, excluding informal remittances. According to her, Nigerians in Diaspora believed they should be able to vote as they were remitting so much money to the
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Delta: Youths resume hostilities over shoddy contract execution
Dominic Adewole ASABA Y ouths in the coastal communities in Ikpide-Irri area in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State have raised the alarm over the allegedly shoddy road project executed in the area by the contracting firm handling the N736.4 million project. The contract was awarded in March 2017 by Governor Ifeanyi
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Okowa: 2020 to consolidate ‘Stronger Delta’ mantra
Dominic Adewole ASABA D elta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has reiterated the commitment of his administration to the ‘Stronger Delta’ vision, and expressed optimism that the year 2020 will be characterised by sustainable and irrevocable development of the state. The governor, therefore, urged the various ethnic nationalities, including the Urhobo, the Isoko, the
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2020: NFF will focus on qualifiers, youth programmes, says Pinnick
The hard focus of the Nigeria Football Federation in the year 2020 will be on the various qualifying matches for major competitions as well as youth and grassroots development programs, according to President of the NFF, Mr. Amaju Pinnick. Pinnick made it known on Tuesday that the football –governing body will
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2023: APC, PDP should zone presidency to South-East – Chidoka
Onyekachi Eze ABUJA F ormer Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has called on the two leading political parties in the country, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to respect the zoning tradition among the parties in the 2023 presidential election. Chidoka, who spoke while reviewing a
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CAN: Nigerians are groaning, but …
Regina Otokpa Abuja T he Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has assured Nigerians that although they have passed through a number of difficulties, there was hope in the New Year as God’s agenda for the nation would be achieved. In a New Year message made available to newsmen yesterday in Abuja, the
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