Nigerian Newspapers Today : Wednesday 8th January 2020
Here are some of the Nigerian Newspapers Today on Wednesday 8th January 2020 .
TUESDAY 7TH JANUARY 2020
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US Denies Iranian Foreign Minister Visa for UN Trip
The U.S. has denied Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif a visa to enter the country for a trip to the UN Headquarters in New York City, according to Zarif. “The U.S. State Department has allegedly told the UN that it doesn’t have time to issue Zarif a visa,’’ the top Iranian diplomat told news agency
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Killer Cop Held over Shooting of Corps Member, Driver in Bayelsa
By Emmanuel Addeh in Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Police Command has said that it has arrested and taken into custody one Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel over the shooting of a driver and a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Ekeki, Yenagoa. The command’s spokesman, Asinim Butswat, disclosed in a statement Tuesday that the
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Presidency: Security Agencies Not Relenting in Efforts to Rescue Hostages
By Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja The presidency Tuesday in Abuja said security agencies were relentlessly working to rescue some citizens who had been held hostage by Boko Haram insurgents, attesting to the ability of the security forces to rescue the victims. This assurance was coming on the heels of the call by the Christian Association
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Show More Commitment to Dispensation of Justice, Wike Urges Judges
By Ernest Chinwo in Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on judges to show more commitment in the administration of justice. This is as the governor charged judges to be fearless, firm and steadfast as they dispense justice for the good of the society. Speaking during the swearing-in of the judges
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Tambuwal Berates APC for Unnecessary Criticism
By Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto The Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state for unnecessary criticism which he described as a distraction. The opposition APC through its state chairman, Sadiq Isa Achida, had on Monday accused Tambuwal of not performing well, adding that the state’s 2019
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(Updated) Buhari Overrules Power Minister, Reverses Suspension of REA Boss
President Muhammadu Buhari has overruled the Minister of Power, Sale Maman’s decision to suspend the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Ogunbiyi Damilola. Mamman had in December ordered the indefinite suspension of Ogunbiyi over alleged infractions and ordered a probe of her activities as REA boss. Her suspension by the minister came barely two
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Office of Public Defender Invokes Law to Save 2-week-old Baby from Death
By Chiemelie Ezeobi The Lagos State government, through the Office of the Public Defender (OPD), has averted the death of a two-week-old baby who was severely jaundiced at birth, but was refused urgent blood transfusion by the parents due to religious reasons. Having faced stiff opposition from the parents, who are members of Jehovah Witness
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Lassa Fever Kills One in Abia Community
By Emmanuel Ugwu in Umuahia The Abia State Government has announced the outbreak of Lassa fever in Olokoro community, Umuahia South Local Government of the state, resulting in the death of a 28-year-old man. The Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Health, Chief Egbulefu Eze, announced the outbreak at a news conference Tuesday and
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Tinubu: Talks about 2023 Presidency Now Unpatriotic
By Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tuesday in Abuja described the agitation for presidency in 2023 in this early months of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term as wrong and untimely. Speaking with journalists in the State House after holding a closed-door meeting with
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