Nigerian Newspapers Today : Thursday 9th January 2020
Here are some of the Nigerian Newspapers Today on Thursday 9th January 2020 .
China Clears Fourth Entrant for 5G Build
China Broadcasting Network (CBN) received government approval to start deploying its 5G network on the 4.9GHz band in 16 cities, C114.netreported. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) assigned a licence to the newcomer, which was granted a commercial 5G licence in June 2019 together with the country’s three major mobile operators. CBN, a
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THE KADUNA GAS EXPLOSION
The authorities could do more to stop the risks of rising cylinder explosions The Chairman of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, Professor Simon Mallam and his son were among the six persons killed last Saturday when a gas exploded in Kaduna State. The explosion, according to the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), was caused by
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Obaseki and His Endorsement Game
By Mike Igaga Jr. In recent times, the embattled governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, seems to realise that he needs a second term to continue as governor of Edo State. For a governor as powerful as Godwin Obaseki, a governor that can unilaterally orchestrate the suspension of the National Chairman of the APC and,
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Germany Mulls Presence in Iraq as Region Braces for More Conflict
International forces in the Middle East are on edge following blow-for-blow strikes carried out by the U.S. and Iran, and Germany is one of the countries re-evaluating its presence in Iraq as a result. Iran conducted missile strikes early Wednesday in retaliation for Washington’s targeted killing of top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in a drone
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Iran Appears to be Standing down, Says Trump
Announces additional ‘punishing sanctions on Iranian regime’ President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Iran appeared to be “standing down’’ after retaliatory missile attacks on military bases accommodating U.S. forces in Iraq on Tuesday evening. In a nationwide address, Trump said that no American lives were lost in the attacks, and that only minor damage
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Denmark to Move Troops from Iraq to Kuwait
Denmark says it will temporarily redeploy most of its 130-strong forces from Iraq to neighbouring Kuwait for security reasons. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen made this known on Wednesday. “This is based on advice from the Danish military leadership,” Frederiksen said. About 30 to 40 Danish troops are to remain at the Ain al-Asaad Airbase
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Delta, Abia, Niger, Taraba Governors Win at Supreme Court
Alex Enumah in Abuja The Supreme Court on Wednesday in landmark judgments upheld the elections of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, his colleagues, Okezie Ikpeazu, Darius Ishiaku and Abubakar Bello of Abia, Taraba and Niger States respectively. The apex court in a unanimous decisions in the different appeals against their election held that appeallants failed
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‘Iran Will Not Give Black Box of Ukrainian Plane to Boeing’
Iran will not give the black box of the crashed Ukrainian airliner to planemaker Boeing, the head of Tehran’s civil aviation organization was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Ali Abedzadeh also said it was not clear which country Iran would send the box to so that its data could be analyzed, semi-official Mehr news agency
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EFCC vs Jang: Court to Resume Trial of Ex-gov January 21
By Seriki Adinoyi in Jos A Plateau State High Court will on January 21, 2020 resume the trial of Senator Jonah Jang, a former governor of the state, who is standing trial over alleged misappropriation of the state funds during his tenure as governor. The state Chief Judge had reassigned the case to a new
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Bandits Abduct Chief Imam, 20 Others in Niger Community
By Laleye Dipo in Minna Bandits on Wednesday abducted the Chief Imam of Beni Central Mosque in Munya Local Government of Niger State, Alhaji Umar Ali, and 20 others. Reports from the area has it that the bandits are busy sacking homes of the villagers and rustling their cattle and sheep without any resistance. It
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