Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 13th January 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 13th January 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Salawu: EFCC has no business in lawyer-client relationship
Olatunji Salawu is a former Ist Assistant Secretary, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA). In this interview with TUNDE OYESINA, he speaks about a series of constitutional crises in the country, and sundry issues Recently, NBA issued a communiqué asking EFCC to steer clear of lawyer-client relationship, are you aligning yourself with that position? Yes and I also want to align myself with the court verdict decided by the Court in matters between NBA and EFCC in respect of that matter. The court said that the EFCC does not…
I did not ask Buhari to ‘pick’ a successor in 2023 –Bakare
Wale Elegbede Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that his remarks on the 2023 succession in the country was quoted out of context, explaining that he never insinuated at any point that President Muhammadu Buhari should ‘pick’ or ‘choose’ his successor “as some news outlets have conjured.” Speaking last Sunday in his state of the nation address titled, “Unveiling the true enemies of Nigeria” Bakare had tasked President Buhari to facilitate a system of “accurate succession.” But clarifying his…
Election petitions: Governors’ long walk to S’Court victories
Okowa, el-Rufai, Sanwo-Olu, Umahi, Makinde, others scale legal hurdles FELIX NWANERI reports on the recent judgements of the Supreme Court that affirmed the respective victories of some governors elected during the 2019 general election, which have also confirmed results of the polls as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) I t has been torrent of judgements from the Supreme Court since December as the country’s apex court rules on the various appeals filed by some governorship candidates, who lost out in the 2019…
Why Nigeria of our dream might not be feasible, by Yakasai
Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, an elder statesman and ex-Special Advis to former President Shehu Shagari on National Assembly Liaison, speaks on state of the nation and what he described as the need to re-connect with the vision of Nigeria’s founding fathers in order for the country to continue its journey to greatness, among other issues. TEMITOPE OGUNBANKE reports First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, recently clocked 90, how would describe him? I wish to begin by saying happy birthday to Dara Mbazulike Amaechi; the man we…
Tayo: Commercial banks now see MFBs as competitors
Dr. Adesoji Tayo is Executive Director, Grooming Microfinance Bank, an off-shoot of Grooming Centre, the pro-poor development institution committed to the empowerment of economically active poor. In this interview with Tony Chukwunyem, he speaks on topical issues in the microfinance sub-sector Financial inclusion is one of the most discussed topics in financial circles these days. The CBN has set a target of having 95 per cent financial inclusion for the country by 2024, but Nigeria still has more than 40 per cent of its population being financially…
Amotekun: Ekiti NBA lauds S’ West governors, says no law violated
…as hunter groups urge govs to organise parley with personnel Adewumi Ademiju and Sola Adeyemo The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ado-Ekiti chapter has declared that the South-West governors had not breached any section of the 1999 Constitution for establishing Amotekun Security Network. This is in response to controversy trailing the newly inaugurated Joint Security outfit. The association added that the governors only exercised their rights under the law since the kernel of the existence of any government was to guarantee security of lives and property. There…
APC: We’ll not review reconciliation committee membership
Johnchuks Onuanyi Abuja. Against the criticism on the composition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Reconciliation Committee (NRC), the national leadership has said that it has no intention to review the membership of the committee. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, gave the party’s position while reacting to the criticisms of the party members. According to him, there would be no composition of committee membership that would not be criticized. Onilu emphasized that what was important was the sincerity of those that composed the…
Oshoala scores 4 in Barcelona’s 6-0 win
Ajibade Olusesan S uper Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala celebrated her fourth African Women Footballer of the Year award with spectacular performance as she bagged four goals in Barcelona 6-0 thrashing of CD Tacon. Fresh from winning her 4th Africa Female Footballer of the Year crown, the pacey forward returned to the starting XI following her brace heroics last weekend as she went up against fellow national teammate Osinachi Ohale. Oshoala needed just 100 seconds to put her side ahead when she stabbed home a…
NNPC Tower maintenance, others gulp N27.86bn
PLAN Subsidiary mulls deeper exploration in OML 49 Adeola Yusuf E xpenditure, including maintenance, on headquarters of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) gulped N27.868 billion in two months. The headquarters, New Telegraph gathered at the weekend, generated N453 million in returns September and October 2019 expenditure. A breakdown of the expenditure in a document obtained by this newspaper showed that the corporation suffered N13.387 billion deficit on the headquarters in September with N13.762 billion expenditure and N375 million revenue from the asset. In…
Ile Arugbo: Kwara PDP petitions rights’ body on use of live ammunition
Stephen Olufemi Oni Ilorin Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Abuja, urging it to probe alleged use of live ammunition and tear gas to disperse aged women during the January 2, 2020 demolition of Ile Arugbo (Old Peoples Home) belonging to the Saraki family in Ilorin by the state government. The party, in the petition dated January 8, 2020 and titled; “Using and Firing Live Ammunition to Dispel Defenceless Aged Women at Ile Arugbo by Agents…
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