Nigerian Newspapers Today : Saturday 8th February 2020
Here are some of the Nigerian Newspapers Today on Saturday 8th February 2020 .
Supreme Court Declines to Unfreeze Foreign Accounts Belonging to Abacha’s Family
By Alex Enumah in Abuja The Supreme Court on Friday declined a request on it by family members of the late Head of state, General Dani Abacha to Unfreeze accounts belonging to them in foreign countries. The accounts which are in banks in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Jersey, Liechenstein and Luxembourg were frozen in 1999
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Welcome On Board, Odion Ighalo
Saturday letter1 Nigerians have been diehard fans of many of the English football clubs since Pay TV Operator, DSTV liberalized the market and made it possible for the English Premier League to be beamed into the homes of many of them as they watch the matches from the comfort of their living rooms. Manchester United
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Agunda-Technology Has Helped Improved Comedy
Kindly tell us about your foray into comedy. What drove you to be the creative talent you are today? My name is Ayodele Agunda. I grew up in Edo State. Mc Shem is my stage name. I was called Shem seven years after my younger brother was given birth to, he was called Japheth and
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Josh Clarke, to Partner Africa, Dedicates New Singles to Nigeria
Gives $10,000 as Charity Rebecca Ejifoma Internationally acclaimed Canadian R&B pop star musician, Josh Clarke, has dedicated his new singles to Nigeria with plans to collaborate with African artistes to showcase her rich cultural heritage to the world. His new singles titled, “Eyes on You” – thrilling and spinning music enthusiats – has been dedicated
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House Probes Agric Ministry over $1bn Donor-assisted Projects
By Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The House of Representatives has ordered the probe of the Ministry of Agriculture and its parastatal over $1 billion of donor assisted funds spent on various agricultural projects in Nigeria over the years. This followed the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Awaji-Inombek Abiante, on the need to investigate
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Women Group Protests, Petitions IGP over Brutality, Harassment
By Kuni Tyessi in Abuja The coalition of 200 women groups under the umbrella of Women Aid Collective (WACOL), Thursday, protested and petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, over officers’ brutality of its worker, Goodness Ibangha, in Enugu State and other gender based violations. At a press conference in Abuja, its Founding Director,
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TAPAN Demands Immediate Resignation of INEC Chairman over Non-payment of Ad-hoc Staff
•We have paid, INEC Insists By Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The Taxpayers Association of Nigeria (TAPAN) has called for the immediate resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, over alleged non-payment of ad-hoc staff engaged during the 2019 election. But in a swift reaction, the electoral umpire insisted
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Outage: Katsina, TCN Sign MoU to Boost Power Supply
By Francis Sardauna in Katsina In a bid to guard against power outage in Katsina State, the state government and the management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of a 2×60 MVA transmission sub-power station in Mashi Local Government Area of the state. Speaking during
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Police Raise the Alarm over Incursion of Okada Riders into Ekiti
By Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Police Command has raised the alarm over the incursion of a large number of commercial motorcyclists popularly called Okada riders into the state. It is believed that the motorcyclists are from Lagos State following the restriction placed on their activities by the state government. The Lagos
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N1.6bn Fraud: Supreme Court Upholds 12 years Prison Term of Ex-Taraba Gov Nyame
By Alex Enumah The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the jail sentence on former Governor of Taraba State, Rev. Jolly Nyame, convicted of corruption charges. A five-man panel of the apex court presided over by Justice Mary Peter-Odili, however set aside all fines slammed on him by both the trial court and the Court of
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