The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Saturday 8th February 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 08/02/20
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DSS dismisses reports on terrorists’ movement, hijack of luxury buses
By Nicholas Kalu, Abuja The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that reports being circulated on social media that the Service had alerted the public about the movement of terrorists into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other parts of the country are false. The Service also debunked reports that luxury buses of
Trump fires 2 impeachment witnesses, accused of exacting revenge
U.S. President Donald Trump has fired two key witnesses in the impeachment investigation against him, as he started an apparent campaign of retaliation just two days after he was acquitted by the Senate. Trump fired Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, just hours after dismissing Ukraine expert Alexander Vindman, a decorated Army
KEDCO: 2019 tariffs not cost-reflective
John Ofikhenua, Abuja The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) on Friday opened up on the Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) minor review which the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (MYTO) released recently, saying that it is not cost-reflective. In its Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) submitted to the commission, the power firm said that the targeted average
Boko Haram crisis is getting worse, says MSF Head of Mission
By Duku JOEL, Maiduguri The Nigeria Head of Mission of Medicine San frontier Mr. Luis Eguiluz believes the Boko Haram crisis in the Northeast is getting worse and the humanitarian needs are getting massive by the day. Eguiluz,in an interview published on the MSF website said that over seven million people directly affected by
Tenant in court for allegedly refusing to pay rent for 10 years
Our Reporter A 50-year-old man, Igwe James, who allegedly refused to pay his rent for ten years, yesterday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Life Camp, Abuja, for alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating. The prosecution counsel, ASP Peter Ejike, of the FCT Police Command, told the court that the landlord, Mogbo Godffrey,
Southwest AGs ratify legal framework of Amotekun
Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan Attorneys-Generals of the six Southwest states on Friday night put finishing touches to the required legal framework for the operation of Operation Amotekun aimed at combating crimes in the region. According to the details of the agreed framework, each of the Southwest states of Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti and
Police arrest 26 kidnap suspects in Adamawa
Our Reporter The Adamawa State Police Command on Friday announced its arrest of 26 suspected kidnappers across the state. The suspects, including a minor, according to the spokesperson for the command, Sulaiman Nguroje, had been terrorizing communities across the state for some time now. Nguroje described them as members of a notorious gang terrorizing
Religious intolerance, Boko Haram and the rest of us
By Ademola Orunbon More than before, contemporary Nigerian society has been beset with religious conflicts that have threatened to tear the fabric of the country’s unity. To a large extent, one can say that Nigeria of the past boasted of religious flexibility and tolerance for many years. However, recently, it seems to have been
‘Gbelegbo’ and the mystery of Shina Peter’s ‘ACE’
By Segun Ayobolu My Mondays are not complete now without my having read the week’s edition of the new soar away Yoruba tabloid, ‘Gbelegbo’, from the stable of The Nation newspapers. Its production is rich and attractive. Its gifted writers bring out the luscious richness and mellifluousness of the Yoruba language. Its columnists Akara
NAF destroys ISWAP hideout in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Friday it destroyed compounds housing Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Kaza, Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. The Director, Public Relations and Information of the Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said the strike was executed on Wednesday following intelligence that some ISWAP
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