Nigeria news today headlines : Thursday 13th February 2020
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BREAKING: Kwara Launches Operation Harmony Security Outfit
6:09 AM, 2/13/2020 +234 818 204 2961: Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazak will any moment from now, launch what will be novel centrally controlled state security command called Operation Harmony. While details of the outfit are a bit sketchy early Thursday morning, Daily Independent exclusively gathered that the operation is a response to the growing security concerns
Declare State Of Emergency On Security Now, Reps Tell Buhari
Temidayo Akinsuyi;Ubong Ukpong Lagos / Abuja – The House of Representatives on Wednesday told President Muhammadu Buhari to, without further delay, declare a state of emergency on the nation’s security. The House also insisted on its earlier resolution seeking the immediate sack of the service chiefs, following the killing of over 30 travellers in Borno
BREAKING: Fire Guts Obasanjo’s House In Abeokuta
ABEOKUTA – There was pandemonium in Abeokuta on Wednesday night as fire broke out in the house of former President Olusegun Obasanjo situated at Ita-Eko area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The fire which started at about 9:30pm, an eye witness account said, occurred following a power surge. Residents of the area and sympathizers
Nigeria, Ethiopia Sign Visa Waiver, Defence Pacts
Abuja – Nigeria and Ethiopia have signed a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders, including a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of defence. President Muhammadu Buhari and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed witnessed the signing of the agreement Tuesday in Addis Ababa by their foreign affairs ministers, Geoffrey Onyeama
Bandits Attack Kaduna Village, Burn Family Of 16 To Death
Juliet Oyoyo;Francis Onoiribholo Kaduna / Benin – Members of a family in Bakali village in Fatika District of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been burnt to death. Daily Independent learnt that the family of 16 met their untimely death when bandits invaded their village, Bakali. The bandits were said to have locked up
Inclement Weather: Passengers Stranded As Foreign, Domestic Airlines Cancel Flights Into Lagos
Lagos – The inclement weather condition at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, has crippled flight operations in and outside the aerodrome. As at the time of filing this report, no foreign or local airline had been able to land or take off at the airport, while Emirates Airlines, for the second time in two
1bn Barrels Of Crude Oil Discovered In North East – Sylva
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Slyva, said that about one billion barrels of crude oil have been discovered in North Eastern part of Nigeria. Sylva made the disclosure at a news conference at the end the 2020 Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS), in Abuja on Wednesday. “The figure we are getting,
Has Buhari’s Government Lost The War Against Insecurity?
“The most immediate is Boko Haram’s insurgency. Progress has been made in recent weeks by our security forces but victory cannot be achieved by basing the Command and Control Centre in Abuja. “The command centre will be relocated to Maiduguri and remain until Boko Haram is completely subdued” – President Muhammadu Buhari May 29, 2015.
CLEEN Foundation Already Strategising Ahead Edo, Ondo Elections – Olofin
CLEEN Foundation is a Nigerian based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) established in 1998 and working to promote public safety, security and access to justice. In this interview with Francis Onoiribholo, Ruth Olofin, the Programme Manager of the Foundation said the Foundation is putting in place critical activities and enlightenment arrangements on election security for the forthcoming
Group Lauds Ajimobi’s Emergence As APC Deputy National Chairman
A group, the Nigerian Progressive Youth Coalition, NPYC, has praised the decision of the All Progressives Congress, APC to pick the immediate past Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi as the new deputy national chairman of the party, saying it is a step in the right direction of unifying the party. The group leader, Bolaji Afiz
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