Latest News in Nigeria Today Monday 24th February 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Monday 24th February 2020 .
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Saudi calls to arrest ‘sugar candy’ female rapper draw ire
Official calls to arrest a Saudi female rapper who appeared in a music video have sparked an online backlash with many calling the move hypocritical as the kingdom invites Western women to perform. In the video, the young rapper from Mecca, who identifies herself as Asayel Slay, praises what she describes as bold women inRead More
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Nigeria’s economy surpasses IMF’s projection, grows by 2.27%
Nigeria’s gross domestic product grew by 2.27% in 2019, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had projected that the nation’s economy would grow by 2.1% in 2019. According to the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product report released by the bureau on Monday, the economy grew by 2.55% inRead More
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US new Army training team heads to Africa first time
The United States Army, for the first time, will send soldiers from one of its new training brigades to Africa in the coming weeks, expanding the use of the new specialized units as the Pentagon looks at possible troop cuts on the continent. The decision to send a couple hundred soldiers from the 1st SecurityRead More
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Spoken-word poets as griots of Africa’s cultural heritage
The tradition of rendering what is today known as the spoken word poetry to a live audience is an age-long feature of Africa’s traditional poems. Verbalization of poems in the form of songs, chants, praises, incantations, et cetera is characteristic of African traditional poetry. However, the emergence of the print media and subsequent preference for written literature had relegated this to an obscure background until recent developments in literature, technology and communication triggered its phenomenal re-emergence.
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Kebbi BSC’s victory a result of govt’s vigorous efforts — Gov. Bagudu
Kebbi’s Gov. Atiku Bagudu on Sunday said the Kebbi Beach Soccer Club’s recent success was the result of his administration’s vigorous efforts in sports in the last five years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team, who presented their trophies to Gov. Bagudu on Sunday in Birnin Kebbi, had won the AbujaRead More
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Reps committee summons NIMASA to explain unaudited accounts
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to appear before it on Feb. 25, to give reasons for its unaudited accounts. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Wole Oke, who made the announcement during an investigative public hearing into the presentation ofRead More
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Qatar to quarantine passengers arriving from Iran, South Korea
Qatar will ask passengers arriving from Iran and South Korea to remain in home isolation or a quarantine facility for 14 days over fears of a new coronavirus outbreak, Qatar Airways said in a statement on Monday. READ ALSO: WHO worries over Africa as COVID-19 spreads vanguard
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LeBron James’ ‘dream shake’ helps lift Lakers over Celtics
LeBron James delivered the go-ahead jumper with 30 seconds left to help lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics Sunday as the two decorated franchises renewed their historic rivalry. “I just gave a little dream shake to the baseline and was able to open up the middle and getRead More
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APC no longer a functional political party — DG, APC Govs Forum
Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, Salihu Lukman, has described his ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as a political party that was no longer functional due to its inability to hold regular meetings of its constitutional organs as provided by law.
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E2%80%95police/ No kidnappers den in Ilorin ?Police
The Kwara Police Command says there is no kidnappers den in Ilorin, the state capital. The police is reacting to recent social speculations that a kidnappers den had been uncovered at Oko-Erin Community in Ilorin. The reaction is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), DSP Ajayi Okasanmi, and madeRead More
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