Latest News in Nigeria Today Friday 13th March 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Friday 13th March 2020 .
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Chelsea’s Hudson-Odoi becomes first Premier League player with coronavirus
Chelsea’s players and coaching staff were ordered into isolation as Callum Hudson-Odoi became the first Premier League player confirmed to have the new coronavirus late on Thursday. The news casts the viability of this weekend’s games further into doubt after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive, also throwing their team into lockdown. “Chelsea men’s teamRead More
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Greece to swear in first woman president
Greece on Friday prepared to swear in the first woman president in its history as the country grapples with over a hundred coronavirus cases. Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, a 63-year-old senior judge, will become the new Greek head of state for a five-year term. She will take her oath in parliament, lay a wreath at the TombRead More
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Coronavirus: CAS postpones Siasia’s FIFA ban appeal hearing
Court of Arbitration for Sports, CAS, has postponed the hearing of former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia’s appeal until further notice. Hearing was scheduled for March 19 but due to the Coronavirus outbreak, it has been postponed. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Controversy trails Juventus’ Paulo Dybala health status CAS wrote Siasia on December 27, 2019, inviting himRead More
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How multiple fire incidents ravaged Osun
Incidents of fire outbreak in Osun State in recent times remain alarming as many lives have been lost and property worth millions of naira destroyed in different outbreaks.
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Kenya confirms first case of coronavirus in East Africa
Kenya announced its first confirmed case of coronavirus on Friday, saying a woman who returned from the United States tested positive for the illness in Nairobi. “I want to inform you that the Ministry of Health has confirmed the first coronavirus case in Kenya,” Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe told reporters. READ ALSO: Canada PM’s wife testsRead More
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Appointment: Court commences trial of case against Ajimobi
By Rotimi Ojomoyela A Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, commenced the trial of the suit filed by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State, Mr Michael Akinleye against the appointment of former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, as the Deputy National Chairman (South) by the party’sRead More
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No plan to dethrone monarchs in Ekiti — Fayemi
By Rotimi Ojomoyela Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, yesterday, dismissed reports that the state government intends to dethrone some traditional rulers in the state. A letter, purportedly written by the Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Chieftaincy Affairs and dated 11/03/2020, had directed the 16 Pelupelu Obas to explain their absence in government activities and meetingRead More
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E2%80%95-yoruba-group/ Politicians have hijacked Amotekun ? Yoruba Group
Tasks South-West govs to review framework By Esther Onyegbula A coalition of Yoruba groups under the auspices of Yoruba Appraisal Forum, yesterday, alleged that politicians with ill intents have hijacked the recently launched Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun. Speaking during a peaceful rally in Lagos, the spokesperson of the organization Oloketuyi Ojo, calledRead More
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Kaduna to pay N30,000 minimum pension in March
The Kaduna State Government says it will begin the payment of N30,000 new minimum pension to its retirees on the old Defined Benefits Pension scheme this month. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to Gov. Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday in Kaduna. The statementRead More
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Presidency refutes report of attack on Buhari in Kebbi
The Presidency has described as false and untrue social media reports on the alleged attack on President Muhammadu Buhari in Argungu, Kebbi State, on Thursday. A statement by the President’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, late Thursday night, said a young man had attempted to greet the president at a closed range but was prevented byRead More
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