Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 1st December 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 1st December 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Insecurity: Govs to meet Wednesday
Governors of the 36 states are scheduled to hold a teleconference on Wednesday to deliberate on a new national security order to ensure the safety of lives and property in the country. Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, head of media and public affairs of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, in a statement, said the forum, at its 22nd …
Hoodlums attack Lagos firemen, vandalise fire engine
Muritala Ayinla Again, suspected hoodlums have attacked and injured three firemen of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and also vandalised the fire engine of the agency in the process. Confirming the incident, the Acting Head of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service , Mrs Margaret Adeseye expressed displeasure over the incessant …
Bunkering: Military arrests 10 suspects, intercepts 9 trucks of PMS in Arepo
*’Criminals graded road, used 3km hose to siphon fuel from NNPC pipeline’ Flora Onwudiwe The Military on Monday arrested 10 suspects and intercepted 9 trucks (six of which were loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) while others were yet to be loaded) at the Forthright Estate Garden, in Arepo, Ogun State. The Deputy Force Commander, …
JUST IN: Hamilton to miss Sakhir GP after testing positive for coronavirus
World champion Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend’s Formula 1 Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain after testing positive for coronavirus. His team, Mercedes, said the Briton woke with mild symptoms on Monday and returned a positive result at a subsequent test and again at a retest. Hamilton, who is now self-isolating, won the Bahrain …
Legal team: Lagos panel lacks power to sanction Army over Lekki shooting
Emmanuel Onani, Abuja The last may not have been heard of the Lekki Toll Plaza shooting in Lagos, as the legal team representing the Army has said that the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS and Related Abuses does not have the power to punish any soldier found …
UN: COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance around the globe, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as it appealed for roughly $35 billion to help many of those expected to be in need next year. “If everyone who will need humanitarian aid next year lived …
Olympic rings return to Tokyo Bay
The Olympic rings monument was reinstalled in Tokyo Bay on Tuesday, after being removed in August for maintenance, as organisers ramp up preparations for next year’s postponed Summer Games. The return of the monument, which stands 15.3m tall and 32.6m wide and was originally installed in January, should send a signal that the Games …
US arms sales to UAE draw fire from 29 rights groups
Twenty-nine arms control and human rights organizations have signed a letter opposing the sale of $23 billion worth of missiles, fighter jets and drones to the United Arab Emirates and asking the U.S. Congress to block the deal. “The hope is to stop these sales altogether,” said Seth Binder, advocacy officer at the Project …
Argentines celebrate ‘eternal love’ for Maradona with tattoos
Under his shirt, pizza shop owner Guillermo Rodriguez is a walking shrine to Diego Maradona. His entire back is covered in tattoos depicting the soccer great, whose death last week at the age of 60 inspired enormous grief in Argentina and beyond. “It is something beautiful to live with him, so for us he …
On World AIDS Day, AHF-Nigeria Urges Everyone to Keep Fighting ‘The Other Pandemic’
While COVID-19 has devastated communities worldwide and remained in the spotlight since last year, the world must keep fighting to protect gains made against HIV/AIDS — a pandemic that has been raging for over 30 years and remains a global public health crisis. Ahead of the December 1 commemoration of World AIDS Day 2020, …
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