Nigerian Newspapers Today : Monday 7th December 2020
Here are some of the Nigerian Newspapers Today on Monday 7th December 2020 .
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Former Gov Jang Pays Tribute to Gen Bali
By Seriki Adinoyi Immediate past Governor of Plateau state and former Military Administrator of Benue and Old Gongola States, Air Commodore Jonah David Jang (retd), has eulogised the rare virtue of the late former Chief of Defence Staff and Minister of Defence, Lt Gen Domkat Bali, whom he said took particular interest in him while …
Bye -election: APC Wins Bauchi Assembly Election
By Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won the Bauchi State House of Assembly Bye – election held in Dass Local Government Area (LGA )on Saturday. The Dass Assembly election was held following the death of Hon. Musa Mantle Baraza, who was murdered by unknown gunmen in his residence in August …
African Court: Vagrancy Laws Incompatible with Human Rights
Tobi Soniyi The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has held that countries in the continent are under obligation to repeal or amend their vagrancy laws to conform with the rights protected by the Charter, the Children’ Rights Charter and Women’s Rights Protocol. The court, while rendering an advisory opinion following a request by …
Amid Rising Insecurity, S’West Leaders Urge Buhari to Restructure Nigeria
Gboyega Akinsanmi The leaders of Southwest in the All Progressives Congress (APC) have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, initiate the process of restructuring the country. The leaders argued that restructuring would address structural imbalances fuelling agitation for a more accountable and transparent system. This request was the fallout of the …
APC’s Abiru Wins Lagos East Senate Seat
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday’s senatorial bye-election in Lagos East district, The bye-election was conducted on Saturday in the five local governments in the district and witnessed low voter turnout. The party’ candidate Tokunbo Abiru was declared the winner in each of the five local governments in the area. Abiru polled 89,204 …
NBA, NSE, NMA, ICAN, CIBN, 25 Others Lament Worsening Insecurity
•Demand overhaul of nation’s security apparatus, want community policing explored •Buhari’s govt now a liability, says Northern Coalition Emmanuel Addeh and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja Thirty prominent elite and professional bodies, yesterday, urged the federal government to immediately begin the overhaul of the country’s security apparatus, lamenting that the security situation has deeply deteriorated in …
Business Mogul and Politician, Harry Akande, Dies at 77
•Family silent on cause of death as source alleges COVID-19 •We’ve lost another great man, Makinde mourns Bayo Akinloye A renowned business tycoon and former presidential hopeful, Chief Harry Akande, has died. He was 77. Akande, the Agba Oye of Ibadanland, Oyo State, who once vied for the country’s presidency on the platform of the …
Report: Food Scarcity Looms as Nation’s Reserves Decline
•Attacks on farmers, climate change, COVID-19 unleash devastating blow Tobi Soniyi A surge in attacks on Nigerian farmers is having a knock-on effect on the country’s food reserves, Bloomberg has reported. Citing the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, the news agency said stocks had declined to less than 30,000 metric tons, a fraction of what …
US Removes Visa Reciprocity Fees for Nigerian Applicants
Michael Olugbode in Abuja and Bayo Akinloye in Lagos United States has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerians seeking entry visas into the country. The Donald Trump government had in August announced visa reciprocity fees against some countries seen to be charging high visa fees on Americans, including Nigeria. But against the outcry of …
Canadian Firm Alleges Defence Intelligence Agency Spying on Phones, Text Messages
•DSS warns against actions that threaten national security Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja A Canadian company, Citizen Lab, has said the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), allegedly, procured a spy system from Circles, a surveillance firm believed to exploit weaknesses in the global mobile phone system to snoop on calls, texts and the locations of phones around …
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