The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Saturday 26th December 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 26/12/20
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Ortom condemns attack on chairman’s residence
By Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom condemned in strong terms, an attempt to kill the Chairman of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, Hon Alfred Atera on Thursday morning, in which three security men and two civilians were killed. Read Also: Ndume condemns Boko Haram attacks on Borno, Adamawa villages on Christmas eve …
Gunmen kill three policemen, two others in Benue
By Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi Benue State Police Command has confirmed that three policemen and two civilian were killed at the residence of Chairman of Katsina Ala Local Government Council, Alfred Atera, in Katsina Ala town, Benue State Thursday morning by unknown gunmen. The policemen were said to be guarding the residence of the council chairman …
Six killed in Sokoto fire outbreaks, over N1.1bn property lost
By Adamu Suleiman, Sokoto At least six persons were killed and property worth over N1.1bn were lost to 465 fire incidents between January 2020 to date in Sokoto State. The State Director, Department of Fire Service , Mr Sani Muhammad Budah, disclosed this to reporters in Sokoto. Budah said no fewer than 261 lives were …
Apapa gridlock: More officers, more problems?
Sentry During the week, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said 200 security officers would be deployed to clear the route leading to Tin Can and Apapa ports in Lagos State. Workers’ unions at the ports had threatened to go on strike if the government failed to address gridlock on the route. But rather than elicit …
Kwara: Between Otoge and Otunya
Sentry On Saturday 14th November, 2020, former Senate President Bukola Saraki arrived Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, for the first time since the 2019 general election. He had in February 2019 lost his bid to return to the National Assembly. Sentry gathered that the former Kwara governor was at his home town for the eighth-year …
Smothered by an overwhelming sense of unhappiness
UnderTow That in a nutshell is how Nigerians feel in 2020. In January, little or nothing forebode misery in the year. But before the first quarter was done, misery had crept in through COVID-19, that most debilitating of diseases that dispatches with unabating fury, that most cavalier of plagues that humiliates the rich and the …
APC accuses A’Ibom of sharing palliatives as Christmas gifts
By Bassey Anthony, Uyo The All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State has accused the state government of sharing Covid-19 palliatives as Christmas gifts, describing the alleged action as an act of impudence. The party, in a press release signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Nkereuwem Enyongekere, on Friday alleged that the Covid-19 food items …
Three UN peacekeepers killed in CAR attacks
Agency Reporter Three United Nations (UN) peacekeepers have been killed in attacks in the Central African Republic, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman said in a statement. Three peacekeepers from Burundi were killed and two others wounded by armed attackers on the domestic security forces and the UN’s MINUSCA mission in Dekoa, Kemo prefecture, and Bakouma …
Countries must share vaccines, says Pope in Christmas message
Agency Reporter Pope Francis on Friday urged the countries of the world to assist one another in the fight against coronavirus by making its vaccines available for all. “Today, in this time of darkness and uncertainty during the pandemic, different lights of hope appear, like the discovery of the vaccines … they must be available …
Low key Yuletide celebrations as Nigerians bemoan hard times, COVID-19
By Elo Edremoda, Warri/David Adenuga, Bauchi/Toban Adedeji, Osogbo/Rosemary Nwisi, Port Harcourt/Adamu Suleiman, Sokoto/Kolade Adeyemi, Jos A combination of the coronavirus pandemic and the economic hardship took the shine off this year’s Christmas across the country, giving Nigerians an unusual festival. Gone were the Christmas carols, Father Christmas shows, merry making at selected spots and visits …
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