Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 29th July 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 29th July 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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IPOB issues 11-day ultimatum to FG to release Kanu
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday gave the Federal Government of Nigeria 11 days to free its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, unconditionally. IPOB threatened to totally lockdown the Southeast states and “other Biafra States” from Monday August 9, 2021, if Kanu was not released before then. It also asked Southeast governors, individuals and
US lawmakers stop $875m arms sale to Nigeria
United States lawmakers are holding down a proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria amid mounting concerns about the Muhammadu Buhari regime’s human rights record as it grapples with multiple security crises. US lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have reportedly delayed clearing a proposed sale of 12 AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and accompanying
PANDEF to Dikio: Consider setting up proper monitoring structure for PAP activities
The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) on Wednesday appealed to the interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) to consider setting up a proper monitoring and evaluation structure to validate the progress of the beneficiaries, projects and programmes of PAP. Speaking when the group paid a courtesy visit to Dikio
US lawmakers stop $875m defence equipment sale to Nigeria
United States lawmakers are holding down a proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria amid mounting concerns about the Muhammadu Buhari regime’s human rights record as it grapples with multiple security crises. US lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have reportedly delayed clearing a proposed sale of 12 AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and
UI Postgraduate exams postponed for fear of COVID-19 spread
The postgraduate examinations of the University of Ibadan (UI) billed to commence on Wednesday on the campus has been suspended due to fear of spread of the dreaded Delta Variant of the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the country. The postponement according to New Telegraph investigation was due to information about an academic staff of the Institute of Peace and Strategic
Islamiyya students: “The children are in 25 different camps”- freed Ransom carrier
…says: ”Bandits were kind to me, fed me beef, gave me N11,000 for transport fare’ About 60 days after the abduction of 136 children from the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, the bandits it was learnt have kept the students into 25 different unknown locations pending when
Contempt: Osborne residents ask court to jail Lekki Gardens MD, Nyong
The Registered Trustees of Osborne and Foreshore Residents Association have asked Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court in Lagos to commit the Chief Executive Officer of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Richard Nyong, to prison over alleged disobedience to court’s order. The residents, in a committal motion filed through their lawyer, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN),
NEITI, EFCC, moves to sanction, prosecute corrupt practices in extractive sector
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has partnered with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to prosecute and enforce sanctions on perpetrators of corrupt practices in the extractive sector. To this effect, Chief Executive Officers of the anti-corruption agencies, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji and Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to renew
Blackout as electricity grid collapses again
A collapse of the nation’s electricity grid has once again led to a blackout across the country. In a statement, Oyebode Fadipe, General Manager, Corporate Communications at the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), said the system collapse happened around 12:26pm on Wednesday. He said the incident led to an interruption of power supply in Abuja
Lagos PDP loses state secretary, Muiz Dosunmu
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has announced the death of its state secretary, Prince Muiz Dosunmu Shodipe. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday, July 28 by the party’s publicity secretary, Taofik Gani. The party described the loss the politician to the cold hands of death as one death
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