Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Tuesday 5th September 2023
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Jonathan: How our founding fathers failed
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said Nigeria still faces religious and ethnic crisis because its founding fathers failed to conceive it as a nation during their struggle for independence. Jonathan spoke in Abuja, at a national dialogue in honour of Prof Udenta Udenta, who clocked 60 years on Tuesday. The former president, who was chairman
Our democracy not working, says Fayemi
Former governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi, says democracy in the country is not working despite the end of the military administration in 1999. This is as Fayemi said the protest that trailed the fuel subsidy removal during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012 was due to political interests. He spoke Tuesday in
NSCDC busts syndicate diverting, adulterating fertilizers
The Special Intelligence Squad of the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has apprehended five suspected members of a syndicate who specialize in the diversion of granular ammonium sulphate, the key raw material in the production of fertilizer. According to the spokesman of the NSCDC, Afolabi Babawale, the diverted products
Police Officer, Five Others Die In Ondo Motor Accident
A police officer and five other persons, on Tuesday, died in a ghastly motor accident that happened at Ogbese on the Akure/Owo highway in Ondo state. Daily Trust gathered that the accident which involved a red Man Diesel Truck and one Toyota Sienna with the number plate, FFN 310 PU, occurred due to over-speeding. Confirming
Strike: Gombe Assembly postpones screening of Commissioner nominees
The two-day warning strike embarked on Tuesday by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has forced the Gombe State House of Assembly to postpone the screening of 17 commissioner nominees appointed by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya. The Assembly had earlier slated Tuesday to begin the screening five weeks after the governor forwarded the list of the
Tribunal Sacks Kogi Senator, Orders Supplementary Election
The Kogi East Senatorial Election Tribunal sitting in Lokoja has sacked Senator Jibrin Isah, (Echocho), the Senate Committee Chairman on Customs Excise and Tariffs, cancelling the election in 94 polling units in the district. Consequently, the chairman of the Tribunal , Justice K.A. Orjiako, ordered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a supplementary election
DSS arrests officials diverting FG’s palliatives
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, nabbed some officials of State Emergency Management Agency diverting palliatives meant for the citizens to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. Some of the suspects arrested at a popular market in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital where the items were being resold included officials of
Joe Biden’s wife tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. first lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 just days before President Joe Biden, who tested negative for the virus, is due to travel to a Group of 20 summit in India, the White House said on Monday. Biden’s 72-year-old wife, whose symptoms were described as mild, last had COVID in August of
Strike flops in Lagos as banks shun NLC
Some commercial banks in Lagos, on Tuesday, defied the call for withdrawal of service by the Nigeria Labour Congress. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that checks showed that Access Bank, First Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Zenith Bank, and Sterling Bank were among those that opened while customers were also seen at the various
FACT CHECK: Is it true Jonathan Warned Tinubu against influencing tribunal judgement?
A Facebook blog page has shared a 4-minute-45-second video with the claim that the former President Goodluck Jonathan warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to use his power to influence the outcome of the Presidential Election Petitions Court. The author of the post captioned it, “BREAKING!! Former President Goodluck Jonathan don scatter everywhere as he
Rufai, former NNPP National Chairman, dumps party
Prof. Rufai Ahmed, the immediate past National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has left the party. Rufai, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said he decided to quit “after consulting widely”. Rufai’s action is considered by observers as a huge blow to the party that has been hit by a major
Rufai, former NNPP National Chairman, dumps party
NRA plans to introduce VAR in NPFL
The Nigeria Referees Association has revealed plans to introduce Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the 2023-24 Nigeria Professional Football League season. President of the NRA, Sanni Zubair, disclosed this during a chat with the media. Zubair opined that the introduction of VAR would aid the performance of referees during games. He added that the association
NRA plans to introduce VAR in NPFL
Terra Seasoning Cube launches “Unwrap Joy, Unleash Taste” campaign
In order to excite palates and enhance the culinary experiences of Nigerian Consumers, Terra Seasoning Cube, one of Nigeria’s most admired seasoning cube brands has launched a new communication campaign themed “Unwrap Joy, Unleash Taste”. This campaign endeavors to strengthen brand recognition while solidifying Terra Seasoning Cubes’ reputation as the ultimate seasoning of choice. In
Terra Seasoning Cube launches “Unwrap Joy, Unleash Taste” campaign
NLC enforces warning strike in Ondo, accuses HoS of threatening workers
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Ondo State on Tuesday, enforced compliance of the two-day warning strike declared by the union’s national body. In various public offices visited across the state, DAILY POST observed that some workers resumed work following warnings by the Head of Service, HoS, Kayode Ogundele, that decisive action
NLC enforces warning strike in Ondo, accuses HoS of threatening workers
Two dead, eight injured as bus rams into truck in Ogun
Two persons have died while eight others sustained injuries after a commercial bus rammed into a truck along the Lagos-Ibadan highway. The Toyota Hiace bus, marked GAS 937, had run into the moving truck around Christopher University, along the express road. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Florence Okpe,
Two dead, eight injured as bus rams into truck in Ogun
Van Dijk slams Van Gaal for claiming 2022 World Cup was ‘fixed’ for Messi
Liverpool captain, Virgil van Dijk, has said he doesn’t believe the 2022 World Cup was fixed by FIFA for Argentina’s Lionel Messi to win it. Van Dijk’s former manager at the national team, Louis van Gaal, had made the claim. Van Gaal, who coached the Netherlands at the tournament in Qatar, raised eyebrows by suggesting
Van Dijk slams Van Gaal for claiming 2022 World Cup was ‘fixed’ for Messi
Ajaero assesses first day of warning strike as huge success
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has appraised the first day of the warning strike called by the union as highly effective. Although unions affiliated with the Trade Union Congress clearly boycotted the strike, which grounded activities at the nation’s capital on Tuesday, Ajaero said the support and compliance from the
Ajaero assesses first day of warning strike as huge success
Edo: I have withdrawn court case against my boss, Gov Obaseki – Philip Shaibu
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has withdrawn the suit he filed against Governor Godwin Obaseki. The Deputy Governor had filed an anti-impeachment suit at a High Court Abuja against Obaseki. The suit with reference number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1027/2023, was seeking to stop the governor from making attempts to impeach him. But in a statement he personally
Edo: I have withdrawn court case against my boss, Gov Obaseki – Philip Shaibu
BBNaija All Stars: Omashola told Mercy she, CeeC, Ilebaye are strong contenders outside – Venita
Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Venita Akpofure, has claimed that houseguest and current Head of House, Omashola, aka Sholzy, revealed to Mercy Eke that she, CeeC and Ilebaye are strong contenders for the N120 million grand prize of the show. She made the claim during her diary session on Tuesday. Venita said: “Mercy informed
BBNaija All Stars: Omashola told Mercy she, CeeC, Ilebaye are strong contenders outside – Venita
Atiku, Peter Obi vs Tinubu: Watch your utterance – Police warns ahead of Wednesday judgment
The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has warned mischief makers against unguarded utterances and misinformation. NPF issued the warning ahead of the Presidential Election Tribunal’s verdict on the February 14 poll. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesman of the NPF, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Tuesday. Adejobi also disclosed the deployment of police officers across
Atiku, Peter Obi vs Tinubu: Watch your utterance – Police warns ahead of Wednesday judgment
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