The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Monday 23rd November 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 23/11/20
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Petrol hike: Labour leaders walk out on FG
By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja Labour leaders on Sunday night walked out of its scheduled meeting with the Federal Government. The meeting was to take updates on the hikes in petrol pump price and the electricity tariffs. The meeting which was called to review the implementation of the resolutions reached during the three previous parleys ended …
COVID-19: Lagos, Oyo, three others get 2.5m PPEs
By Moses Emorinken, Abuja A bag design and manufacturing firm, My World of Bags (MWOB), is distributing 2.5 million Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Oyo, Lagos, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti, within the next four months. Partnering with the Mastercard Foundation on an initiative called Project SafeUp to make this happen in the South West, the …
PDP leaders begin search for Secondus’ successor
By Yusuf Alli, Abuja The 2023 election permutations may consume the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Some governors, ex-governors and influential leaders have started the search for a successor to National Chairman Uche Secondus. It was learnt that some PDP governors and leaders, who are under pressure from the All …
APC, PDP clash over governors’ visit to Jonathan
By Gbade Ogunwale and Jide Orintushin, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are locked in a row over weekend’s visit by APC governors to former President Goodluk Jonathan, a PDP chieftain in Abuja. While the PDP said the visit underscored an endorsement of the acceptability of the former president …
Stop bribing my men, Taskforce chair warns
By Oziegbe Okoeki Chairman of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) Olayinka Egbeyemi has warned the public, especially traffic offenders, against inducing officers of the agency with money. He reminded those doing so that both the giver and receiver are liable in law. He added that only the court can pronounce …
‘We paid with cash, drinks, milk to rescue our children’
By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna Parents of the kidnapped students of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State, have said they paid between N500,000 to N4 million to get each of their children released. According to them, while some handed over the ransom to members of the syndicate in Kaduna, the rest of them, who …
Gunmen kill Rivers council worker
By Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt Gunmen at the weekend killed an engineer from Agana, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, Michael Ebirien-Agana. It was gathered that the assailants ambushed Ebirien-Agana at a bad spot on the Igbo-Etche road while returning home about 9pm. The hoodlums reportedly dragged him out of his car, shot him …
Six die in Anambra accident
By Emma Elekwa, Onitsha and Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt Six persons died in Sunday’s accident at Nkwelle junction on the Nteje/Onitsha expressway in Anambra State. The accident involved a commercial mini bus and a tanker. An eyewitness said bodies littered the road. “There was a fatal accident at Nkwere (33) involving a mini bus and a tanker. …
Man gets 14 years for raping minor
By Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan An Oyo State High Court has sentenced a ‘naturalist doctor’, Seyi Adekoya to 14 years imprisonment for rape. Adekoya who lives at E7/207, Oke Offa Baba Isale, Ibadan, was accused of forcefully having carnal knowledge of nine-year-old girl on August 16, 2015, in Ibadan. Read Also: Man nabbed for raping speech-impaired minor …
Robbery suspect arrested in Ogun
By Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta The police in Abeokuta, Ogun State, have arrested a suspected robber, Alo Monday, after his gang snatched a Toyota Camry from one of their victims. Monday, an indigene of Ebonyi State, was arrested at the weekend on the Sagamu/Ikene Road during while the gang operated. The police team was led by …
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