Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Monday 23rd November 2020
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COVID-19 reason for reduction of flights – Air Peace
Chinelo Obogo Air Peace has said the reason for reduction of its flight frequencies is as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline’s Chief Operating Officer, Mrs. Toyin Olajide, said the COVID-19 pandemic devastated airlines worldwide, Nigerian airlines inclusive and that Air Peace is not immune from this. Olajide explained that the airline had …
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Alleged N2bn fraud: Court remands Senator Ndume in Kuje prison over Maina’s disappearance
Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has ordered Senator Ali Ndume to be remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre over his failure to produce the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Force, Abdulrasheed Maina in court. Justice Okon Abang who issued the remand order on Monday, directed that Senator …
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Confusion, as FCT Minister stalls inauguration of secretaries
Fred Itua, Abuja There is confusion at rhe Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA), following the purported refusal by the FCT Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello to inaugurate secretaries for the six Mandate Secretariats ten months after President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly gave his approval. Sources said President Buhari in February this year, upon a request from …
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Mentally challenged woman gives birth to baby girl in Enugu
Jude Chinedu, Enugu A mentally challenged woman has reportedly given birth to a baby girl in front of a shop close to Abakpa junction in Enugu. It was learnt that the woman whose way about is unknown at the moment, gave her consent for the matron of the Guardian Angels Motherless Babiesp Home, along Enugu/Abakaliki …
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Makinde presents N266.6bn 2021 budget to Oyo Assembly
Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday presented a budget proposal of N266.6billion to the Oyo State House of Assembly for the 2021 fiscal year. The appropriation bill tagged, “Budget of Continued Consolidation, the governor said, was prepared with 25.16 per cent increment over the 2020 revised budget. Makinde stated that …
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Despite recession, we’re outperforming many economies, says FG
Uche Usim, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed on Monday hailed the Nigerian economy as outperforming many others globally, despite slipping into a second recession in five years at the weekend. She made the disclosure in Abuja on Monday at the opening of the 26th edition of the Nigerian …
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Four suspected armed robbers gunned down by soldiers in Delta
Ben Dunno, Warri Four members of a notorious armed robbery gang that had terrorized residents of Oviorie community in Okpe Local Government area of Delta state, have been shot dead by soldiers from the Sector 1 Command, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), stationed along the highway checkpoints. The gang was also alleged to have been responsible …
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World Bank urges Ugwuanyi to institutionalize rural roads maintenance
Jude Chinedu, Enugu The World Bank through the Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP) has urged the Governor of Enugu State, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to establish Rural Road Maintenance Fund (RRF) for proper monitoring and maintenance of rural roads in the state. The National Coordinator of RAMP, Mr Ubandoma Ularamu, who said this during a …
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Anambra 2021: I’ll build more campuses if elected governor — Maduka
By Henry Akubuiro Renowned medical expert and aspirant for the Anambra 2021 governorship race, Dr. Godwin Maduka (Okosisi Orumba), over the weekend, said that he would not only subsidise education but also bring learning institutions to the doorsteps of Ndi Anambra if given the opportunity to serve the state. Dr. Maduka stated this during a …
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Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, welcomes baby girl
Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has welcome yet another new born baby into the Benin Royal family. This was contained in a press release issued by the Benin Traditional Council (BTC), signed by its Press Secretary, Mr. Frank Irabor and made available to Journalists in Benin. The release said that the …
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Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine 90% effective against coronavirus
Regina Otokpa, Abuja Clinical trials of a new coronavirus vaccine developed by the Oxford University has shown to be up to 90 per cent effective at preventing the virus infection. The researchers explained that their jab on the average, gives 70 per cent protection, when combining the results of two different dosing regimes, however, the protection of …
Maina: Court remands Sen. Ali Ndume in Kuje Prison
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered Senator Ali Ndume to be remanded in Kuje Prison following Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team’s (PRTT) refusal to appear for his trial. Justice Okon Abang gave the order when Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, failed to file a formal application …
Finance Minister: Nigeria will exit recession by first quarter of 2021
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Monday, said the country will exit recession by the first quarter of 2021. Ahmed spoke about the current recession in the country at the ongoing 26th Nigerian Economic Summit organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group and the Federal Ministry of Finance, …
Akeredolu removes Attorney-General, appoints replacement
Adewale Momoh, Akure Governor of Ondo State, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has removed Adekola Olawoye (SAN,) as the Commissioner of Justice and Attorney-General of the state and replaced him with Charles Titiloye. According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Segun Ajiboye, in a statement issued on Monday, Titiloye’s name will be forwarded …
Labour/FG rift: There’s no strike option on the table – Labour
Regina Otokpa, Abuja Following the walk out on Federal Government by Organised Labour during a meeting to resolve the issues of Petroleum price increase and electricity tariff on Sunday night, Labour has said there was no strike option on the table. Addressing newsmen on Monday in Abuja, Deputy President Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade …
Ethics breaches: FIFA bans CAF President, Ahmad, for five years
Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad has been banned for five years by FIFA for breaching various codes of ethics. The FIFA vice-president, 60, has been found to have breached codes relating to duty of loyalty, offering and accepting gifts, abuse of position as well as misappropriation of funds, reports the BBC. …
UNICEF to ship 2bn COVID vaccines to poor nations in 2021
Nearly 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be shipped and flown to developing countries next year in a “mammoth operation”, the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said on Monday, as world leaders vowed to ensure the fair distribution of vaccines. UNICEF said it was working with over 350 airlines and freight companies to deliver …
Yemen’s Houthis fire missile at Saudi Aramco site in Jeddah
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Monday said it fired a missile at a distribution station operated by the Saudi Aramco oil company in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea city of Jeddah and struck it. There was no immediate Saudi confirmation of the claim made by the group’s military spokesman, who warned foreign companies and …
Nevada tightens COVID-19 limits on casinos, eateries; broadens mask mandate
Nevada’s governor, diagnosed with COVID-19 himself earlier this month, said on Sunday he was tightening coronavirus restrictions on casinos, restaurants and bars, while imposing a broader statewide mandate for face-coverings over the next three weeks. The new measures, effective on Tuesday, come as state and local government leaders around the United States have moved …
Illegal migration: Spain to send more police to Senegal
Spain will increase its police presence in Senegal to tackle criminal networks behind an upsurge in illegal migration from the West African coast to its territory, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Sunday. She spoke after meeting her counterpart in the Senegalese capital Dakar to discuss the crisis, which has seen around 17,000 …
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