Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Thursday 3rd December 2020
Top Nigeria News Dailies Update from Newspaper Headlines Today this Afternoon
Read also
Publishers’ conference begins in Enugu Friday Dec 4
From Magnus Eze, Enugu The 2020 National Conference/Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) begins in Enugu on Friday, December 4, and ends on Saturday. The event, which has Enugu Governor Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, as the Special Guest of Honour, would attract vice-chancellors of universities in the South-East and other key stakeholders …
The Sun Nigeria.
Firm, police, land grabbers biker over Ogun mining site
By Cosmas Omegoh A laterite mining company Gbenga Ibuoye Nigeria Limited, the police and suspected land grabbers are emeshed in a controversy over a mining site located at Itele, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. Whereas the mining company is alleging that land grabbers were invading its legitimately-acquired site, claiming that the facility belongs …
The Sun Nigeria.
Military airstrikes bombard bandits’ logistics base in Zamfara, scores killed
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said the Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI has destroyed another bandits’ logistics base, killing scores of their fighters at a forested high ground area near Bayan Ruwa in Zamfara State. The Coordinator, Defence Media Organisation, Maj-Gen John Enenche, who made this known in a statement …
The Sun Nigeria.
Fani-Kayode celebrates womanhood with iconic piece
By Cosmas Omegoh Former Aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode recently rose in celebration of the beauty and virture of womanhood with a piece he titled “THE BEAUTY OF A WOMAN.” He wrote: “I see the beauty of a woman. It resides both in the inner and on the outer side. It is within and without. It …
The Sun Nigeria.
INEC dispatches sensitive materials ahead of Dec 5 Plateau South bye-election
From Gyang Bere, Jos The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distributed sensitive and non-sensitive materials for the Plateau South Senatorial bye-election scheduled to hold Saturday, December 5. Plateau State Resident Electoral Commissioner Mallam Halilu Pai, who received the materials on Thursday at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Branch, Jos, said that the Commission …
The Sun Nigeria.
Soldiers kill, arrest 87 bandits, terrorists, kidnappers in one week – DHQ
From Molly kilete, Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that military operations conducted in the last week across the country have led to the arrests and killings of 87 suspected bandits, terrorists, kidnappers, oil thieves, with several of their strongholds in the North-East and other parts of the country destroyed. The Coordinator, Defence Media …
The Sun Nigeria.
AMDF Media Award 2020: Sun reporter emerges the second runner up
From Sola Ojo, Kaduna A correspondent of the Sun Newspapers in Kaduna, Sola Ojo, has emerged the second runner up at this year’s edition of the Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) journalists of the year award context. Babatunde Okunola of Royal FM, Ilorin, Kwara State emerged the first runner up while Gabriel Ogunjobi of the Nation …
The Sun Nigeria.
Arik passengers left stranded as striking aviation union grounds airline
By Chinelo Obogo, Lagos Passengers hoping to fly to their various destinations aboard Arik Air on Thursday were left stranded as the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) withdrew their services from the airline indefinitely. The union is accusing the airline, which has been under receivership by the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), …
The Sun Nigeria.
226 tertiary institutions to benefit from N500 billion TETFund education tax in 2021
From Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin The Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT), Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, has announced that 226 universities and colleges of education are to benefit from the N500 billion education tax target set for 2021. Imam disclosed this in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, at TETFund/FIRS 2020 Joint Interactive …
The Sun Nigeria.
Cross River bye-election: INEC deploys sensitive materials, promises credible poll
From Judex Okoro, Calabar The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed sensitive materials for the December 5 bye-election in Cross River State. The election is for the vacant Cross River North Senatorial District and the Obudu State Constituency. Speaking in Calabar while retrieving the materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the National …
The Sun Nigeria.
Nigerian stabs man to death for his Gucci bag
A ‘PREDATOR’ who stabbed a man to death for his second-hand Gucci designer bag has been convicted of murder. Samuel Odupitan launched a frenzied attack on hotel concierge Tyler Roye, knifing him five times in the back and abdomen after following him off a tram. Roye — targeted for his £700 tiger-patterned bag (pictured …
Report: Japan may ban sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles in mid-2030s
Japan’s government is considering abolishing sales of new gasoline-engine cars by the mid-2030s in favour of hybrid or electric vehicles in line with a global shift from traditionally powered cars, public broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday. The move would follow Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s pledge in October for Japan to slash carbon emissions to …
Trump says if he’s right about election fraud, ‘Biden can’t be president’
President Trump is once again charging that last month’s presidential election was rigged and rampant with fraud. In an address posted on his Twitter and Facebook pages that the president described as possibly “the most important speech, I’ve ever made,” Trump charged that “lots of bad things happened” during the election. And he argued that “if we are right …
Ayade fulfils promise, employs 20000, begins salary payment
Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade has made good his promise to employ 20000 young Cross Riverians with each of the 18 local government councils engaging 1000 workers while the state civil service takes in 2000 new workers. Recall that governor Ayade had in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and #EndSARS conflagration …
Boxing: Joshua ready to take pay cut to fight Fury in Britain
Anthony Joshua would consider fighting Tyson Fury for less money next year if it ensured an anticipated world heavyweight unification title bout between the two current champions could be held in Britain. “Yeah, why not?” he said on Wednesday afternoon during a press conference to publicise his IBF, WBA and WBO world title defence against …
NCDC confirms 122 new COVID-19 cases with 409 recoveries
Nigeria’s recent daily count of COVID-19 recoveries increased significantly on Wednesday, with 409 persons discharged across the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the new recoveries in its update for December 2, 2020. The Wednesday figure is the highest in exactly one month — the last time the country’s daily count …
48 NBA players test positive for COVID-19 as league gears up for new season
Forty-eight NBA players tested positive for COVID-19, the league said on Wednesday, as players returned to their team’s home markets for the start of the 2020-21 season on December 22. The NBA said it tested 546 players as part of its “initial return-to-market testing phase,” which kicked off between November 24 and 30. Anyone …
UEFA League: I thought about replacing Fred at half-time, admits Solskjær
*‘We spoke about staying calm and on your feet,’ manager says *Thomas Tuchel ‘surprised’ Fred was not sent off for headbutt Ole Gunnar Solskjær admitted he considered substituting Fred before the Brazilian was sent off in Manchester United’s 3-1 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain at Old Trafford which leaves their Champions League qualification hopes hanging in the balance. …
UEFA League: Man Utd last-16 hopes in peril with PSG loss, Giroud hits four for Chelsea
Manchester United missed the chance to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages with a game to spare as they lost to last year’s runners-up Paris St-Germain at Old Trafford. Neymar lashed home on the half-volley, after a Kylian Mbappe shot was blocked, to give the visitors the lead before United midfielder Fred was …
JUST IN: Factional APC sacks Ganduje-backed party leadership in Kano
Muhammad Kabir, Kano The crisis rocking the Kano State All Progressives Congress (APC) has deepened after the factional leadership of the party loyal to Hussaini Isa Mairiga said it had sacked the Abdullahi Abbas executive members who are loyal to the Governor, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje. The factional leadership of the APC, who are all …
Read also
You can also check
