The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Friday 26th February 2021
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 26/02/21
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My $1.9 billion in Minnesota bank
By FEMI ADESINA Let’s have a comic diversion today from weightier matters of our national life. Because what I want to discuss can only be comic, if not also idiotic and otiose. Yes, you read the headline right. The money I allegedly stashed at a bank in Minnesota, United States of America. Not millions of
Kwara approves hijab wearing in mission schools
By Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin Kwara State Government has finally approved the wearing of hijab (veil) by pupils of government grant-aided mission secondary schools in the state. Wearing of hijab in mission schools has in the last one week generated a lot of furore between Muslim stakeholders and authorities of some grant-aided schools in the state.
NASU, SSANU suspend strike after pact with Fed Govt
By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja The leadership of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the non-teaching staff unions of universities has suspended its three-week-old strike after signing a Memorandum of Action (MoA) with the Federal Government team. The suspension of the strike takes effective from today, the JAC said. Both unions’ JAC started an indefinite strike
JUST IN: Policemen flee as hoodlums set station ablaze
By Damian Duruiheoma, Owerri There was panic in Imo state Thursday night as hoodlums set the Aboh Mbaise Divisional Police Headquarters ablaze. The Nation gathered policemen on duty fled as the hoodlums who were mobile carried out the arson on the facility. Read Also: Four policemen in mufti killed at Calabar checkpoint On arrival, the hoodlums
NCDC report: 84 COVID-19 deaths recorded last week
By Moses Emorinken, Abuja Latest weekly COVID-19 situation report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that 84 deaths were recorded last week (Feb. 15th to 21st, 2021) in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Cumulatively, since the outbreak began in February, 2020, there have been 1,839 deaths reported with
Beware of fake vaccines, Ehanire warns Nigerians
By Adekunle Yusuf Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire has warned Nigerians over the circulation of fake COVID-19 vaccines in many countries. Ehanire, who gave the warning when he visited the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, asserted that criminals are taking advantage of high demands for COVID-19 vaccines to produce unregulated ones. “All the vaccines
BREAKING: Bandits abduct over 300 schoolgirls in Zamfara
By Sani Muhammad Sani, Gusau Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted over 300 schoolgirls at Government Secondary School Jangebe in Zamfara state. The Nation learnt the schoolgirls were discovered missing Thursday night after the students were counted. The State Government and the Police Command were yet to comment on the missing girls. Details shortly..
Police arrest driver who knocked Inspector into canal
By Precious Igbonwelundu A motorist who knocked a Police Inspector into a canal while fleeing arrest for driving against traffic has been arrested, the police said Thursday. A viral 52-second video showed moment the driver, identified as Sunday Okodo, 38, who was reversing to escape a team of officers hit the policeman, David Zapania, from
Nnamdi Kanu threatens Wike over Obigbo killings
By Alao Abiodun The leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu on Thursday threatened Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike over killing of IPOB members in Obigbo. Kanu claimed that Wike will be hunted for the rest of his life over the killings of IPOB members and other innocent residents following a clash between
Judge’s retirement stalls estate agent’s N10m fraud trial
By Robert Egbe The ‘N10million fraud’ trial of a self-proclaimed estate agent, Durojaiye Adetimi, could not hold at a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday following the judge’s absence. Parties to the proceedings were informed that the judge, Mr Saliu Saidu had retired from the ‘Bench’ and no new date had been fixed for
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