Breaking News in Nigeria Today Sunday 28th February 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Sunday 28th February 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Report: StarTimes risks winding-up court order over $11m football rights debt
StarTimes, a Chinese electronics and media company with businesses in sub-Saharan Africa, is at risk of getting a winding-up court order, GlobalData is reporting. The sports market intelligence platform reports that StarTimes has not paid BeIN Media Group for broadcasting rights to Ligue 1, the French football league. In 2018, StarTimes signed a deal with
Kagara abduction: Students, parents narrate their ordeal
The 11 days spent with armed bandits have been described as “hell” by Students, teachers and relatives of Kagara Government Science College in Rafi Local Government of Niger State, as they lamented that they were fed with beans during their stay with their abductors. Some of the students and teachers looked weak and feeble could
DSS confirms arrest of Ganduje’s sacked aide
The Department of State Services (DSS), Saturday night, confirmed the reported arrest of Mr. Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, the sacked aide of Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, over comments on insecurity in parts of the country. Tanko-Yakassai was widely quoted to have spoken up against the worsening security situation in the country. Specifically, he had condemned
EPL: Man City can’t stop winning as Baggies survive Brighton scare
Manchester City extended their winning run to 20 matches and moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League as John Stones’ second-half strike was enough to seal victory over a resilient West Ham United. Stones fired home his fourth goal of the season from Riyad Mahrez’s neat lay-off to keep Pep Guardiola’s
Ligue 1: Kalu’s goal not enough for Bordeaux against Metz
Despite scoring a goal on Saturday, Super Eagles forward, Samuel Kalu was on the losing side with his club, Bordeaux as they succumbed to a 2-1 defeat against Metz in French Ligue 1 action. Kalu is gradually getting back to his best after struggling with injury and coronavirus-related problems at the start of the season.
Soyinka: Shut down Nigeria if abduction of school children persists
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Saturday urged Nigerians to reject kidnapping of school children in the Northern parts of the country as a way of life, saying any state where child hostage takes place should be shut down in protest against the act. Soyinka, who was reacting to the abduction of over 300 school
FG seeks private sector asset managers for InfraCorp
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is seeking asset managers for the new $2.6 billion Infrastructure Development Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp) set up to develop the country’s crumbling transport networks and boost economic growth. The asset managers will originate and manage infrastructure projects, generating return from investments, the bank said on Saturday. The deadline for
Lagos Tax Cooperative society hits 2000 membership with N1bn capital base
The Lagos State Tax Administrative Cooperative Multi-purpose Society (TACMS) has said that its membership strength has increased to over 2,000 with over N1 billion financial capital base in five years after establishment of the society. The Cooperative Society has also received several requests recently from financial experts to join the cooperative society
Insecurity: Nigerians have lost faith in FG – Northern Elders Forum
…says states should secure themselves The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) says in spite of assurances from the Federal Government that it will end banditry and kidnapping, the lives of Nigerians are becoming more endangered by the day. The forum was reacting to the recent cases of kidnapping, particularly the abduction of 317 schoolchildren from Government
Again, army snubs Lagos #EndSARS panel
The Nigerian Army has again failed to appear before the Lagos state judicial panel on ”#EndSARS”. The panel was set up to investigate allegations of police brutality and the incident of October 20, 2020 where soldiers opened fire on protesters at the Lekki tollgate. The army was expected to appear on Saturday to respond
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