Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 31st January 2024
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 31st January 2024 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Insecurity: Traditional Rulers Task FG To Increase Security Personnel In Ekiti
…Devise Strategy to Fight criminals in forests The Traditional rulers in Ekiti State under the aegis of Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, have called on the Federal Government to deploy more security personnel to Ekiti in order to beef up security in the state. The traditional rulers who stated that the state is under-policed…
New Telegraph.
Rivers: Army Seizes Illegal Refining Camp With 5m Litres Of Crude Capacity
The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State has seized an illegal refinery camp where five million litres of stolen crude oil was about to be refined in Kom Kom Community in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state. The troops of the division found that the illegal refining camp had the…
New Telegraph.
Minister Visits Dangote Cement Plant, Insists On Environmental Compliance
The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Kunle Salako, on Wednesday, visited the Dangote Cement plant Ibese, insisting on environmental compliance in the operations of the company. Salako spoke on Wednesday during a familiarization visit to Dangote Cement plant, Ibese, Ogun State. The visit also coincided with stakeholders’ engagement as well experts’ panel reveiw…
New Telegraph.
Crude Oil Theft: Nigerian Navy Destroys Illegal Refining Sites In Bayelsa
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) FORMOSO, in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has destroyed illegal refineries sites laden with about 50,000L of products suspected to be stolen crude oil. The operation was conducted from Sunday 28- 30 Tuesday January 2024 was in line with the recently launched Nigerian Navy Operation DELTA…
New Telegraph.
COVID-19: Reps Orders Federal Fire Service To Refund N1.48bn
…Gives AuGF, health ministry, and others one week to answer queries The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has ordered the Federal Fire Service (FFS) to refund N1.484 billion within seven days to the federal government for the unaccounted intervention funds it received for the COVID-19 epidemic. The committee led by Hon….
New Telegraph.
Armed Robbery: Court Sentences Man To Death By Hanging
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of a Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has convicted and sentenced a man to death by hanging for the armed robbery of a victim’s Toyota Highlander, smartphone and money. The judge equally sentenced the convict, Emmanuel Iwuno, to 21 years imprisonment after finding him guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery. Justice…
New Telegraph.
Atiku To INEC: Redeem Your Image With Feb 3 Bye-Elections
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) you use the opportunity of this weekend’s rerun and by-elections “to redeem itself of the fraudulent and shambolic elections of 2023.” Atiku on his X platform on Wednesday, also advocated for a peaceful election. The former vice president who declared…
New Telegraph.
Ibadan Explosion: Senator Alli Seeks FG Intervention
Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC- Oyo South) has sponsored a motion aimed at seeking support for victims of the recent Ibadan explosion and forestalling future occurrences. It would be recalled that a horrific bomb explosion occurred on Tuesday, January 16 around 7.44 pm in the serene neighbourhood of Dejo Oyelese Street, Bodija Estate, Ibadan. It was…
New Telegraph.
Atiku Will Be Too Old For Nigeria’s Presidency By 2027 – Bode George
…Asks Ex-VP to drop ambition, support southern candidate …Says PDP won’t form alliance with any political party Former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George has advised the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, to drop his 2027 presidential ambition because he will be too old to serve the country as…
New Telegraph.
Bodija Explosion: HEDA Urges Gov Makinde For Transparency, Comprehensive Action
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has urged the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to ensure comprehensive action in response to the Bodija explosion of January 16, 2024. The Executive Secretary of HEDA Resource Centre, Arigbabu Sulaimon, in an open letter to the governor made available to journalists on…
New Telegraph.
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