Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Monday 9th December 2024
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target=_blank>Mama Boko Haram, 2 others jailed for N6m fraud
The Chief Executive Officer of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, Aisha Alkali Wakil popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment over a N6 million fraud. Wakil was jailed alongside Programme Manager, Tahiru Saidu Daura and Country Director, Prince Lawal Shoyode, by Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the
target=_blank>Ghana’s election sign that APC’s rule will end in 2027 –PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Ghanaians over the December 7 presidential election which returned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to power, saying that it is a sign that the Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria will be defeated in 2027. Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary of the opposition party in a statement
target=_blank>2027: ‘God forbid,’ Atiku replies Akume over Tinubu’s reelection
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has responded to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, for saying that the North should wait until 2031 to contest the Presidential election. Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 elections, stated that President Tinubu’s performance showed he did not
target=_blank>GBV: I tell my daughters to retaliate if their husbands slap them –Emir Sanusi
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, says he always tells his daughters when they are getting married that if their husbands slap them, he expects them to return the slap. The emir said wife beating, domestic violence form 45 per cent of cases across nine Shari’a Courts of Kano in five years. He made
target=_blank>Benue plans livestock census to address farmers-herders crisis
The Benue State Government on Monday disclosed plans to conduct a comprehensive livestock census as part of its efforts to resolve the farmers-herders conflict and curb related criminal activities. Principal Special Assistant to the Governor on Livestock Development and Transboundary Animal Disease Control, Dr. Aondoakaa Asambe, made the disclosure after assessing abattoirs and livestock markets
target=_blank>Senate gets new clerk as N/Assembly commission makes changes
The National Assembly Service Commission has approved the appointment of Mr. Andrew Ogbonnaya Nwoba as the new Clerk of the Senate. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Emmanuel Anyigor. He said the commission approved the appointment, which takes effect from December 11, 2024, at its meeting
target=_blank>Kwara varsity reduces tuition for students with disabilities
The Kwara State University (KWASU) has announced a reduction of N100,000 in the payable school fees for students with disabilities. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, announced the waiver in a statement by the university’s Acting Director of Relations, Dr. Saidat Aliyu. Similarly, he said the institution was implementing a N50,000 monthly allowance for staff
target=_blank>PDP, Gov Alia trade words over governance in Benue
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State and Governor Hyacinth Alia have again traded words over the current state of governance under the Alia administration. The PDP state Publicity Secretary, Tim Nyor, had in a statement over the weekend noted that the party, rising from its state Working Committee meeting, expressed disappointment and deep
target=_blank>Guest burnt to death in friend’s house
A 41-year-old man identified simply as Abdulfatai has been killed in an early morning inferno at Ile Alaparun Isale, Alore, Ilorin, Kwara State. The deceased allegedly came to visit a friend and decided to spend the night when the incident happened around 1:00 am on Monday. He was said to be trying to escape through
target=_blank>Bill seeking to depose chiefs in Adamawa passes second reading
A bill aimed at regulating the appointment and deposition of traditional chiefs in Adamawa State has sailed through the first and second readings at the state’s House of Assembly. The bill crossed the two stages on Monday, marking a crucial step towards formalising the process of traditional leadership in the state. The bill, sponsored by
target=_blank>Delta APC leaders at loggerheads
The leadership tussle in Delta State’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, reared its ugly head on Monday when Chief Paulinus Akpeki, the Vice Chairman of the Delta Central senatorial district, allegedly received a report from the Olorogun O’Tega Emerhor-led reconciliation committee on behalf of the State Working Committee, SWC. This action prompted a
Delta APC leaders at loggerheads
target=_blank>Navy hails synergy among security agencies in Ondo
The Nigerian Navy has commended stakeholders within the security architecture of Ondo State for the synergy exhibited in maintaining the existing peace and stability in the state. According to the Flag Officer Commanding, FOC, Western Naval Command, Nigerian Navy, Rear Admiral Michael Oamen, the robust relationship among the various security agencies in the state had
Navy hails synergy among security agencies in Ondo
target=_blank>North will benefit from tax reform bills — Northern experts
Some experts from northern Nigeria have thrown their weight behind the tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu, saying they will boost the economy of the North. The tax reform bills include the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, the Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill (meant to repeal the Federal Inland Revenue
North will benefit from tax reform bills — Northern experts
target=_blank>Nigerian government invests $450m on CNG value chain
The Nigerian government said that it has invested over $450 million in the development of the country’s compressed natural gas value chain. According to NAN, the Project Director of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, PCNGi, Michael Oluwagbemi, disclosed this on Monday at the 9th Edition of the Nigeria Energy Forum, NEF 2024, in Lagos.
Nigerian government invests $450m on CNG value chain
target=_blank>EPL: I’m impressed — Maresca hails Chelsea duo
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has hailed two of his players, Jadon Sancho and Pedro Neto, following their performances against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday. Maresca said he was impressed with the way Sancho and Neto worked off the ball against Tottenham. Both players featured as Chelsea defeated Tottenham 4-3 in an away
EPL: I’m impressed — Maresca hails Chelsea duo
target=_blank>Yan ta’addan Lakurawa za su zama tarihi – Laftanal Janar Oluyede
Babban hafsan sojin ƙasa, Laftanal Janar Olufemi Oluyede, ya tabbatar wa ‘yan Najeriya cewa kungiyar ‘yan ta’adda ta Lukarawa za ta zama “tarihi nan ba da jimawa ba.” Laftanal Janar Oluyede ya bayyana hakan yayin da yake magana da manema labarai na fadar shugaban kasa bayan wata ganawar sirri da Shugaban Bola Tinubu ranar Litinin
Yan ta’addan Lakurawa za su zama tarihi – Laftanal Janar Oluyede
target=_blank>‘Do not increase rents’ – Gov Sanwo-Olu tells Lagos landlords
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on landlords and property owners to avoid raising rents and property prices following the inauguration of key infrastructure projects in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area. While commissioning the Abiola-Ajayi-Ogba and Obawole-Iju-Ishaga road projects on Monday, Sanwo-Olu emphasised that these developments aim to provide relief to residents rather than add
‘Do not increase rents’ – Gov Sanwo-Olu tells Lagos landlords
target=_blank>Experts call for balanced energy transition as Africa lags in renewable investments
A policy dialogue group has raised concerns about Nigeria’s energy policy, which appears to prioritize natural gas as the cornerstone of its renewable energy transition strategy. The group emphasized that natural gas should be considered a transitional “stopgap” rather than the ultimate goal of the energy transition. As part of its eight-point recommendations, the group
Experts call for balanced energy transition as Africa lags in renewable investments
target=_blank>Police Affairs Acting Perm Sec charges staff on customers’ needs, expectations
The Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Police Affairs, Mr Yusuf Argungu has charged all the staff to go the extra mile in meeting customers’ needs and expectations in line with the government’s efforts to provide improved services to Nigerians. Speaking at the 2024 SERVICOM Customer Service Week in Abuja, he stressed the need to foster
Police Affairs Acting Perm Sec charges staff on customers’ needs, expectations
target=_blank>Resident doctors reveal three reasons health workers are leaving Nigeria
The Federal Capital Territory chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration, ARD-FCTA, has revealed why its members are relocating to other countries. According to the association, doctors are relocating to where they would have “limited working hours, better remuneration, and access to quality healthcare.” Dr Rahman Olayinka, President of ARD-FCTA, made
Resident doctors reveal three reasons health workers are leaving Nigeria
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