Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 9th December 2019
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 9th December 2019 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Buhari likens Sowore to Boko Haram terrorists
P resident Muhammadu Buhari has likened the activities of the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore, to Boko Haram terrorists operating in North-East part of the country. The President stated this in reaction to criticisms that have trailed the re-arrest of the convener of Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, at the Federal High
Sowore: HURIWA tackles Presidency, DSS
H uman Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, flayed the Presidency and the Department of State Services (DSS) over the re-arrest of the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, inside the courtroom. The advocacy group described the incident as “outrageous and primitive” and called for the dismissal of the Director-General of DSS, Alhaji Yusuf
Why Senate is in a hurry to perform, by Lawan
The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, yesterday, explained that the Ninth Senate was in a hurry to deliver on some of the targets set in its legislative agenda, in order to beat the 2023 political season, which might slow down governance. Lawan gave this explanation at the end-of-the-year get-together/award ceremony, organised by the
Falana: DSS can’t absolve self from court’s desecration
A rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana, has said the Department of State Services (DSS) cannot absolve itself of responsibility for the desecration of a Federal High Court in Abuja occasioned by its invasion by some armed operatives of the agency in their quest to re-arrest the Convener of#RevolutionNowgroup, Omoyele
Hate speech: Reps ask Senate to conduct public hearing at geopolitical zones
Some members of the House of Representatives have called on the Senate to carry out a public hearing in the six geopolitical zones across the country on the controversial hate speech bill. The bill, sponsored by Senate Deputy Majority whip, Senator Abdullahi Sabi (APC, Niger) has drawn the ire of not a few Nigerians.
AMCON blames airlines’ failure on sharp practices
…faults banks for aiding over-invoicing Sharp practices by airline owners such as over-invoicing in the course of purchasing aircraft and other unwholesome practices have been identified as responsible for the short lifespan of private airline investment in the country. Disclosing this in Lagos yesterday, the Chief Executive Officer, Assets Management Corporation of
We won’t scrap pension benefits for Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode – Assembly
L agos State House of Assembly has declared that it will not repeal the state’s pension law permitting former governors and other public office holders to receive juicy pensions from state coffers. Some of the beneficiaries of the pension law in Lagos are Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Mr. Babatunde Fashola and the immediate past governor
Sowore: Rule of law dying in Nigeria – Gani Adams
Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Ige Adams, has described the re-arrest of the publisher of SaharaReporters, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, shortly after his purported release as a national tragedy, saying the situation that played out at the court had only indicated that Nigeria had lost its drift as a democratic nation. Speaking at
Bayelsa polls: Stop heating up the polity, APC warns Dickson
Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the weekend warned Governor Seriake Dickson to stop threatening the peace of the state by raising tension following the electoral defeat of his candidate, Senator Douye Diri, of People Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 governorship election. APC therefore advised the governor to toe
Oil spill: Shell, Niger Delta community renew battle over $516m compensation
The nine-year old legal tussle between Royal Dutch Shell and Ejama-Ebubu community, a Niger Delta community, over $516 million compensation for an oil spill half a century ago degenerated at the weekend. While Shell is holding on to a judgment by a court in the United Kingdom, people of the community are waiting for the
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