Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 4th January 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 4th January 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Osimhen must think twice before a move –Lawal
…rates football high in 2019 Ex-international, Garba Lawal, has advised Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, to think twice before making a move to a new club as the winter transfer approaches. Osimhen has been linked with several clubs with Liverpool the recent club to have shown interest in signing the former junior international. Speaking with our correspondent, Lawal said the player should consider the oppositions where he was going and see if he could fit into the team. It was reported that English Premier League champions-in-waiting Liverpool have…
LMC improve on festive period games
It was a great moment seeing the Nigeria Professional Football League taking centre stage during the festive period, something that never happened in recent years since the coming of the League Management Company. It was common thing for the league to go on break after festive period, be it the Christmas, New Year, the Eid-Fitril, Eid-Kabir and the Easter period, however, it was different this time around as games were played the weekend after Christmas and matches expected to be played on Sunday, January 5. However, the LMC must…
DSS arrests man over fake video of Buhari’s engagement to two ministers
…suspect claims membership of Kano political movement Emmanuel Onani Abuja The Department of State Services (DSS), has arrested the initiator of the fake video of President Muhammadu Buhari’s engagement to two female ministers in his cabinet. The graphic video, which enjoyed wide circulation on social media sometime in October 2019, showed the president purportedly engaging the Ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zaibab Ahmed; and that of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Ms. Sadiya Umar Farouq. Saturday Telegraph recalls that the development…
X-raying Obaseki’s battles ahead of Edo guber race
X-raying Obaseki’s guber battles Ahead of the governorship election in Edo State, CAJETAN MMUTA x-rays the political tussle between Governor Godwin Obaseki and his estranged godfather, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, as the final battle nears. Can Governor Godwin Obaseki overcome the landmines placed on his way to Osadebay Avenue? This is the most potent question on the lips of every Edo indigene today as the battle for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) thickens. For Obaseki, the stage is set and there are signs of what…
I’m not in hurry to withdraw troops in troubled spots –Buhari
Anule Emmanuel Abuja P resident Muhammadu Buhari has declared that his government is not a hurry to withdraw military personnel operating in troubled spots across the country. Chief of Naval Staff Vice Marshall Ibok Ekwe-Ibas has announced recently after a security meeting with President Buhari that beginning second quarter 2020, the military will be withdrawn in less volatile internal areas of security challenge. In a statement yesterday by the Senior Special Assistant on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, the President reassured Nigerians that withdrawal of the military…
Egbeyemi: Fayemi using foreign links to bring good governance to residents
Adewumi Ademiju Ado-Ekiti T he links and connections of Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, with international agencies and development partners have been identified as the secret behind the ongoing transformation of the state. The Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, who made the assertion yesterday, said his boss had been able to use his global connection to cushion the effects of low allocations from the Federation Account and insufficient Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to execute projects and provide good governance. Egbeyemi said this while…
Sanwo-Olu’s devt strides can’t be compromised –Group
Ndubuisi Ugah A rights group, Nigeria Peace Advocacy Group (NPAG), has described as commendable, developmental initiatives of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo- Olu, stressing that, “the people of Lagos State did not make any mistake by giving him their mandate in the last election.” President of the group, Omolola Olukayode, in a statement issued in Lagos yesterday expressed delight that Sanwo-Olu’s administration had given priority to the infrastructure development that would turn the state to a vast construction site this year going by the 62 per…
Ituen predicts Kalu’s freedom, Oshiomhole’s triumph
The President and Founder of Christ Deliverance Ministries (CDM), Lagos, Prophet Ekong Ituen, has predicted the release of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, saying that the former Governor of Abia State, will soon be let off the hook. Prophet Ituen, who is widely known for accurate prophecies, made the revelation during his prophesies for 2020, where he stated that, “Senator Orji Uzor Kalu will bounce-back as another court of law will vindicate him.” He was however quick to add that Kalu “needs more prayers” for the prophecy to be…
Jersey 2 Africa 4 Football Foundation: Quest to locate my family brought me to Nigeria –Ricky Weir
Charles Ogundiya Founder and chairman of Jersey 2 Africa 4 Football Foundation, Ricky Weir, has said he decided to come to Nigeria so as to locate his ancestral home and see his family while also bringing his foundation to the country. The former president of the Jersey Football Association said although he was born in Scotland, he decided to return home to his country and see how he can help develop football in Nigeria. He berated the football administrators in the country for not developing the game…
Niger govt captures 7,000 Almajiris for better education service
Over 7,000 Almajiris have so far been captured by the Niger State Government under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA), a World Bank assisted programme. The programme is targeted at reducing the number of out of school children in Nigeria. Chairman Niger State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Isa Adamu, announced this when he paid an unscheduled visit to some of the schools in Minna metropolis to monitor the level of compliance by facilitators of the Almajiri pupils. Adamu explained that the Almajiris are fed twice…
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