Nigerian Newspapers Today : Saturday 11th January 2020
Here are some of the Nigerian Newspapers Today on Saturday 11th January 2020 .
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Nigerian Author, Chukwuemeka Ike, Dies at 88
By Yinka Olatunbosun A foremost author, Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike, has died at the age of 88. Ike was one of the leading post-independence writers known for works such as Toads for Supper (1965), Expo 77 and The Bottled Leopard (1985). Born in Ndikelionwu, Anambra state, Chukwuemeka attended Government College, Umuahia from 1945 to 1950 before
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Malami: Why I Referred MTN Tax Dispute to FIRS, Customs
By Alex Enumah Reasons why the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN referred the tax dispute involving MTN telecommunications limited emerged Friday in Abuja. Malami had in 2018 demanded the sum of N242,244,452,212.97 and USD$1,283,610357.86 being alleged Revenue Indebtedness from MTN Nigeria Communications PLC (MTN Nigeria). However, in a
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Kaduna Gas Explosion: Death Toll Rises to 8 as More Bodies are Recovered
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Friday said a combine team of DPR, KEPA and other agencies have recovered mutilated bodies of three more victims of the Jan. 4 Kaduna gas explosion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the recovery of the three bodies brings to eight the number of victims killed
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In Daring Ambush, Bandits Kill Airforce Personnel in Kaduna, injure Several Others
By John Shiklam in Kaduna An Air Force personnel was killed by bandits while several others were wounded in an ambush in Unguwan Yako, close to Buruku, along the Kaduna- Birnin Gwari road, Kaduna state on Thursday, the Air Force spokesman has said. Sources however alleged the bandits killed four airforce personel and also set
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Don’t Cause Religious Disaffection in Nigeria, FG Warns Kukah
By Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja The federal government has expressed disavowal to a statement credited to the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, wherein the latter compared the federal government to the Boko Haram insurgent group. In a statement issued on Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai
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Get Ready to Take up Mantle of Leadership, Buhari Tells Nigerian Youths
By Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Friday told the Nigerian youths in Abuja to warm up for huge leadership responsibilities, saying with all certainty, someday, the mantle of leadership of this country will rest on their shoulders. A statement by the president’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, said the president made the remarks when
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(Updated) AGF Withdraws Demand for MTN’s Unpaid Taxes, Refers Case to FIRS, Customs
*Company’s stock up 6% on Johannesburg exchange The Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN, has withdrawn the demand for the unpaid duties and taxes by Telecom giant, MTN Nigeria, the company has disclosed. A statement signed by the Company Secretary, Uta Ukpanah, Friday, said Malami informed the company’s legal counsel in a
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INEC Chairman Advocates New Approach to Security during Elections
* NSA: There must consequences for bad behaviours during polls By Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahood Yakubu, has called for a new approach in elections security that would translate to protecting the voters, INEC staff, as well as security synergy to check thuggery during elections
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Bauchi Gov Suspends 2 LG Chairmen for ‘Lackadaisical Attitude’
By Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi (1001/2020) The Governor of Bauchi state, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has approved the suspension of the Caretaker Committee Chairmen of Ningi and Darazo Local Government areas, Nura Dan Maishar’a and Gara’u Adamu. Their suspension which is contained in a Press Release signed by Comrade Mukhtar Gidado, Senior Special Assistant on
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