Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Friday 7th February 2020
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2020: NiMet warns disaster managers to prepare for excess rainfall events
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has warned disaster managers in the country to fully prepare for possible high-intensity rainfall events in 2020. NiMet gave the advice in its 2020 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP), released in Abuja on Friday. “ A normal rainfall amount is anticipated over most parts of the country in year 2020. It is,
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Court remands driver over alleged reckless driving, manslaughter
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Friday ordered that a 28-year-old truck driver, Hafizu Inuwa, who allegedly drove in a reckless manner and caused the death of six pedestrians, be remanded in a Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Kano. The police charged Inuwa, who lives in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano, with
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Truck driver in court for dangerous driving, swerving into VP’s motorcade
A 43-year-old truck driver, Abubakar Musa, appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos, for allegedly driving recklessly and swerving into the motorcade of the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Musa, who resides in Oshodi, Lagos, is charge with reckless driving and obstruction on public road. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
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Ganduje – Sanusi feud: Ningi emir asks Buhari to intervene
PAUL OMOKUVIE BAUCHI Emir of Ningi Alhaji Yunusa Danyaya, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari, to urgently intervene in the face-off between the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Danyaya, made the appeal during an interview with journalists at his palace in Ningi, saying the call became
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Hong Kong residents hoard toilet paper, noodles as coronavirus fears mount
Panicky Hong Kong residents on Friday scooped loads of tissues and noodles from supermarkets despite government assurances that supplies would be maintained during an outbreak of a new coronavirus. Hong Kong has had 24 cases of the virus, and one of only two deaths outside mainland China where almost 640 people have died in the
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Kidnapped Taraba billionaire, businessman regains freedom
Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo Taraba State-based multi-billionaire and businessman Mr. Uche Obi, has regained freedom after five days in custody of his abductors. Addressing the press after his release on Friday, Mr Obi accused a prominentAll Progressives Congress APC chieftain in the state of using men of the Nigeria Police from the Force Headquarters, Abuja to
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Challenges we face being on treatment – Young PLWHA in Benue
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Some young people in Benue State who are living with the acquired immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have lamented the challenges they face being on treatment. While some of them are having challenges with accessing drugs, others have decried the challenges they are daily battling with in terms of stigma arising from their disclosure
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Wild leopard kills 9-year-old girl in Nepal
A wild leopard has killed a nine-year-old girl outside her home in a village in central Nepal, local police said on Friday. The girl was playing outside her home on Thursday evening when the animal pounced on her, said Narahari Adhikari, a police officer for Kaski, a district about 200 kilometres west of Kathmandu. “A
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Palestinian, U.S. leaders blame each other for violence
Palestinian and U.S. leaders on Friday blamed each other for a surge of violence, as mourners gathered for the funeral of a Palestinian police officer shot dead during unrest. Israel has also tightened security ahead of Friday Muslim prayers. Tension were high a day after two Palestinians were killed and 16 Israelis injured amid Palestinian
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NAF destroys ISWAP hideout in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Director, Public Relations and information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said NAF had destroyed compounds housing Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Kaza, Ngala Local Government, Borno. Daramola said in a statement n Friday in Abuja, that the Air Force achieved this through the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation
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Supreme Court upholds conviction of Taraba ex-gov, Nyame
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the conviction of ex-Governor of Taraba, Jolly Nyame.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on November 17, 2019, the Court of Appeal also upheld the conviction of Nyame.NAN reports that the court, in two unanimous judgments by two panels, held that Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Gudu, Abuja was right to have convicted both men in view of the overwhelming evidence presented by the prosecution led by Rotimi Jacobs (SAN).The judgements were on the appeals…
US forces killed al-Qaida leader in Yemen, Trump confirms
Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday that a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen killed Qassim al-Rimi, an al-Qaida leader who claimed responsibility for last year’s deadly shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, where a Saudi aviation trainee killed three American sailors.Unconfirmed reports of his death, including indicative tweets from the president, have been circulating since January 31, but the neither the Department of Defense nor the CIA had issued official confirmation, reports The Guardian.Al-Rimi was a founder of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The affiliate has long been considered the global network’s most…
UN official: Libyan talks on lasting, permanent ceasefire make progress
A senior UN official on Thursday said here that progress has been made on many important issues in the talks between warring parties in Libya in transforming the truce into a lasting and permanent ceasefire.Ghassan Salame, special representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, told a press stakeout here that he is very pleased to see “a clear national spirit” inspiring both delegations and that there is a very high level of professionalism in discussing the often technical points related to the cease-fire.Saying…
Copa del Rey: Barca, Madrid dumped out
Athletic Bilbao poured fuel on Barcelona’s fire. A late, late goal exposed them once more, eliminated from the Copa del Rey in the week in which their captain publicly called out their Sporting Director, divisions coming to the surface, civil war declared, the collapse complete. Lionel Messi had accused Eric Abidal of “dirtying” the players. Here, offered the chance to make a point with their play, they did so themselves. “Talk to me about the football, please,” their coach, Quique Setién, said before this game but, when it came to the…
Ihedioha to Supreme Court justices: You were misled
…asks court to nullify judgement declaring Uzodinma as Imo gov The sacked Governor of Imo State, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha has prayed the Supreme Court to set aside the judgement it delivered on January 14. The Supreme Court, on January14, nullified Ihedioha’s election as Imo governor and declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the March 9 governorship election in the state. Ihedioha made the request in an application he and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) filed at the Supreme Court through their lawyer,…
El-Rufai revokes Abacha property’s C-of-O over debt
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has revoked the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of the comatose Durbar Hotel in Kaduna. The state government recently demolished the hotel which has been in dilapidated condition for some years now. In a letter, dated December 31, 2019 and addressed to Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, the governor said the property, believed to be owned by the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, was revoked for owing ground rent for a period of 19 years. The letter was jointly signed on January 3rd,…
Economic Council: Nigeria’s population outpaces growth
Buhari: We’ve restored honour, dignity The Economic Advisory Council (EAC), yesterday, alerted President Muhammadu Buhari that Nigeria’s population growth had outpaced economic growth and portends danger for the country. The revelation came as the President received an important briefing from the Council on the macroeconomic dynamics and the state of government machinery and systems in Nigeria. Apart from concerns about the uncontrolled population growth, the EAC also identified lack of synergy among Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as a great impediment to achieving set goals in the country.…
Obesity-related diseases among top 3 killers globally
A new World Bank report launched in Washington, United States (US) yesterday has affirmed that obesity was a growing concern worldwide based on increasing disability and mortality arising from the epidemic. According to the report ‘Obesity: Health and Economic Consequences of an impending global challenge,’ obesity-related diseases were now among the top three killers across the globe, except in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recent data showed that since 1975, obesity has nearly tripled and now accounted for four million deaths worldwide every year. Similarly, it is projected that in the next 15…
Deregistration: Parties fault INEC, vow to seek legal redress
…join us, ADP tells affected parties Chieftains of some of the political parties that were deregistered yesterday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), have described the commission’s action as an exercise in futility. Those who spoke with our correspondents on the development threatened to seek legal redress as according to them, the electoral umpire lacks the power to take such action. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who announced the deregistration of the parties, yesterday, at a press conference in Abuja, said the decision of the commission was in…
INEC gives parties red card over failure to win election
…deregisters AD, FDP, APDA, NAC, 70 other fringe players It was a tsunami yesterday for the 92 registered political parties in the country as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wielded the big stick. And when the dust settled, 74 of these parties were given the red card to cease to exist or field candidate in any election organized by the commission. Among the parties is the Alliance for Democracy (AD), which was one of the three political parties registered by the military in 1998. Before its fortune…
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