Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 8th February 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 8th February 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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CBN injects $218.41m, CNY 18m into forex market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday continued with its intervention in the inter-bank foreign exchange market by injecting the sum of $218.41million into the retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) and Chinese Yuan (CNY) 18million in the spot and short-tenored forwards segment of the market. The Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, disclosed that the intervention, like in previous exercises, was for requests in the agricultural and raw materials sectors, adding that the Chinese Yuan, on the other hand, was for Renminbi-denominated Letters of Credit. Okorafor also…
Restriction on okada/keke: How men in uniform have defied order
The recent restrictions of motorcyclists, popularly called Okada and Tricycle operators, better known as Keke Marwa, appear to have been rubbished by some men in uniform, who have now assumed the responsibility of the commercial riders. ISIOMA MADIKE, who went on tour of some of the affected LG As and LCDAs, returned with a story of how many of these officers operate with impunity It’s been suffering and smiling for many Lagos residents since February 1, when the Lagos State Government commenced the enforcement of its new traffic law…
MADONNA ANGELS: 10 years of hope, love for the less privileged
Madonna Angels Children Orphanage is a special Home for the less privileged and motherless children in Anambra State. The Home is located at Atani in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. It was established some 10 years ago by Sister Mary Augustina Uyanne with an uncommon passion. Recently, the home attracted many, who came from far and near and who had, over the years believed in its vision. The German government, as well as the sponsors of the home was not left out. They had gathered to celebrate the…
Northern security outfit, Shege-Ka-Fasa, divides Arewa youths
…as Sultan urges elders to call them to order The plan by the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) to float a regional security outfit may not have gone down well with some stakeholders in the area. Even though the Northern State Governors Forum (NSGF) expected to drive the security outfit, code named; Shege – Ka- Fasa, has remained silent on it, however, opinions still remain divided over the viability of the outfit and the motive of those behind it. Two prominent northern youth groups that spoke with Saturday Telegraph…
Fire guts Maryam Babangida Girls College staff quarters
Properties worth millions of naira were burnt after a mysterious fire razed the staff quarters of the Maryam Babangida Girls Science Secondary School on Thursday. The fire raged for about three hours but was curtailed by men of the federal and state fire service, who were said to have been prompt in attending to the distress call. Our correspondent gathered that among the properties destroyed were a private car parked in one of the garages of the quarters, home wares, including furniture and other household equipment, electronics and food items.…
Strange disease not Lassa fever hits Benue, says Ehanire
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, yesterday said preliminary medical investigation has confirmed that the “strange” disease outbreak in Benue State, which has claimed many lives, leaving many in a severe condition, was not Lassa Fever. Speaking to journalists yesterday in Abuja, the minister noted that contrary to claims making the rounds that the deaths were due to a Lassa Fever outbreak, he insisted that the disease was unknown based on preliminary test carried out by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on specimens collected which tested negative…
Police arrest 5 for child trafficking
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command yesterday said it had arrested five suspects involved in child trafficking, theft and abduction of underaged children. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. NNudam Fredrick (CSP), in a statement made available to journalists in Uyo, identified the suspects as Esther Akpan (42), Peace Bassey Okon, Otobong Akpan (21), Ndukeabasi Okon and her husband, Ndianabasi Okon. The statement reads: “On January, 5, a combined team of Anti-Child theft, Itu division intercepted an 18-seater Jimbei Hiace bus with Reg. No. YEN 709 XA, conveying six…
Buhari: Why I’ve not intervened in Ganduje, Sanusi feud
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said he had refrained from intervening in the feud between the Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Umar Ganduje and the Emir of Kano, HRM Sanusi Lamido, because the State House Assembly is already handling the matter. The President who made this disclosure while receiving Ganduje and newly elected legislators on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the state, observed that the constitution bars him from interfering on a matter that is within the purview of the state legislature. He, however, assured that notwithstanding…
Insecurity: Buhari’s self-praise, betrayal of trust –PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said President Muhammadu Buhari’s resort to self-praise in the face of deteriorating security situation in the country is a betrayal of the fundamental responsibilities of his office. The party in a statement yesterday by the National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said President Buhari wanted to award himself pass mark, despite his failure to tackle acts of terrorism and violence, which have continued to worsen under his watch. According to the PDP, resorting to self-praise, in the face of escalating killings further confirmed that President Buhari…
Bulkachuwa: In retirement, I will still serve humanity
Retiring President of Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, has declared that even at retirement she will serve her community and humanity by investing her experiences as a jurist. Bulkachuwa, who spoke yesterday in Port Harcourt, during a valedictory court session in her honour at the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, said that she would invest her experiences for the good of mankind, adding that she wants to be remembered as a woman who contributed to the country’s development. She said: “As I go into retirement, the lessons of…
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