Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Thursday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Federal Government says it has spent $1.2million (about N560m) to transport Nigerians stranded in Sudan by road to safe places where they can be flown home. The Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, who disclosed this, Wednesday, also said no Nigerian had died in the fight between...
5 things you will miss when you ‘Japa’ from Nigeria
‘Japa’, a lingo in Nigeria for deliberate exit from the country especially for greener pastures abroad, has been a constant happening over the last few years with students, professionals and partners forming the chunk of those fleeing its shores. As enticing as the idea of being in a relatively ‘better’ country is, the experiences of people who have left have...
Obi attacks INEC for defending Tinubu, Atiku claims victory
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, says since 1993 when he began gunning for the President seat, he has done so without any controversy unlike the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Tinubu, who is contending with alleged drugs and identity scandals. Atiku said this in his response to the preliminary objection filed by Tinubu and APC...
9000 illegal herders sneak into Ondo within a month — Amotekun
The Ondo state security outfit codenamed, Amotekun, has raised the alarm that over 9000 illegal herders have sneaked into the state within a month Commander of the security outfit, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said this in Akure, the state capital while parading 31 suspected criminals. Adeleye said that the herders found their way into the state through the border towns. He added that...
S’Court to hear Nnamdi Kanu’s case today – Lawyer
Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said the Supreme Court has convened to hear the IPOB’s leader appeal on Thursday. Ejimakor made this in a Twitter post, adding that equity, justice and good conscience should guide the apex court in the matter of Kanu. “As the Supreme Court convenes...
NANS gives MultiChoice seven days to reverse price hike
threatens to shutdown sales outlets nationwide The National Association of Nigerian Students, South-west Zone, has given MultiChoice Nigeria, a seven-day ultimatum to reverse its planned hike on DSTV and GOTV subscription rates. The student association made this known in a statement on Tuesday, signed by its Coordinator, Adejuwon Olatunji, Deputy Coordinator, Alao John, and Public Relations Officer, Opeoluwa Awoyinfa MultiChoice had announced...
Fresh Plateau Killings: Protesters barricade Jos-Abuja Highway with corpses
Residents of Farin Lamba in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, sparked tension today as they barricaded a major highway with the bodies of persons killed by gunmen that invaded a mining site. Recall that on Tuesday evening an alarm was raised about a possible attack on the community and its environs as armed men were sighted within...
Polls: Peter Obi’s case threatened as LP factions fight dirty
…Apapa seeking to scuttle Obi’s petition against Tinubu —Abure …Puts judiciary, DSS, Police, others on notice …It’s cheap blackmail — Apapa The mud-fight between the Comrade Julius Abure and Lamidi Apapa factions of the Labour Party, LP, may hurt the petition of the party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, against the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, if mishandled. The crisis rocking the LP...
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President-elect, Bola Tinubu yesterday said he is ready for the responsibilities attached to being Nigeria’s number one citizen. Tinubu said this shortly after returning to the country after about a month in Paris, France. 2. The Federal Government, on Monday, confirmed that some Nigerian students fleeing the conflict in Sudan were...
Sudan: Evacuation of over 2,000 Nigerians begins today
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed plans to evacuate over 2,000 Nigerians in crisis-hit Sudan this morning. This came on a day management of Air Peace expressed its willingness to evacuate Nigerians stranded in the Horn of Africa country free of charge. This is even as Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, also yesterday encouraged Nigerian...
