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Monthly Archives: January 2020

Police arrest 27 for suspected kidnapping, robbery in Benue

Kindly Share This Story: Police Peter Duru – Makurdi At least 27 persons were arrested for alleged kidnapping, robbery and theft during the yuletide period in Benue State. The state Commissioner of Police, Garba Mukkadas, who disclosed this at a [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say

Bayern to sign young Schalke keeper on free transfer

Kindly Share This Story: Alexander Nuebel Goalkeeper Alexander Nuebel has agreed to join Bayern Munich on a free transfer becoming the latest potential successor to Manuel Neuer, the club announced on Saturday. The 23-year-old, who has played 17 times for [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say

Damilola Ogunbiyi out of REA takes top UN Energy job

Kindly Share This Story: Damilola Ogunbiyi October 29, 2019, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi, as his Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of United Nations-Energy. Guterres welcomed the [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say

Jim Montgomery: Fired Dallas Stars coach enters alcohol rehab

Kindly Share This Story: Jim Montgomery Former Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery, fired last month as coach of the NHL club, said Friday he is receiving treatment for alcohol abuse and has entered a rehabilitation program. Montgomery, a 50-year-old Canadian [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say

N700m election fraud: Ize-Iyamu, four others to be re-arraigned Feb 13

Kindly Share This Story: Ize-Iyamu The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2016 governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and four others will on Thursday, February 13, 2020, be re-arraigned on charges bordering on a N700 million [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say
Why Lai is unusually quiet

Why Lai is unusually quiet

Kindly Share This Story: By Emmanuel Aziken The relative quietness of Alhaji Lai Mohammed in the face of raging political agitations within and outside his native Kwara State is not for nothing. Lai, who led the O‘to‘ge revolution, apparently has [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say

Greek referee’s home attacked for a second time

Kindly Share This Story: The home of a Greek referee was on Friday attacked for the second time in two weeks, raising the possibility of a strike by football officials. The glass entrance door to Angelos Evangelou’s home was smashed [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say

Nwodo, indigenous priests, professors storm Nanka for annual lecture series

Kindly Share This Story: …As Igwe Ezeilo celebrates 1st Ofala, marks 3 years on the throne By Nwabueze Okonkwo The people of Nanka community in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra state are already in high spirit as they [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say

2023: Northern agenda will create instability — Iwuanyanwu

Kindly Share This Story: •It’s the turn of South East to produce president•Says restructuring must start now in the interest of federating units By Chinonso Alozie Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu ELDER statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has warned that the Northern agenda to [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say

My Stella: One in a Million

Kindly Share This Story: Very few women break through the glass ceiling in their careers. This is not necessarily because women are not hard working; it’s just that no matter how much they try, the barriers and limitations to their [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say

Series of bomb letters reported in Dutch cities

Kindly Share This Story: Web Image Following several bomb letters in recent days, a new bomb letter was reported on Friday at the Okura Hotel in the south of Amsterdam, the Dutch police reported. “Employees from the mail room of [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say

Tawari Attack: Buhari condemns killing of 19 people by gunmen

Kindly Share This Story: President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the murder of 19 people by unknown gunmen attack in Tawari community of Kogi Local Government Area, Kogi State. The president expressed his feelings in a statement by [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say

Soleimani was plotting ‘big action’ threatening US lives ― Pompeo

Kindly Share This Story: Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani was planning imminent action that threatened American citizens when the general was killed in a [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say

Iranian commander: UN chief urges restraint as tension rises

Kindly Share This Story: Guterres United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has urged “maximum restraint” as tension heightens in the Gulf over the killing of top Iranian military commander, Qasem Soleimani, in a United States strike in Iraq. “The Secretary-General has [...]

January 4, 2020 What the papers say

Ex-exec claims Google shrugged off human rights in search of profits

Kindly Share This Story: An ex-Google exec on Thursday accused the search giant of abandoning its “Don’t be evil” credo as it chased profits. Ross LaJeunesse, an 11-year Google veteran who left his post as head of international relations in [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

Turkish jet company says rogue employee helped Carlos Ghosn flee Japan

Kindly Share This Story: A Turkish jet company has filed a criminal complaint against a rogue employee whom it accused of aiding ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan. The worker at private plane operator MNG Jet admitted to falsifying [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

Liverpool boss Klopp rants about fixtures, injuries, TV

Kindly Share This Story: Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp bemoaned the fixture schedule, which has led to more injuries, and insists “we have to talk” as the players demand more “respect”. Naby Keita was the latest Liverpool [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

Buhari congratulates Mohammed on global citizen award

Kindly Share This Story: Mohammed: President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday congratulated the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, on the World Leader Prize at the inaugural Global Citizen award ceremony held in London. The President, in a statement issued by [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

No casualty recorded in Enugu market inferno – Police

Kindly Share This Story: The Enugu State Police Command said on Friday that no life or property was lost in the fire outbreak that occurred at the mattress section of Ogbete Main Market in the state capital. The Command’s Public [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

Enugu youths berate CSOs over 14-day ultimatum to state govt to free alleged culprits of murdered nurse

Kindly Share This Story: A coalition of youth organizations in Enugu State, under the auspices of Enugu Youth Coalition for Good Governance, has berated a purported group of civil society organizations in the state for giving the state government a [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

Trading sustains upward trend on NSE, market capitalisation crosses N13trn mark

Kindly Share This Story: The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday sustained a positive trend, crossing to N13 trillion mark on the second trading day of 2020. Specifically, the market capitalisation rose by N49 billion to [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

Cross River Govt. arrests 6 persons for destroying green areas

Kindly Share This Story: The Cross River State Commissioner for Environment, Mr Mfon Bassey, on Friday, said the ministry had arrested six persons for allegedly destroying the green areas of Atekong Street in Calabar Municipality. Bassey, who led a team [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

Paris stabbing: Man shot dead by police in Villejuif

Kindly Share This Story: French police have shot dead a man who stabbed a number of people in a park near Paris, local media report. The attacker died shortly after he was shot in the town of Villejuif, which is [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

Istanbul Jews fight to save their ancestral tongue

Kindly Share This Story: If there’s one thing Dora Beraha regrets in her twilight years, it is not passing on the 500-year-old language of Istanbul’s Jews, Ladino, now on the point of extinction. “After us, will there still be people [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

Ops Rattle Snake 2: NAF destroys Boko Haram logistics facility in Borno

Kindly Share This Story: NAF jet. The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) logistics facility at Gujeri in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State. This was achieved in night-time airstrikes [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

8 militants killed as offensive repulsed in Afghanistan

Kindly Share This Story: At least eight fighters affiliated with the Taliban group were on Friday killed when their attack on government forces’ checkpoints was repelled in the Northern Province of Kunduz. Esmatullah Muradi, the provincial governor spokesman disclosed this [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

Pogba: Man Utd in full support of operation, says Solskjaer

Kindly Share This Story: Manchester United were in full support of the decision that led to Paul Pogba undergoing ankle surgery, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Friday. The Norwegian boss appeared to suggest after the New Year’s Day defeat [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

Relocate or face demolition in 7 days, Cross River Govt orders traders

Kindly Share This Story: Governor Ben Ayade, of Cross Rivers state The Cross River Government has given a 7-day ultimatum to traders on illegal structures along major streets in Calabar to relocate their businesses to Watt or Marian markets or [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

Five things we learned from the Premier League’s festive fixtures

Kindly Share This Story: Premier League The Premier League’s traditional festive feast of football packed 39 games into 13 days across Christmas and new year with Liverpool the big winners as 2020 seems destined to finally be their year to [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say

Updated: Fulani herders sue Oyo govt over anti-open grazing law

Kindly Share This Story: Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Ola Ajayi – Ibadan FULANI herders in Oyo State have filed a suit against the state government and the State House of Assembly saying an anti-grazing law recently passed is a [...]

January 3, 2020 What the papers say