Nigerian News From EkohotBlog: Major Headlines Today Wednesday, August 7th, 2019

Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, August 7th, 2019

1. Buhari, South Africa President to meet over xenophobic attacks

President Muhammadu Buhari will soon meet with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramahosa, to check xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa.

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2. EFCC arrests 29 suspected Cyber Criminals in Ibadan

The Ibadan Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arrested 29 all-male suspects of internet-related fraud.

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3. Court stops Senate, Reps from taking over Edo Assembly

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Wednesday, August 7, restrained both the Senate and the House of Representatives from taking over legislative duties of the Edo State House of Assembly.

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4. No order to deny #RevolutionNow protesters bail – Lagos Chief Registrar

The Chief Registrar of the Lagos State Judiciary, Taiwo Olatokun, Wednesday, August 7, denied a news report that she instructed Magistrates to deny bail to #RevolutionNow protesters.

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5. Buhari, APC NWC meet in Aso Rock

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, August 7, met behind closed doors with the members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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6. Nothing should happen to our deputy governor – Kogi youths tell Buhari

The friction between the governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, and his deputy, Elder Simon Achuba, has taken a new dimension as the youths in the state have cried to President Muhammadu Buhari to protect the latter.

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7. You make Nigerians poor not Buhari – BMO tells Atiku

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is directly responsible for the pauperisation of millions of Nigerians as head of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP), the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) said on Tuesday.

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8. RevolutionNow protest: Last time we had harassment of protesters was in 1948 – Falana

Femi Falana, renowned human rights activist and senior advocate of Nigeria, has again condemned the harassment of protesters of the #RevolutionNow rally across Nigeria by security operatives.

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9. Medical leave: Zakzaky, wife move to get new passports

The leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat have started to process of obtaining a new international passport to enable them travel to India for medical treatment.

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10. Bishops Give FG Wake-Up Call On  Insecurity

Catholic bishops on Tuesday called on the  Federal Government to tackle the insecurity that has taken many lives and property.

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11. JAMB asks varsities to update portals over UTME screening

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged all the tertiary institutions in the country to update their records to remain up-to-speed with the list of applicants seeking admission into their institutions, as forwarded to them by the board.

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