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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Sunday, December 20th, 2020
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Sunday, December 20th, 2020
1. COVID-19: Six Additional Deaths, 920 New Infections Recorded
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that Nigeria’s total confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to 77,933.
2. COVID-19: Be Responsible This Yuletide!
Across the world, there’s one bad news everyone is dealing with at the moment and it is the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is claiming as many lives as the first wave did.
3. Attacks On Nigerian Schools Too Often, Says UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) has decried incessant attacks on schools and pupils in the country describing such happenings as “far too often.”
4. Kankara Pupils Want Schools Protected
Reactions have continued to trail the release of the 344 students of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Kankara, Katsina State, who were abducted by gunmen last week Friday night, Eko hot blog gathered.
5. Unlike Chibok, Kankara Ends Well
Although in the seeming absence of leadership, political order and law, life has become somewhat uncertain, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short, the denouement of the Kankara abduction incident, however, leaves so much to be grateful for, writes Louis Achi
6. Insecurity: FG Must Go Beyond Statement Of Condemnation – Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says the prosecution of bandits and terrorists by the federal government will serve as a deterrent to other criminal elements harbouring intents of wreaking havoc in the country.
7. Amotekun Accused Of killing Two In Ibadan
Two persons were allegedly shot dead by an officer of Oyo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, in Ibadan, last Thursday.
8. Bank Customer Accosted, Shot Dead By Armed Robbers
An unidentified man driving after withdrawing cash from bank was brutally murdered by unknown Gunmen in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
9. Fresh “Reprisal Attacks” Claim Seven Lives In Kaduna LGAs
At least seven persons have been killed in what security agencies have described as reprisal attacks in Kauru and Lere Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.
10. Why Shekau Has Not Been Arrested Yet – Pastor Giwa
Pastor Adewale Giwa of Awaiting the second coming of Christ ministry has revealed that the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau hasn’t been arrested yet because some certain people are making money from it.
11. Police Officers Told To Arrest Festive Season Offenders
Bayelsa State Police Command’s Commissioner Of Police, Mike Okoli, has ordered all officers of the command to be security conscious during the festive season.
12. UPDATED: Forbes Top 7 Richest Men In Africa
Recently, many Billionaires have sprung up from Africa, most of these billionaires are businessmen with great business ideas
13. 2023 Presidency: APC Drums Support For Fayemi
The Ekiti state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) says it is the time for an indigene of the state to emerge as Nigeria president.
14. 2023: Igbo Must Produce Next President – Anyim
Anyim Pius Anyim, former president of the senate, says the agitation for a presidency of south-east extraction is a lofty aspiration that must be pursed with all seriousness.
15. APC Sweeps All Seats In Gombe LG Polls
The Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of all the 11 Local Government Councils seats in the just concluded election.
16. FG To Adopt New Measures On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway To Avoid Accidents
Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukayode Popoola has scheduled an emergency stakeholders meeting to seek a solution to the hazard of gas lines in the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction/rehabilitation project.
17. Edo Govt. Urges Residents To Adhere To COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
The Edo State Government has appealed to residents of the state to be cautious and observe precautionary measures against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) amid rise in the number of cases in the second wave of the pandemic.
18. FG Wants Govts At All Levels To Facilitate Private Sector Devt — Katagum
The Federal Government has urged governments at all levels to ensure that the private sector was enhanced and developed for businesses to thrive in the country.
19. $4.6bn Ibom Deep Seaport To Create Over 300,000 Jobs-Official
The Government of Akwa Ibom says the approval of 4.6 billion dollars by the Federal Government to build Ibom Deep Seaport (IDSP) will create jobs for over 300,000 teeming youths in the state.
20. Niger Govt Mourns The Passing Of Former Head Of Service — SSG
The Secretary to the Government of Niger State (SSG), Ahmed Matane, has expressed sadness over the death of Alhaji Mohammed Maude Lapai, Former Head of Service and District Head of Gabi, who died after a brief illness.
21. Ogun Pledges Support For Poultry Farmers
The Ogun State Government has promised its support to boost poultry farming, for the state to retain its pride of place as the largest producer of egg in Nigeria.
22. COVID-19: Christmas Rules Tightened As UK PM Announces ‘Tier 4’ Lockdown For London
United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced ‘Tier 4’ level of COVID restrictions for South East England, including London.
23. Israel PM Netanyahu Receives COVID-19 Jab
Benjamin Netanyahu,m and Israel’s health minister were injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine live on TV at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv.
24. Ukraine Says Pirates Kidnap 6 Nationals Near Nigeria’s Coast
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Saturday confirmed that six of its nationals were among the crew members abducted off the coast of Nigeria, from a Cameroon-flagged STEVIA cargo ship.
25. Trump Plays Down Government Cyber Attack As Pompeo Blames Russia
President Donald Trump on Saturday played down a massive cyber attack on US government agencies, declaring it “under control” and undercutting the assessment by his own administration that Russia was to blame.
26. Consumers View On Technology In Business
It is an integral part of society – no one can escape it. Even though technology is such a common factor of everyone’s lives, it impacts individual’s lives differently. While some view the growth of technology as positive, others see the development of technology as a hinderance. As a result, businesses and organizations need to make sure the types of technology they use, along with when they use it, are aligned with their consumer base.
27. PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS: Revealing The Future
Predictive analytics encompasses a variety of statistical techniques from data mining, predictive modeling, and machine learning, that analyze current and historical facts to make predictions about future or otherwise unknown events.
28. Moved To Tears By Bashorun J.K Randle
ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE LEKKI CHAPTER OF SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL ON 13TH DECEMBER 2020 By – Bashorun J.K. Randle
29. Opinion: America’s First ‘Second Gentleman’
America has always had male Vice-Presidents with their wives having official roles but the dynamics has changed. Come January 20 2021, America would be having, for the first time, a female Vice-President with a first ‘second gentleman’ in the office of the husband of the Vice-President.
30. 5 Football Players Who Suffered Career-ending Injuries
When Pele, the king of football, described the game as “jogo bonito”, meaning the beautiful game, men, women, and children around the world nodded in satisfactory agreement. Finally a phrase had been uttered to do football justice.
31. Messi Equal Pele’s Record Of Goals For A Single Club
Barcelona and Argentina Legend, Lionel Messi has matched Brazil legend, Pele’s record of 643 goals for a single club after netting for Barcelona in a 2-2 draw with Valencia at the Nou Camp on Saturday.
32. UEFA Champions League Top 5 Goal Scorers In History
The UEFA Champions League is arguably the biggest soccer competition in the world. The competition has produced great goal scorers in its history.
33. What Adekunle Gold Was Doing When I Met Him – Simi
Popular Nigerian Singer, Simi has revealed interesting facts about husband and Afro singer, Adekunle Gold, via her social media page.
34. Tom Cruise Blasts Crew For Violating Covid-19 Rules
Hollywood Superstar, Tom Cruise was caught blasting his Mission: Impossible 7 crew members after he spotted some members violating COVID-19 rules.
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