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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Thursday, January 14th, 2021
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Thursday, January 14th, 2021
1. NCDC Reports 9 Fatalities, 1,398 New COVID-19 Infections
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 103,999 COVID-19 infections.
2. COVID 19 : FG Allocates 1,800 Vaccines To Oyo State – Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, on Wednesday said that the Federal Government had allocated 1,800 vaccines to the state, out of about 100,000 vaccines procured for the country.
3. 20 Doctors Contract COVID-19 In Kwara Within Three Weeks
No fewer than 20 doctors in Kwara State have become infected with COVID-19 within the past three weeks.
4. Insecurity: Benue Imposes Curfew On 2 LGs
The Benue government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Ukum and Katsina-Ala Local Government Areas as part of measures to address insecurity there.
5. Billionaire Businessman, Boluwatife Akin-Olugbade, Dies Of COVID-19
Aare Boluwatife Akin Olugbade, a business mogul, a philanthropist, has succumbed to the killer virus.
6. Buhari COVID-19 Committee Corrupt, Incompetent – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the presidential task force for COVID-19 set up by president Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the virulent infection has become a cesspit of corruption.
7. Address Our Demands Or Risk Another Strike, NIMC Workers Tell FG
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) branch has warned the Federal Government to take advantage of the 20-day window of the suspended industrial action to address all its demands or risk another strike by its members.
8. NiMet Predicts Sunshine, Haziness Thursday to Saturday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness across the country from Thursday to Sunday.
9. 2023: Nigerian Banker Meets IBB, Abdulsalami For Presidential Support
Former presidential candidate in the last elections, Kingsley Moghalu recently held private meetings with former heads of state – General Ibrahim Babangida (Rtd) and General Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd) – in Minna, Niger State.
10. UNILAG Announces Date For Resumption, Academic Calendar
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced date for resumption of academic activities.
11. Gov. Wike Confirms Refund Of N78bn Spent On Federal Projects
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, has confirmed the Federal Government’s refund of the N78 billion spent by State on Federal projects.
12. Ooni Hosts New CP, Reveals How Citizenry Averted Crisis
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, played host to the newly-deployed Commissioner of Police (CP) in Osun State, Olawale Olokode, at his Ile Oodua Palace, Ile-Ife.
13. Presidency Slams Group Asking Bishop Kukah To Leave Sokoto Over Christmas Message
The presidency has faulted a group, the Muslim Solidarity Forum, for threatening the bishop of Sokoto diocese, Most Rev Matthew Hassan Kukah, to either tender an apology over a recent comment credited to him or leave the state.
14. Media Magnate, Bisi Olatilo, Is Alive
Renowned and consummate broadcaster, chief Bisi Olatilo, Is not dead.
15. Twitter Users Lament Mental Health Negligence As Man Commits Suicide Over Depression
A man identified as Dele Bandele, whose picture went viral on social media after he went missing on Tuesday, has reportedly committed suicide .
16. We ‘ve Confidence In Owoeye As Speaker, Osun Lawmakers Declare
Twenty-two members of Osun House of Assembly on Wednesday declared that they have confidence in the leadership of Mr Timothy Owoeye as the Speaker of the Seventh Assembly in the state.
17. #EndSARS: Courts Halts Trial Of Davido, Yesufu, Adeyemi, 47 Others
A High Court in Kubwa, Abuja, has ordered the stoppage of the prosecution of 50 influential and renowned Nigerians alleged to be the brain behind the #EndSARS protests last year.
18. 5 Die, 16 Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Highway Auto Crash
Five people were confirmed dead while 16 others sustained various degrees of injuries on Wednesday in an accident involving a Mazda bus and a truck at Danlitu community on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
19. Father Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison For Raping 14-year-old Daughter
A court in Cross River state convicted a man of sexual assault against his daughter to 22 years in prison.
20. Biden Calls On Senate To Pursue Trump’s Impeachment
United States President-elect, Joe Biden on Wednesday urged the Senate to conduct the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump while simultaneously working on other critical issues, indicating a desire to settle the proceedings against Trump that are likely to remain unresolved when Biden takes office.
21. Opinion: Police State/State Police [And The State Of The Police]
The United Nations has been overwhelmed with complaints that Nigeria is fast becoming a police state which is somehow incongruous with the self-evident and glaring insecurity all over our beloved nation.
22. Opinion: Women and Our Weight Loss Resolution
People make resolutions at the beginning of the New Year, a definitive start to the achievement of a desired result. For most women, it is the time to begin a weight loss and diet program.
23. Tunde Ednut Blast Instagram Owners On Twitter
2021 has not been fair for Nigerian singer cum blogger, Tunde Ednut as he got deleted from Instagram twice in a month.
24. Mauricio Pochettino Wins First Ever Trophy As A Manager
Mauricio Pochettino has won his first trophy as a manager with Paris Saint Gernan.
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