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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Thursday, March 11th, 2021
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1. COVID-19: NCDC Reports 5 Deaths, 394 New Cases
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 159,252 COVID-19 cases.
2. El-Rufai, Deputy, Others Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday publicly took his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine with an appeal to the people of the state to still observe all the safety guidelines against the virus.
3. £4.2m Ibori Loot Should Go To Delta State Not FG, Falana Tells Malami
Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has disproved Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, assertion that the loot recovered from James Ibori, former governor of Delta, belongs to the federal government.
4. Reopen International Wings Of Kano, Enugu, Port Harcourt Airports, Reps Urge FG
House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the federal government to reopen the international wings of Kano, Enugu and Port Harcourt airport shutdown down at the peak of the lockdown occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemics.
5. Reactions As Police Claim They Found No Evidence Against Iskilu Wakili
The notorious Fulani warlord, Iskilu Wakili, arrested by the members of the Oodua People’s Congress on Sunday has been partially vindicated on the ground of no concrete evidence.
6. How Hijab Controversy Threatens Kwara’s Harmony
Kwara State is known as the State of Harmony, but that is being threatened by the controversy that is trailing the wearing of hijab by students in secondary schools founded by Christian missions, but which have been taken over by the state government.
7. Bayelsa State Govt Bans Open Grazing
Bayelsa State Government has enacted a law prohibiting open grazing of livestock in the state.
8. Food Blockade: IPMAN hails Governor Bello of Kogi
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association, IPMAN has praised Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for his role in brokering the impasse between the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers Association of Nigeria.
9. Bandits Threaten Nigeria Sovereignty, They Should Be Exterminated – El-Rufai
Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, says the activities of bandits in Nigeria threatens the territorial integrity of the country.
10. I Have Sponsored Impactful Bills—Sen. Okorocha
Sen. Rochas Okorocha (APC-Imo) says he has sponsored bills that have made positive impacts on the lives of his constituents and Nigerians in general.
11. Politicians Have No Conscience – Gov Ayade
Governor Ben Ayade says politicians have no conscience and always fail to fulfill their promise to those who elected them.
12. Bandits Killed 937 People In 2020 – Kaduna Govt
No fewer than 937 people have been killed throughout Kaduna State by bandits with 1,962 others kidnapped in 2020.
13. ‘Married Woman’ Caught With Our Official Is His Daughter, Hisbah Claims
Following the discovery that the said woman was his daughter and not a married woman, the senior Hisbah officer, Sani Rimo, who was recently arrested by the Kano state police command on allegations of being in a hotel with a married man has been exonerated.
14. Jobberman Targets 5m Nigerian Youths For Skills, Jobs In 2025
An online platform known as jobberman, that provides job and training for job seekers, said that it has targeted five million Nigerian youths for skills and dignified jobs by 2025.
15. Opinion: Now That Big Brother Naija Form is Out
Controversies have always trailed the BBNaija reality show and the arguments against its easy public access has ranged from cultural to religious to moral reasons.
16. Seven Revelations From Meghan and Harry’s Interview With Oprah
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s bombshell TV interview set the whole internet buzzing with shock, expressions of support, as well as anger from their critics and some tongue-in-cheek commentary.
17. UEFA Reacts After Messi & Ronaldo Set New UCL Record For The First Time In 16 Years
The attention then shifted to the other player Messi as Barcelona travelled to PSG hoping to secure a comeback but unfortunately, they also got knocked out of the UCL.
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