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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Tuesday, August 17th 2021
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Tuesday, August 17th 2021
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 183,087 COVID-19 cases.
2. Governor Threatens To Sack Worker Who Obey IPOB’s Sit-At-Home Order
The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has said that workers who were absent from work because of the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) would lose their job.
3. IPOB: DSS Grants Nnamdi Kanu Access To Family
The Department of State Services, DSS, has eventually permitted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, to meet with his family.
4. JUST IN: Lawyer Gives Update On Sunday Igboho’s Trial In Benin Republic
EKOHOTBLOG reports that Olusegun Falola, one of the lawyers of embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo well known as Sunday Igboho, has said that his client may not return to Nigeria in a long time after his release in the Benin Republic.
5. EFCC Declares Another Instagram Celebrity Wanted For Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Instagram celebrity Oluwasegun Opaogun better known as Opa6ix and four others wanted for Internet-related fraud and other allegations.
6. [PHOTOS] Lagos Readies Drones For Monitoring Poorly Organised SME’s
Lagos State has begun monitoring and mapping informal businesses and other incidental open spaces with poor organisation, using drones. A statement from the government body announced this in a statement on Monday.
7. Super TV CEO Family Raises Fresh Allegations Against Lagos Police
EKOHOTBLOG reports that the family of late Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, has hired a constitutional lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, to defend their interest and ensure that justice is served over the murder of the late business magnate.
8. Police Arrest Another 13 Suspects Linked To Plateau Killings
The Nigerian Police Force has arrested thirteen more suspects in connection with the weekend killings in Plateau State.
9. 219 More Boko Haram Insurgents, Children Surrender In Two Days – Army
The Nigerian Army says 219 more Boko Haram fighters and children have surrendered to troops in the north-east region of the country.
10. “There Is Confusion In The Camp Of Boko Haram”- Army
The Nigerian Army says there is unrest and anxiety within the camps of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists following the recent massive renunciation of Boko Haram fighters.
11. Graduate Who Specialises In Stealing TVs Apprehended By NSCDC
A serial burglar has been apprehended by Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara State Command.
12. Six Feared Dead In Lagos Road Accidents (Photos)
No fewer than six people have been reported dead in two separate road accidents in Lagos, EKOHOTBLOG has gathered.
13. APC Denies Alleged Plan To Rig 2023 Elections
The All Progressives Congress (APC) described the allegation by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it planned to rig the 2023 general elections as irrational and baseless.
14. Ogun Championing The Cause Of Human Trafficking In Nigeria
Due to the larger population of Nigeria, the country is routinely tagged as one of the leading African Countries in human trafficking, especially with cross-border and for years, the local and international media have been awash with horrifying stories of Nigerian women and girls trafficked for sexual and labour exploitation, and of migrants trapped in Libya, Morocco and other countries in slave-like conditions or dying as they crossed the Mediterranean Sea.
15. [LIVE UPDATES] Biden Addresses Nation After Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan
The US has sent an additional 6,000 troops to the country to secure the airport, a sign of the complicated process of winding down America’s longest war.
16. [WATCH] Biden: “I stand squarely by my decision after 20 years” of Afghan support, US withdraws
Analysts blame Trump’s administration for Afghan fall. Both the UK and Biden’s US both withdrew support for fallen Afghan, with Talibans making away with arms ammunition.
17. Bank of America Sr VP Brutally Assaulted By Ex-boyfriend To The Point Of Death
A Senior Executive (Vice President) of Bank of America who had been praised for her community work for underrepresented workers, has been found dead in her California home in what is suspected to be a case of domestic violence by her ex-boyfriend.
18. Opinion: Knowledge should Come from the Right Source
Knowledge is powerful, but its application is explosively enormous. The application of knowledge bridges the wide gulf between knowing and not knowing and when we measure this in terms of everyday living, it makes a whole lot of difference in the quality of lives of individuals. How do people get the right information? By seeking from the right sources.
19. BBNaija Season 6: Finally, WhiteMoney And Pere Clash
Rival housemates Pere and WhiteMoney are finally at loggerheads.
20. BBNaija Season 6: Maria Wins HOH, Told To Do Fake Nominations
Female housemate Maria has won the BBNaija Head of House challenge this week making her the fourth head of house.
21. Barcelona Keen On Signing Aubameyang From Arsenal
Barcelona are interested in signing Arsenal captain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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