Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020
1. Buhari Makes More Appointments
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the re-appointment of Dr. Samuel Ankeli, as his Senior Special Assistant on Disability Matters.
2. Akeredolu Claims His Role In Formation Of Amotekun Can’t Deny Him 2nd Term
The Ondo state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said that his roe in the establishment of the Southwest joint security out popularly called Amotekun can not denied him his second term gubernatorial ambition.
3. Amotekun: Atiku Breaks Silence As He Cautions FG
The presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party PDP in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned the federal government against its decision to termed the southwest joint security outfit known as Amotekun as Illegal.
4. Money Laundering: Magu Decries UK’s Refusal To Extradite Diezani
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has decried the refusal of the United Kingdom (UK), to extradite former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, to face trial for alleged money laundering in Nigeria.
5. Senatorial Rerun: INEC Rejects Akpabio Withdrawal
There are indications that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, may have rejected the new candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC for Saturday’s rerun elections in Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial District.
6. Tambuwal Offers A Hand Of Fellowship To Opposition
Following the affirmation as the winner of the March 2019 governorship by the Supreme Court, the governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal, has extended a hand of fellowship to the opposition parties in the state to move the state forward.
7. I Am No Longer Safe In NIJ, Says Assaulted Student
A student of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Ogba, Lagos, Ms Anjola Ogunyemi, has said she is not returning to the school after being allegedly sexually assaulted by one of her lecturers, Tene John, as she no longer feels safe.
8. US Senate Rejects Democrats’ Requests For Documents On Trump Trial
Proceedings at the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump began Tuesday, along the lines scripted by the White House.
9. LSETF To Host Maiden Employment Summit To Showcase Leading Job Creation Strategies
The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) today, announced the maiden edition of its ‘LSETF Employment Summit’, scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 5th February –Thursday, 6th February 2020 at the Radisson Blu Hotel Ikeja, Lagos State.
10. Amotekun: Akeredolu Not Disturbed Whether He Might Lose Chance To Run For Second Term
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu is less concerned whether ‘Operation Amotekun’ may affect his chances of getting a second term in office.
11. Miyetti Allah And Its Unguarded Utterances By Akinleye Segun
A spokesman for Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, the increasingly incendiary Fulani socio-cultural group, Salah Alhassan, on Tuesday, during a live programme on national television, Channels TV said, “Despite their education, Yorubas are the most primitive ethnic group in Nigeria when it comes to politics.”
12. Man Docked For Videotaping Traffic Warden
A 27-year-old resident of Lagos state, Mr Israel Adejol, was on Monday docked in an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for videotaping a traffic warden while at his duty.
13. PDP Applauds Supreme Court Over judgment on Sokoto, Bauchi, Others
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has applauded the Supreme Court over the its judgment on the Sokoto’s gubernatorial poll.
14. LASG Identifies 700 Abandoned Buildings For Demolition
The Lagos State government says that it has discovered over 700 distressed and abandoned buildings across the metropolis.
15. Crane Operator Dies While Trying To Lift Object
A crane operator identified as Jerry Ogheneremo, died at the weekend in Koko Community, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State.
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