Major Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

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1. Lagos Marks Black Heritage Festival In Style

Badagry town was agog at the weekend as all gathered for the celebration of the annual Black Heritage Festival.

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2. Maersk Speaks On Robbery Attack On MD, Wife

Maersk has issued an official confirmation of the robbery attack on its managing director, Gildas Tohouo Tohouo, by armed men, in his Ikoyi home on Sunday night.

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3. Lawan Urges FG To Declare State Of Emergency In Power Sector Says, Privatization Was Aimed At Defrauding Nigeria.

The Senate president, senator Ahmad Lawan, has raised the alarm over what he described as the biggest fraud ever.

4. Ortom Vows Not To Shield Any Political Appointee From Prosecution Over N4.8bn Contract Fraud
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has promised not to shield any of his political appointees found culpable from facing prosecution over the N4.8bn contract fraud.

5. Buhari To Depart Nigeria Today For Egypt For Peace And Dev’t Forum

President Muhammadu Buhari will today(Tuesday) depart Nigeria for Egypt where he will be participating in the Aswan Forum for Peace And Development.

6. Ortom’s Aide Arraigned By ICPC Over N4.8bn Contract

One of the political aide to the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) for alleged contract fraud of N4.8bn.

7. Abia Govt Provides Breakdown of N136.6 Billion 2020 Budget To House Of Assembly
The executive arm of government in Abia State has presented a N136.6 billion Appropriation Bill for the year 2020 to the State House assembly for approval.

8. Ministry Owes Contractors N306, Fashola Begs Them To Return To Site

The Federal Government is owing contractors handling various road construction and rehabilitation works nationwide the sum of N306 billion.

9. Mompha Deletes Instagram Posts, Walks Out Of Jail

Ismaila Mustapha a.k.a Mompha, the Instagram celebrity docked by the EFCC for 14 counts of fraud and money laundering has deleted all his posts on the social media platform.

10. EPL: Arsenal Came From Behind To Defeat West Ham 3-1
Arsenal came from behind to end their nine-match winless streak as Freddie Ljungberg enjoyed his first victory as interim manager at the expense of his former club West Ham.

11. Barcelona President Speaks On Guardiola’s Return To Camp Nou
Barcelona president, Josep Maria Bartomeu has revealed that Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola will be welcome back at the club if he decided he wants to return.

12.  Texas Boyfriend Assaults Girlfriend By Carving His Name On Her Forehead

A Texas-based youth identified as Jackub Jackson Hildreth, was arrested on Friday night for allegedly punching his girlfriend and carving his name into her forehead during a violent scuffle.

13.Opinion: Towards Noiseless Lagos

Noise is a borderless irritant and a great health risk factor in environmental management. Globally, its destructive force on human life has been acknowledged, with concerted effort put up to control it, if not to eliminate it.

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14. Two Directors Resign From Julius Berger

Two directors on the board of Julius Berger Nigeria Limited, Peter Anugwu and Heinz Stockhausen, have resigned.

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15. South Sudan Speaker Bows To Pressure, Tenders Resignation Letter

South Sudan’s parliamentary speaker, Anthony Lino Makana has resigned after being threatened by lawmakers to impeach him for blocking efforts to fight corruption and mismanagement.

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