Whether you’re at home, on the road, in the office, on the field, or where the event is happening, you can be sure that 9News Nigeria will always be on ground to bring you the news. We understand how busy one can be, especially in this part of the world, so if you missed any of the news during the week, here’s a detailed recap just for you.
MONDAY 8TH April
- Abdulaziz Yari, The Most Useless Governor In Nigeria – Kadaria Ahmed
Kadaria Ahmed, a veteran journalist from Zamfara State has described her state governor, Abdulaziz Yari, as the ‘most useless.’
Ms. Ahmed gave the description while taking part in a protest in Abuja on Saturday, asking State and Federal authorities to stop the rise in incessant killings recently witnessed in her state.
Read more: https://9newsng.com/abdulaziz-yari-the-most-useless-governor-in-nigeria-kadaria-ahmed/
- Nigerian Govt to Introduce Healthcare Fund for Lassa Fever Patients
The Federal Government is introducing a funding mechanism to carter for patients with confirmed cases of Lassa Fever in the country, the Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said.
Read more: https://9newsng.com/nigerian-govt-to-introduce-healthcare-fund-for-lassa-fever-patients/
- “Igbo Fallen Heroes Not Properly Honoured” – Ojukwu
Bianca Ojukwu, wife of late Biafran warlord Odumegwu Ojukwu has stated that Igbo fallen heroes not properly honoured. In her funeral tribute to a former President General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Dozie Ikedife in Nnewi, Anambra State,…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/igbo-fallen-heroes-not-properly-honoured-ojukwu/
- Herdsmen killings: Security agents storm Anambra community
Security operatives, comprising the army, police and others have been deployed to Mmiata Anam community in Anambra West Local Government Area following a weekend attack on farmers of the community by persons suspected to be herdsmen.
Read more: https://9newsng.com/herdsmen-killings-security-agents-storm-anambra-community/
TUESDAY 9TH April
- “Igbos Have Failed Politically” – Okorocha
The outgoing Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, Monday gave what he described as two reasons the Igbo people failed woefully in Nigeria politics.
According to Okorocha, while briefing newsmen…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/igbos-have-failed-politically-okorocha/
- I Am Not Desperate For Second Term, Kogi People Will Return Me – Yahaya Bello
With few months to the conduct of the governorship election in Kogi State, the state governor,Yahaya Bello, who is seeking reelection, has practically abandoned governance and has temporarily relocated to Abuja to…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/i-am-not-desperate-for-second-term-kogi-people-will-return-me-yahaya-bello/
- UN Deputy Secretary-General Reveals Who Will Replace President Buhari In 2023
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Amina Mohammed, has claimed a woman will likely succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
The former Minister of Environment stated this on Saturday, while speaking at the Mo Ibrahim governance weekend in Abidjan.
Read more: https://9newsng.com/un-deputy-secretary-general-reveals-who-will-replace-president-buhari-in-2023/
- “Come to Nigeria and prosper”, President Buhari Tells Investors in Dubai
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday met with groups of investors at the sidelines of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Addressing the investers, Buhari…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/come-to-nigeria-and-prosper-president-buhari-tells-investors-in-dubai/
- Janet Olukoya, Mother of MFM General Overseer Dies At 95
The General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries worldwide (MFM), Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, has lost his mother, Madam Janet Olukoya, at 95 years old.
Dr Olukoya officially announced her death…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/janet-olukoya-mother-of-mfm-general-overseer-dies-at-95/
- Nigerian govt blames ‘traditional leaders’ for violence in north
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, on Tuesday said fresh intelligence had exposed the complicity of some “highly-placed traditional rulers” in the ongoing killings of Nigerians across the northern parts of the country.
Read more: https://9newsng.com/nigerian-govt-blames-traditional-leaders-for-violence-in-north/
WEDNESDAY 10TH April
- I Didn’t Sign A Label Deal With Kizz Daniel – Demmie Vee, Apologies To Kizz Daniel
Flyboi Music Ex signee Demmie Vee reveals he never signed a label deal with kizz Daniel but a management deal, he recently made this post via his Instagram page.
He Wrote!!…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/i-didnt-sign-a-label-deal-with-kizz-daniel-demmie-vee-apologies-to-kizz-daniel/
- ‘Tired of old system’: Algeria protesters reject interim president
Police in Algeria‘s capital have fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of students protesting against the appointment of a new interim president who is a part of the ruling order they have been seeking to remove.
Read more: https://9newsng.com/tired-of-old-system-algeria-protesters-reject-interim-president/
- Israel Elections: Benjamin Netanyahu wins 5th time re-election with parliamentary majority
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to reelection on Wednesday, with religious-rightist parties set to hand him a parliamentary majority despite a close contest against his main centrist challenger, a vote tally showed.
- War in Libya: Thousands flee homes in Tripoli as fighters battle on outskirts
Eastern forces and troops loyal to the government in Tripoli fought on the outskirts of Libya’s capital on Wednesday as the battle forced thousands of residents to flee their homes.
- ‘Igbos Will Get Nothing In Buhari’s Second Term For Not Voting For PMB’ – Okorocha
The embattled Governor of Imo State, Governor Anayo Rochas Okorocha, has stated that there would be nothing for South East under President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term.
Governor Okorocha, who stated this while addressing newsmen…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/igbos-will-get-nothing-in-buharis-second-term-for-not-voting-for-pmb-okorocha/
- Court gives Evans last chance to get lawyer by May 17
An Igboseree High Court, Lagos Wednesday gave suspected billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, till May 17 to get a counsel to defend the criminal charges against him.
Justice Adedayo Akintoye told Evans, whose case has suffered three adjournments following…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/updated-court-gives-evans-last-chance-to-get-lawyer-by-may-17/
THURSDAY 11TH April
- You Cannot Treat People Like Garbage And Worship God – Zahra Buhari
Zahra Buhari who took a swipe at perceived hypocrites, has stated that one cannot treat people like garbage and worship God at the same time.
Asides stating that one cannot treat people like garbage and worship God,…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/you-cannot-treat-people-like-garbage-and-worship-god-zahra-buhari/
- “Sign Minimum Wage Bill Now” – Labour Tells Buhari
Organised labour under the aegis of Trade Union Side (TUS) of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the N30,000 National Minimum Wage Bill.
Read more: https://9newsng.com/sign-minimum-wage-bill-now-labour-tells-buhari/
- Sudan’s President Omar Al-bashir Resigns
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and consultations are under way to set up a transitional council, according to Reuters.
Sudan has been rocked by months of anti-government protests.
Read more: https://9newsng.com/breaking-sudans-president-omar-al-bashir-resigns/
- Bandits Have Taken Over Parts Of Katsina – Governor Masari Cries Out
Governor Aminu Masari who spoke to the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu, told him that bandits have taken over some parts of Katsina he governs.The Katsina State Governor who said his government has met with the eight front-line…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/bandits-have-taken-over-parts-of-katsina-governor-masari-cries-out/
- Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrested by British police
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police on Thursday after they were invited into the Ecuadorian embassy where he has been holed up since 2012.
“Julian Assange, 47, has today, Thursday…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/breaking-news-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-arrested-by-british-police/
- Deal Ruthlessly With Bandits, Kidnappers, Others – President Buhari Orders Security
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday charged security agencies to put their acts together and deal ruthlessly with bandits, kidnappers and other security challenges in the country.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gabriel Olonisakin, briefed State House correspondents…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/deal-ruthlessly-with-bandits-kidnappers-others-president-buhari-orders-security/
- Fulani Herdsmen Blow Hot Over Killings Of Nigerians In Zamfara, Kaduna
Following the killings of Nigerians in Zamfara and Kaduna States by armed bandits, the National President of Kullen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN), Khalil Mohammed Bello, has strongly condemned in strong term the daily Killings.
Read more: https://9newsng.com/breaking-fulani-herdsmen-blow-hot-over-killings-of-nigerians-in-zamfara-kaduna/
FRIDAY 12TH April
- Victory for PDP! Supreme Court dismisses APC’s, Cole’s appeals
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, foreclosed any chance by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to challenge the outcome of the 2019 general election in Rivers State.
The apex court, in a unanimous ruling by a seven-man panel…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/victory-for-pdp-supreme-court-dismisses-apcs-coles-appeals/
- “Kanu We Know, Kanu We Love” – Traditional Ruler Reacts To Video Of Nnamdi Kanu & Wife
A traditional ruler has reacted to the trending video of Nnamdi Kanu and his wife in bed. Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), was filmed having a romantic moment with his wife, Uchechi Okwu Kanu.
Read more: https://9newsng.com/kanu-we-know-kanu-we-love-traditional-ruler-reacts-to-video-of-nnamdi-kanu-wife/
- “Atiku Abubakar Is Not A Nigerian” – APC Tells Tribunal
The All Progressive Congress (APC) and the winner of the February 23, 2019 Presidential Election, has filed a motion at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja that the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the poll, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/atiku-abubakar-is-not-a-nigerian-apc-tells-tribunal/
- Nigerian Government Threatens Atiku With ‘Dire Consequences’ If He Continues Seeking Self-Help
The Nigerian Government has warned Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), of the “dire consequences” to expect if he continues resorting to self-help in his bid to reverse the outcome of the February 23 presidential election.
SATURDAY 13TH April
Kudirat Afolabi, the Nigerian widow and mother of two executed in Saudi Arabia, carried drugs on her body, including her private parts, it has been revealed.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Relations and the Diaspora, made the revelation on Friday while spekaing with NAN.
- EXCLUSIVE: Gunmen Attack Ajimobi’s Boys While Moving N357m Out Of His Residence
There is confusion in the Oyo State government following the loss of a sum of N357million while it was being conveyed to some banks in the Ibadan, capital of the state, SaharaReporters can report.
The money was moved out of the Oluyole residence of Governor Abiola Ajimobi…
Read more: https://9newsng.com/exclusive-gunmen-attack-ajimobis-boys-while-moving-n357m-out-of-his-residence/
- Nigeria’s Presidential Candidate, Moghalu Quits Politics
The candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in the last presidential election, Kingsley Moghalu has announced his withdrawal from “partisan politics.”
9News Nigeria reports that the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, announced his decision in a chat with newsmen on Friday in Abuja.
Read more: https://9newsng.com/nigerias-presidential-candidate-moghalu-quits-politics/
- Is Love at First Sight Actually Possible? The Answer Will Shock You
There are two types of people in the world: those who wait until six months into a relationship to say “I love you,” and those who fall in love at first sight.
There are variations in between, but we can pretty much separate people in either group.
Read more: https://9newsng.com/is-love-at-first-sight-actually-possible-the-answer-will-shock-you/
- My Sister Behind Rumours Of Me Having A Stroke – Mr Ibu Reveals
Comic actor, John Okafor widely known as Mr Ibu, had to make a video recently to debunk a rumour about his health condition after it was reported that he was down with a stroke.
The 57-year-old said that it was his sister, who instigated the fake news about his health.
Read more: https://9newsng.com/my-sister-behind-rumours-of-me-having-a-stroke-mr-ibu-reveals/
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