Global Patriot Newspapers

20 September

Pastor, youth killed as youths protest in Ebonyi community

By Christian Ogbonna Abakaliki, Sept. 20, 2021 A pastor and a youth were killed on Sunday in Abakaliki during a fracas between youths, the police said on Monday. Assistant Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Philip Levi, confirmed the incident and said peace had been restored in the …

20 September

Northern Governors Forum mourns Ex-CBN Dep. Gov., Obadiah Mailafiya

By Martha Agas Jos, Sept. 20, 2021 Northern Governors Forum says the death of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor, Dr. Obadiah Mailafiya, is a great loss to the nation. Chairman of the Forum and governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, said in a statement issued in Jos on …

20 September

Clark writes Buhari, Naval chief, asks: Naval Base in the Sahel? Says it’s ignoble, indefensible, wild goose chase, ridiculous, totally ill-conceived

Elder statesman, Chief (Dr) Edwin K. Clark, has written open letters to President Muhammadu Buhari and Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo, questioning the rational behind the plan of the Federal Government to build a major Naval base in Kano. Chief Clark, a former Minister of Information and a …

20 September

Gunmen abduct would-be couple in Ekiti State

By Ariwodola Idowu Ilasa-Ekiti (Ekiti), Sept. 20, 2021 Gunmen struck at Ekiti East Local Government Area on Sunday and abducted a would-be couple planning to get married next week, the police said on Monday. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Sunday Abutu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that …

20 September

Group faults Northern Elders Forum on 2023 Presidency

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Sept. 20, 2021 The Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum (CISF), a pressure group, has faulted the Northern Elders Forum (NEF)’s position that the North will hold on to power beyond 2023. Mr. Chukwuma Okenwa, the spokesperson for the group said this in a statement in Enugu on …

20 September

Lagos prohibits open cattle grazing, as Sanwo-Olu signs bill into law

Governor okays Bill to end ‘Cycle of Gender-Based Violence’, appoints Exec. Sec Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, assented to the bill prohibiting Open Cattle Grazing and Trespass of Cattle on Land, signing the legislation into law 11 days after it was unanimously passed by the State …

20 September

‘Resign from PDP, No 2nd term ticket for you,’ aggrieved Oyo party chiefs tell Gov. Makinde; Pass vote of no confidence on him

….They’re enemies of PDP – party spokesman By Akeem Abas Ibadan, Sept. 20, 2021 Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congress scheduled to begin on Saturday, some aggrieved members of the party in Oyo State have commenced mobilisation against Gov. Seyi Makinde. The aggrieved party members from the 33 …

20 September

How former CBN Deputy Governor, activist, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, died; Questionable role of Doctors in his death – Middle Belt Forum

MIDDLE BELT FORUM Press Statement The death of the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada, Abuja, this morning came to us as a great shock. As someone who relentlessly participated in the activities of the Middle Belt Forum …

20 September

Crisis: FG dismisses media reports indicting UNILAG as false, unfounded, mischievous

By Funmilayo Adeyemi Abuja, Sept. 20, 2021 The Federal Government has dismissed media reports that a visitation panel report had indicted the management of University of Lagos (UNILAG) following the leadership crisis that engulfed the university in 2020. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal ministry of education, Mr. Sonny Echono, …

20 September

NNPC records crude oil, gas sales of $219.75m in May …Posts ₦295.72bn from sale of petroleum products

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it recorded a total crude oil and gas export sales of $219.75m in May 2021, representing 180.29% increase on sales from the previous month of April 2021. This is contained in the May 2021 edition of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report …

20 September

FG to reconsider South East candidates who missed 2021 WASSCE

Cross section of candidates writing the 2021 WASSCE in Abuja on Monday Abuja, Sept. 20, 2021 The Ministry of Education has assured that candidates who missed the 2021 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in the South East, will be given another opportunity to write the examination. Mr. Sonny …

20 September

Security: IPMAN to delist violators of Executive Order in Sokoto

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, Sept. 19, 2021 The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has threatened to delist any member that violates the Sokoto State Government Executive Order on Premium Motor Spirits (PMS) sale in the state. Alhaji Abubakar Usman, the state IPMAN Chairman, who issued the threat at …

20 September

What Anambra needs today By Valentine Obienyem

Elections usually present an opportunity for the electorates to make their choices amongst alternatives. This is precisely what will confront the people of Anambra State on the 6th of November, 2021. It is a time to examine the governance of the state with the aim of supporting the status quo …

20 September

Ozigbo, Dangote, Emefiele, Sanwo-Olu, others grace exclusive dinner with FIFA President, Infantino

….Anambra Governorship hopeful raises hope for football lovers, promises to make sports lucrative in the South eastern State Valentine Ozigbo, the flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, has promised to make football a lucrative venture in Anambra State if elected governor. Mr. Ozigbo …

20 September

Debts, VAT and states’ gold mines By Lasisi Olagunju

The National Assembly last Tuesday received a presidential request for yet fresh foreign loans. This time, it is $4billion and €710million (N2trillion) to finance ‘critical projects’ in the 2021 budget. Our lawmakers will approve the loan request without asking any question. It is not the first loan request this year …

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