Breaking News in Nigeria Today 23 December 2018
We bring you the breaking news today which include: Oshiomole, an undertaker sent to destroy APC and How Nigeria can produce top strikers. Keep reading iDonsabi for more.
1. What Did You Do With Our Money?- Vp Osibanjo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has taken a swipe at previous governments particularly the administration of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, with a charge on Nigerians to ask them what they did with they did with their money.
2. 2019 Budget, The Best We Could Present – FG
Minsiter of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had on friday said that the 2019 Appropriation Bill of N8.83 trillion presented to the National Assembly was the best they could present following the circumstances they found themselves!
3. FG To NLC: Drop Ultimatum On Minimum Wage
The Federal Government pleaded yesterday with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to drop its threat of industrial action at the end of the month over the proposed N30,000 national minimum wage.
The Information Minister described the NLC as “a very patriotic union”, and pleaded that NLC should not do anything to embarrass the government.
4. 2019: We’ll End Okorocha’s Familiocracy in Imo – Oshiomhole
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole says that he will end Governor Rochas Okorocha’s familiocracy in Imo State. He plans to do this by making sure Sen.Hope Uzodinma is elected the next governor of Imo state.
5. EFCC intercepts $2.8 Million at Enugu Airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Enugu Zonal Office, yesterday, intercepted $2.8million from two people identified as Ighoh Augustine and Ezekwe Emmanuel suspected to be money launderers at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they have been in the business of flying cash for “some notable banks”, for over six years and were in the process of doing same for Union Bank Plc, New Market, Onitsha, Anambra State, when they were caught.
6. Who Killed Alex Badeh?
The high profile murder of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh came too cheaply. It has set tongues wagging with many insinuations, prompting Ahamefula Ogbu to ask who killed him.
Conspiracy theories and speculations are all over the place that the shocking killing of the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh was an assasination.
7. 2019: Cabal hijacks President Buhari’s campaign
Source has it that a cabal has hijacked the campaign and there is a plot to relegate National Working Committee, NWC, members in the scheme of things.
Some governors, who are at logger heads with the APC hierarchy over the recent primaries in which some of their chosen candidates lost out, want to teach the party leadership a lesson. The question is how?
8. Minimum Wage Delay: Labour Orders Nationwide Protest January 8
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that it would embark on a nationwide mobilisation of Nigerian workers to protest federal government’s delay in transmitting, enacting and implementing the N30,000 naira minimum.
In a swift reaction, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said that he was confident that labour would not embarrass the government.
9. How Nigeria Can Produce Top Strikers Like France- Rohr
Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr has identified how Nigeria can produce top strikers like world champions France, reputed for being the country with the highest number of high quality forwards in world football.
He said forming strikers has a long tradition in France. “Most teams in Ligue 1 have specially trained striker coaches’’. “The trainers in France usually take care of all the attackers of the professionals and the junior staff twice a week. They specifically train the players, for example with firing walls, to which targets are attached”.
10. I’m Not Threatened By Wizkid, Davido– Pablo Vicky D
Singer, Pablo Vicky D, has said that he respects popular singers, Wizkid and Davido, but does not feel threatened by them.
The entertainer, who recently released the video of his single ‘Gimme Dat’, told Saturday Beats that that music means everything to him.
The singer told Saturday Beats that he was just being optimistic about his future and not pride because of his belief in his talent. The singer said he was sure that his name and songs would be popular for many years to come.
11. Buhari Has Ruined Nigeria– Fayose
The former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, on Friday, said Nigerians will never forget President Muhammadu Buhari for ruining the country economically and promoting nepotism to the level of causing disunity amongst Nigerians.
According to Mr Fayose, “Apart from the civil war era, the country has never been so insecure to the extent that our military men, including retired top officers are killed so recklessly”.
12. Police Arrest Masterminds of 2015 Nyanya, Kuje Bombings
The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended one Umar Abdulmalik and his cohorts. Umar Abdulmalik is said to be one of the most wanted Boko Haram terrorists, and leader of the Boko Haram cell in Kogi State.
Abdulmalik, 39, a native of Idoji Village Okene, Kogi State, is said to be an explosive expert for the insurgence group and the mastermind of the Nyanya and Kuje bombings in Abuja in 2015.
the suspect was arrested Thursday, 20th December, 2018 by the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT) led by DCP Abba Kyari in a location at Ibafo, Lagos, while receiving treatment from the bullet wound he sustained during a shootout with the police.
13. 2019: Oshiomhole, An Undertaker Sent By PDP To Destroy APC – APC Chairman
The Chairman of the APC in Ogun State, Chief Derin Adebiyi, has described the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole as an undertaker on mole assignment for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to destroy the APC.
14. 9 Year Old Girl Drags Ogun State Govt. to Court Over Hijab, Demands N1m
A nine-year old pupil of Gateway Junior Secondary School, Aisha AbdulAleem has dragged the Ogun State government and the Principal of her school, Mrs. Kushimo before Ogun State High Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, for allegedly violating her fundamental human right to use Hijab in the school.
She made it clear through her lawyer, Olusoji Odutan that not allowing her client to wear her Hijab, violates her rights to “freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom from discrimination and right to the dignity of the human persons and right to education”.
15. Funke Akindele Disgraces Prophet, Gives Birth to Twins
Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele and the led act of the much-watched Nigerian Home movie, Jenifa’s Diary has put birth to twin boys on Frida.
Two years ago, in 2016, a self acclaimed lagos prophet, Olagorioye Faleyimu had said Funke Akindele may not have children of her own. One may wonder if the babies were actually birth by the actress.
