Nigeria News
Nigeria Breaking News Today Monday, July 23 2018
Nigeria breaking news
This is a roundup of some of the breaking news in Nigeria for Monday July 23 2018.
2019: Ex-VP Atiku Abubakar Blast President Buhari Over Killing In Nigeria
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over killings Nigeria today while announcing his presidential ambition Under the Peoples Democratic Party before a cheering crowd in his home state of Adamawa
Naija news Understands that Mr Abubakar said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government would be remembered more for its bloodshed than any development it brought to citizens.
You Have Two Weeks To Defect, PDP Tells Saraki, Tambuwal, Kwankwaso Others
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given members of the Reformed -All Progressives Congress (R-APC) two weeks ultimatum to defect back into the PDP The Nation reports.
The PDP and R-APC have been having talks and negotiations over the last few weeks about a possible switch for aggrieved members of the APC ahead of next year’s elections.
Three Soldiers Suspected Of Robbery Mobbed To death
Three Ugandan soldiers, who are accused of being criminals by the locals have been mobbed to death near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is according to the police and a local official said Sunday.
“Three of our soldiers have been killed by a mob and investigations are going on to establish the circumstances under which the soldiers were killed,” the official Peter Debele told Nigeria News.
Turn Your Cellphones Into Business Tools”, Saraki to Nigerian Youth
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Sunday called on the nation’s youths to venture into entrepreneurship through their cell-phones as a way of self-employment and creating job opportunities for others.
Saraki, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, in Abuja, gave the charge while delivering the Fourth Convocation Lecture of the Adeleke University, Ede in the State of Osun, on Sunday.
Gowon Calls For Arrest of Miyetti Allah’s Leader Over Farmers/Herdsmen Clashes
General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), Former Nigerian Head of State has expressed his displeasure over the incessant killings of Innocence and unarmed farmers all over the nation.
Gowon expressed his disappointment with the failure of the security agencies in the country to deal with the continuous killings, when he visited Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom in Makurdi , the Benue State Capital to commensurate with the state and the families of people who have been casualties in the attacks.
PDP Proposes To Change Name As Part Of It Re-branding Move
Ahead of it re-branding move and measure as they head to the polls in 2019, thePeople Democratic Party (PDP) has concluded and agreed to change its name, to do away with the corruption stigma placed on it.
The Day reports that the decision to rename the party was made on Saturday night.
