LATEST NEWS IN NIGERIA This Morning, Friday, 18/12/2020
Good morning and welcome to Brainnews latest news updates for today, Friday, December 18, 2020.
Below are the latest updates you need to read;
1. Abducted Kankara Katsina Schoolboys Regains Freedom
Students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, kidnapped last Friday have been freed, according to the state government.
The Special Adviser to the Katsina Governor on Security, Ibrahim Kastina, confirmed the release of the students to The PUNCH. CONTINUE READING..
2. Photos Of Kidnapped Kankara Students Emerges After Their Release
Abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State has regain freedom and are on their way to Katsina after their release, Brainnews report.
The students were freed on Thursday at Tsafe (82.5km via road) from Kankara town in Katsina State where they were abducted. CONTINUE READING WITH PHOTOS..
3. When Nigerians Will Get COVID-19 Vaccine – Health Minister Reveals
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has revealed that Nigerians would start getting the COVID-19 vaccine from January 2021.
Enahire made this known while briefing State House correspondents after the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. CONTINUE READING..
4. 2023: Atiku Kicks Off Campaign To Become President
Nigeria’s former Vice-President has kicked off his bid to become President in 2023 by inaugurating Atiku Support Groups across the 36 states of the Federation, according to The Nation.
The Atiku Support Group was launched in Abuja under the leadership of Alhaji Abubakar Kabir Babawo as Director General and Atiku Aminu Mohammed as Chairman of the organization. CONTINUE READING..
5. Omah Lay And Tems Arrives Nigeria
Nigerian singers, Omah Lay and Tems have returned back home to Nigeria.
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, took to her Twitter account to announce that Nigerian singers, Omah Lay and Tems, have indeed arrived in Nigeria. CONTINUE READING WITH PHOTOS..
6. GTBank Shut Over Unpaid Taxes In Akwa Ibom
The two branches of the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have been closed for about three days now after the state government shut them over “unpaid N184 million taxes”. CONTINUE READING..
7. United States Urges Nigeria To Hold Kidnappers Of Kankara Schoolboys Accountable
The United States (U.S.) on Thursday condemned the abduction of hundreds of children by gunmen from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, on Dec. 11 and urged the government to hold those responsible accountable” to the full extent of the law”.
The U.S. Department of State condemned the abduction in a statement issued by a spokesperson, Cale Brown after the release of the abducted students on Thursday. CONTINUE READING..