LATEST NEWS IN NIGERIA THIS AFTERNOON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2021

Good afternoon and welcome to latest news updates for this afternoon, Friday, August 13, 2021.

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1. Abducted Niger Commissioner Regains Freedom

Recall that Idris was abducted on Monday morning, August 9, after gunmen broke into his residence at Babban-Tunga, a community off Abuja/Kaduna highway. They were said to have attacked his wife and CONTINUE READING..>>

2. Air Peace Launches Flights To Gombe

Air Peace has launched commercial flights from Lagos and Abuja to Gombe State. The carrier said it would operate three weekly flights into the state. As reported by The Nation, its brand new E-195 aircraft with CONTINUE READING..>>

3. If Not Infrastructure, Then What? – Femi Adesina

Former Governor of Anambra State and running mate to Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, flew into the eye of the storm some days ago, when he said on the breakfast show of a television station that the CONTINUE READING..>>

4. 17-Year-Old Student Found 2-Week After She Went Missing In Port Harcourt

The teenager had been missing since Friday, July 30th, after her mother, Nancy Nnenna Onwukwe, dropped her off at her school in CONTINUE READING..>>

5. How Youths Can Foster National Growth – Minister, NIIA, UN Chiefs

The young people were also advised to develop themselves and stop saying bad things about their country and the government on the social media. Youth and Sports Minister Sunday Dare; the Director General of the CONTINUE READING..>>