This is a roundup of some breaking news in Nigeria for Today, 27th September 2019
APC Breaks Silence On Crisis In Presidency, Buhari vs Osinbajo ‘Rift’
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, has dismissed the claims of a purported rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Naija News reports that the ruling party maintained that there is no crack in the Presidency as reported in some section of the Nigerian media.
This online news platform understands that the APC made its position known through Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, it’s National Publicity Secretary.
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Buhari Govt Gives Update On Closure Of Nigerian Borders
President Muhammadu Buhari‘s government through the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Hameed Ali, says the closure of Nigeria’s borders by Federal Government was undertaken to strengthen the nation’s security and protect its economic interests.
Naija News reports that Ali made this known during a meeting with border stakeholders, comprising freight forwarders and security agencies on Thursday at Seme.
The Customs Comptroller-General said that the closure was not intended to hurt anyone but to protect the nation’s interests
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Illicit Financial Flow Has Eaten Up Our Economy – African Leaders Cry Out
frican leaders have once again cried out over the increasing level of illegal transfer of money leaving the countries to various European nations.
Naija News learnt that the presidents and prime ministers of the African Nations made this known at a high-level event on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) held on the sidelines of the ongoing 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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BREAKING: UK Court Grants Nigeria’s Request To Appeal $9.6b P&ID Judgment
A United Kingdom commercial Court has granted the federal government’s application request for leave to file an appeal against the award of $9.6billion to ab Irish firm, Process and Industrial Developments( P&ID).
Another application for a stay of execution of the award was still in progress.
P&ID secured the damages against Nigeria following a failed Gas Supply Project Agreement (GSPA) contract between it and the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
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APC Reacts To 2023 Campaign Posters Of Tinubu, El-Rufai, Oshiomhole
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, says posters of the national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu; the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole; and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, campaigning for the 2023 presidency are the handiwork of the opposition.
Naija News reports that the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, made this comment while addressing journalists on Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
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DSS DG Faces Jail Threat Over Sowore’s Detention
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has threatened to jail the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, over the detention of the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore.
Naija News understands that the court made this known in a warning notice dated Thursday, September 26.
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https://www.naijanews.com/2019/09/27/nigeria-breaking-newstoday-friday-27th-september-2019/
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