Wednesday, 21 October 2015

National News Headlines - 21/10/2015

THE SUN

*Horror as students died in hostel fire

*Nigeria ripe for revolution 'Utomi

*I got death threats defending Abacha over Kudirat's murder 'Daudu

*FG tackles violence against kids

*10-man Eaglets break 20 million Chileans hearts

*UCL: Arsenal bounces back

*Eagles crisis: More big boys to join Emenike

Hoverboard' owners warned of fire risk when charging devices

Owners of self-balancing scooters have been warned not to leave them charging unattended after two caught fire.

Bayern Munich fans protest against Arsenal ticket prices


Bayern Munich supporters boycotted the first five minutes of their game with Arsenal in protest at the £64 cost of the ticket.

Buhari defies rain, shuns helicopter in C’ River

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday defied a downpour to perform the groundbreaking for the construction of the proposed 260-kilometre Calabar-Ikom-Katsina-Ala superhighway and a deep sea port in Cross River State.

Police clash with pro-Biafra protesters in P’Harcourt

  
Members and supporters of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra shut down Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, demanding to break away from Nigeria on Tuesday.

US clockmaker boy moves to Qatar

An American boy arrested for bringing a homemade clock to his Texas school, that was mistaken for a bomb, is moving to Qatar after accepting a scholarship offer to study there.

NNPC denies involvement in $25m failed oil block deal

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, dissociated itself from the $25 million failed oil block bid deal by an Indian company, Oil and Natural Gas Corp-Mittal Energy Limited.

Man hospitalized after sleeping with friend's wife

A 21yr old man in Ugbona village, Ebonyi LGA of Ebonyi State, Orima Onyebuchi has been hospitalised after having sex with his friend’s wife

Senate’s crisis over Amaechi deepens

Rather than abate, the crisis over the screening of ministerial nominee Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi is deepening at the Senate.Yesterday, his name was removed from the Order Paper after being listed among the eight nominees for screening.

EFCC grills Moro over Immigration job tragedy

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday interrogated immediate past Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro for eight hours over the March 15, 2014 Immigration job tragedy in which 19 applicants died.