BLOCKCHAIN NEWSPAPER, 1ST MARCH, 2020

BULLET SUMMARY OF NEWS and Appropriate Links

A Former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the present government to yield to the agitation of the people who presently are demanding for restructuring of the country. Speaking in Lagos on Saturday at the first memorial lecture organised in honor of the founder of the Oodua People’s Congress, late Dr Fredrick Fasehun, the former President advised the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to heed the call now before it would be too late. He opined that this can be dangerous for the country amidst the spatial insecurity, banditry, and the issue of boko haram growing astronomically. He says that failure to yield to this might lead to the clarion call for self determination.
https://punchng.com/dont-allow-restructuring-agitation-lead-to-war-obasanjo-tells-buhari/

No fewer than 100 persons who had an encounter, interactions or engagements of some sought with the Italian who was onboarded in a turkish airline set from Italy to Nigeria and was discovered to have Coronavirus had been located.
Before now, Nigeria had been spared of this major outbreak whose root began in Wuhan, China.https://punchng.com/coronavirus-lagos-ogun-identify-100-people-who-had-contact-with-patient/

A Federal High Court Judge, Justice Mosunmola had sentenced a man to death by Hanging for stealing phones.While delivering her judgment, she said that the prosecution counsel Mr Daramola Gbemiga had proved their case beyond reasonable doubt that the man was guilty as charged.
Mr Gbemiga Adaramola, told the court that Abdulkareem, armed with a gun and cutlass, robbed one Taiwo Olomola of N110, 000 and Techno phones. https://punchng.com/man-to-die-by-hanging-for-phone-theft-in-ekiti/

Wanted Obono-Obla honoured by the Post Graduate students of University of Calabar. For More visit:https://punchng.com/wanted-obono-obla-honoured-by-unical-pg-students/

The erstwhile acting Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research located at Oshodi, Lagos, Mr Chima Igwe, has be ousted out of office by the institute’s governing board. Speculations going round states that he may likely have defrauded government of millions of naira while committing perjury in office. https://punchng.com/how-ex-fiiro-dg-earned-salary-for-15-years-with-phony-phd-claim/

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele on saturday gave a big-blow that private jets belonging to chronic loan defaulters would be seized to pay up their loans. He also pledged that the central bank would continue to support credible entrepreneurs in the country, who would always repay their loans. https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/03/01/emefiele-vows-to-seize-chronic-loan-defaulters-private-jets/

Borno State-based Christian cleric and Director General, Centre for Justice on Religion and Ethnicity in Nigeria, Pastor Kallamu Musa-Dikwa, in an exclusive interview tells SIMON UTEBOR that the Federal Government is not sincere in fighting Boko Haram, and tackling other security problems in the country. He opined that the security challanges are becoming unbearable in the country.
https://punchng.com/how-we-almost-secured-release-of-leah-sharibu-rev-musa-dikwa/

State Govs in Nigeria has taken a proactive step to Mobilise collectively within and outside their states against Coronavirus, Urged Victims with Symptoms to Self-quarantine and report to agencies/institutions of health in the state. https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/03/01/state-govs-mobilise-against-coronavirus-urge-victims-with-symptoms-to-self-quarantine/

A former Imo State Governor, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha has told the Supreme Court that the facts and circumstances of his application before the court are different and distinguishable from the one filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) and i’s candidate, David Lyon with respect to the governorship election of Bayelsa State. https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/03/01/my-case-different-from-bayelsa-ihedioha-tells-supreme-court/

Rivers State has developed a strong security architecture that is attracting foreign and local investors, the state governor, Nywsom Wike has said in an exclusive interview with This Day Newspaper. https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/03/01/rivers-improved-security-to-attract-foreign-investors-says-wike/

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, says the party is still considering a review of the Supreme Court judgement on the presidential election petition it filed against President Muhammadu Buhari. But Secondus said contrary to reports, PDP was yet to submit any application to that effect. https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/03/01/secondus-pdp-still-contemplating-review-of-presidential-election-petition/

President Muhammadu Buhari saturday in the presidential villa, Abuja ordered a crackdown on security agents conniving with smugglers to undermine the federal government’s efforts to curtail illegal goods traffic at the country’s borders. https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/03/01/buhari-furious-at-unauthorised-release-of-seized-295-tankers-laden-with-petrol-to-smugglers/

The federal government Saturday said it would reopen the outbound lane at the Ojodu-Berger-end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to vehicular traffic this morning. This is to ensure the free flow of traffic and ensure the ease of doing business and other activities. https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/03/01/fg-reopens-reconstructed-outbound-stretch-of-ojodu-berger-kara-bridge/

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