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Latest News In Nigeria, June 21, 2022: Top 10 Headlines For Tuesday

Latest News In Nigeria, June 21, 2022: Top 10 Headlines For

Welcome to AllNews morning roundup of the top 10 latest Nigerian news today, Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

VIDEO: How Owo Massacre Survivor Lost Her Pregnancy

One of the survivors of the massacre that took place in Owo, Ondo State, has recounted how she lost her pregnancy during the attack.

In a video posted online, some of the female survivors receiving medical treatment in a hospital disclosed how they made it out alive from the horrifying ordeal. Read more here.

2023: INEC Stopped By Court From Ending Voters Registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been stopped by the Federal High Court in Abuja from ending the voters registration exercise on June 30, 2022.

Presiding over the case on Monday, Honourable Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). Read more here.

ASUU: Strike Will Be Called Off Next Week — Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has said the prolonged strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would be called off next week.

Adamu made this assertion in Abuja while speaking with the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund. Read more here.

Lafarge Africa Unveils Sanwo-Olu As Chairperson Of 5th Edition Leadership Series

Governor of Lagos State, Babajde Sanwo-Olu has been unveiled by Lafarge Africa Plc, a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, as chairperson of the fifth edition of Concrete Ideas; its public policy thought-leadership series.

This was made known by Ginikanwa Frank-Durugbor, Head, Corporate Communications, Lafarge Africa Plc, in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Read more here.

South Korea Launch Bid To Host Asian Cup 2023

South Korea will launch a bid to host the 2023 Asian Cup following China's decision to relinquish its rights to the tournament, the Korean Football Association (KFA) said on Monday.

China was due to host the tournament in June and July next year but the country's efforts to follow a zero-Covid policy have resulted in the 24-team event being moved. Read more here.

Again Olamide Teases New Music [Video]

Nigerian rapper Olamide has taken to his Instagram page to preview a soothing afro-fusion tune, as he has been doing since the beginning of this year.

He shared a video of himself singing along to the unreleased music. Read more here.

Telegram Now Offers $5 Per Month Premium Subscription

Telegram has confirmed the start of its $5 per month Premium subscription tier, higher maximum file upload size, faster downloads, more channels, and creative new stickers in comprehensive blog post on Monday.

Uploads are now limited to 2GB, however, Premium customers can send files up to 4GB in size, which is useful for customers who transmit a lot of video or large ZIP files (all users can download those extra-large documents). Paid users will also be able to download media and files at full network speeds, rather than the slower speeds seen by free users. Read more here.

PAP Trains Additional 450 Ex-Agitators In Oil Spill Response, Cleanup

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) in the Niger Delta said that it has sent additional 450 ex-agitators to train in oil spill response, clean-up and remediation.

Its Interim Administrator, retired Col. Milland Dikio, said in a statement issued in Yenagoa over the weekend that the training is in line with PAP’s Train, Employ and Mentor (TEM) template. Read more here.

Turkey Urges Greece, EU To End Inhumane Treatments Of Migrants

The Turkish Coast Guard Command on Monday said they have rescued 33,964 irregular migrants in 1,295 pushback incidents carried out by the Greek coast guard since 2020.

The coastguard also called out Greece and the European Union to act by international law and human rights to end the pushback. Read more here.

Kano: Police Nab Expert Social Media Scammer

The Police in Kano State said it has arrested one Musa Lurwanu-Maje, 26, who allegedly specialises in defrauding people through social media platforms.

The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, disclosed in a statement on Sunday in Kano. Read more here.

These are the Latest News in Nigeria headlines this morning. Visit our website www.allnews.ng for the more latest news in Nigeria and around the world.

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