Welcome to AllNews morning roundup of the top 10 latest Nigerian news today, Sunday, November 20, 2022.
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has vowed to re-activate the Gas Revolution Industrial Park Project in the country if he becomes president.
Tinubu made the pledge on Saturday at the APC rally held at the Warri Township Stadium, Delta State. Read more here.
There is palpable tension in Enugu State as gunmen went on a killing spree which led to the death three persons including a former Commissioner Gab Onuzuluike.
Onuzulike who was also the Chairman of Oji-River Local Government Area of Enugu State was killed on Friday night while he was returning from a burial ceremony in the area. Read more here.
A group of lawyers under the aegis of the Lawyers Network for Bola Ahmed Tinubu (LANBAT) has urged citizens to allow the court to determine allegations against APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
The call was made at a news conference in Abuja and the lawyers called on Nigerians to shun the growing trend of blackmail and name-calling as it is against legal procedures. Read more here.
Health personnel have been urged by Dr Ademuyiwa Eniayewun, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health Service Commission, to display good conduct in the discharge of their duties, by treating them well like their own relatives.
Eniayewun gave the charge during a retreat organised by the Orile Agege General Hospital on Friday in Lagos, themed; ‘Service Operation Management: Organising for Excellent Service. Read more here.
The timing of a beer ban announced two days before the World Cup start in Qatar this week is unfortunate and would create unease among fans, Germany team director Oliver Bierhoff said on Saturday.
Bierhoff also said Fifa's plan to use a number of captains' armbands with different slogans was equally baffling given that Germany and some other European nations would wear their own anti-discrimination 'One Love' armbands to promote inclusion. Read more here.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino called Westerns 'hypocrites' over critics of Qatar's human rights record on Saturday, making a passionate defence of the World Cup in the Gulf state on the eve of the kick-off.
The build-up to the tournament has been dominated by concerns over Qatar's treatment of migrant workers, women and the LGBTQ community, to the visible annoyance of organisers. Read more here.
Dancer Korra Obidi and her estranged spouse, Justin Dean, have finalized their divorce.
Korra went live on Facebook to celebrate her newfound win and independence. Read more here.
Five-time Grammy nominee Akon has spoken on the issue of Americans calling for a boycott of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The world's biggest sporting event which begins on Sunday, November 20, 2022, has had its fair share of controversy; alleged human rights abuses among other things but the rapper feels it doesn't justify people deciding not to attend. Read more here.
Twitter announced on Friday that the accounts of three controversial users, including conservative satire site Babylon Bee, conservative author (and former YouTube personality) Jordan Peterson and comedian Kathy Griffin have been reinstated.
Musk stated he has "not yet made a judgement" on the former president Donald Trump, despite having earlier declared he would lift the embargo. Read more here.
Russia on Saturday blasted Poland’s refusal to allow Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to attend a meeting next month of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
The Russian foreign ministry said; “The decision from Poland, which is the acting chairman of the OSCE, to refuse the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov in the OSCE’s ministerial meeting in Lodz on December 1-2 is unprecedented and provocative. Read more here.
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