Latest News In Nigeria: Top 10 Headlines For Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

Welcome to the AllNews roundup of the top 10 Latest News In Nigeria for today Wednesday, February 10th, 2021.

Here are the Latest News In Nigeria headlines:

1. Sunday Igboho Addresses Civil War Concerns (Video)

A rights activist, Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo, widely known as 'Sunday Igboho' has reiterated that his agitation for a secured Yorubaland is not geared towards a civil war.

According to Sunday Igboho in a recent video posted online, people should be careful what they believe about him these days, as he will henceforth not speak to the press - at least for now. Read more here.

2. JAMB To Prosecute 200 Cheating Candidates With N100m

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it would be spending not less than N100 million on the prosecution of 200 out of the over 400 candidates involved in impersonation during the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, made these known, Tuesday, in Abuja, at a press conference that over 400 candidates currently seeking admissions into institutions across the country were involved in admission fraud. He also said that the prevalence of fraudulent Computer Based Test, CBT, centers is increasing in the Northern part of the country. Read more here.

3. Open Grazing is No Longer Sustainable – Northern Governors

The increasing number of Nigeria’s population is posing a great challenge to the current herding system of open grazing, making it no longer sustainable, Northern Governors have said.

The governors spoke during a virtual emergency meeting on Monday to discuss issues affecting the region and the country. Read more here.

4. Lagos CP Pledges Support For Chief Judge, Attorney-General

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, on Tuesday met with the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, Mr. Moyo Onigbanjo(SAN), and the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, in their respective offices at Ikeja, Lagos State. 

The Commissioner of Police made the move in order to strengthen the existing synergy and understanding between the police command and the judiciary with a view to having speedy and effective dispensation of justice in the state. Read more here.

5. Latest N-Power News Roundup For Today Feb. 10th, 2021

A pleasant day to you and welcome to the latest N-Power news headlines update for today, Wednesday, February 10th, 2021, on AllNews.

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6. Why Tinubu Is Keeping Mum On Southwest's Herdsmen Crisis

There are many controversies about the presidential ambition of the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. But he himself has cleared the air, saying it is too early to talk about 2023.

Although Tinubu’s reaction to claims about his presidential ambition is yet unclear, Nigerians are fond of calling him out when issues arise. Tinubu too, often plays the politics from both sides. He would rather take his time to respond to developing issues or not comment at all. Read more here.

7. Serie A: Zlatan At 39, Who Does He Think He is?

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has kept breaking the boundaries of age after his recent return to European football from MLS as he signed for his former side AC Milan during the 2020 January transfer and has pushed Milan back to the top of the Serie A summit.

Ibrahimovic is 39 and that has not stopped him from firing all cylinders at San Siro scoring 11 goals in his first 6 months at the club and now 16 goals in all competitions coupled with 2 assists. Read more here.

8. Copper Traders Seek Good News After Price Crumbles

Copper had its longest rally on record, but the metal which is seen as a global economic bellwether has recently stumbled – and traders are watching Washington and Beijing for clues to the next leg up.

Traders and leading investors say the market needs more good news before prices can move higher. A lot will depend on when President Joe Biden’s virus relief bill will pass and how expansive it will be; how quickly vaccines can be rolled out; and how much demand from China, the world’s largest buyer of commodities, is reduced by efforts to limit the pandemic’s spread during the Lunar New Year holiday period. Read more here.

9. Lori Iro: Watch Latest Trending Hashtag On Twitter For Valentine (Videos)

Nigerian social media users have come up with another entertaining hashtag to keep cyberspace buzzing as Valentine's Day celebration is around the corner.

It no longer news that the microblogging site, Twitter is always dishing out one challenge after another and trending hashtags to keep users glued to their page. In 2021 so far, it has been "Stingy Men Association", then "Olosho", then "Silhouette Challenge" and now "Lori Iro" Read more here.

10. Phone Compare: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Samsung and Apple modern smartphones have offered what seems to be two hard choices for so many buyers. These two phone makers' products will be compared. The two phones are Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and iPhone 12 Pro. Read more here.

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