There have been many stories making the round this Wednesday, March 8. The Zenithblog.com team has put together 8 major stories you might have missed or might want to read again.
1. Hausas and Yorubas clash at ile-Ife, Osun state
There is an ongoing fight between the Hausas and Yorubas at Sabo market of Ile-Ife, Osun state.
The clash reportedly started when a bus used his side mirror to hit a Hausa woman at sabo last night.
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The Hausa men at Sabo market got angry and injured the driver with cutlass.
By this morning, the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) boys retaliated and right now about five people are said to have been killed and others injured in the ongoing fight.
2. BREAKING: 3 Nigerian banks set to take over Etisalat today over N541.8 billion debt
Premium Times is reporting that three Nigerian banks are set to take over telecommunications firm Etisalat today, Wednesday, March 8, over unpaid N541.8billion debt.
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According to the report, the move follows the failure of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to broker a peaceful resolution between Etisalat Nigeria and a consortium of banks.
3. Court gives ruling on suit against Buhari
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ruled on a suit filed against President Muhammadu Buhari on the appointment of the chief justice of Nigeria.
The suit filed by Malcom Omirhobo seeking the interpretation of Section 23 of the 1999 Constitution as amended was struck out.
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Omirhobo, a lawyer, in a suit with number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1019/16, had dragged President Buhari, the attorney general of the federation and minister of justice to court over the appointment of a substantive CJN and the principle of separation of power.
The plaintiff through his counsel Chinwe Okpala prayed the court to interpret Section 23 (1), (3), (4) and (5) of the constitution.
But at the resumed hearing, the plaintiff told the court that prayer 11 and 12 in the suit which compelled the first respondent (President Buhari) to appoint Justice Walter Onnoghen as CJN and transmit same to the Senate has been obliged.
4. BREAKING: One dead as Customs, rice traders clash again in Ogun
The Punch is reporting that at least one person has been allegedly killed by the operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) along Siun-Sagamu-Abeokuta road on Wednesday, March 8.
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It quoted unconfirmed reports as saying that NCS operatives had pursued alleged rice smugglers to a certain point along the road around Kobape when the tragic event occurred.
Police spokesperson Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the clash but he said details were still sketchy and could not determine the number of casualties.
He said: “The area commanders of Sagamu and Abeokuta, the Divisional Police Officer, Owode-Egba and other police officers are now on ground to maintain peace and order.”
5. On Wednesday, March 8, the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo clocked 60-years.
In the spirit of the celebration, the
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In a screenshot photo by Instablogzenithbloga, the mother of the acting president was seen presenting a cake to her son.
Also, celebrating her husband, Dolapo said: “Thanking God for 60 years of grace.”
Osinbajo was born to the family of Opeoluwa Osinbajo on March 8, 1957.
6. Veteran actor Prince James Uche passes on
Popular actor Prince Uche who had been battling Diabetes, blindness, high blood pressure and and kidney disease has passed on.
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According to various sources, he died at a private hospital in Festac town where he had been receiving treatment for about two years now.
Apparently he had been unconscious for the past 5 days and was said to be on his way for dialysis in an ambulance when he died at about 2:15 p.m.
He was also scheduled to travel to India this Saturday for further treatment. He was 55 years old and was survived by a wife and three children.
7. Six spectacular things that will happen when Buhari finally returns this March
Nigerians cannot wait to know when their president will be coming back from his prolonged medical vacation, the suspense has become too intense.
A report by Sahara Reporters indicates that President Muhammadu Buhari’s return to Nigeria was put off at the last minute on Sunday, March 5 late at night.
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According to the report, the president’s doctors did not certify him healthy enough to return home despite strong pressure from members of his inner circle.
The report cited unnamed presidency sources saying the desperation to bring the president back was so much that his close associates sent to London on Friday, March 3 the biggest jet in the presidential fleet, a Boeing Business Jet 737, known as “Airforce 001.”
Their plan was to ferry him into Abuja before the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Wednesday, March 9.
8. Nigerian, Cameroon soldiers carry out clearance operation in border areas
Nigerian and Cameroon soldiers carried out a clearance operation against Boko Haram terrorists along the two countries’ borders which lasted for two days.
Vanguard reports that the terrorists who fled from Sambisa forest were discovered to be hiding along the border areas.
The operation was led by Col Dourai and Lt Col Mohaman of the Cameroonian Defence Forces and had troops drawn from the Cameroon’s Battalion Rapid Intervention and 151 Task Force Battalion of 21 Brigade, Nigerian Army.
The troops cleared clared Siyara, Kote, Sigawa before moving to Bulabundibe, AdeleKe, Tchatike and Lamukura villages.
It was reported that the operation led to the death of many terrorists while two of them were apprehended.
Some of them terrorists reportedly escaped with gunshot wounds.
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