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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, July 3rd, 2021

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Jul 3, 2021.

Damilare Abass

Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Saturday, July 3rd, 2021

1. COVID-19: NCDC Records 40 New Cases

The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 167,732 COVID-19 cases.

2. “Our Agriculture Policy Paying Off”- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has divulged that the agriculture policy of his administration is paying off.

3. Southern Governors To Meet In Lagos On Monday

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Southern governors will on Monday converge in Lagos for a meeting.

4. DSS Takes Over Sunday Igboho’s Residence In Ibadan

The operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have taken over the residence of the Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo fondly known as Sunday Igboho, in the Soka area in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered.

5. ‘Guns Paraded By DSS Not Mine, I Protect Myself With Traditional Magic’— Igboho

Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Igboho, has reacted to the statement by the Department of State Services (DSS) demanding that he should turn himself in.

6. Sunday Igboho’s Charm Didn’t Fail, He Just Wasn’t Prepared- Ifa Priest

An Ifa priest, Ifayemi Elebuibon, has said that the attack on the residence of Sunday Igboho by the Department of State Services, DSS was an invasion, hence the self-acclaimed Yoruba freedom fighter wasn’t prepared.

7. Nnamdi Kanu’s Arrest: Ortom Challenges FG To Check Activities Of Armed Herders

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has challenged the Federal Government to also arrest members of armed Fulani groups for carrying out attacks on farming communities in parts of the country.

8. Kenya Tortured, Detained Nnamdi Kanu For Days Before Extradition – Lawyer

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, a counsel for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has alleged that Nnamdi Kanu was arrested by the Kenyan Government before he was handed over to the Department of State Services (DSS).

9. Gay Marriage: Methodist Church Nigeria Parts Way With British Counterpart

The Methodist Church Nigeria (MCN) on Friday passed a vote of no confidence on its British counterpart, over the latter’s approval of same-sex marriage.

10. One Feared Dead As Bandits Engage Security Operatives In Gun Battle In Sokoto

EKO HOT BLOG reports that one bandit has been feared dead while several others were injured in a gun battle with security operatives at Rabah town, the headquarter of Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

11. Nigerian Man Arrested For Trafficking Girlfriend To Libya For Prostitution

One Sanusi Mohammed has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) Ekiti Command for alleged trafficking of his girlfriend to Libya for prostitution.

12. Man Kills Father, Sells Body Parts To Ritualists In Kwara

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspect for allegedly selling the body parts of his father to some ritualists in Kajola, Odo-Owa in the Oke-Ero Local Government Area of the state.

13. Housewife Uses Hot Iron rod In Her 5-Year-Old Stepdaughter’s Private Parts In Adamawa

The Adamawa State Police Command has nabbed an 18-year-old housewife, Aisha Muhammed, for allegedly pressing a hot iron around the private part of her five-year-old step-daughter.

14. 22-Years-Old Suspected Kidnap Kingpin Nabbed By Police In Edo

The Police Command in Edo said that it had arrested a 22-year-old suspected kidnap kingpin in the state.

15. Identical Twins, Friend Arraigned For Gang-Ra***ing Girl

Identical twins and a friend of the twins have been remanded in prison over the alleged gang rape of a girl and sharing of her nude photos on Facebook.

16. Two Arrested For Possession Of Substance Suspected To Be Cannabis

Comptroller Albashir Hamisu, the Comptroller Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone B, Kaduna handed over two suspects arrested in possession of one hundred and sixty-seven (167) parcels of substance suspected to be cannabis to the Kaduna State Commander National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

17. Opinion: Persistence

I read this story in that phenomenal book that has transcended different eras and the principles contained in its pages are still as potent and relevant even with the changing times. The book, ‘Think and Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill written in 1937 told the story in one of the beginning chapters of a man named R.U Darby and his uncle.

18. See What A Student Did After Paying 5000 For His Matriculation Gown

A Nigerian student identified as Malachy Chizoba, has gone viral after revealing what he used his matriculation gown for which he rented with N5000 after the matriculation ceremony.

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