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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Tuesday, August 2nd 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. Eight Million Youths Register As CVR Ends Ahead Of 2023 Elections
EKO HOT BLOG reports that over eight million young Nigerians completed the recently concluded Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Monday.
2. Buhari: Majority Of Lawmakers In Support Of Impeachment Plan –APC Senator Reveals
EKO HOT BLOG reports some lawmakers in the 9th Senate last week staged a walkout to express their grievances about the security situation in the country.
3. Teenager Arrested With Unknown Gunmen 7 Months Pregnant – DSS Reveals
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the teenager who was detained with some armed men at Njaba Community in Orlu Local Government of Imo State in March of this year is seven months pregnant and than four.
4. [PHOTOS] Tinubu, Shettima Meets APC Govs In Lagos
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, met with a few governors from the party at his residence in Lagos.
5. 2023: PDP BoT To Meet Over Atiku-Wike Rift On Wednesday
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will meet on Wednesday as parts of attempts to appease Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike ahead of the 2023 general elections.
EKO NEWS
6. Gov Sanwo-Olu’s Media Aide Vows To Punish Arise TV Presenter For Driving On BRT Lane
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chief Press Secretary to the Lagos state governor, Gboyega Akosile, has vowed to ensure Arise TV anchor, Rufai Oseni, gets punished for a traffic infraction.
7. LASG, LSHA, Onikate Of Ikate Trade Words Over Eviction Notice From Property
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government, Lagos House of Assembly and the Onikate of Ikate, a well-respected King, disagree on the process adopted in serving him an eviction notice on a property owned by Theophilus Mabayoje Banjo in Ikeja that he rented for use by his business, Latris Fashions.
8. Cholera Outbreak Imminent In Lagos Over piling Heaps Of Waste (PHOTO)
EKO HOT BLOG reports that despite claiming to be a megacity, Lagos, the so-called “city of excellence,” has nearly all of its marketplaces and streets taken over by trash dumps.
9. Lagos Man Appears Before Tinubu Magistrate’s Court Over Alleged Fraud
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 39-year-old man named Oluseyi Olatunbosun has been charged by the police for defrauding $42,500 Australian dollars, before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court.
10. Sanwo-Olu’s Wife Speaks On Resident’s Collective Responsibility On Security
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu,the wife of the Lagos State Governor has called on citizens of the state to see security as a collective responsibility
11. Sanwo-Olu, Media Chiefs For Corporate Governance Workshop In Lagos
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will declare open a two-day workshop on Good Corporate Governance in the media, organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) on Thursday.
INTERNATIONAL
12. Hundreds Still Missing After Kentucky Floods As Death Toll Rises To 30
EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least 30 people have now died in the Appalachia region of eastern Kentucky, as the region braces for more rainfall.
13. Russia Bans Piers Morgan, Ex-PM Cameron, 37 Others From Entering Country [Full List]
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia on Monday said it has blacklisted 39 high-profile British citizens, including Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, former prime minister David Cameron and journalist and TV host Piers Morgan.
14. Al Qaeda Leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri Killed By US Drone Strike In Afghanistan
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Al Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed by a United States airstrike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said Monday in a speech from the White House.
15. Trump Failed To kill Most Wanted Al- Qeada Leader Al-Zawahiri
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Joe Biden recently announced that the United States has killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, a senior al-Qaeda figure who acted as Osama bin Laden’s deputy in the ongoing operations against the United States.
ENTERTAINMENT
16. BBNaija: Khalid Biography, Wiki, Instagram, Age, Real Name, Girlfriend , Tribe, State, Net Worth
EKO HOT BLOG reports that BBNaija Housemate Khalid Bbnaija hails from Plateau State. He described himself as someone who doesn’t like to beat about the bush when it comes to relationships and his idea of having fun is hanging out with the right people, having meaningful conversations and engaging in extreme sports.
SPORTS
17. Confirmed: Man Utd Put 6 Players Up For Sale [Full List]
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United are set to sell six defenders before the end of the ongoing summer transfer window on September 1 as Erik ten Hag continues his rebuilding process.
18. Confirmed: Chelsea In Advanced Talks To Sign Cucurella As Star Is Keen On Joining Blues
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chelsea are in advanced talks to sign Brighton left-back Marc Cucurella and are willing to pay the £50m asking price for the Manchester City target.
19. Barca Confirm Swap Deal Option As Man Utd Finally Make De Jong Transfer Breakthrough
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United have finally made a breakthrough in their attempts to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona this summer with the Catalan giants signalling they already have a replacement lined up.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Tuesday, August 2nd 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
Punch Newspaper
1. Avoid scammers, fake online voter registration – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has urged Nigerians to avoid getting scammed by unscrupulous elements asking people to enroll in ‘Voter Card (PVC)’ online.
The electoral umpire, in a statement on Monday by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq, said that the claim by the ‘fake sites’ was not approved by INEC.
According to the commission, claims that the Federal Government has approved individual voter card registration online to avoid the unnecessary crowd in the NIMC centres were false.
The statement read, “Barely 24 hours after the suspension of voter registration, the attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission has been drawn to an online site urging Nigerians to enroll for “VOTER CARD (PVC)” registration claiming that the Federal Government has approved individual VOTER CARD (PVC) registration online to avoid the unnecessary crowd in the NIMC” CENTERS.
2. Aregbesola’s faction planning violent protests, Osun APC alleges
Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Monday accused members of a faction in the party backed by the Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, of planning a violent protest in the state and Abuja against the state chairman of the party, Prince Gboyega Famoodun.
In a statement signed by Kola Olabisi, the Media Adviser to Osun APC chairman, the protesters under the aegis of The Osun Progressives, had concluded plan to promote a large-scale disturbance in the state.
The statement said a leader of TOP from the West Senatorial District of the state had been saddled with the responsibility of mobilizing members of the group across the state and some members of the Peoples Democratic Party with a view to sponsoring series of protests against the state leadership of the APC.
“Sequel to the recent conduct of the governorship election in Osun State, an incontrovertible intelligence report has shown that the leadership of a bellicose and belligerent tendency under the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), self-styled The Osun Progressives (TOP), has finetuned, funded and concluded a skillfully orchestrated sinister plan to promote a large-scale disturbance in the political firmament of the state.
3. Group laments PWD, women exclusion in REC nomination
A civil society organisation, The Electoral Hub, has decried the alienation of Persons Living with Disabilities from the 19 Resident Electoral Commissioners recently nominated by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd).
The group also said it was dismayed at the poor representation of women in the nomination.
In a statement on Monday by its Director, Princess Hamman-Obels, the group said the President failed to use the opportunity to right the poor gender representation in his regime.
Vanguard Newspaper
4. COVID-19: 19 months after, FCTA reopens Abuja’s Millennium Park
Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has reopened the popular Millennium Park, 19 months after it was closed due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the territory
The FCT Administration had in December 2021 shut down the park in order to contain the epidemic.
Bello who led officials to the Park on Monday evening lamented that almost 95 per cent of parks in Abuja have totally derailed from the FCTA Park Policy.
He appealed to the media and the public to support the FCTA’s efforts towards rediscovering Abuja from what it was meant to be by the founding fathers.
5. Man kills sister’s friend over N50,000, buries corpse in room
RESIDENTS of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital where shocked to their marrow, when the news broke that a young man, Joseph Ekala, 27, murdered his sister’s girlfriend, Miss Kate, 25, and buried her corpse in a shallow grave in his apartment.
Parading the suspect alongside 13 other suspects at the state police command headquarters on Monday, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO of the Bayelsa State Command, SP Asinim Butswat said: “One of the most disturbing reports received over the weekend was a case of murder involving a young man and a lady of 25 years old.
“Precisely, on Friday, 29 July 2022, we recieved a disturbing report from Okaka community that a young man named Joseph Ekala, 27-years old murdered one Kate Ugu, 25-years old strangled to death and buried her in a shallow grave in his apartment at Okaka.
6. Army allegedly dehumanize Town Union President in Enugu Community
Officers of the Nigerian Army enforcing curfew imposed on the people of Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State by the state government have allegedly dehumanized a Town Union President of Imufu community, Lawrence Mamah, in the council area.
Mamah, a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police told Vanguard that his problem started when a yet-to-be-identified Army Major commanding the troops enforcing the curfew invited him to his office to demand for the list of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, and Eastern Security Network, ESN, allegedly operating in his area.
He also informed Vanguard that when he told the army officer that he had no knowledge of the operation of the above-mentioned groups in his area, he allegedly started brutalising him, hitting him with bench and tied his hands like a common criminal.
He further said that even though he introduced himself as a stakeholder in his community, the officer refused to free him, adding that he threatened to kill him should he not present the list he demanded of him.
The Nation Newspaper
7. Peter Obi inexperienced to lead Nigeria – Okowa
Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has described the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, as too inexperienced to lead Nigeria.
The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stated this in an interview with BBC pidgin.
Obi, he said, may have been a former Governor but the experience is not ‘’deep’’ enough to lead Nigeria.
8. ‘No Boko Haram terrorists in Ogun forests’
The Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Security, AIG Olusola Subair (retd), on Monday said he could not confirm whether a Boko Haram kingpin was arrested or not in Ogun State by operatives of the Department of State Service(DSS).
Subair told The Nation he read a report of the arrest of a Boko Haram leader in Ijaiye area of Abeokuta, the State capital, stating only the DSS could know about the incident.
He also debunked claim by Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, that Boko Haram terrorists are already hibernating in the State and were setting up camps in Ogun forests
Daily Post
9. NiMeT DG warns of excessive flooding in next few weeks
The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof Mansur Bako Matazu, on Monday, warned Nigerians to get prepared for heavy rains in the next two months.
Matazu, while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday, said every Nigerian should expect flooding that may wreak havoc across the country in the next few weeks.
According to him, NiMeT had issued several warnings pertaining to flooding, and heavy downpours for Nigerians to take precautions, but unfortunately, many refused to take action against flooding.
He said Nigerians were in the habit of dumping refuse in drainage channels and cutting down trees, which are the main causes of flooding.
10. Gunmen kidnap gold miner in Osun, demand N100m ransom
A gold miner and his driver have been kidnapped along Ilesa-Osogbo road, Osun State.
Sources very close to the kidnap victims, Musibau Adepoju, and his driver, whose name could not be ascertained, disclosed that the duo was abducted on Friday evening.
The victim, who usually operates within gold mining communities around Ilesa, is based in Osogbo alongside his family members and was said to be on his way home before he was waylaid and kidnapped.
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