Headlines
Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Thursday, August 18th 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Thursday, August 18th 2022 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. Electricity Workers Suspend Nationwide Strike After Meeting With Ngige
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday evening called off its nationwide strike.
2. Tinubu Reveals Meeting Details With Obasanjo In Abeokuta
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), paid a visit to the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Penthouse residence at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta on Wednesday.
3. Full Details Of Governors’ Meeting At Aso Rock Revealed
EKO HOT BLOG reports that members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Wednesday, held a meeting at the State House Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja.
4. Paris Club Refund: NGF Describes Malami’s Action As Fraudulent, Self-Serving
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has criticized the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, describing his recent claims and actions as fraudulent and self-serving over the $418m Paris Club refund.
5. No Plot To Sack Adamu As National Chairman – APC
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the party has no plans of removing its National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu.
EKO NEWS
6. WAPA, UNPF Explore Policy To End S3xual Harassment In Tertiary Schools
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State Commissioner for WAPA, Mrs. Bolaji Dada, made the disclosure at a forum with the theme: “Domestication of S3xual Harassment Policy Using Gender Lenses in Tertiary Educational Institutions”, held at Alausa, Ikeja, and aimed at exploring avenues to curbing s3xual harassment in tertiary Institutions across the State.
7. Lagos Makes Case For Blockchain Technology
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has stated that Blockchain technology should be institutionalised to enhance financial transactions and economic development.
8. LASG Urges Professionals To Rise Against Building Collapse
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the call was made by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, at the sensitisation workshop on Building Collapse, organised by the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in commemoration of the Engineering Week at the Branch Secretariat, Agege.
9. LAGESC Working Within The Law Says Corps Marshal
EKO HOT BLOG reports that CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (Rtd), the Corps Marshal of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI, has reiterated that officers of the Agency carry out their statutory responsibilities in consonance with the law
INTERNATIONAL
10. Woman Bags 34-year Jail Term Over Twitter Use In Saudi Arabia
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Saudi court has sentenced a woman to 34 years in prison over her Twitter activity, according to court documents seen by AFP on Wednesday.
11. US Strike Kills 13 Al-Shabaab Fighters – Pentagon
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Pentagon said Wednesday that US forces killed 13 fighters of the al-Shabaab militant group in an airstrike in Somalia.
12. Ukraine War: Zelensky Makes Fresh Demands To Russia Ahead Of UN’s Guterres Visit To Ukraine
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has demanded that Russian forces withdraw from the territory of the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia.
SPORTS
13. Aubameyang Chooses Between Chelsea, Man Utd As Barcelona Exit Gets Closer
EKO HOT BLOG report that Barcelona striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, would snub the chance to join Manchester United if he leaves Barcelona this summer
14. Confirmed: Man Utd Set To Sign 3 Chelsea Stars Before End Of Transfer Window
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United have reportedly identified three Chelsea players to sign before the end of the summer transfer window.
15. Potential Buyer To Take Over Man Utd From Glazer Family Emerges
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ineos chemicals group, has indicated an interest in buying Manchester United from the Glazers.
16. Week 6 Pool Result For Sat 13 Aug 2022 – UK 2021/2022 – Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 6 pool results are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2021/2022 from the pool agent.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Thursday, August 18th 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
Punch Newspaper
1. EFCC secures 2,210 suspects’ convictions in eight months
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, declared that it has convicted a total of 2,210 suspects involved in economic and financial crimes between January 1, 2022, to August 5, 2022.
This was made known by the Executive Chairman of the anti-graft commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, during a workshop with journalists titled, “Effective Reporting of Economic and Financial Crimes,” held at the EFCC’s Headquarters, in Abuja.
This came about eight months after the EFCC announced that it secured a total of 2,220 convictions across all its Commands in 2021.
The PUNCH had reported that it was the highest conviction secured by the anti-graft agency since its inception, a 127.5 per cent improvement from the 1,280 convictions recorded by the agency in 2019.
Speaking at the workshop, Bawa said, “Some of you will recall that at the end of 2021, the commission announced that it recorded a total of 2220 convictions. I am pleased to inform you that we are poised to improve on that figure as the record of convictions as of August 5, 2022, was 2210.
2. ASUU: Strike organising committee begins meeting
The National Strike Coordinating Committee of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has commenced a meeting in line with the ongoing strike in Nigerian public universities, The PUNCH can confirm.
A highly reliable source confirmed the development in an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday night.
ASUU had on Monday, February 14, 2022, embarked on a nationwide strike.
The union had blamed the government for failing to meet some of its lingering demands which include the release of the earned allowances for lecturers; release of revitalization funds for universities; deployment of the University Transparency Accountability System for the payment of salaries and allowances of lecturers among others.
3. FG urges ICT training for civil servants
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, has called on permanent secretaries to prioritise the training of civil servants in areas of Information and Communication Technology.
According to Yemi-Esan, the training will ensure a speed up of the digitisation process currently ongoing in the civil service.
In a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday, the Head of Service was said to have made the call during a service-wide “Webinar on Digitalisation,” organised by her office to sensitise the Federal Civil Servants across the nation on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.
The statement partly read, “Dr. Yemi-Esan took the audience through the level of implementation of the digitalisation process in the OHCSF and the efforts of the government in fast-tracking implementation such as development and documentation (hard and soft copies) of Standard Operating System for all departments and units, firstly in the OHCSF, and subsequently for all ministries, the establishment of scanning centre, which saw to the automation of both policy and personal files from 2010 till date, training of Officers from different MDAs, development of digitalisation roadmap via a service-wide roundtable on Enterprise Content Management held, recently, upgrade of Local Area Network by Galaxy Backbone across Ministries, Departments and Agencies, National policy on virtual engagement approved by the President in 2020, which every civil servant must be conversant with, amongst others. She called on the MDAs to take a cue from the OHCSF.
Vanguard Newspaper
4. Alleged traffic offence: How Lagos council taskforce officials extorted N12,000 from pensioner
A 74 year old pensioner, Mr Matthew Akinrefon, on Wednesday, narrated how some men, who claimed to be traffic officers of Ikotun-Igando Local Council Development Authority, LCDA, extorted N12,000 from him over alleged traffic offence.
The Lagos State Government had banned the operations and activities of any special taskforce under the pretext of traffic management across council, empowering only the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, established by law to manage traffic situation across the state.
Narrating his ordeal, the victim said he had already parted with N12, 000 and in the process of sourcing for the remaining N18,000 balance before a superior council officer intervened in the matter and left off the hook.
Mr Akinrefon said: “I was coming from Iyana Ipaja going towards OJO. When we got to Igando, my wife alighted to look for plantain. As I tried to move forward to look for where to pack my car, a man just opened the door and told me that I should move forward. The next thing he told me was ‘What do you have for us? I said I have nothing to give as a bribe but pray for him. He led me to Igando health centre. He handed me over to another man, who demanded for N75,000 being half of what I am to pay. At the end we come to an agreement to pay N30,000 without receipt.
5. We’re more determined to rid Nigeria of corrupt elements – EFCC boss
As corruption continues to stare the nation in its face, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, has vowed to pursue the arrest and prosecution of crooked elements in the country with more determination and zeal than ever.
But in doing so, Bawa has pleaded with Nigerian media to cooperate with the anti-graft agency in exposing and shaming corrupt elements in the country rather than celebrate the corrupt in the land.
The EFCC Chief Executive Officer made the remark at a workshop the agency organized for journalists covering economic and financial crimes in Abuja on Thursday.
The chairman also boasted that the commission had been able to rid the foreign currency market of speculators who caused artificial scarcity of Dollars in the country and serious setback to the economy.
According to him, the anti-graft agency was responsible for forcing the exchange rate of the Dollar from over N710 the prevailing rate but did not give the exact figure.
6. APC accuses PDP of plot to remove Adamu
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of being behind speculations to remove its National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, saying there is no such plan.
APC in a statement on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, disclaimed reports about a gang up by some governors and other stakeholders of the party to oust its chairman.
“The attention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been drawn to opposition-sponsored media reports on plots to remove the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.
The Nation Newspaper
7. Kidnap: Police rescue four abductees in Kwara
The Kwara Police command said it has rescued four out of the six people abducted in Obbo-Ile and Osi highway in the state.
This rescue is disclosed in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Okasanmi Ajayi, on Tuesday in Ilorin.
“We just received a piece of information with regards to the kidnap of six occupants of a Hummer Bus, with registration number Abuja KUJ 613 AA between Obbo-Ile and Osi Road.
“According to the information received, five armed hoodlums attacked the bus at about 11:15 p.m. on Aug. 15 and the incident was reported on Aug. 16 at about 07:30 a.m.
8. NDLEA nabs Abuja businessman over sale of tramadol, others on jiji
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested the MD/CEO of Marvelrock Pharmaceuticals and Stores Limited, Mr. Orakwe Chibuike Celestine, for engaging in sales of illicit and controlled drugs on popular e-commerce platform, Jiji.ng.
NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in Abuja explained this in a statement on Wednesday.
According to him: “A graduate of Business Administration from the University of Abuja, Orakwe registered the pharmaceutical company on 16th December 2014 with the certificate and support of a licensed pharmacist, who opted out of the deal in 2017.
Daily Post
9. Electricity workers call off strike
National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has called off its nationwide strike.
The decision followed an emergency meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Wednesday.
The minister’s spokesman Olajide Oshundun, announced that Ngige intervened in the industrial action.
NUEE Secretary General, Joe Ajaero, assured that electricity would be restored across the country tonight.
The workers shut down all Transmission Companies of Nigeria (TCN) offices earlier today.
10. Nigeria: ISWAP abduct 6 farmers in Borno, slaughter one victim
At least six farmers were abducted in Mafa, a town in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, by fighters suspected to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), on Wednesday.
An Intelligence Officer told Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency expert and Security Analyst in Lake Chad, that the victims who were mostly displaced persons, went missing after they went to their farm at Bulagarji village, located some kilometers away from Mafa town.
Relatives of the victims who confirmed the incident, said the insurgents attacked the farmers in the wee hours on Wednesday and took them to an unknown destination.
One of the relatives who chose to be anonymous, said that the ISWAP were demanding for N5million ransom before they release the victims.
Thank you for experiencing our major newspaper headlines for today. More tales are offered on EKO HOT BLOG internet site. (Click Here)
We publish newspaper headlines every morning on Ekohotblog
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ekohotblog/
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ekohotblog_
Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ekohotblog
To register for our e-newsletter, click the web link listed below
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
