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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Tuesday, November 8th 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. I Won’t Condone Any Act Of Recklessness, CJN Tells New Election Tribunal Members
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has warned newly sworn in 307 judicial officers to avoid acts of recklessness.
2. Alleged Organ Harvesting: Ekweremadu’s Daughter Appears In UK Court
Eko Hot Blog reports that Sonia, the daughter of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Monday, appeared in a court in the United Kingdom (UK).
3. PDP Crisis: Anyone Supporting Atiku Is An Enemy – Ortom
Eko Hot Blog reports that Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has thrown more digs at the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, saying anyone supporting him is “an enemy.”
4. 2023: Tinubu Reveals Plans For The Agricultural Sector In Nigeria
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, yesterday, promised to turn around the Agricultural sector in the country, if voted into power in 2023.
5. 2023: Obi‘ll No Longer Attend Debates Where Other Candidates Are Absent- LP
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Labour Party (LP) has said that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the party, will no longer attend debates where other candidates are not present.
6. Kano: Comedians To Be Publicly Flogged For Insulting Gov. Ganduje On Tiktok
EKO HOT BLOG reports that two stand up comedians based in Kano state will get corporal punishment for defaming the character of the State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.
7. Internet Fraud: US Court Delivers Final Ruling On Hushpuppi
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States District Court sitting in the Central District of California has sentenced Ramon Abass popularly known as Hushpuppi to 11 years and three months imprisonment for money laundering conspiracy through several online scams.
SPECIAL REPORT
8. Opinion!!! The Earth Has drunk to Its Fill; the Excess to Us is Now a Peril
Distressed leaves shook off the brown dust carpeting them and took on delightful green; the thirsty earth greedily sucked up water and man’s heels stamped on damp soil; serenading gentle breeze usurped harsh heat; stunted plants sprouted enlivened; farmers hopes renewed; eaters appetite refreshed… We all were ecstatic; THE LONG AWAITED RAINNY SEASON FINALLY ARRIVED.
9. Opinion!!! The Lords of the Lies Toying with Our Lives
An average Nigerian would content himself to soak his garri without peanut to accompany it; to enroll his children in overcrowded public schools with dilapidated classrooms; to dress his children in threadbare cloths and cram his family of 7 in one of the rooms in a multi-tenanted bungalow; to cower and avoid his landlord for unpaid rent.
10. Opinion!!! So Many Talks about Tinubu’s Achievements; What are They?
Nigeria boasts the biggest economy in Africa and a population of more than 200 million. So, it’s no surprise that it is a complex country to rule. Certainly, the task of leading Nigeria is not for the faint-hearted or the inexperienced.
11. Opinion!!! Nyesom Wike: A Political Phenomenon Or Nuisance?
It’s over three months, still Nyesom Wike, the governor of the oil-rich Rivers State, haven’t gotten over his loss of the PDP presidential ticket for the 2023 general election.
INTERNATIONAL
12. US Midterms: Voting Issues Surfacing In Georgia
Georgia had a record-breaking early voting period, with 2.5 million voters casting their ballots so far.
13. US Midterms:I need Democrats to win – Biden
Eko Hot Blog reports that with the First Lady standing on the stage with him, he said,”Hello, Maryland! My name is Joe Biden and I’m Jill Biden’s husband.”
14. US Midterms:Trump Touts ‘Incredible Slate Of Republicans’ In Ohio
Former President Trump took the stage in Ohio, where he made a last-minute push to support Republicans ahead of Tuesday’s midterms.
15. US Midterms: Democracy Is On The Ballot – Biden
Eko Hot Blog reports that He criticized by name Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and Florida Senator Rick Scott, and argued that Republicans will shred social programmes like Medicare and Medicaid.
16. ‘We’d Never Seen This Much Water’ – Pakistan Flood Survivors
Months on from devastating floods in Pakistan, millions of people remain homeless, roads are destroyed and tens of thousands of schools and hospitals lie in ruins.
17. War: Russian Commentator Labels Ukraine Invasion A ‘World Revolution’
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian commentator Alexander Shpakovsky has branded the war in Ukraine a “world revolution”.
18. Putin Confidant Claims Russia Is Interfering In US Elections
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Russian businessman and Vladimir Putin confidant has claimed Moscow has interfered in US elections and will continue to do so.
SPORT
19. Chukwueze, Otubanjo Nominated For Europa Award
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Samuel Chukwueze and Yusuf Otubanjo have been nominated for UEFA Europa Conference League Goal of the Group Stage.
20. Xavi Gives Verdict On Ronaldo Ahead Of Man Utd’s Europa League Clash With Barca
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Barcelona manager, Xavi Hernández, has given his verdict on Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo after his side drew the Red Devils in the Europa League playoff.
21. Week 18 Pool Results For Sat 5 Nov 2022 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 18 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2021/2022 from the pool agent.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Tuesday, November 8th 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
1. We will end oil theft, vandalism – Youth council
The National Youth Council of Nigeria has reiterated its determination to put an end to oil theft/bunkering, pipeline vandalism and adulteration of petroleum products in Nigeria.
The council disclosed this on Monday by the Secretary of its Directorate of Petroleum and Solid Minerals and National Coordinator on the fight against oil theft and illegal bunkering, pipeline vandalism and adulteration of petroleum products, Nixon Udoka Ahanonu.
Addressing newsmen in Delta State, during a surveillance patrol of the Taskforce Committee to gather information on the illegal activities by perpetrators of economic sabotage in the oil and gas sector, Ahanonu said no amount of intimidation could deter his committee from exposing the activities of the people involved in the criminal activity.
“No amount of intimidation can stop Nigerian youths from this fight against oil theft and illegal bunkering, pipeline vandalism and adulteration of petroleum products. We have received several threats and attacks from the perpetrators of this heinous economic sabotage in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria, since we commenced surveillance patrol.
2. N’Delta reps demand minister’s resignation over Bayelsa flood comment
Niger Delta House of Representative members have called for the resignation of the Humanitarian Minister, Sadiya Farouq, over her comments about Bayelsa not being the most affected state hit by the ravaging floods.
The minister had earlier stated that according to data provided, Jigawa State was the most-hit state.
The Niger Delta lawmakers however, have described the data as insulting in a media briefing on Monday in Abuja, while the minister received knocks from other concerned groups and Nigerians.
The lawmakers added that should the minister refuse to resign, the President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), should sack her.
3. Ibadan couple, Internet fraudsters bag jail terms
The Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, presided over by Justice Iyabode Yerima has convicted and sentenced a couple; Aladenusi Ayodeji and Sadiat Rafiu to jail terms for cybercrime.
A statement on Monday by the Head, Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Wilson Uwujaren, stated that the couple was convicted alongside eight others on separate one count each.
Other convicts are Adekoya Ojo, Faruq Kolapo, Adekanmi Emmanuel, Omokaro Berry, Ajayi Lawrence, Babalola Samuel and Bolaji Toheeb.
All the convicts, the anti-graft agency said, pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against them by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC.
VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
4. Updated: FG to resume Kaduna-Abuja train service, links 36 state capitals with railways
Eight months after terrorists bombed the Kaduna-Abuja train corridor and kidnapped scores of passengers leading to the suspension of services, the Federal Government is set to resume passenger lifting on the route before the end of this month.
The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, made the announcement in Abuja on Monday while giving an update on the achievements of the ministry between 2015 and 2022, said also that the federal government also plans to link up the 36 state capitals in Nigeria with rail network in order to provide seamless means of transportation for the citizens.
Sambo, who admitted the pains thrown up by the March 2022 attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train route, said that the government had learnt many lessons from the atrocity and also adopted many measures to prevent future attacks and give the users of the service a sense of security and safety.
While assuring that all the kidnapped passengers had been released and reunited with their families and loved ones, Sambo stated that the rail lined had been provided with 24-hour security monitoring system to ensure constant real time surveillance and control.
5. INEC did not disqualify our candidates in Lagos – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, has denied reports making the rounds that some of its candidates were disqualified by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to contest the 2023 general election.
Hakeem Amode, Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, denied the reports in a statement on Monday in Lagos and described it as a ”figment of the imagination of the opposition”.
“The PDP leadership in Lagos state woke up to the story which purported that INEC had disqualified 21 candidates of the party in the state, crediting the story to our leader, Chief Bode George, with utmost embarrassment.
“The PDP in Lagos state will like to assure all our candidates, our members and supporters that there is no such thing and the news is not true.
6. Navy rescues 10 crew members from capsized trawler in Lagos
The Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT, Monday, rescued 10 crew members from a fishing trawler christened OLOKUN XII which capsized within the Lagos channel in the early hours of the morning.
The fishing trawler was being towed by its sister trawler OLOKUN IV within the Lagos channel when the vessel collided with a merchant vessel, MSC CORUNA, leading to its capsize.
NNS BEECROFT patrol team which was on a routine patrol, succeeded in rescuing 10 crew members from the trawler.
THE NATION NEWSPAPER
7. Kano comedians get 40 lashes for defaming Ganduje
Two standup comedians in Kano state, Mubarak Isa Muhammad and Nazifi Muhammad Bala, on Monday got unusual punishments for defaming the character of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on their Tiktok accounts.
Kano State Magistrate Court presided over by Aminu Muhammad Gabari
on Monday ordered that the duo be thrashed 20 lashes of the cane.
Gabari also ruled that the two comedians will sweep and wash the toilets on the premises of the Magistrate Court located at Noman’s Land area of Kano metropolis for 30 days.
First Information Report had accused the entertainment duo of defaming Ganduje’s character on their verified Tiktok account.
“They will receive 20 lashes each, to be administered in the public. They should also sweep and wash the toilets of Justice Aloma Mukthar Court Complex in No-man’s-land,” the judge ruled.
8. UK issues fresh security advice
The United Kingdom UK has advised its citizens against visiting 22 States in Nigeria.
Though no reason was given in the latest travel advice, it was however gathered it may not be unconnected with the security challenges in the country.
UK has however removed the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) from the list of cities its citizens should not visit, though it warned that some risks remain.
The latest warning is coming barely 14 days after UK, the United States and four others raised the alarm of possible terror attacks in FCT.
The US also evacuated non-essential staff who wanted to leave the country in the process.
According to the latest travel advice on Monday, the UK stated that visits to the 22 States should only be essential.
DAILY POST
9. Suit seeking exit of Igbo extraction out of Nigeria for hearing Jan 27
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 27, 2023 for hearing in a contentious legal action seeking the exit of the Igbo nation out of Nigeria.
The suit instituted by a group of Kano elders led by Nastura Ashir Shariff, was fixed for hearing by Justice Ekwo, following confirmation by the plaintiffs that four more groups have filed different applications to join in the suit.
The Judge, however, said that the contending various applications by interest groups seeking to join the suit would first be resolved to determine the actual number of groups to be listed either as plaintiffs or defendants.
During the proceedings, counsel to the Kano elders group, Mr. Suleiman Idrees, told the Judge that four other groups have served him with different motions seeking to be joined in the legal action.
10. Peter Obi vows never to attend debate where Tinubu, Atiku are absent
The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has vowed never to attend debates if his counterparts from the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, do not show up.
Obi said he would back out of any debate where presidential candidates send surrogates or running mates, even at the last minute.
He disclosed this through the LP’s Presidential Campaign Director General, Doyin Okupe.
Addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja, Okupe said, “Yesterday’s event (Arise TV Presidential Town Hall meeting) was clearly for Presidential candidates, not Vice Presidential candidates.
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