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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Wednesday, January 4th 2023

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Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Wednesday, January 4th, 2022 can be accessed below.

Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:

POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS

1. Tinubu To Nigerians: I Promise To Be A Fair, Inclusive Leader

Eko Hot Blog reports that the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has promised Nigerians that he would be a fair and just leader in Nigeria’s plural society.

2. Quit Complaining, It Is Time To Act, Peter Obi’s Wife Sends Message To Nigerians

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Margaret Obi, the wife of the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has urged Nigerians to quit complaining and vote in a patriotic leader in the upcoming 2023 General Elections.

3. ‘G5 Governors Have No Issues With Atiku, Wike Is Against Ayu’ – Akinjide Reveals

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Minister of State for FCT, Olajumoke Akinjide, has said that the G-5 governors do not have any issues with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.

4. ‘I Prayed For Obasanjo To Keep Quiet’ – Wike Expresses Concern Over Atiku’s Candidacy

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said that his statement over Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of Labour Party’s Peter Obi was not made to mock the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

5. Herbalist Di£s In Hotel After S£x Romp With Pastor’s Wife In Ekiti

A popular herbalist has reportedly slumped and di£d at a hotel in Ikere Ekiti in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State after an alleged s-x romp with his female partner.

6. Renewed Hope: Dissecting Tinubu’s Comprehensive Plans For Security

Security, undoubtedly, is germane to the sustainability of any society. Safety of lives and properties is fundamental to key issues in national development.

7. CBN Taking Our Financial Freedom from Us with ‘Suffocating’ Monetary Policies

The Central Bank of Nigeria has in recent time been working tirelessly to regulate the system’s economy and get complete control of “all cash in circulation” throughout the country.

8. Attacks on INEC: What Shape Will the 2023 General Election Take?

While we count down to the 2023 General Election, the tension in the political atmosphere counts up with episodes of calculated violence and mischief perpetrated by political thugs.

9. How Attacks on INEC Facilities are Designed to Jeopardize 2023 General Elections

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, there are growing fears that the elections, especially in the South-eastern part of the country might be under serious threat following the frequent attacks on INEC facilities.

10. Tragedy As Fuel Tanker Falls, Crushes Motorcyclist To Death In Lagos

Eko Hot Blog reports that tragedy struck on Tuesday evening, when a fuel-laden tanker with 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), better known as petrol, fell and crushed a motorcyclist to death at Mile 2-Oshodi Expressway, Alaba Bus Stop area of Lagos State.

11. Sanwo-Olu To Religious Leaders: Nigeria Needs Your Prayers For Successful Conduct Of 2023 Polls

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged religious leaders, particularly the Prelate and clergymen of the Methodist Church Nigeria to continuously pray for the state and Nigeria as the country prepares for the forthcoming general elections.

12. Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud

Eko Hot Blog reports that Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in a US court to claims that he took customer deposits at FTX to fund his other firm, Alameda Research, buy property and make political donations.

13. Jim Jordan Nominated As House Speaker

Eko Hot Blog reports that Jordan, one of the most conservative members of the Republican caucus, asked his colleagues to “rally around” McCarthy ahead of a second round vote.

14. US: Vote For House Speaker Closes With No Winner

The voting process for Speaker of the House of Representatives has ended, with no one candidate getting the necessary 218 votes to win outright.

15. UK: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Set To Be Labelled Terrorist Group

The UK is preparing to formally declare that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a terrorist organization.

16. British Man Sean Patterson Shot Dead In Jamaica

A British man has died after being shot in Jamaica, police on the Caribbean island have said.

17. US: Last Surviving Apollo 7 Astronaut Dies At 90

US astronaut Walter Cunningham, the last surviving member of the first Nasa mission to ever broadcast live TV from orbit, has died at the age of 90.

18. US: House Adjourns As Kevin McCarthy Loses Speaker Votes

On a day of political drama not seen in Congress for a century, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy repeatedly failed in his bid to be elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives.

19. 5 Simple Daily Habits That Can Help Prevent Liver Cancer As You Age

Liver cancer is a serious and often deadly form of cancer that affects the cells of the liver. It is the fifth most common cancer worldwide and is more common in men than women.

20. TikTok: Teenagers Account Blocked Over “Gruesome” Acne

A 16-year-old beauty queen has said her TikTok account was shut down because her acne was branded as “gruesome content”.

21. Pele Laid To Rest After Funeral Fit For Kings (Photos)

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Brazilian city of Santos witnessed the funeral rites for football icon Pele on Tuesday, January 3, 2022.

22. Erik Ten Hag Wants Man United Star ‘Out Of Old Trafford’ Despite Being In Top Form

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag will approve the sale of Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka despite the player’s upturn in the form shown by the player lately.

23. Week 26 Pool Result for Sat 31 Dec 2022 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 26 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.

Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Wednesday, January 4th 2022

Newspaper Headlines

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria

PUNCH NEWSPAPER

1. Obasanjo, Clark’s Obi endorsement road to Tinubu’s victory – Keyamo

The spokesperson for the All-Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has said that the recent endorsement of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by the former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Edwin Clark has only cleared the path for his party’s victory in the forthcoming elections.

He said that the various endorsement only spells doom for the People’s Democratic party as the various component that gave the party second position votes in the 2019 elections are pulling out.

Keyamo, who is also the Minister of State for Labour and Employment gave these projections on Tuesday when he appeared on Channels Tv Politics Today.

He said, “I think we can say confidently today that the PDP campaign has collapsed. The PDP as a party has also collapsed. The various components of the party in 2019 are the ones pulling out of that coalition. Nothing has affected APC.

2. Okada rider trapped as tanker falls in Lagos

A yet-to-be-identified Okada rider has been trapped under a 33,000-litre tanker after the vehicle fell on its side on the Apapa Oshodi Expressway, in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos.

The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

Adeseye noted that the tanker had lost control while in motion, causing it to fall on its side and spilling its content, adding that efforts to rescue the trapped man were ongoing.

She said, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Agency, is currently salvaging a 33,000-litre tanker conveying petrol outbound Mile 2 which, reportedly, accidentally lost control while in motion and fell on its side, thereby spilling its contents at Alaba Express Bus Stop, Apapa Oshodi Expressway, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos.

“The incident is being mitigated by the Ajegunle Fire Crew of the Agency and has it under control with no palpable cause for alarm.

3. US says COVID-19 tests for China travellers scientific

The United States said Tuesday that the requirement of COVID-19 tests for travellers from China was based on science and due to Beijing’s lack of transparency on surging cases.

China earlier Tuesday denounced measures taken by a number of countries on its travellers as “unacceptable,” two days before air passengers, two years and older, would be required to show a negative COVID test to enter the US.

“This is an approach that is based solely and exclusively on science,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters when asked about the statement by his Chinese counterpart.

The measures have “very public health concerns that undergird them” due to “the surge of COVID-19 cases in the PRC and the lack of adequate and transparent epidemiological and viral genomic sequence data being reported from the PRC,” Price said, referring to the People’s Republic of China.

VANGUARD NEWSPAPER

4. Cholera Outbreak: Umahi visits patients, pledges to provide 10 boreholes, modern toilets

The Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi, said he would provide 10 boreholes for the people of Afikpo North local government area of the state as a way of tackling water scarcity in the area.

Umahi said he would also construct modern toilets in the area within the next two weeks.

The Governor made the promise during his visit to patients of cholera at Amata Akpoha Hospital on Tuesday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the state had recorded cholera outbreak and no fewer than nine persons have been reported dead in the affected community.

5. Budget: Poverty, unemployment, rising debt profile, others – NECA

The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, has expressed concerns over the 2023 national budget, saying poverty, unemployment, rising debt profile, and others are not likely to change as President Mohammad Buhari, signs N9.73 trillion estimated appropriation to law today.

The umbrella body for employers and voice of business in the country said it was imperative for the government to effectively mobilize and strengthen all available revenue sources to avoid financing the budget through high-interest-rate borrowing, thus increasing future debt service.

Speaking with Vanguard on the 2023 Budget and its implication for business, the Director-General of NECA, Wale-Smatt Oyerinde, said: “The “Budget of Fiscal Sustainability and Transition” as it is called, was designed to achieve, among other things, the strategic objectives of the National Development Plan 2021–2025.

6. 2023: Prepare for your defeat, APC tells Makinde, PDP

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says no amount of fake news can save Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from defeat in the 2023 general elections.

Its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, said in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan, that PDP was allegedly behind the spread of fake news purportedly issued by one Alhaji Bashir Adeola, a Chieftain of APC in the state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that APC was reacting to a news report which claimed that Adeola, a spoke in condemnation of his party to favour PDP.

The APC spokesperson dismissed the said news as fake, saying that the name, Bashir Adeola, was a fictitious name.

THE NATION NEWSPAPER

7. Truck drivers protest against police extortion on East-West road

Hundreds of travellers returning from the yuletide holidays were stranded on the East-West highway on Tuesday morning following a fracas between truckers and policemen.

It was over an alleged ‘checkpoint tax’ hike by law enforcement officers.

The incident occurred at Kalama Junction, close to the Kaiama Bridge over River Niger, around 6:45 am.

8. Ex-ambassador to South Africa resigns from APC

Former Ambassador to South Africa, Musa Ibeto, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State.

In his letter of resignation presented to the Chairman of APC in Ibelu Central Ward in Magama on Tuesday, Ibeto cited a lack of unity of purpose among members.

Ibeto, who is a member of the Presidential Campaign Committee and the Assistant Secretary of the Northcentral Directorate of Mobilisation, accused members of non-commitment.

DAILY POST

9. Abducted son of slain ex-CBN staff found dead in Ogun river

The lifeless body of the abducted son of the slain staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Kehinde Fatinoye, has been found in Ogun river.

DAILY POST reported on Sunday that Fatinoye and his wife were murdered by yet-to-be-identified persons in their Ibara GRA residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

Their son was dragged away by the assassins alongside a domestic staff and threw them into the river along the Adigbe-Obada road.

While the domestic staff reportedly escaped from the water, the son, Oreoluwa, was found dead, with his hands and legs tied.

10. US agencies alert banks of crypto-asset risks

Federal bank regulatory agencies in the United States on Tuesday raised the alarm of “key risks” for banks associated with crypto-assets and the crypto-asset sector.

The Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a joint statement.

The alert describes the “several risks”, as demonstrated by the significant volatility and vulnerabilities over the past year.

The agencies said they would take a cautious approach related to current and proposed crypto-asset-related activities and exposures at banking organizations.

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