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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Thursday, January 5th 2023

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

POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS

1. Fuel Scarcity May Worsen As NUPENG Threatens Nationwide Strike

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), a branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike

2. ‘Stop Disgracing Yourselves’ – Kwankwaso Slams Obasanjo, Others Over Obi’s Endorsement

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has slammed those he described as statesmen for endorsing a particular candidate ahead of the February 25 presidential election in Nigeria.

3. Ondo: 5 Feared Dead, Others Injured As Crisis Breaks Out In New Year Carnival

EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least five persons have been feared dead, as a new year carnival, staged by youths loyal to two warring monarchs in lkare Akoko, Akoko North East area of Ondo State, turned bloody.

4. 4 Reportedly Killed As Cult Rivals Battle For ‘Supremacy’ In Delta

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a fight of supremacy among suspected cultists has resulted in the alleged killing of four persons in the ancient city of Sapele, Delta State

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

**9. Lagos School Principal Narrates Culture Of Students’ Misbehaviour Amid S*x Scandal**

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Principal of the Federal Government College (FGC), Ijanikin, Lagos, Tofunmi Akamo, has confirmed the report that some students of the school were found to have lodged at an hotel near the school and engaged in sexual activities.

10. China: WHO Raises Concerns On Covid Statistics

The World Health Organization has warned that China is under-representing the true impact of Covid in the country – in particular deaths.

11. Biden To Visit US-Mexico Border

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he intends to visit the US-Mexico border when he travels next week to the North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico City.

12. Colorado: Justice Catches Up With Two Funeral Home Operators

Two funeral home operators in Colorado were sentenced Wednesday for illegally selling bodies and body parts without the families’ consent, the US Attorney’s Office said

13. Amazon To Cut Over 18,000 Jobs

Amazon said Wednesday it will cut over 18,000 jobs, a bigger number than the e-retailer initially said it would be eliminating last year.

14. Idaho Students Murder Suspect Lands In Idaho After Extradition

Bryan Christopher Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, landed in Pullman, Washington, Wednesday night and was taken to Idaho where he is charged in the deaths.

15. 3 Simple Ways To Improve Your Appetite

There are certain steps you can take to improve your appetite if you discover that your appetite has reduced so much

16. Cape Verde National Stadium To Be Renamed In Honor Of Pelé

Cape Verde’s national stadium will be renamed after Pele, the country’s prime minister has said

17. PSG Set To Lower Neymar’s Asking Price As French Club Wants Brazilian Star OUT

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), have decided to let highly rated Brazilian star Neymar leave the club.

18. 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 Thursday, January 5th 2022

Newspaper Headlines

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

PUNCH NEWSPAPER

1. Asset declaration: Court stops INEC chairman’s removal

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Wednesday frustrated plans to scuttle the 2023 general election by removing the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, over alleged failure to declare his assets.

Apart from quashing the allegations of false assets declaration against Yakubu, the court stopped security agencies from investigating him.

Meanwhile, the coalition of United Political Parties and other socio-political organisations have hailed the judgement, describing the judiciary as the last hope of the common man.

The Spokesperson of CUPP, Ikenga Ugochinyere, hailed the judgment as “a major New Year gift to Nigerians by the judiciary.”

2. Gunmen attack travellers in Kogi, shoot journalist

A communications specialist and senior crime reporter with Daily Trust Newspaper, Idowu Isamotu and five others have been attacked by gunmen along the Lokoja-Obajana road in Kogi State, The PUNCH reports.

Our correspondent exclusively gathered that the attack happened at about 5 pm on Wednesday.

In an SOS message sent to our correspondent, the reporter described the assailants as “terrorists”.

He said, “I’ve just been shot by terrorists along the Lokoja-Obajana road. Only God saved us.

3. Truck crushes NAF officer to death in Kwara

A Nigerian Air Force officer serving in Ilorin, Kwara State was on Tuesday crushed to death by a truck while another officer was seriously injured in the Eyenkorin area, a suburb of Ilorin, the state capital.

Our correspondent gathered that the accident occurred at an Air Force security checkpoint after the brake of the truck failed when the driver was stopped by the officers for a normal check before entering the state capital.

The deceased officer was identified as LCPL Goselle Nanpon while another officer who sustained a spinal cord injury in the accident was identified as LCPL Yahaya Ayuba.

“The officers were on duty when the truck crushed one of the Air Force officers and critically injured another one after its break failed as it was approaching the air force checkpoint.

VANGUARD NEWSPAPER

4. Atiku’ll prioritise completion of Gas Revolution Industrial Park — Okowa

VICE Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Wednesday, promised that the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the 2023 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar would prioritize the completion of the Gas Revolution Industrial Park project in Ogidigben, Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State if elected.

Okowa who betated the All Progressives Congress, APC’s led Federal Government for abandoning the Gas Revolution project, also slammed the APC administration for the moribund Delta Steel Company, Ovwian-Aladja now Premium Steel Company.

He stated this at Ogbe-Ijoh and Otor-Udu Local Government Area, during the PDP’s campaign rally to the areas. He lamented that as important as the gas revolution park was to the nation and the world, the Buhari administration had failed to ensure its realisation.

He said the world was moving towards gas as alternative energy source, but decried that the Federal Government’s ineptitude had put the gas project in jeopardy.

5. Tinubu’s baggage responsible for Buhari’s absence from APC campaign — PDP

The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign has said the integrity deficit of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, is responsible for the continued absence of President Muhammadu Buhari from the APC campaign.

The spokesperson of the Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign, Kola Ologbondiyan, said this in a statement in Abuja, late on Wednesday.

He noted that Tinubu was the least qualified person to campaign using integrity as a tool because he is deficient in that score.

6. FG spent N12.87trn in 2022 – Zainab Ahmed

The Federal Government said it spent N12.87 trillion against the N17.126 trillion budgeted for 2022 as of Nov. 30, 2022.

Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said this at the Public Presentation and Breakdown of the Approved Federal Government 2023 Budget on Wednesday in Abuja.

Ahmed said out of the N12.87 trillion, N5.24 trillion was for debt service and N3.94 trillion was for personnel costs.

“The actual spending as of November 30 was N12.87 trillion.

THE NATION NEWSPAPER

7. 184 die in 17 states from Lassa fever as cases hit 1,038

There were 1,038 Lassa fever cases in Nigeria between January and December 18, 2022, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).

The agency said between December 12 to 18, 2022, a total of ten new cases were recorded in four states: Ondo, seven; Bauchi, one; Taraba, one and Nasarawa, one.

Also, cumulatively, between January and December 18, 2022, at least 184 confirmed Lassa fever-associated deaths have been reported from 17 states.

Ondo, Edo and Ebonyi have the highest number of deaths at 54, 29 and 20.

8. How gunmen killed my expectant wife, by Ebubeagu commander

Kalu Chima, the Commander of Ebubeagu Security Network in Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has narrated how gunmen stormed his house and shot dead his seven-month-pregnant wife, Urenma.

The gunmen also burnt his two houses in the attack on New Year’s day.

The Nation had reported how gunmen invaded Chima’s house in Amaoso, Amaetiti, Amaoso Edda in the LGA and shot Urenma dead.

Chima told our reporter in Abakaliki that the attack was an offshoot of the recent clashes between supporters of two political heavyweights in Ekoli Edda, in the same local government.

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