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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Tuesday, February 7th 2023

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Feb 7, 2023.

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Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 can be accessed below.

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

POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS

1. APC Campaign: What President Buhari Told Katsina People About Tinubu

EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday presented the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu to the people of Katsina State.

2. ‘He Has Nowhere To Go’ – Ayu Reveals PDP Governor Leaving Wike’s G5 Soon

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has revealed that one of the five aggrieved governors of the party is dumping Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike’s G5 group before the 2023 general elections.

3. Court Sentences Fidelity Bank MD To Prison (Full Details)

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Managing Director of Fidelity Bank, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe alongside Ezinwa Unuigboje, the Bank Secretary, has been sentenced by a Magistrate Court at Ogba, Lagos State, to six weeks imprisonment over the disobedience of a garnishee order of court restraining the bank from allowing a judgment debtor access to his account.

4. 2023 Elections: ‘Disunity,’ The Biggest Obstacle To Igbo Presidency

With the ticking clock counting down to the February 2023 election, a storm brews over the question of whether the Igbo will finally claim the presidency or if they must endure another long wait until 2031. Meanwhile, the political arena echoes the thunderous clashes and heated debates of the country’s diverse ethnic groups, all clamouring to be the chosen one to occupy the highest office.

5. Visualising The Prospects Of Nigeria’s Education Sphere In A Tinubu Administration

The sad truth is, Nigeria’s educational standards have been in a downward spiral for too long. A chronic lack of political drive has left the sector lagging behind. The education sector has suffered due to a chronic deficiency of political determination from those in power to spark transformative change. The primary and secondary education system is a woeful tale of outdated lessons and crumbling classrooms, while tertiary institutions are plagued by an endless cycle of strikes.

6. ANALYSIS: Buhari’s Legacy Under Fire Amid Growing Dissatisfaction

The 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election is shaping up to be a scintillating brawl, with a horde of aspirants and political entities vying for the crown. Early signs suggest that this election could go down in history as one of the most tempestuous and closely scrutinized in the country, due to the grand prize, the daunting political and economic hurdles, and the heightened involvement of the citizens and civic organizations.

7. Lagos To Widen Tax Base After Signing Joint Tax Audit Agreement With FIRS

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has sealed a bilateral agreement with the federal government to harmonise tax administration, raise system efficiency and proffer solution to challenges of multiple taxation.

8. Naira Notes Scarcity: Some Groups Planning To Unleash Violence In Lagos – Police

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Police Command has claimed that it has “uncovered” plans by some groups to unleash violence in some parts of the state

9. Let’s Prevent A Repeat Of 1975 Army-Civilian Clash In Epe-Iraye – Wale Raji

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Hon. Wale Raji, the representative for Epe Federal Constituency in Lagos State, has called for the intervention of the National Assembly in the ongoing land dispute between the Nigerian Army and the Iraye Community in Epe Division.

10. War: Putin Vows To Spare The Life Of Ukraine’s President Zelensky

EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett has said he received a promise from Russian President Vladimir Putin that he will not kill his Ukrainian counterpart.

11. UN Chief Guterres Warns Of ‘Wider War’ As Ukraine Conflict Intensifies

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned the world that it may be heading towards a “wider war” as the risk of a further escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict rises.

12. 4 Common Causes Of Quick Battery Drain On Smartphones And Solutions

Nothing is more annoying than having to charge your phone for several hours before using it. You must be wondering why your battery runs out of power so quickly and needs to be recharged using a power source or power bank. It is recommended to look for potential causes of your phone’s rapid battery loss.

13. Nollywood Actress, Sarah Martins Gets Dragged Into May Edochie Lawsuit

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nollywood actress Sarah Martins has responded to the N500 million lawsuit filed against her by May Edochie, the first wife of actor Yul Edochie.

14. I Traded Music For Mass Communication – Korede Bello

EKO HOT BLOG reports on Nigerian singer Korede Bello opening up about dumping music for Mass Communication.

15. Former Chelsea Player Christian Atsu Trapped In Turkey Earthquake

EKO HOT BLOG reports on a devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, leaving over 1000 people dead and the death toll expected to rise to 10,000.

16. It Will Take Grace For Manchester City To Escape Expulsion Or Points Deduction

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Premier League is set to impose sanctions on Manchester City for breaching financial fair play regulations, and the club will not be able to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

17. Guardiola Could Leave Manchester City If Found Guilty Of FFP Breach

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Pep Guardiola’s Future at Manchester City will be placed in doubt amid club’s financial regulation breaches in the Premier League, which judging from reports is believed to have created an unfair advantage against its rivals.

18. Collymore Reveals New Chelsea Manager To Take Over From Graham Potter

EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Liverpool star, Stan Collymore, has revealed that Chelsea would be one of the clubs looking to appoint Jurgen Klopp as their next manager to take over from Graham Potter if the German left the Reds.

19. Supercomputer Predicts Final Premier League Table After Arsenal, Man City Defeats

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Supercomputer, Betsie, has forecasted the final Premier League table Chelsea, and Manchester United, among others, will finish this season after Arsenal and Manchester City’s recent defeats over the weekend.

20. Week 31 Pool Result For Sat 4 Feb 2023 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 31 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.

Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Tuesday, February 7th 2023

Newspaper Headlines

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

PUNCH NEWSPAPER

1. DMO offers two FG savings bonds at N1,000 per unit

The Debt Management Office on Monday announced an offer of two Federal Government savings bonds at N1,000 per unit to prospective investors.

According to a statement on the DMO’s website, the first offer is a two-year FG savings bond due on February 15, 2025, at a 10.043 per cent interest rate per annum.

The second offer is a three-year FG savings bond due on February 15, 2026, at an interest rate of 11.043 per cent per annum.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the opening date for the offer is February 6, closing date February 10, settlement date is February 15, and coupon payment dates are May 15, August 15, November 15 and February 15.

2. Court stops CBN, Buhari from shifting naira deadline

Justice Eleoje Enenche of a High Court at the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Monday restrained the Federal Government and 27 listed commercial banks from suspending, stopping, extending or interfering with the currency redesignation terminal date of February 10 or issuing any directive contrary to the date.

Also restrained were the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Central Bank of Nigeria and the Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele.

In a motion exparte filed by five of the 18 political parties, Justice Enenche also granted an order directing the CEO’s of the banks and their alter egos to show cause why they should not be arrested and prosecuted for the economic and financial sabotage of the country by their hoarding, withholding, not paying or disbursing the new N200, N500 and N1000 bank notes despite supply of such notes by the CBN.

3. Tanker explodes in Ondo

A tanker discharging fuel at Optimal Petrol station in Ondo State has exploded.

The tanker was razed and the filling station torched.

An eyewitness, Emmanuel Solomon, told newsmen that it was the pressure that exploded and fire erupted.

Residents around the area panicked and started packing out their belongings.

VANGUARD NEWSPAPER

4. Harmonize pension now, Anambra retirees tell Soludo

RETIRED workers in Anambra State have called on the state governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo to harmonize pensions inn the state, arguing that the non harmonization is a great injustice to the affected persons

In a statement in Awka, a pensioner, Mr. Polycarp Onwubiko, who spoke on behalf of others, recalled that the last harmonization was done by former Governor Chris Ngige in 2001.

According to Onwubiko, It took Ngige not more than six months after assumption of office to harmonize pensions and wondered why it is taking Governor Soludo so long to do that.

He said: “It is now 12 years since pensioners have been appealing to the state government to harmonize pension which, according to the law, pension should be reviewed every five years or whenever new minimum wage is signed into law.

5. Naira, petrol scarcity: Group cautions government over repeat of #EndSARS crisis

AS the non-availability of redesigned naira notes and petrol continue to bite on the people, a group Young CEO Initiative has cautioned the federal government, state governors and others in authority to tread with caution avoid another the 2020 #EndSARS crisis in Nigeria that led to the loss of lives and destruction of properties.

Speaking to journalists in Benin City on the twin issues of naira redesigning and scarcity of petrol, founder of the Initiative, Aigbe Omoregie said the policy of the new naira was good but the timing was wrong.

He said “The #EndSARS crisis started just like we are presently experiencing, it started gradually and then metamorphosed into a larger scale that we all saw. Had the government addressed those issues on time such incidents would have been averted but they didn’t.

“Today you can see that there is so much crisis in the country going on; the fuel that we use to buy a N165 per litre is now N500 to N650 per litre and who suffers this the most, it is the common man on the streets.

6. Oil theft: FG unveils new rules on crude measurement, domestic supply

THE Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, yesterday, began the process of enacting new regulations on how crude oil produced in the country is to be measured, as part of effort to check oil theft.

Also in the making are rules governing crude oil supply to the domestic market and regulations on advanced cargo declaration that would allow the government track crude oil export.

The NEITI has in its several oil and gas industry audit reports raised alarm that Nigeria does not know exactly the volume of crude oil produced in the country as there were no meters at oil well heads.

THE NATION NEWSPAPER

7. Attacks on INEC offices dangerous for polls – Observer Group

The Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA), an accredited Domestic Election Observer Group, has frowned at various attacks on offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the nation, saying they pose dangers to the forthcoming polls.

CTA said security is critical in elections, saying the criminal act if unchecked could possed a grave danger to the 2023 General Elections.

Speaking in Ibadan at “Southwest Stakeholders Roundtable on the 2023 General Elections”, CTA Executive Director, Faith Nwadishi lamented about 50 incidents and attacks in 15 States of the Federation have been recorded recently.

He said Nigerians should condemn the attacks and join hands to quench the ugly trend, adding there should be synergy between the police members of the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCESS) with stakeholders on elections.

8. Why your financial life must be monitored strictly- Erigga

Rapper Erigga has dropped some financial counsel for his fans and followers.

Paper Boi, in a tweet, stated monitoring one’s financial life was of utmost importance in the New Year.

He appealed to fans to adhere to his counsel while presenting an argument to drive home his point.

DAILY POST

9. Tinubu has better credentials than Atiku, Obi, others – Ex-Minister, Adesiyan

A former Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Jelili Adesiyan has declared that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has better credentials than other presidential candidates such as Alhaji Abubakar Atiku of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Mr. Peter Obi of Labour Party.

Jelili, who was the Chairman, Screening Committee of 2022 All Progressives Congress (APC) Primary election in Oyo State, made this disclosure on Monday.

He spoke while featuring at a guest platform programme organised by Correspondents’ chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Oyo state council in Ibadan.

10. EPL: Real reason Arsenal failed to sign Messi, Pique, Bellingham – Ex-Gunners scout

Former Arsenal scout, Francis Cagigao, has explained why Gunners failed to sign the likes of Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique and Jude Bellingham in the past.

Cagigao said Arsenal did not sign Bellingham when he was 16 because the England World Cup star was already too expensive at that age.

According to him, the North London club did not sign Messi and Pique when both players were in the Barcelona youth team due to work permits and complex bureaucratic issues, respectively.

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