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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, March 13th, 2021
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Saturday, March 13th, 2021
1. COVID-19: NCDC Announces 399 New Cases, 8 Fatalities
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 159,933 COVID-19 cases.
2. WHO Approves Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use
The World Health Organization on Friday approved Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, after already authorising the jabs made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca.
3. Sanwo-Olu Receives COVID-19 Vaccine
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, received his first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine.
4. COVID-19: Edo Releases Guidelines For Vaccination
Edo State government has released guidelines for the roll out of the coronavirus vaccine in the state, following the arrival of the first batch of 81, 080 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
5. Despite Its Predicaments, Nigeria’s Diversity Remains A Blessing – Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the heterogeneous nature of Nigeria is a blessing if it is well managed and could result in economic growth and prosperity.
6. NSA Denies Saying Arms Procurements Funds Are Missing
The Office of the National Security Adviser on Friday denied that funds for arms procurement have gone missing under the former Service Chiefs.
7. Lagos State Donates Utility Vehicle To NYSC Secretariat
The Lagos State Government on Friday donated a GAC (GS4) utility vehicle to the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) Secretariat to help enhance the scheme’s operations.
8. Troops Forestall Bandits’ Attack On Another Kaduna School
The Nigerian army says bandits would have attacked a Turkish International Secondary School in Kaduna and abducted its student but for its timely intervention which averted such occurrence.
9. Kano Students Fled After Seeing Fulani Outside Their School.
According to the reports gathered from sources in Dawakin Tofa, the students of Government Science College Dawakin Tofa, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, Kano State, fled their school in the night after some of the students sighted some Fulani herdsmen outside their school.
10.School Abduction: 39 Students Still Missing – Kaduna Govt
The Kaduna State government has confirmed that a total of 39 students are missing after gunmen attacked the Federal College of Forestry in the state.
11. Sunday Igboho Blows Hot As He Begins Another Journey To Evict Fulani & Hausa Miners From Idere
The pan-Yoruba activist and liberation fighter, Chief Sunday Igboho paid a courtesy visit to the palace of Onidere of Idere, Oba Kingsley Onikola Oyelami Olufiji II.
12. Suleman Clarifies Ownership Of Third Jet
Apostle Johnson Suleman has said that the fact he said he bought his third jet during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic doesn’t mean he owns 3 jets.
13. Lagos GAC Member, Akanni Seriki, Reaffirms Epe Support For Gov. Sanwo-Olu
A member of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) of the Lagos State Al Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Akanni Seriki, has reiterated the support of Epe people to the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
14. Buhari Lacks The Power To Tackle Insecurity- Ex- Ohaaneze Spokeman
Chuks Ibegbu, a former Deputy spokesman of the Igbo socio-political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Friday, lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari over the spate of insecurity in Nigeria.
15. Appeal Court Acquits Woman Sentenced To Death For Killing Husband
The Makurdi Division of the Court of Appeal has acquitted Amina Zubairu, the wife of a traditional ruler sentenced to death by a lower court.
16. Farmer Rapes Minor To Death
An Ondo Magistrates’ court has ordered the remand of a farmer identified as Israel Kumuyi, who allegedly raped a 10-year-old girl, Esther Friday, to death at Akinfosile town in the Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state,
17. Minnesota To Pay George Floyd’s Family $27 Million
The family of George Floyd, the Black man who died while being arrested by a white police officer in Minneapolis, has reached a $27 million “wrongful death” settlement with the Minnesota city, lawyers for the family announced Friday.
18. Bulgaria Suspends Use Of AstraZeneca Vaccine
Bulgaria has suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as it investigated the death of a woman with several underlying conditions who received the jab this week.
19. Opinion: Women’s Day – From Her to the World
Societies are recognizing the achievements and abilities of women to contribute immensely to the development and progress of the nation if their skills, potentials, and abilities are harnessed and they are given a level playing field to showcase the talents they have.
20. Fans React As Justin Bieber Crossed All Songs On His Album Excluding Burna Boy’s Featured Track
Grammy Award winning Canadian Singer, Justin Bieber is one of the biggest and bestselling Musicians in the world at the moment.
21. See Why Cossy Broke Up With Her Ex
Nollywood actress, Cossy Ojiakor, has expressed her opinion on how some people think prostitutes would not make heaven, describing it as unfortunately conclusion.
22. Buhari Congratulates Pinnick On FIFA Council Election
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, on his election into the FIFA Executive Council.
23. EPL: 26 Premier League Records That Could Be Broken This Weekend
The Premier league continues this weekend with games scheduled to complete the Matchweek 29 game week
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