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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Tuesday, October 12th, 2021
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Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
1. [COVID-19] NCDC Reports 284 Fresh Cases, Nine Fatalities
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 207,978 COVID-19 cases.
2. COVID-19: Pharmaceutical Giant Seeks FDA Emergency Use Authorization For Antiviral Treatment
Ekohotblog reports that as the dreaded coronavirus continues to ravage some parts of the world with the United States of America one of the countries hardest hit by the virus, Pharmaceutical giant, Merck, known as MSD outside the US and Canada, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, said Monday, October 11, that it is seeking emergency use permission from the US Food and Drug Administration for its investigational antiviral Covid-19 therapy, molnupiravir.
3. JUST IN: President Buhari Reviews Ministers’ Performance Amid ‘Sack’ Speculations
EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has declared open a two-day mid term ministerial performance review retreat amid speculations of likely ‘sack’ of some more of his ministers for poor performance.
4. Wole Soyinka Death: Is Wole Soyinka Dead? What We Know
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5. Attempts To Cause Strife Between Osinbajo, Tinubu Will Fail – Ojudu
Ekohotblog reports that Babafemi Ojudu, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Political Matters, has said that efforts to incite strife between the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in the upcoming presidential election would fail.
6. JUST IN: Again, Governor Ganduje Sacks Controversial Former Commissioner, Mu’azu Magaji
EKOHOTBLOG reports that for the second time in a year, Engr. Mu’azu Magaji has been sacked by the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje.
7. Ignorant People Misinterpreted EFCC’s Directive On Asset Declaration – Bawa
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Monday said the anti-graft agency’s directive to bankers to declare their assets was not to witch-hunt them but to save Nigeria from another serious crisis in the banking sector.
8. JUST IN: Why KASUPDA Director-General Was Arrested – EFCC
EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that its operatives arrested the Director-General of Kaduna State Urban Planning Development Agency (KASUPDA), Ismail Umaru Dikko, over some regulatory issues at the agency
9. Lagos Govt Gives Fresh Update On BECE Resit Date
EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Examinations Board has said that the date earlier fixed for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) resit remain unchanged.
10. Kwara Commissioner Monitors Construction of ICT Hub
The commissioner for enterprise in Kwara state, Hajia Arinola has paid a visit to the construction site of The Information Communication Technology (ICT) Innovation Hub, Ilorin being constructed by the state.
11. Bandits Demand Cooked Food As Ransom In Kaduna
Bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State are now demanding cooked food as ransom for kidnapped victims.
12. Akanu Ibiam Poly Student Dumped by Lover Commits Suicide In Lagos
Ekohotblog reports that a Higher National Diploma student at Library and Information Science (LIS) department, Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic in Unwana, Ebonyi State, is said to have killed herself in Lagos State immediately after her lover dumped her.
13. Burkina Faso Starts Trial Of Alleged Killers Of Sankara
A military court in Ouagadougou on Monday began the long-awaited trial of 14 men, including the former president, accused of the assassination of Burkina Faso’s left-wing leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago.
14. Taliban: Man Who Helped Rescue Biden In 2008 Gets Out Of Afghanistan
Ekohotblog reports that an Afghan translator who assisted in the rescue of then-Sen. Joe Biden when his helicopter was forced to land in a snowstorm 13 years ago has fled Afghanistan.
15. Samuel Eto’o Insist Barcelona Must Beat Real Madrid At El Clasico
Former Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o has insisted that the Catalans have no options but to beat Real Madrid in next weekend’s El Clasico.
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