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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 167,095 COVID-19 cases.
2. FG Reopens First Dose COVID-19 Vaccination, Says Second Dose To End June 25
The Nigerian government has reopened the administration of the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in various parts of the country.
3. Osinbajo Test-Drives First Made-In-Nigeria Electric Car
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday test-drove the first locally-assembled electric car in Nigeria.
4. Ajiboye Refutes Tinubu Death Rumours, Says Asiwaju Is Hale & Hearty
Otunba Abiodun Ajiboye, founder of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Movement, has debunked rumours currently making the rounds across various media that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been flown to an undisclosed hospital in Paris after the former Lagos State Governor collapsed in Abuja.
5. Don’t Shift Your Constitutional Roles To State Governors-Wike Tells Buhari
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has made it known that it is unconstitutional for the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to shift his constitutional powers of securing lives and property of Nigerians to the state governors.
6. Buhari To Visit Borno, Inaugurate 4,000 Houses Built For IDPs On Thursday – Zulum
President Muhammadu Buhari will arrive in Maiduguri on Thursday on a one-day working visit to Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum has said.
7. INEC Announces Date For Osun Governorship Election
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed July 16, 2022, for the conduct of the governorship election in Osun State.
8. Ohanaeze To Buhari: 513 Igbos Killed, 2436 Arrested, 854 Missing In 160 Days
Apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has condemned the refusal of Northern elders to speak against the alleged continued marginalisation of Igbo people, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.
9. Ogun West Leaders Laments Being Marginalised
Leaders of Ogun West Senatorial District have slammed the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, over alleged marginalisation and underrepresentation of the region in the last two years.
10. Military Begins Clampdown On Bandits In North-West, North-Central Forests
EKO HOT BLOG reports that strong indications emerged on Tuesday that the military had begun the bombardment of bandits’ hideouts in the North-West, North-Central, and some parts of the North-East.
11. Boko Haram Releases Pastor After Seven Months In Captivity
A pastor with the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), Rev Polycarp Zongo, has been released by the Boko Haram terrorists after seven months in captivity, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered.
12. Opinion: When People Speak From the Place of Pride and Ignorance
“What are you people waiting for? Haven’t you been married for over a year?” A colleague asked a lady who had been married but wasn’t seen with a protruding stomach several months after her wedding.
13. Chimamanda Adichie Breaks Silence On 4-Year Feud With Author, Akwaeke Emezi
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian novelist-cum-feminist, has penned a lengthy piece wherein she detailed her side of the story regarding her four-year feud with Akwaeke Emezi, an author she had mentored, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.
14. Euro 2020: Hummels’ Own Goal Hands France Victory Over Germany [Details]
The Allianz Arena hosted the standout fixture of UEFA Euro 2020 so far, as France and Germany locked horns in a Group F fixture, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.
15. Eriksen Sends Warm Message To Fans After Suffering Cardiac Arrest
Christian Eriksen has shared the first picture of himself in hospital since collapsing on the pitch on Saturday June 12, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.
16. Ighalo’s Wife Reacts To The Alleged Affair Of Her Hubby & Actress, Lilian Esoro
Footballer Jude Ighalo’s wife, Adesuwa Sonia has left a rather unappetizing response to reports that her husband is secretly in a relationship with Nollywood actress, Lilian Esoro, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.
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