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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Friday, February 3rd 2023
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Friday, February 3rd, 2023 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. NIS Arrest 516 Illegal Immigrants With PVCs, NIMC In Kaduna
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested 516 illegal immigrants in Kaduna State.
2. ‘We Put Them In Power, We Will Succeed Them’ – Tinubu Tackles Buhari Govt
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has again expressed confidence about winning the 2023 election.
3. ‘Be Wary Of False Messiah, Peter Obi’ — Tinubu Warns Nigerians Ahead 2023 Polls
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Thursday urged the electorate ‘not to be deceived by the empty promises’ of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, saying he has nothing to offer
SPECIAL REPORT
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 The primary and secondary education system is a woeful tale of outdated lessons and crumbling classrooms, while tertiary institutions are plagued by an endless cycle of strikes.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.
EKO NEWS
7. The Last Straw: Lagos State Government Swing Into Action Against Reckless Drivers
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has vowed to crack down on the owners and drivers of articulated vehicles for their reckless and negligent behaviour on the roads.
8. Lagos Govt Issues Travel Advisory To Residents Ahead Of Saturday’s Marathon
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has issued a travel advisory to Lagosians ahead of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon scheduled for Saturday, February 4, 2023.
9. Lagos Secondary Schools Get A Boost As Sanwo-Olu Unveils New Schemes Of Work
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled the revised schemes of work, mobile learning and teaching devices for Secondary School students and teachers in Lagos.
INTERNATIONAL
10. Putin Evokes Stalingrad Battle, Vows Victory In Ukraine War
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President, Vladimir Putin has evoked a famous World War II victory over the Nazis to rally his nation while predicting a Russian triumph in the war in Ukraine.
11. War: Russia Mobilises Another 500,000 Troops For ‘New Offensive’
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia is amassing hundreds of thousands of troops and increasing its bombardment of disputed regions in what could be the beginning of Vladimir Putin’s final push to subjugate Ukraine.
ARTICLE
12. 6 Precautions You Should Take To Maintain Good Eye Health While Using Your Phone
You need to find ways to look after your eyes if your job requires you to spend the entire day in front of a computer. The same is true when you stare at your phone, especially for an extended amount of time.
ENTERTAINMENT
13. Nigerian Celebrities React To Naira Scarcity
EKO HOT BLOG report that a number of Nigerian celebrities have taken to their social media platforms to air their frustrations over the new Naira notes scarcity situation of the country that has somehow succeeded in bringing the country to a halt.
14. Eight Years Of Our Lives Wasted – Adekunle Gold
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigerian afrobeat singer, Adekunle Gold, has publicly criticized the Buhari administration for the ongoing hardship in the country
SPORT
15. Confirmed: Greenwood Named In Man Utd Premier League Squad
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Mason Greenwood has been named in the Manchester United squad submitted to the Premier League for the second half of the season – but the 21-year-old being included is not an indication that he will return to action.
16. ‘He’s A Bluffer, Can’t Take On Players’ — Agbonlahor Hits Out At Man Utd Star
EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Aston Villa striker, Gabriel Agbonlahor, has slammed Manchester United forward Antony, branding him as a bluffer
17. France’s World Cup Martyr To Replace Raphael Varane As Captain
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is set to take on the captaincy of the France national team following the retirement of Raphael Varane from international duty.
18. Lionel Messi Latest Feat Re-ignites Ronaldo Feud
EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a stunning feat, Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi, has set a new record for scoring the most goals in Europe’s top-five leagues (EPL, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and Serie A).
19. Week 30 Pool Result For Sat 28 Jan 2023 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 30 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
20. Week 31 Pool Fixtures 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 Thursday, February 3rd 2023
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
1. Buhari bars govt officials from using private emails
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, directed government officials to refrain from using private emails for official purposes.
He also ordered all Federal Public institutions to migrate their websites to the relevant government domains.
“I hereby direct that all government officials should refrain from using private emails for official purposes,” Buhari said when he launched the National Policy on Nigeria Government Second-Level Domains at the State House, Abuja.
The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement he signed on Thursday titled ‘At the launch of two policies on the digital economy, President Buhari says diversification has been most successful in the sector.’
2. Aviation unions issue NiMet 14-day strike notice
The National Union of Air Transport Employees, the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees have threatened to ground operations at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency over non-implementation of approved minimum wage in two weeks’ time.
This was contained in a letter sent to The PUNCH in Abuja on Thursday dated January 26, 2023, which was jointly signed by the Secretary-General, NUATE, Ocheme Aba; Secretary-General, AUPCTRE, Siriku Waheed and the Secretary-General, ANAP, Abdul Saidu, addressed to the Director-General of NiMET.
The unions, however, described the failure of NiMET to implement the minimum wage consequential adjustment despite its implementation in other five aviation agencies since February 2022 as “wickedness”.
The unions noted that the issue of the non-implementation of the approved minimum wage consequential adjustment for NiMET has reached its crescendo, adding that only NiMet staff had been denied its implementation.
3. New naira: Temporal hardship necessary for economy – FG
The Federal Government on Thursday said the harsh realities faced by citizens due to the introduction of the new naira notes by the Central Bank is a necessary price for the long-term health of the economy.
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said this when fielding questions from journalists at the 65th session of the State House Ministerial Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
According to Ahmed, the current hardships, though temporal, are required to stifle corruption and gradually transition into a cashless economy.
She said, “We are worried. We are not happy that citizens have to queue and struggle at ATMs to be able to get their cash. But this is a temporary situation.
VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
4. Presidency: Southern, Middle Belt leaders endorse Peter Obi
Leaders of thoughts, elder statesmen from four of the six geo-political zones of the country, under the aegis of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF led by South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark have endorsed the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi as its candidate for February 25 Presidential election.
The decision was taken at the end of the extraordinary meeting of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum on Wednesday in Abuja.
The leaders of SMBLF is made up of the Middle- Belt, Ndi- Igbo( Ohanaeze, Afenifere, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF).
The Communique was read by the immediate past President General of the umbrella body of Ndigbo Worldwide, the Ohanaeze, Chief John Nnia Nwodo.
5. Kano Court dissolve Ganduje’s daughter’s 16-year-old marriage
An Upper Shariah Court sitting in Kano has on Thursday dissolved the 16-year-old marriage of Asiya Ganduje, daughter of Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
Asiya had approached the court seeking for the dissolution of marriage with her husband, Inuwa Uba on the ground that she is tired and fed up of the marital relationship which produced four children.
The Presiding Judge, Khadi Halliru Aliyu dissolved the marriage while delivering his judgment on the matter on Thursday.
Khadi Aliyu however ordered Ganduje’s daughter to return the N50,000 dowry to her husband, Uba as cost of damage.
6. FG in Uganda over direct air connectivity
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has led a delegation to met with the government of Kampala, Uganda to facilitate direct air connectivity between the duo countries.
According to a statement ,Thursday, in Abuja, by the Special Assistant to Nigeria’s Minister on Public Affairs, Dr James Odaudu, the meeting focused on the review of subsisting Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between both countries, which was signed in 2002 and reviewed in 2005.
It also focused on how to give the necessary administrative and technical support to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed during the last International Civil Aviation Negotiation (ICAN) Event which held in Abuja from 5th to 9th December, 2022
THE NATION NEWSPAPER
7. Court orders INEC to accept LP’s candidates in 24 States
AFederal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept the candidates of the Labour Party (LP) nominated in 24 States to participate in the forthcoming elections.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in multiple judgments on Thursday, ordered INEC to accept the lists of the candidates from the 24 States either manually or through its electronic nomination portal.
The judgments were on 24 cases filed by the LP, in which he held that INEC violated sections 31, 33, and 36 of the Electoral Act 2022 in rejecting the candidates on the excuse that its nomination portal was not functioning.
Some of the affected States include Kwara, Plateau, Nasarawa, Lagos, Kaduna, Oyo, Benue, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Ekiti, and Katsina.
Others are Bayelsa, Niger, Rivers, Sokoto, Akwa Ibom, Gombe, Borno, Osun, Adamawa and Cross River.
8. My greatest regret as Foreign Affairs Minister, by Onyeama
Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama has listed the condition of living of most Nigerians fleeing abroad as his greatest regret in government.
Onyeama narrated how he had to fight for the release of some Nigerians held in prison camps in Libya.
The Minister described the situation of Nigerians held in Libya as pathetic.
He said: “If there’s one thing that I look back on with the greatest regret in my seven and a half years in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is the situation of Nigerians in foreign countries.
DAILY POST
9. 2023: Wike ordered his loyalists, aides, Rivers LG chairmen to support Tinubu – Sekibo
The Director-General of the Atiku-Okowa Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, Abiye Sekibo, has accused the state Governor, Nyesom Wike of ordering his loyalists and followers to support the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
Sekido disclosed this while reacting to the revocation of the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for the rally of the PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar by the Rivers State government.
The state government in January approved the venue for the event scheduled to hold on February 11, but later revoked the approval.
However, Sekibo said Wike ordered all local government chairmen, his cabinet members, his aides, and executives to support Tinubu’s presidential ambition.
10. Abuja: One dead, 19 injured in Gwarinpa building collapse
One person has been confirmed dead after today’s building collapse in Gwarinpa Estate, Abuja.
The structure collapsed at about 11am at 4th Avenue close to H-Medix with many trapped.
The three-storey building which has a basement caved in on an unspecified number of workers.
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FCT-FEMA) is coordinating the response.
In an update Thursday evening, the agency confirmed more than a dozen have been evacuated.
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