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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Friday, July 15th 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Friday, July 15th can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. ASUU Prepared To Call Off Strike If FG Implements Renegotiated Agreement
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has once again spoken up about the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
2. Voters’ Cards Discovered In Inappropriate Locations Under Investigation – INEC
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is taking action about reporters and videos trending online about Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) allegedly buried underground in some locations, including the compound of a high-profile person.
3. Tinubu’s Running Mate: Osinbajo Speaks On Dumping APC
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied seeking President Muhammadu Buhari’s permission to dump the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.
4. Osun: Wike, Makinde Absent As Atiku, Okowa, Others Storm Osogbo For PDP Rally
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State and the former of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, were absent on Thursday as the Peoples Democratic Party held its rally in Osun State.
5. Lagos-Ibadan: Angry Motorists Slam Julius Berger Over Poor Construction
EKO HOT BLOG reports that irate motorists have criticized Julius Berger Nigeria limited, a construction company, for doing shoddy construction work on the Longbridge section of the Lagos Ibadan expressway
EKO NEWS
6. Lagos Assembly Sacks Service Commission Boss, Appoints New Clerk (PHOTO)
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday voted for the sack of the chairman of the State House of Assembly Commission, LAHASCOM, Wale Mogaji.
7. ‘I Will Seek Redress In Court’ – Sacked Lagos Assembly Commission Boss
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the sacked Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Commission, Wale Mogaji, has said he will seek the redress of his disengagement through legal means.
8. Lagos To Build Greener Environment, Set To Plant 5000 Trees
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the through the State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK), the Lagos State Government intends to plant 5,000 trees throughout the state in July to create a greener and healthier environment.
9. Labour Party Speaks On Governorship Candidate In Lagos Ahead INEC Deadline
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party in Lagos State has refuted claims that it has chosen a certain candidate as its preferred choice for the party’s governorship ticket.
INTERNATIONAL
10. Donald Trump’s First Wife Ivana Dies At 73
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ivana Trump, former US President Donald Trump’s first wife and the mother of three of his children, has died aged 73.
11. Sri Lanka President Resigns Days After Fleeing Country
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned as president of Sri Lanka after fleeing to Singapore in the face of mass protests at home over his rule.
12. Ukraine War: 23 Killed, Over 100 Injured After Russian Missile Strike Hits Central Ukrainian City
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a volley of Russian cruise missiles hit a shopping centre, a dance studio and a wedding hall in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and setting off a frantic search for dozens more lost in the rubble, in a latest strike to hit a civilian area far from the front lines
ARTICLE
13. 5 Damages Excess Salt In Your Food Does To Your Body
We all love to taste the food we eat so that we can enjoy it. Salt is a very important ingredient needed for us to prepare our food and make it tasty. According to Healthline, salt contains 60 percent chloride and 40 percent sodium.
14. 5 Foods Types You Should Eat Regularly To Rebuild And Repair Your Bones
Your bones are unarguably one the most important structures in your body as they help facilitate rigidity and your movement from one place to another.
SPORTS
15. Man Utd Finally Agree £70m Fee With Barcelona For Frenkie de Jong
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United have officially agreed on a deal to sign Dutch superstar Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona, though the player is yet to agree on personal terms
16. Liverpool In Talks To Sign Ajax Winger Antony Ahead Of Man Utd
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Liverpool are in talks to sign Ajax winger Antony ahead of Manchester United, according to reports in Brazil.
17. Confirmed: Lisandro Martinez To Join Man Utd Squad In Australia
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United are hopeful that Lisandro Martinez will be able to join his new team-mates on their pre-season tour in Australia after agreeing on a deal with Ajax.
18. Week 2 Pool Fixtures For Sat 16 Jul 2022 – UK 2021/2022 – Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 2 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2021/2022 from the pool agent.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Friday, July 15th 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
Punch Newspaper
1. Fire destroys N1.6m goods in Kwara
No less than N1.6 million worth of goods were, on Thursday, destroyed during a fire incident at an electronics and furniture shop in Ilorin, Kwara State.
The Kwara Fire Service Spokesman, Hassan Adekunle, in a statement posted on the Service’s social media handle, said other goods worth N1.6 billion were, however, safely recovered during a rescue operation.
The statement read, “This morning, July 14, 2022, at about 07:49 am, one Mr. Toyosi from Taiwo Area quickly summoned the Kwara State Fire Service to a fire incident at Pillar Mega Show Room (Major dealer in electronics and furniture), situated at 72, Taiwo Road, in Ilorin, Kwara State.
“We eliminated the ravaging fire on time and saved the mega shopping store from destruction,” the leading officer said.
2. Trump’s ex-wife, Ivana, dies at 73
Ivana Trump, the first wife of the former President of the United States, Donald Trump, and mother of his three eldest children, has died at the age of 73.
Ivana Trump “passed away at her home in New York City,” Donald Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social on Thursday, without providing the cause of death.
“She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life,” said Donald Trump, 76.
“Her pride and joy were her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric. She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her. Rest In Peace, Ivana!” he added in the post.
3. Kuje: 421 escapees recaptured, 454 still at large
The Nigerian Correctional Service has recaptured 421 inmates who fled the custody facility in Kuje, Abuja, with 454 are still at large, according to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Correctional Service.
This is just as the committee said it had summoned the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; and Comptroller-General of the NCoS, Haliru Nababa, to appear before it over the recent attack on the Kuje Custodial Centre by terrorists.
The committee also invited the Commander of the Nigerian Army Platoon on duty on the night of the attack.
Chairman of the committee on Correctional Service, Edwin Anayo, who disclosed this during an oversight visit to the facility on Thursday, said the lawmakers met 115 inmates.
Vanguard Newspaper
4. Man bags triple life imprisonment for defiling, raping daughters
An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, on Thursday, sentenced a man, Michake Ogbar, to life imprisonment for defiling and raping his three daughters aged 10 years, 20 years and 24 years.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye held that prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt, the charge of defilement and rape brought against Ogbar.
“Evidence before the court shows that the prosecution has proved the case of defilement and rape before this court.
“The defendant, who is the father of the three daughters, is found guilty as charged, as the burden of proof has been discharged.
5. INEC moves sensitive materials to LGAs ahead Osun election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has moved sensitive material to all the INEC offices in the 30 local government areas of Osun state ahead Saturday Osun governorship poll.
The officials of the commission moved the materials under heavy security to all the local government around between 7pm and 9:30pm on Thursday at the headquarters of INEC situated along Gbongan/Osogbo road.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Abdulganiy Raji, while handing out the materials, said the electoral officers would take the items to their councils where they would be sent to the polling units on Saturday morning.
He added that the move is to ensure efficient dispatch of the items to the polling units on Saturday.
6. Police foil attempted bank robbery in Umuahia
A crack team of anti-robbery police squad from the Abia Command Thursday foiled an alleged attempt to rob an old generation bank in Umuahia.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
Ogbonna said that the command got the information that there was an attempt to rob a bank situated on Bank Road in the capital city.
He said that the command “immediately dispatched an anti-robbery squad to the scene and they succeeded in foiling the robbery attempt”.
The Nation Newspaper
7. UPDATED: Court declines sacking Gov Oyetola as Osun APC’s candidate
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by former Secretary to the Osun State Government, Moshood Adeoti, seeking to void the nomination of Governor Gboyega Oyetola as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 16 governorship election.
Adeoti had claimed that Oyetola breached the provision of Article 31 (3) of the APC construction by allegedly not resigning his membership of the Caretaker/Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) at least 30 days before the party’s primary won by Oyetola.
In a judgment on Thursday, Justice Inyang Ekwo upheld the objections raised by the APC and Oyetola against the suit’s competence.
Justice Ekwo held among others, that the suit was an abuse of court process because it disclosed no reasonable cause of action against the defendants.
Defendants in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/203/2022 are the APC, Oyetola and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
8. Southsouth clerics back Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate
The Network of Clergymen in Nigeria (NCMN) Southsouth zone has backed the nomination of former Borno Governor Kashim Shettima as running mate to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The group, through its Coordinator, Pastor Joseph Francis and deputy, Apostle Odion Ebodaghe threw their weight behind the ticket in Benin.
It described Tinubu’s aspiration to be President in 2023 as divine, which would move the nation forward.
NCMN said: “That divine mandate is not complete yet until Asiwaju Tinubu enters Aso Rock as the President of Nigeria in 2023.
Daily Post
9. Go and beg Wike – Adeyanju to PDP leaders
An activist, Deji Adeyenju, has appealed to leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to go and beg the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.
According to Adeyanju, the PDP has failed to be fair to Wike in spite of his loyalty to the opposition party.
He explained that the Rivers governor remains the most loyal chieftain of the PDP since 2015.
While alluding to the fact that the “governor’s excesses” might be to the extreme, Adeyanju insisted that Wike deserves to be respected by all stakeholders.
He maintained that the absence of the PDP governor at the party’s rally ahead of Saturday’s Osun governorship election was too conspicuous.
10. Super Falcon’s qualification for 2023 women’s world cup excites Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the victory of Nigeria’s Female Football team, the Super Falcons, expressing joy over their qualifying for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023.
The team defeated their opponent in the quarter-final victory at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco to qualify for next year’s tournament.
A statement from Femi Adesina, Buhari’s media aide noted that the Super Falcons, the record nine-time tile holder and defending champions of WAFCON, triumphed 1-0 over Cameroon on Thursday night.
The President lauds the spirited performance of the team in the tournament and for maintaining its dominant posture as undisputed champions of the round-leather game and most successful international women’s football team in the continent.
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