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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Friday, May 20th 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Friday, May 20th 2022 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. [COVID-19] NCDC Records 29 Fresh Infections
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 255,924 COVID-19 cases.
2. EFCC Secures Order To Detain Accountant General For More Days
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured a court order to detain the embattled Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, for more days.
3. Oil Marketers, Airline Operators Disagree Over Price Of Aviation Fuel
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigerian airline operators are currently at loggerheads with oil marketers over the rising prices of JET-A1, also known as aviation fuel.
4. 2023: I’m Not Vying As Northern Aspirant, But Qualified Nigerian –Lawan
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Thursday stated his presidential bid is in his capacity as a Nigerian who is qualified to be President and not as a northern aspirant as is being insinuated in some quarters.
5. 2023: Support Group Urges APC To Give Osinbajo It’s Presidential Ticket
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osinbajo Consolidation Organization (OCO) has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to give Vice President Yemi Osinbajo its presidential ticket to continue the development strides of President Muhammadu Buhari.
6. Kano Lawmaker Rejoins APC After Few Days In NNPP
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Kano Lawmaker, Ali Ibrahim Isah Shanono, has rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC), some days after leaving for the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP).
7. Men‘ve Failed, I’ll Deploy Women, Youths To Fix Nigeria –Female Aspirant
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a female presidential aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Uju Ken Ohanenye has expressed worry over what she described as the failure of men to deliver quality leadership in Nigeria.
INTERNATIONAL
8. US Declares Support For Sweden Finland’s NATO Bids
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sweden and Finland have the “full, total and complete backing” of the US in their decision to apply for NATO membership, President Joe Biden says.
9. Ukraine War: US Senate Approves $40bn Aid For Ukraine
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US Congress on Thursday approved a gargantuan $40 billion aid package for Ukraine to help fight Russia’s invasion.
ARTICLE
10. 5 Healthy Habits You Should Adopt Once You Are Above 30
One of the desires of every individual is to live a long and healthy life. Living healthy isn’t something that is attained by default, it requires the deliberate practice of certain lifestyles.
11. 4 Reasons You Find It Difficult To Sleep At Night
Do you know that there are certain reasons why you are finding it difficult to sleep at night? Sometimes we find ourselves battling to get unconscious in the night, not knowing certain factors are responsible for it. Many people are facing this issue and are unaware of some of the causative factors.
12. 5 Amazing Benefits Of Chewing Kola Nut Regularly
Kola nut is one of the most popular nuts that is often consumed amongst older people in this part of the world.
13. Women: 4 Reasons You Should Avoid Dying Your Hair
Hair dyeing has been a trendy fashion trend among men and women alike. Some women have low hair cuts that are tinted with a golden or red tone. It may look very attractive, but it has so many bad effects.
SPORTS
14. Furious Patrick Vieira Kicks Everton Fan To Ground During Pitch Invasion At Goodison Park [VIDEO]
EKO HOT BLOG reports that furious Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira kicked an Everton fan to the ground after being propelled during the pitch invasion at Goodison Park on Thursday evening.
15. EPL: Thomas Tuchel Speaks On N’Golo Kante’s Chelsea Future Amid Man Utd Links
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Thomas Tuchel has insisted that N’Golo Kante remains a ‘key’ player for Chelsea and has urged the club to find a solution to the midfielder’s injury problems.
16. Darwin Nunez Responds To Man Utd Approach After £68m Offer
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Benfica striker Darwin Nunez has responded to an approach from Manchester United, according to reports in France.
17. Week 46 Pool Fixtures For Sat 21 May 2022 – UK 2021/2022 – Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 46 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2021/2022 from the pool agent
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Friday, May 20th 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
Punch Newspaper
1. It requires madness to rule Nigeria, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, said Nigeria required a leader driven by passion and ‘madness’ to rule the country and put it on the right footing.
Obasanjo said he had no other country he could call his own and had no other country he could go to.
Obasanjo stated this when he played host to a presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, at his penthouse residence in the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
2. Nigeria can’t end insecurity without state police, says Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that Nigeria cannot end insecurity ravaging the country without establishing state police system.
He also said that without intelligence, the war against terrorism could not be won.
Wike, who is a presidential aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party, said these on Thursday, when he visited Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to meet with delegates to the party’s National Convention scheduled for the end of the month.
These were contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Oyo State Governor, Taiwo Adisa, on Thursday.
3. I’m most capable aspirant to succeed Buhari, says Amaechi
The former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, said he had been tested, trusted and most capable among All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants to succeed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) in 2023.
The former Rivers State Governor stated this while addressing the Benue State APC delegates for the party’s presidential aspirant, according to a statement released by his media office.
Addressing the delegates, Amaechi said he would draw from his leadership experience to serve Nigerians.
Vanguard Newspaper
4. 2023: PDP delegates make case for Udom Emmanuel
Several delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have increased the tempo of their lobby towards getting the party to adopt the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel as party’s consensus Presidential candidate for the 2023 elections.
This was sequel to the decision of the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC), to adopt consensus as one of the options being considered for the selection of its Presidential candidate.
Lobbyists acting under the aegis of the Inter-Party Presidential Consensus Forum (IPCF) on Thursday, re-echoed calls on the governors of the PDP to adopt the Akwa Ibom State governor as their consensus candidate.
5. Akwa Ibom: Army, others raid kidnappers hideout, rescue two kidnap victims
The Nigerian Army, in conjunction with the Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, among others have neutralised a notorious kingpin of a kidnapping gang in Akwa Ibom State, Otobong Moses, alias Otoabasi.
The troops during the raid of the kidnappers hideout in Obon Ebot Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of the State on Wednesday, arrested three members of the kidnap syndicate and rescued two kidnapped victims.
The Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Capt. Samuel Akari, disclosed this newsmen listed items recovered during the operation to include; one Sub Machine Gun and magazine, 67 rounds of 9MM ammunition, two motorcycles, 16 mobile phones, one AK 47 rifle magazine with 30 rounds of 7.62MM Special ammunition and nine machetes
6. 2023: I’m running as Nigerian Presidential aspirant, not Northern aspirant — Lawan
AHEAD of the primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to pick its Presidential candidate for the 2023 Presidential election, the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has begun his campaign tour of the country, saying that he is running as a Nigerian Presidential aspirant, not a northern aspirant.
Lawan who visited Katsina state yesterday to seek the support of party members particularly the delegates for his presidential bid, said that as a Nigerian he is qualified to be President and not as a northern aspirant as being insinuated in some quarters.
Lawan said, “I am not running as a northern aspirant because the impression created is that I’m a northern aspirant or that northerners are saying they are not going to allow power to the South.
The Nation Newspaper
7. Wike blasts Atiku, other aspirants for betraying PDP
Rivers Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Nyesom Wike, has berated some PDP aspirants for betraying the party in 2015, saying they do not deserve the party’s presidential ticket for 2023.
Wike, who alluded to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, said some aspirants in the PDP, caused disunity in the party in 2015, formed the new-PDP and sold out the party’s goodwill and electoral opportunities.
He spoke when he met Oyo PDP leaders and delegates in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State on Thursday to solicit support ahead of the party’s presidential primary this month.
8. APC presidential primary and scramble for delegates
Delegates to the presidential primary are beautiful brides. No aspirant dare joke with their power to elect or reject. That is why the aspirants are courting them. As accredited representatives, the party is bound by the choice they make on its behalf at the primary. That is the beauty of internal democracy and elective convention.
May 29 is the primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). But, the race for the ticket started a long time ago. Serious aspirants have deployed their weapons of incisive wit and foresight.
The frontline asoirant is Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Others eyeing the ticket are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade; his Ebonyi State counterpart, Dave Umahi; Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi; Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello; and igawa State Governor Mohammed Badaru.
Daily Post
9. Bad leadership responsible for insecurity in Nigeria – Saraki
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, blamed the dwindling security of Nigeria which have led to wanton destruction of lives and property to leadership failure.
Saraki, who made this known in Jalingo, Taraba State while interacting with delegates and stakeholders of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), felt sad that Nigeria as a nation, has gone through so much.
He said, “We can not have the same type of leaders tomorrow as we have today. It is about the future of this country and our children. We need to do things differently.”
Wondering why the present leadership of the country under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has not been able to addressed the predicaments bedeviling the country, the nation, in his view, needs a “competent” leader to rescue Nigeria
10. 100m forms: APC is a brothel, now called Old Progressives Congress – Adamu Garba
A former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has described the ruling party as a brothel and a motor park
Garba reiterated that he dumped the party over the cost of its nomination and expression of interest forms.
Recall that Garba recently purchased a presidential expression of interest form of the Young Progressives Party, (YPP), which he said cost him only N7.4 million only.
Appearing on Channels Television on Wednesday, the YPP presidential hopeful further changed the name of the All Progressives Congress to Old Progressives Congress, saying it a congregation of few money lovers
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