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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Monday, November 14th 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Monday, November 14th, 2022 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. PHOTOS: Buhari Returns To Nigeria After ‘Medical Checkup’ In London
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, after his private trip to London, United Kingdom.
2. Naira Redesign: Nigerians Without Bank Accounts Will Be Protected –CBN Assures
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has promised to protect Nigerians without bank accounts, to ensure they don’t suffer any loss in the proposed Naira redesign exercise.
3. 2023: Disqualify Debate Absentees – Utomi
Eko Hot Blog reports that Utomi made this call while addressing journalists in Abuja during the weekend.
4. Half Pay: ASUU Declares Lecture-Free Day, Plans Nationwide Protest
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the the Academic Staff Union of Universities is set to embark on a one-day nationwide protest rally over the implementation by the Federal Government of a “no-work, no-pay” policy for lecturers in the country.
5. Buhari Meets With Tinubu, Adamu Ahead Of APC Presidential Campaign Flag-Off
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.
6. Tinubu: APC Sends Strong Warning To Opposition Parties Over Allegation
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the campaign council said Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has continued to spread fake news about Tinubu calling that he should withdraw from the presidential race.
7. INEC Forgery: Stop Accusing Us – LP To APC
Eko Hot Blog reports that the opposition party said it was depressing that a party whose candidate has issues with records has the effrontery to accuse innocent people of doing the same.
8. IPOB: FG To Resume Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial On Terrorism Charges Today
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government will on Monday, November 14 resume the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charges brought against him.
9. Police Raid Cultists’ Hideout, Arrest 2 In Bayelsa
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the police in Bayelsa State have raided a cultists’ hideout at Swali community in Yenagoa and arrested two notorious gang leaders and recovered arms and ammunition, including four cartridges and five locally made pistols.
EKO NEWS
10. Sanwo-Olu’s Chief Of Staff Loses Wife
Eko Hot Blog reports that Doyin Ojora, the wife of Tayo Ayinde, Chief of Staff to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is dead.
INTERNATIONAL
11. Six Killed, Scores Injured In Bomb Attack On Central Istanbul
Eko Hot Blog reports that at least six people and 81 others injured after an explosion hit Istiklal street in the heart of Istanbul, Turkey’s capital, on Sunday.
12. US: Nancy Pelosi Addresses Rumours On Future Plans
Eko Hot Blog reports that Appearing in Sunday news shows, Pelosi said Democrats are “still alive” in their fight to win the chamber and that she will make a decision on whether to run for House leadership in the next couple weeks.
13. US Midterms:Mastriano Concedes Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race
Republican Doug Mastriano, a leading voice advancing former President Donald Trump’s theories about 2020 election fraud, has conceded his race for Pennsylvania governor to his Democratic opponent.
14. US Midterms: Sen. Warnock Appeals To Georgia Voters To Vote In The Runoffs
Eko Hot Blog reports that Warnock told the audience,”Tell everybody in your circle it’s time to show up. I want you to know it is the honor of my life to represent you in the United States Senate. And to not vote, is to vote. It means somebody else is going to speak on your behalf. I don’t want anybody else speaking for me.”
15. Putin Faces Political Anarchy As Civil War, Ethnic Revolts Loom
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia is careering towards a bloody civil war and nationalist uprisings that could lead to the breakup of the country and the emergence of 30 to 40 new states, according to a Bashkir independence leader.
16. US Midterms: Arizona Gubernatorial Race Still Too Early To Call
Eko Hot Blog reports that Democrat Katie Hobbs led Republican Kari Lake by 1 percentage point — 50.5% to 49.5% — as of Sunday evening.
17. UK Foils Putin’s Plot To Sabotage South Atlantic Pipeline
EKO HOT BLOG reports that British specialists have secured a vital pipeline in the South Atlantic following an intelligence tip-off that it is being targeted by Russian saboteurs.
18. US: Sen. Graham Calls For Senate Republican Leadership Elections Delay
Eko Hot Blog reports Senate GOP leaders plan to hold leadership elections on Wednesday, with leaders arguing that the elections follow a similar timetable as 2020 when two Georgia Senate races headed to runoffs.
SPORT
19. Erik Ten Hag Heaps Praise On Garnacho After Fulham Performance
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag, has singled out Alejandro Garnacho for praise after a 2-1 win over Fulham on Sunday.
20. Fabrizio Romano Reveals Boehly’s Stance On Potter’s Chelsea Future
EKO HOT BLOG reports that transfer guru, Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Chelsea co-owner and chairman Todd Boehly and the rest of the board are trusting Graham Potter to lead the first team despite the recent poor run of results.
21. Week 19 Pool Result For Sat 12 Nov 2022 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 19 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Monday, November 14th 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
1. Ogun teenager jailed seven years for cable theft
A Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has sentenced a 19-year-old man, Olamide Olasode, to seven years in prison, without an option of fine, for stealing cables worth N397,000 from an uncompleted building.
The Magistrate, I.O Abudu, sentenced Olasode after the latter had pleaded guilty to the two counts of felony and stealing brought against him.
The prosecutor, Inspector Lawrence Olu-Balogun, had told the court that the convict committed the offence on October 31, at about 10:00pm at Ibukunoluwade community, Ile-Ise Awo area of Abeokuta.
The prosecutor said the convict entered the uncompleted building of one Mr. Yemi Fadipe and stole the cables.
2. NYSC DG urges members to respect electoral laws
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, General Muhammad Fadah, has cautioned corps members to be security conscious and to discharge their electoral assignments with integrity.
The NYSC boss gave the advice while addressing the 2022 Batch ‘C’ corps members at the orientation camps in Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara states.
In a statement signed by the Director Press and Public Relations of the NYSC, Eddy Megwa, Fadah warned the corps members against night travel, lone travel, accepting free rides from strangers, and other risky engagements.
He also warned the members against the misuse of social media, and advised them to instead, use it in promoting national unity and integration
3. Bandits demand N10m to release victim’s corpse
Bandits have demanded N10 million as ransom before releasing the corpse of one of their victims, Obadiah Ibrahim, who they kidnapped a few weeks ago in Kaduna State.
Brother to the victim, Kefas Obadiah, said the bandits had collected N3 million but still refused to release the corpse of the victim abducted in October.
“Ibrahim had died on Monday and they informed us on Thursday. We asked for his corpse and they said we should pay them N10 million if we wanted the corpse, (that) they’d not work for us free of charge,” he said.
Obadiah while narrating the family ordeal, added, “My brother’s name is Obadiah Ibrahim. He was kidnapped in early October…in Sabon Gaya on his way back from Abuja to Kaduna.
VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
4. Over 12,000 PDP members defect to APC in Kaduna
Senator Uba Sani has said that the membership of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is depleting in Kaduna State daily, with the decamping of its supporters to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the run up to the 2023 election.
Senator Sani who is the gubernatorial candidate of the APC, further said that the opposition party is now completely non existent in Giwa Local Government Area of the state.
The Senator spoke in Giwa, when he received 12,817 PDP decampees on Sunday, which included a former commissioner, women and youth leaders .
5. I’ll build secure Nigeria that will work for all people – Peter Obi
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has vowed to build a Nigeria that will work for all the people.
Obi made this vow in a short post on his verified Twitter handle on Sunday.
The Labour Party presidential candidate, who expressed concern that Nigeria only works a small minority, stressed that the country must work for all its citizens.
Obi noted that Nigerians must be able to dwell securely and safely irrespective of where they live.
6. Vandals destroy newly installed solar panels in Abuja, Senate laments
THE Senate has lamented the activities of vandals who reportedly removed some of the newly installed solar panels in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
Speaking in Abuja, weekend, while conducting an inspection of some of the ongoing projects within the city as part of the committee’s oversight function, Chairman of the Senate Committee on FCT, Senator Smart Adeyemi, All Progressives Congress, APC, Kogi West who bemoaned the activities of vandals in the city, said that efforts must be made to secure and maintain all facilities, including traffic lights, rail tracks, manholes, and power installations among others.
Adeyemi asked Nigerians to protect public facilities put in place for their benefits, and the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA to include security and maintenance components into budget proposals for proposed projects.
THE NATION NEWSPAPER
7. Troops clear camps, neutralise two terrorists in Kaduna
Troops of the Army at Kankomi, Chikun local government area of Kaduna State have repelled an attack by dozens of bandits and neutralised two of the attackers while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
However, corpses of three villagers suspected to have been killed by the fleeing bandits were later recovered by the troops.
Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday.
He said the government was informed of the development in feedback which captured the bravery exhibited by the troops in overpowering the bandits.
According to Aruwan: “The attackers made an attempt to infiltrate the location housing the troops. The vigilant troops in response engaged them in a fierce gun duel which lasted for over an hour. This resulted in the elimination of one of the terrorists, who was wearing military camouflage combat gear as can be seen in the attached photo. Others escaped with bullet wounds as evidenced by bloodstains along their withdrawal route.
8. UFC 281: Israel Adesanya promises to bounce back
Israel Adesanya has promised to bounce back after losing to Alex Pereira at the UFC 281, Madison Square Garden, New York.
The 33-year-old was technically knocked out by Pereira in the fifth round to become the new UFC middleweight champion ending Adesanya’s reign atop the division on Sunday morning.
Adesanya fought a near-perfect fight. He had Pereira out on his feet at the end of Round 1, but the Brazilian returned the favour in Round 5 to snatch it.
DAILY POST
9. World Cup: Benzema names four countries to win tournament in Qatar
Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema, has listed Brazil, Argentina, France and Spain among the four main contenders to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Benzema also confirmed that he is fit and ready to feature for France at this year’s World Cup.
The 2022 World Cup will begin on November 20, with the hosts Qatar taking on Ecuador and England facing Iran the following day.
10. World Cup: I can’t accept it – Roma chief slams Southgate over Abraham, Smalling’s snub
Roma director, Tiago Pinto, has slammed England boss, Gareth Southgate for snubbing two England players in the Italian side, Tammy Abraham and Chris Smalling.
Abraham was widely tipped to serve as a backup for Harry Kane in Qatar while Smalling stood no chance in making the trip even though England’s defenders struggled for form.
Southgate explained that he dropped Abraham because the striker has not been scoring goals lately.
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