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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Saturday, February 18th 2023
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Saturday, February 18th, 2023 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. Police Issues Stern Warning To Protesters Over Attacks On Banks
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Police Force has warned protesters against attacks on banks, adding that perpetrators will be treated as armed robbers.
2. WAEC Releases 2022 WASSCE Results For Private Candidates
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results for the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates.
3. APC National Chairman Summons Party Governors To Emergency Meeting
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has summoned governors elected on the party’s platform to an emergency meeting.
SPECIAL REPORT
4. Naira Redesign: An Action With A Thousand Implications
October 2022 saw an outpour of appreciation to the CBN from many Nigerians for the Naira Redesign initiative, with the governing body confidently assuring the nation that the change would bring positive results, especially as regards the 2023 general elections.
5. INSIGHT: Tinubu Vs The ‘Saboteurs’ In Aso Rock; Who Comes Out On Top?
Before President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn into office in 2015, Nigerians experienced an annual ritual of queuing at the fueling stations towards the end of the year. This tedious ritual almost became history during the tenure of Buhari or so Nigerians thought.
6. Tinubu’s Path To Power: The Accelerators And The Speed-breakers
As Nigeria gears up for the imminent 2023 Presidential Election, one name that continues to reverberate like a drumbeat across the political arena is Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State who has carved a reputation as a titan in the political sphere. But what remains to be seen is whether Tinubu’s star will shine bright enough to guide him to victory or will fade into the night. Will Tinubu rise like a phoenix or be relegated to the annals of history as another footnote in the grand narrative of Nigerian politics?
7. Financial Fair Play: Is Pep Guardiola Scared Or Being Defensive?
If there’s one skill that the Manchester City manager has honed to a razor-sharp edge since the time in the English Premier League, it’s the art of sounding the alarm at the first sign of adversity. He’s quick to cry foul whenever the playing field tilts against his team or when the heat becomes too intense to bear. Like a sentinel standing guard, he’s always ready to raise a flag, determined to protect his charges from danger.
EKO NEWS
8. Lagos Empowers 10,385 Vulnerable Women With Work Tools
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), has empowered 10,385 residents, particularly vulnerable women, from 2019 till date through its Micro-Enterprise Support Initiative (MESI) in a bid to make them financially independent.
9. Lagos Govt Nabs Fake Enforcement Personnel
Eko Hot Blog reports that as part of the efforts of the Lagos State Government to curb illegal extortion of Commercial Transport Operators, Miscreants disguised as Enforcement Officers were on Thursday nabbed at Igando axis of the State.
INTERNATIONAL
10. US Claims More Than 30,000 Wagner Militants ‘Injured Or Killed’ In Ukraine
EKO HOT BLOG reports that over 30,000 mercenaries fighting for the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group have been killed or injured since the Ukraine war began, US officials say
11. Pakistan: Security Operatives Stop Taliban Attack On Police Station In Karachi
Eko Hot Blog reports that Police in Karachi say they have retaken their headquarters after it was attacked by the Pakistani Taliban.
12. Bulgaria: 18 Suspected Migrants Found Dead In Abandoned Truck
Eko Hot Blog reports that Bulgarian police have made four arrests after 18 people, including a child, were found dead in an abandoned truck in Bulgaria, its government says.
13. US: Mexico Ex-Minister Awaits Fate On Bribe Case As Jury Deliberates
Eko Hot Blog reports that a New York jury is deliberating the fate of Mexico’s former security chief accused of taking bribes in return for allowing safe passage for drugs.
14. US: Six Killed In Mississippi Mass Shooting
Eko Hot Blog reports that at least six people have died in a series of shootings in a small rural town in the US state of Mississippi, police say.
15. US: Ron DeSantis’ Proposed Trip To Chicago Raises Controversies
Eko Hot Blog reports that the mere mention of the Florida governor’s trip to the state next week set off a fierce flurry of condemnations and criticisms among the contenders.
16. War: Zelensky Urges Swift Supply Of Weapons To Impede Russian Ambitions In Ukraine
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Western allies to speed up their military support for Ukraine, warning that delays would play into Russia’s hands.
ARTICLE
17. 4 Perilous Complications Of Peptic Ulcers
Many people know that ulcers can be very painful and uncomfortable but they are not aware of the fact that ulcers can come with complications Ulcers may cause internal bleeding or a hole to be formed in your stomach.
ENTERTAINMENT
18. No Love Lost With Olakunle Churchill As Tonto Dikeh Thumbs Up Doris Ogala
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has shown support for her friend and colleague, Doris Ogala, after she slammed Tonto’s ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill, for wishing their son, King Andre, a happy birthday on social media.
19. I Was Poisoned – Phyna Reveals Via Tweet
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ijeoma Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, winner of Big Brother Naija ‘Level Up’ edition, has revealed that she was poisoned.
SPORT
20. Arsenal, Man City Charged By FA
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Arsenal and Manchester City have been charged by the Football Association (FA) for being unable to control their players during both teams’ Premier League clash on Wednesday.
21. Arsenal Vs Brentford: Lee Mason Resigns From VAR Role After Error
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Video Assistant Referee, VAR Lee Mason is leaving the PGMOL, according to SportsMail.
22. Messi vs. Ronaldo Dilemma: Drake Chooses His GOAT
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest celebrity to weigh in on the GOAT debate that has divided football fans around the globe is Canadian rapper and five-time Grammy award-winning artist, Drake.
23. You Never Could Get Anything Out Of De Bruyne – Mikel Obi
EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has opened up about his former teammate at Chelsea, Kevin De Bruyne, who now plays for Manchester City.
24. Week 33 Pool Fixtures For Sat 18 Feb 2023 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 33 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
25. Week 33 Pool Result For Sat 18 Feb 2023 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 33 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Saturday, February 18th 2023
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
1. Hold us responsible if we fail – Baba-Ahmed
The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has told Nigerians to hold the Labour Party responsible if it fails to turn Nigeria’s economy from a consumption to a productive, technologically driven economy if given the mandate to lead the affairs of the country.
Baba-Ahmed disclosed this at a press conference held on Friday, in Abuja
The vice presidential candidate also stated that Nigerians should hold the LP responsible if it fails to transform the arable lands in Nigeria, especially in the north, into the “new oil”, and to build the required human capital and skill.
The former lawmaker noted that the same people who campaigned in 2015, though now in different camps, have renewed the same promises which none has been fulfilled, adding that even the simplest one, in terms of provision of bursaries for students, promised in 2015, and repeated in 2019 are yet to be achieved.
2. Don’t take El-Rufai’s ‘desperation’ for granted, SOKAPU warns
The Southern Kaduna People’s Union on Friday, said the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, should be investigated following his opposition to the Federal Government’s directive that the old naira notes of N1000 and N500 have ceased to be legal tender effective February 17.
The PUNCH reports that while addressing the nation, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), said the old N500 and N1,000 banknotes were no longer legal tender in the country. He, however, said the old N200 note would be legal tender for the next 60 days, till April 10, 2023, while urging Nigerians to deposit their old N500 and 1000 notes with the CBN.
However, in complete disregard to the President’s directives on the N500, N1000 naira notes to be deposited in the various branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria across the country, El-Rufai mandated residents of the state to continue the use of the old naira notes, pending the determination of the matter which is before the Supreme Court.
The governor gave the directives in a state-wide broadcast on Thursday night.
3. Nigeria to host Sahel Climate Fund—Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, assured his counterparts from various African States that Nigeria was ready to host the Secretariat of the Sahel Climate Fund.
This includes equipping and provision of accommodation to the top management staff of the Fund.
According to a statement signed on Friday by the President’s Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari spoke at the second Heads of State and Government of SRCC during the 36th African Union Summit.
The statement is titled ,‘Nigeria ready to host secretariat of Sahel Climate Fund – President Buhari’.
The Sahel Climate Fund is the financial body of the Sahel Region Climate Commission.
VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
4. Old Naira: APC NWC summons State Govs
Ahead of next Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly election, the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has summoned state governors of the party to an emergency meeting in Abuja.
The meeting slated for 2 pm on Sunday is coming barely a week before the elections.
Although the agenda for the meeting was not disclosed, Saturday Vanguard gathered that it was not unconnected with developments in the polity, especially the current cash crunch and its effects on campaigns.
5. Only Atiku can lead Nigeria without external interference – Reno Omokri
The number one bestselling author and former aide to ex president Goodluck Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri has said that the statement made by the Kaduna state governor, Nasir Elrufai that Tinubu will validate all invalidated old Naira notes speaks volume of the kind of government that Tinubu will lead.
He said it shows that the government of Tinubu will be like a puppet, being controlled by powered outside the government.
Describing it as “the hand and voice of Elrufai, power of Tinubu, Omokri said the certainty with which the Kaduna state governor made the statement about his party’s candidate, Tinubu, smacks of a government characterised by “the hand and voice of Elrufai, the power of Tinubu “
6. National Broadcast: Buhari was wrongly advised — Keyamo
Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo has said that President Muhammadu Buhari was wrongly advised by insisting on the ban of the N500 and N1000 notes despite an ex parte order by the Supreme Court.
The President had during a national broadcast on Thursday approved the re-circulation of just the old N200 notes until April 10 and this has generated mixed feelings with a majority of legal experts opining that Buhari overided the Supreme Court with the decision.
Keyamo said although the President has the best of intentions for Nigeria and Nigerians, he may have been ill-advised.
He further said that Buhari’s speech acknowledged that there were certain matters in court and that the President believed he was playing safe by intervening to curtail the growing tension across the country.
THE NATION NEWSPAPER
DAILY POST
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