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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Saturday, January 7th 2023

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Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:

POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS

1. Buhari Mourns Kebbi Boat Victims

EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolences to the government and residents of Kebbi State after a boat carrying farmers capsized this week.

2. PVC: Peter Obi Sends Message To Nigerians Ahead Of The 2023 Election

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has urged Nigerians to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), ahead of the 2023 general election in February.

3. Court Convicts, Orders Arrest Of PDP Governorship Candidate In Akwa Ibom

Eko Hot Blog reports that a chief magistrate court in Wuse zone 6, federal capital territory (FCT), has ordered the arrest of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno.

4. Renewed Hope: Dissecting Tinubu’s Comprehensive Plans For Security

Security, undoubtedly, is germane to the sustainability of any society. Safety of lives and properties is fundamental to key issues in national development.

5. CBN Taking Our Financial Freedom from Us with ‘Suffocating’ Monetary Policies

The Central Bank of Nigeria has in recent time been working tirelessly to regulate the system’s economy and get complete control of “all cash in circulation” throughout the country.

6. Attacks on INEC: What Shape Will the 2023 General Election Take?

While we count down to the 2023 General Election, the tension in the political atmosphere counts up with episodes of calculated violence and mischief perpetrated by political thugs.

7. How Attacks on INEC Facilities are Designed to Jeopardize 2023 General Elections

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, there are growing fears that the elections, especially in the South-eastern part of the country might be under serious threat following the frequent attacks on INEC facilities.

8. NBA Leadership Visits Lagos Attorney-general Amid Prosecution Of Killer Cop

Eko Hot Blog reports that President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), has led some members of the National Executive and Senior Members of the Bar, on a courtesy visit to the Office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN).

9. Lagos Distributes Free Drugs To ‘Ilera Eko’ Healthcare Providers

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has commenced the distribution of drugs to ILERA EKO Healthcare Providers free of charge.

10. Trump Sued For Jan 6 Capitol Riot Wrongful Death

The partner of a US Capitol Police officer who died a day after the 6 January 2021 riot has sued Donald Trump for wrongful death.

11. US: Kevin McCarthy Claims To Have Votes To Emerge House Speaker

Kevin McCarthy says he now has enough support to become Speaker of the US House of Representatives, amid the longest such congressional stalemate in more than 150 years.

12. Kazakhstan: McDonald’s Shuts Down Branches Over Supply Shortages

McDonald’s has closed its restaurants in Kazakhstan due to supply shortages.

13. War: Russians Accused Of Opening Fire Despite Putin’s Ceasefire Order

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a unilateral ceasefire called by Vladimir Putin appears to have had little effect on the ground, with Ukrainian officials accusing Russians of opening fire in several areas.

14. 5 Signs You Are Consuming Too Much Carbohydrate

Foods with a lot of carbs help your body grow and give you energy.

15. Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City Star Sentenced For Wire Fraud

Jen Shah, a Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison on Friday.

16. Eden Hazard ‘On Verge Of Joining’ Ronaldo At Al-Nassr

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Real Madrid ace, Eden Hazard is the verge of joining Al-Nassr.

17. ‘He’s Unstoppable’ —Erik ten Hag Hails In-Form Marcus Rashford After Everton Win

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag believes Marcus Rashford is in unstoppable form for Manchester United after his fifth goal against Everton on Friday.

18. Guinea-Bissau: Estadio da Rocha To Be Renamed After Football Legend Pele

The Estadio da Rocha in Guinea-Bissau’s second city Bafata is to be renamed the King Pele after the late Brazilian football icon, the country’s government has decided.

19. Portugal: Legendary Surfer Dies Surfing A Giant Wave

Brazilian surfing legend Márcio Freire has died while surfing the huge waves in Nazaré off the coast of Portugal

20. Week 27 Pool Result For Sat 7 Jan 2023 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 27 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.

21. Week 27 Pool Result For Sat 7 Jan 2023 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 27 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.

Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Saturday, January 7th 2022

Newspaper Headlines

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria

PUNCH NEWSPAPER

1. Youths won’t regret voting for me – Tinubu

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday promised to serve Nigeria “tirelessly, faithfully and honestly” if he clinches the cliches the office in the February 25 election.

While promising security agencies and personnel that is properly trained, compensated and managed, he called on the youths to vote him into office, saying they would not regret it.

Tinubu said he purposefully surrounded himself with brilliant youths because he believed in a democracy of ideas, teamwork and collaboration.

According to him, he would create a thriving digital economy where those interested in pursuing careers of integrity in ICT would be able to do so.

2. Son kidnaps father, collects N2.5m ransom

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspect identified as Issa Naigheti who allegedly kidnapped his father, Bature Naigboho, in Igboho in Orelope Local Government Area of Oyo State and got a ransom of N2.5 million before his release.

The command said that the suspect was arrested by the anti-kidnapping team at the Kambi area on Ilorin-Jebba road in Moro local government area of Kwara state on Wednesday, January 4,2023.

A statement by the command’s spokesman, Ajayi Okasanmi, said the anti-kidnapping team was on the trail of suspected kidnappers around Kambi area when they arrested Issa.

Okesanmi said Issa confessed during interrogation that he conspired with two others to kidnap his father, Bature and collected a ransom of N2.5 million.

3. 27,753 new PVCs collected in Borno – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Borno State has said that only 27,753 Permanent Voter Cards have been collected out of the 132,750 supplied to the state.

The Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, Shuaibu Ibrhim, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Maiduguri.

“So far, only 27,753 cards were issued out of the 132,750 new PVCs received as at January 5, 2023,” Ibrahim said.

He also explained that out of the 76,677 replacement/transfer cards received, only 19,209 were collected.

VANGUARD NEWSPAPER

4. It’s time to reject moneybag politicians, they brought us to poverty – Peter Obi

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has appealed to Nigerians to reject ‘moneybag politicians’ in the forthcoming general elections.

Obi made this appeal while speaking at a campaign rally in Ekiti State on Thursday.

He said, “Moneybags have played a lot of roles but they brought us to poverty.”

Speaking in an interview with Channels Television, the LP presidential candidate responded to the comments of legal luminary, Afe Babalola, who said the highest spender and not the best among the candidates will win the presidential election.

5. 2023: Nigerian youths’ ll be made job creators, not seekers — Tinubu

PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has promised that if granted the chance to rule the nation, the Nigerian youths will be made to play critical roles in steering the affairs of his administration.

Tinubu specifically said he would turn Nigerian youths into job creators rather than job seekers, primarily through infrastructural development that would provide them access to all economic sectors.

The APC Presidential Candidate, who spoke at the Tinubu-Shettima National Youth Town Hall Meeting, held in Abuja on Friday, noted that he would also invest in the electricity sector to power small and medium-scale businesses.

6. Armed Forces, other security agencies deserve our support – Lawan

THE President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has said that the nation’s Armed Forces and other security agencies deserved the prayers and support of all Nigerians in the light of their patriotic roles to secure the country.

According to Lawan, even though resources may not be sufficient, as a nation, efforts should be made at all times to prioritize funding and making provision of resources for the Armed Forces and other security agencies as a top priority as a government.

The President of the Senate spoke yesterday in Abuja after a special Jumma’at Prayer held at the National Mosque for the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration.

THE NATION NEWSPAPER

7. Tinubu mourns Kebbi boat mishap victims

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has expressed grief over the boat accident in Kebbi State that claimed 14 passengers.

The boat conveying about 100 rice farmers to Samanaji, a riverine community of Koko/Besse Local Government Area, capsised on Tuesday.

In a statement by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, on Friday in Abuja, Tinubu said the tragedy was heart-wrenching.

8. Election duty: INEC assures corps members of security

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission will continue to place premium on the security of corps members on election duty.

Yakubu said this on Friday in Abuja when he led management staff of the commission to pay a courtesy visit on the Acting Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mrs Christy Uba.

He described the role of corps members as the most critical in the election process.

According to the chairman, the corps members operate at the most important level of election, which is the polling unit, the only level where citizens actually vote.

DAILY POST

9. 2023 election: Pat Utomi condemns politicians, state govts’ intolerance

Prof. Pat Utomi on Friday in Lagos, raised the alarm over growing incivility and intolerance weeks to the 2023 general elections.

The Convener of BIG-TENT, a coalition of Political Parties, Social Movements and Civil Society Organisations for Peter Obi-Baba-Ahmed Datti, addressed a news conference.

The economist said Nigeria’s democracy faces threat, accusing some state governments of denying opposition parties the use of public facilities.

“The experience of many participating in current elections suggest a significant level of a collapse of civility, growing fascism and polarisation of the country by politicians”, NAN quoted him.

10. Nigerian Army ex-spokesperson, General JTE Chukwu dies in Abuja

A retired Nigerian Army Brigadier General JTE Chukwu has passed away.

The former Director of Army Public Relations gave up the ghost on Thursday in his residence in Abuja.

Chukwu was named the spokesperson of the military arm in February 2018 when Lieutenant General Tuku Buratai was the Chief of Army Staff.

He succeeded Brigadier General Sani Usman, who proceeded to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Plateau.

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