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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Sunday, December 18th 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Sunday, December 18th, 2022 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. Jonathan, Obi, Oyedepo, Others Storm Pastor Enenche Daughter’s Wedding (Photos)
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Deborah, the first daughter of Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche and CEO of Hawthorn media, Sam Uloko, tied the knot today in grand style.
2. DSS Is Systematically Killing Nnamdi Kanu In Detention – IPOB
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) for systematically killing its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in detention.
3. Simon Ekpa Not IPOB Member, Not Working For Me – Nnamdi Kanu
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has called on members of the pro-Biafra group to ignore directives of a controversial, self-acclaimed disciple of his, Simon Ekpa.
SPECIAL REPORT
4. COP27 Resolution: A Justification Of Tinubu’s Viral Climate Change Comments?
The world is currently in a climate emergency, and Nigeria is not exempted from the devastating effects of this crisis. Recently, Nigeria experienced its worst flooding disaster in more than ten years. The flooding, attributed to climate change, killed more than 600 people and affected more than two million Nigerians. Interestingly, experts have asked people in flood-prone areas to brace up for worse next year.
5. Electoral Violence: The Biggest Challenge To Nigeria’s Democratic System
Since its independence in 1960, Nigeria’s electoral history and democratic development have frequently contained ‘violence’. The time leading up to, during, and following elections always sees an escalation of different forms of this threatening act across the nation.
6. Why Lagos State Has Sustained The Frontline Of Transformations
While no state government has overtly admitted to drawing inspiration and making imitations of Lagos, there are telltale signs of replicated patterns ideated by Lagos. Lagos is the first past the winning post. Sanwo-Olu’s terrain is not called the “Center of Excellence for Fun.”
7. Joe Biden And Kamala Harris Might Bury A Century-Old Menace
The concept of student loans is not alien to the American tertiary education system. An average American undergraduate or postgraduate student either owes a student loan or knows someone who does. A student loan is a financial assistance rendered to a student in post-secondary education to cover tuition and related expenses, including books, supplies, and living costs.
8. Is Cristiano Ronaldo Still Old Trafford Hero Or A Villain?
On Tuesday, 31st August 2021, social media was ablaze with Manchester United’s delightful announcement of the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus on a two-year contract with the option to extend for a year further. Almost every Manchester United fan was delighted to hear the return of the “Old Trafford hero” as most people believed he would help bring back the glory days that Manchester United is known for.
EKO NEWS
9. Lagos East APC Seeks Members’ Cooperation, Sacrifice To Ensure Success In 2023 Elections
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council in Lagos, Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon, has called on party faithful to remain focused on the task of ensuring the party’s success at the polls
10. Lagos Sensitises MDAs On Data Protection Programme
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Data Protection team from the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Public Service Standards and Performance (PSSP) team have taken their sensitisation and awareness campaign exercise to 22 MDAs in the 1st and 2nd phases of the programme.
11. Lagos Govt Set To Begin Out-of-School Children Survey
Eko Hot Blog reports that the government reiterated its commitment to ensuring that education is accessible to every child irrespective of socioeconomic class or circumstances as part of efforts to ensure a better and secure future for the children.
INTERNATIONAL
12. US: Guns Confiscated At Airports In 2022 Hit Record Levels
A record number of firearms was confiscated from US airport passengers in 2022, transport officials have said.
13. US: Justice Department Moves To End Sentencing Disparities Between Crack And Powder Cocaine
The US justice department has moved to end the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offences, ending a policy widely seen as racist.
14. Poland: Police Chief Confirms Unusual Ukrainian Gift
Poland’s highest ranking police officer has confirmed to local media that he accidentally set off a grenade launcher given to him as a gift by Ukraine.
15. Dresden Green Vault Robbery Jewels Recovered After Heist
German police say they have recovered a number of 18th-Century treasures stolen from a Dresden museum during a €113m (£98m; $119m) heist in 2019.
16. Berlin Aquarium: Police Not Seeking Suspects Over Explosion
Berlin police say they are not seeking suspects following the explosion of the “AquaDom” aquarium on Friday, warning the public about what they say is a fake tweet suggesting they are.
17. War: Putin Meets Generals As Russian Missiles Pound Ukrainian Cities
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President, Vladimir Putin met his military chiefs on the same day his forces launched another wave of missiles at Ukraine’s infrastructure.
18. War: Putin’s Fears Over Crimea ‘Vulnerability’ Forces Major Military Rethink
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian military commanders are increasingly worried about the vulnerability of Crimea to Ukrainian attacks, according to the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD).
ARTICLE
19. 5 Reasons You Experience Frequent Headaches
Headaches are common, but some people experience more headaches than others
SPORT
20. Confirmed: Chelsea Complete Signing Of Leipzig Star Christopher Nkunku
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chelsea have completed the signing of RB Leipzig forward Christopher Nkunku.
21. Arteta Provides Injury Update On 4 Arsenal Stars After Juventus Defeat
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta says Reiss Nelson’s injury against Juventus does not look good but he is optimistic that a trio of sidelined players are nearing a return and progressing well.
22. Week 24 Pool Result For Sat 17 Dec 2022 – UK 2022/2023 -Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 24 pool result are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Sunday, December 18th 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
1. Ogun PDP candidate wants INEC chairman, Ayu jailed
A Peoples Democratic Party candidate in Ogun State, Solomon Enilolobo, has filed a committal proceeding against the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakub, for his alleged disobedience to a court order.
Enilolobo also urged the Federal High Court, Abeokuta to jail the national chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu and four others for contempt on the judgement by Justice J.O Abdulmalik.
The candidate said he decided to drag Yakub to court over alleged disobedience to the court judgment delivered by Justice J.O Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta on September 26, 2022.
He said others including Ayu were charged along with the INEC boss due to the roles they process which he described as contempt of court
2. How I will end insecurity in South-East- Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday, said that his administration if elected the next president of Nigeria, would end insecurity ravaging the southeastern part of the country.
Atiku who spoke in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during the PDP presidential campaign rally in the state, said his administration would give the Igbo people a sense of belonging.
The former Vice President said that his administration would engage with the Igbo youths, especially on the issue of restructuring and uniting all parts of the country.
According to him, he was the only presidential candidate who had the experience to unify the country and rescue it from bad governance which he said had become the lot of the nation under the watch of the All Progressives Congress.
3. NAF rescues seven kidnapped expatriates in Kaduna
Nigerian Air Force Special squad has rescued seven kidnapped Chinese nationals who were taken hostage by terrorists in the neighbouring states since June, this year.
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this on Saturday.
This, he said, was according to a report from NAF Special Forces under the 271 NAF detachment conducted the operation in Kampanin Doka and Gwaska areas of Birnin Gwari LGA, and successfully rescued the seven expatriates who have been conveyed to a secure facility.
The Commissioner further said that the rescue operation excited the state governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai who commended the force’s gallantry.
VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
4. 2023: Lagos PDP gov candidate, leaders in closed-door meeting
The Lagos State PDP governorship candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, on Saturday held a closed-door strategic meeting with party leaders and elders to map out strategies for victory in the 2023 general elections.
Adediran, popularly known as ‘Jandor’ in company with his running mate, Funke Akindele, met with the party’s chieftains in Ikeja to update them on his campaign ward tours in the state.
Speaking during the opening session before going into closed-door, the candidate, who described the meeting as parents-children interaction, apologised to the leaders for delaying such meeting, saying it was long overdue
According to him, it is not rudeness or disrespect to them that the meeting is just holding.
5. Nigeria’s agricultural revolution created over 13m jobs – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria’s agricultural revolution had led to the creation of over 13million direct and indirect jobs in the last seven and half-years.
Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman, in a statement on Saturday, said Buhari disclosed this in Washington DC, USA, at an interactive session entitled, “A conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria’’.
The event was co-hosted by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), the International Republican Institute, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
The Nigerian leader used the occasion to once again advise western nations not to be in a rush to eofliminate the usage of fossil fuels in a bid to ensure a healthy climate.
6. Atiku, PDP insulting our collective intelligence – Tinubu
Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has accused the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party and its Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of playing on Nigerians’ “seeming forgetfulness and insulting our collective intelligence”.
Tinubu in a statement by the Director, Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council PCC, Mr Bayo Onanuga said having consistently shown lack of capacity for introspection, PDP leaders have been going about the country slandering the APC-led government of President Muhammadu Buhari, “believing that as Nigerians we have forgotten their atrocious era and that we are unappreciative ignoramuses”.
He said; “Notably Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the party that once contemplated changing its brand name because of its atrocious record, has been emboldened by our assumed forgetfulness as a nation, mounting podiums and trying to deodorise and beautify the party’s ugly era.
THE NATION NEWSPAPER
7. Wike hits Atiku’s campaigners linking him to violence in Rivers
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, has lambasted some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State campaigning for the party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar.
The Governor said it was unfortunate for Atiku’s men such as Lee Maeba, Austine Opara and Abiye Sekibo, to link him to political violence.
The Governor, who harped on the need to play decent politics said, in all his political journey, the use of violence had never been part of measures adopted to achieve his political goals.
Wike according to a statement by his Special Assistant, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, spoke when he inaugurated the Okrika Founder’s Park on Saturday in Koniju Ama in Okrika Local Government Area.
8. Wike donates N20m to church, attributes
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has donated N20m to the Apostolic Church of Nigeria, Rumuodara, Obio-Akpor, attributing his success of his administration to God.
Wike said the money was his support to the church to advance its missions and evangelism work.
The Governor reiterated that without God, his administration would not have enjoyed the success already recorded.
The Governor in a statement by his Special Assistant, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, maintained that God was the reason for his success story in governance.
Wike spoke at the solemnisation and holy wedlock between Charles Sam-Sam Jaja and Miss Abigail Linus Ekpe at The Apostolic Church Nigeria, Rumuodara community in Obio-Akpor.
DAILY POST
9. France vs Argentina: Trezeguet picks team to win 2022 World Cup final
Former Juventus striker, David Trezeguet, has backed Lionel Messi’s led Argentina to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup trophy when they clash with France in Sunday’s final.
Trezeguet said Messi makes people dream, adding that the Paris Saint-Germain forward deserves to be the 2022 World Cup champion.
The 45-year-old, who has his allegiance to France, with whom he played 71 times, also had Argentinian roots.
10. Qatar 2022: He’s now bad player – Evra speaks on Ronaldo retiring
Former France international, Patrice Evra, believes Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo could retire from football after his country’s 2022 FIFA World Cup exit a few days ago.
Evra said presently everything Ronaldo does, he is a ‘bad player’ after he failed to achieve his ‘dream’ of winning the World Cup in Qatar.
Ronaldo is currently a free agent after his contract with Manchester United was terminated before the 2022 World Cup got underway in Qatar.
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