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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Sunday, March 26th 2023

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Mar 26, 2023.

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Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Sunday, March 26th, 2023 can be accessed below.

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

POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS

1. INEC Announces Dates For Issuance Of Certificates Of Return To Elected Governors, House Of Assembly

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Wednesday 29th, Thursday 30th, and Friday 31st March 2023 for the issuance of certificates of return to Governors and Deputy Governors-elect as well as State Assembly members-elect.

2. DSS Alerts Public On Plans To Instigate Violence Nationwide

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Department of State Service (DSS) on Saturday raised an alarm over plans to cause nationwide violence

3. Tinubu: Daughter Of President-elect Calls For Unity In Supporting Nigeria’s New Government

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the daughter of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, Mujidat Folashade Tinubu Ojo has urged Nigerians to support the government of her father which will take over on the 29th of May, 2023.

4. Makinde ‘Begs’ Folarin, Adelabu Days After Defeating Them At 2023 Guber Polls

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has appealed to those who contested the 2023 governorship election with him to support his administration in the state.

5. Anambra: Peter Obi’s Message Of Unity Takes Center Stage At Soludo’s First Year Anniversary Celebration

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has made a promise to the Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, on the occasion of his first year in office.

6. Adamawa APC Sacks Ward Excos For Suspending SGF Boss Mustapha

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progresives Congress (APC) in Adamawa has suspended indefinitely, the party executives of Gwadabawa wards, Yola-North LGA over the alleged unconstitutional suspension of Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

7. Onjeh Predicts A ‘Thriving Future’ For Nigerian Youths Under Tinubu’s Leadership

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Comrade Daniel Onjeh, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the just concluded Benue South senatorial election, has insisted that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged winner of the presidential election “by the decision of the majority of the Nigerian electorates”.

8. Fani-Kayode Threatens Unrest If PDP, LP, Obstruct Tinubu’s Inauguration

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Former Minister of Aviation and member of the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council, Femi Fani-Kayode, has threatened the supporters of the opposition parties – Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party – to desist from their attempts to annul the 2023 presidential election which produced Bola Tinubu.

9. LASBCA Publishes List Of 349 Distressed Buildings In Lagos (See Photos)

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has identified and published the list of 349 buildings found to be exhibiting various signs of distress across the state.

10. Lagos Trains 500 Epe, Badagry Residents In Modern Fishing Methods

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Center for Rural Development (CERUD), under the Lagos State Ministry of Local Government and Community Matters, has trained 500 fish farmers, with 250 each from the rural divisions of Epe and Badagry, in modern fishing methods.

11. Finland: All You Need To Know About Upcoming Elections

Eko Hot Blog reports that She came to power in December 2019, but Prime Minister Sanna Marin is now facing a tough election battle as head of Finland’s centre-left Social Democrats.

12. France: Police Clash With Water Reservoir Protesters

Eko Hot Blog reports that French police have fired tear gas at protesters at a large demonstration in the west of the country.

13. US: Heavy Tornado Rips Through Southern States, Kills Over 20 People

Eko Hot Blog reports that At least 23 people have died after a powerful tornado ripped through several southern US states, destroying buildings and knocking out power.

14. US: Rare Strain Of Bacteria Found In Recalled Eye Drops Causing Vision Loss

Eko Hot Blog reports that A rare strain of bacteria found in recalled eye drops has been linked to dozens of infections, as well as cases of vision loss and surgical removal of eyes. This week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported two additional deaths – a total of three – have been linked to the bacterial infection.

15. 5 Mindfulness Practices To Reduce Stress

In today’s fast-paced world, stress has become an inevitable part of our lives. It can take a toll on our physical and mental health, making it important to find ways to reduce stress and improve our overall well-being. Mindfulness practices are a great way to achieve this goal.

16. You Don’t Deserve The Torture — Christabel Egbenya To Ladies

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nollywood actress, Christabel Egbenya, has warned young girls against doing chores for their boyfriends with the aim of convincing them to marry them.

17. He Said I’ll Be Good In That Arena — Angela Eguavoen On Rejecting Adult Film Role

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nollywood actress, Angela Eguavoen, has recounted how she turned down a mouth-watering offer to star in an x-rated movie.

18. They’ll Have To Fear Us — Thomas Tuchel Ahead Of Man City Clash

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Thomas Tuchel, the new manager of Bayern Munich, has warned that teams in Europe and England don’t want to play against the German side.

19. PSG To Sacrifice Messi, Neymar, Sergio Ramos For Rebuild

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is reportedly looking to convince three of their star players, Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Sergio Ramos, to leave the club this summer.

20. Week 38 Pool Results For Sat 25 Mar 2023 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 38 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.

Top Newspaper Headlines Sunday, March 26th 2023

Newspaper Headlines

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

PUNCH NEWSPAPER

1. Ondo man beats nurse, doctor with cutlass over son’s death

Drama ensued at the Mother and Child Hospital, Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Saturday as a yet-to-be-identified man allegedly attacked medical workers at the hospital after his son died.

The man was said to have gone haywire when his son passed on in the hospital as he beat a doctor and nurse on duty with cutlass and chased other medics, blaming the staff of the hospital for death of the five-year-old boy.

The incident was said to have paralysed all activities in the government-owned hospital for several hours.

2. We played good game against Guinea-Bissau, says coach Peseiro

The head coach of the Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, has said that his team played a good game despite the defeat by the Guinea-Bissau opponent in the Group A qualifier for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations at the National Stadium in Abuja on Friday.

Reacting on his verified Twitter handle on Friday, Peseiro who said the team created many goalscoring opportunities expressed sadness over the outcome of the match.

“We are sad and upset with this bad result. But we played a good game, very attacking, and created many goalscoring opportunities that unfortunately we didn’t take. We want to repeat this performance in Guinea, but scoring. We are going with all our commitment and sacrifice to win,” he tweeted on Saturday.

Guinea Bissau’s Mama Balde scored the only goal of the match, which set his team apart in the 29th minute of game time, taking them to seven points to top the group, brightening their chances of playing in Ivory Coast next year.

3. FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy arrives in Nigeria

The original FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy to be competed for by 32 teams from across the globe from July 20 to August 20 arrived in Abuja on Saturday afternoon.

The trophy arrived in Nigeria after being taken to the three other African countries which will participate in the finals — Morocco, South Africa and Zambia.

Nigeria is the fourth leg of the 32-leg trip the trophy is undertaking before heading to Australia and New Zealand.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that both Australia and New Zealand are the joint hosts of the biggest FIFA Women’s World Cup in history.

VANGUARD NEWSPAPER

4. Kogi governorship: APC screens suspended NWC member after Gov Bello’s intervention

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi state has finally screened Alhaji Murtala Yakubu-Ajaka, a frontline governorship aspirant after his purported suspension by the party on Thursday.

Also screened by the party were the State Deputy Governor, Chief Edward Onoja, and Senator Smart Adeyemi, all anxious to lead the people of Kogi come January 27, 2024.

Yakubu-Ajaka’s screening was made possible after Governor Yahaya Bello waded into the crisis.

He was suspended for alleged anti-party activities, which the governor frowned at.

5. Anti-party: PDP expels Ogun Assembly aspirant, Enilolobo

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Abeokuta South local government area of Ogun State has expelled a former State Assembly aspirant on the platform of the party, Solomon Enilolobo for anti-party activities and other offences.

The Chairman of the party in Ward 7, Abeokuta local government, Tajudeen Oyewole who announced the expulsion of Enilolobo at a ward meeting, said the action was coming after Solomon Enilolobo was seen openly decamping to the APC.

He said a committee was set up to look into Enilolobo’s ‘act of betrayal and other activities which impugn on the credibility of the party’.

6. Abia Assembly denies plans to impeach Ikpeazu

Abia State House of Assembly has denied any plan to impeach Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu from office.

Briefing journalists after meeting with Ikpeazu at the Governor’s Lodge in Aba, the members of the State House of Assembly led by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu dismissed the rumours making the rounds that the House was planning to impeach the Governor.

Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Solomon Akpulonu and the Minority Leader, Hon. Chukwu Chijioke, described the report as a figment of the imagination of the purveyors of the rumours.

THE NATION NEWSPAPER

7. Govs-Elect get Certificates-of-Return March 29 to 31

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to present Certificates-of -Return to Governors-Elect between March 29 and 31.

Members-elect into Assemblies will also be presented their Certificates-of-Return within the same period.

However, the Commission is yet to announce the date for conclusion of the governorship election in Adamawa and Kebbi States, which were declared inconclusive.

8. DSS raises the alarm over plot to violently disrupt peace

The Department of State Service (DSS) has again alerted the public of plans to violently disrupt peace in the country by some persons.

Spokesman of the agency, Dr Peter Afunanya, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday evening.

He warned those who intend to cause a breakdown of law and order to desist.

DAILY POST

9. Fintiri vs Binani: INEC gives fresh update on Adamawa supplementary governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, assured in Abuja on Saturday that it would conduct a credible supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State that would be the pride of the international community and of Nigerians.

Mr Festus Okoye, INEC’s Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, gave the assurance when some women staged a protest at the Commission’s headquarters in the nation’s capital in respect of the Adamawa election.

The protesters were led by Hajiya Lami Lau, the President of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS).

10. Ilorin Mandate Market shut following police, suspected burglars’ fracas

The Kwara State Government has ordered the shutdown of the Mandate Market in Ilorin, the state capital, following Saturday morning’s skirmishes in the major trading centre.

The market will be re-opened on Monday from 8 am, according to a statement in Ilorin by the Honourable Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology, Mallam Ibrahim Akaje.

DAILY POST reports that there were conflicting causes of the fracas as the state police command spokesman, Okasanmi Ajayi, claimed that it broke out between tomatoes and pepper traders, while the spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Ayeni Olasunkanmi, reported that trouble broke out when a group of people of Northern origin demanded the release of their kinsmen arrested for alleged burglary of shops in the market complex at night.

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