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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Thursday, August 25th 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Thursday, August 25th 2022 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. Resuming Abuja-Kaduna Train Operations Now Will Be Insensitive – FG
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the federal government has stated that it cannot recommence the Abuja-Kaduna train services for now because it will be insensitive to the plight of families whose loved ones are still in captivity.
2. US Honours Sokoto Student, Deborah Samuel Killed by Islamic Fanatics
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States Government has honoured Deborah Samuel, the 200-level student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), Sokoto, who was stoned to death on campus by some Islamic extremists for blasphemy on May 12.
3. 2023: I’ll Campaign For All APC Candidates – Buhari
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has made it clear that he will campaign for members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) contesting the 2023 general elections.
4. Lamido Sowing Seed Of Disunity In PDP – Wike’s Camp
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Special Assistant on Media to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Kelvin Ebiri has responded to comments made by the former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, that Wike has no monopoly over the Rivers electorate and that the governor would become politically irrelevant at the end of his tenure.
5. 2023 Elections: Wike Will Work For APC, Tinubu –Masari
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the a close associate of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, Ibrahim Masari on Wednesday claimed that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike will work for Tinubu in 2023.
6. 2023: Atiku Reportedly ‘Meeting’ APC Governors Amid Election Preparations
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the a former minister has alleged that the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is meeting with some APC governors ahead of the 2023 general elections.
EKO NEWS
7. LASG Commits To More Training For Auditors
The Permanent Secretary/Auditor-General for Local Governments, Mr. Obafemi Ogunlana, has reiterated the commitment of the State Government to organising more capacity-building programmes for Auditors in the Civil Service.
8. LASUBEB, LASPEMA Partner To Curb Insecurity On School Setbacks
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) is set to partner with the Lagos State Planning and Environmental Monitoring Agency (LASPEMA) to sanitise setbacks and incidental open spaces in Public Primary Schools towards the sustenance of a safe learning environment.
9. Lagos Trains Teachers On Environmental Sustainability
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday charged Environmental School Teachers, handlers of the Environmental Bees Club in schools across the State, to become agents of positive change in the environment.
10. LASHMA Presents Minibus To Mega Promo Reward Winner In Ikorodu
A resident of Ikorodu, Mrs. Olufunke Gbadebo, has emerged winner of a minibus popularly known as “Korope”, at the ILERA EKO Mega Promo held in Ayangburen High School, Ikorodu.
11. LAWMA Secures Jail Terms For Environmental Offenders
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has secured jail terms of two months imprisonment for three persons that committed various environmental offenses while awaiting judgment for another person for patronising a cart pusher.
INTERNATIONAL
12. Biden Writes Off $10,000 In Student Debt For Millions
EKO HOT BLOG reports that US President Joe Biden will cancel up to $10,000 (£8,474) in federal student loans for millions of Americans who earn less than $125,000 each year
13. Ukraine: Russia Railway Station Strike Kills 22
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Russian rocket strike on a Ukrainian train station has killed 22 people, Ukraine says, on the day marking six months since Moscow’s invasion began.
14. War: ‘Ukraine Will Fight To The End’—Zelensky Vows On Independence Day
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Wednesday vowed that Ukraine will resist the Russian invasion “until the end” without “any concession or compromise”, as the nation marks its Independence Day as well as the six-month anniversary of the start of the war.
ARTICLE
15. 5 Common Habits That Could Damage Your Skin
Dermatologists know the importance of taking care of our skin, and they will advise you to avoid certain skin-damaging habits. According to Healthline, some habits can damage the cells of our skin, causing them to malfunction.
SPORTS
16. Confirmed: Antony ‘Agrees 5-year Deal’ With Man Utd
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United are closing in on signing Antony from Ajax after agreeing terms on a five-year contract at Old Trafford.
17. Chelsea Submit New Improved Bid For Aubameyang
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chelsea has submitted a new €20 million (£16.9m) offer to Barcelona for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to reports in Spain.
18. Confirmed: Chelsea Set To ‘Use 2 Players’ In Swap Deal For Anthony Gordon
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chelsea are reportedly set to use Armando Broja and Ruben Loftus-Cheek in a potential swap deal for Everton forward Anthony Gordon
19. Week 8 Pool Fixtures For Sat 27 Aug 2022 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 8 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2021/2022 from the pool agent.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Thursday, August 25th 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
Punch Newspaper
1. Abacha’s loot not for elections, Senator tells Buhari
The Senator representing the Jos South/Jos East federal constituency, Dachung Bagos, on Wednesday cautioned the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to ensure proper implementation of the recovered 23 million Abacha loot returned by the US government.
He warned the presidency to ensure that the recovered funds are not diverted to elections and electioneering just like it was done in 2018.
The senator made the statement when he appeared on Politics Today, a programme on Channels TV.
He said, “These funds are critical and we want Nigerians to be aware of the situation because we don’t want the funds diverted to elections at the last minute of the administration.
“In 2018, it was during election period that the N5,000 social intervention programme was initiated and it was through Abacha’s loot.
2. Kwara govt clears state radio, TV’s licence fees
The Kwara State Government has settled the ₦22.5million outstanding licence fees to the National Broadcasting Commission, which accumulated since 2006.
The state governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, gave the approval for the immediate payment of the ₦22.5m to the Commission.
The NBC, last Friday, closed down Radio Kwara FM 99.1, AM and Kwara Television stations and 49 other Radio and Television stations across the country over backlog of debt owed by the media stations.
However, the Kwara State Commissioner for Communications, Mr Olabode Towoju, in a statement issued on Wednesday night in Ilorin, stated that the state government had paid ₦10m out of the initial ₦32.5m debt in September last year.
According to Towoju, in the statement signed by the Press Secretary in the Ministry of Communications, Ayobami Ashaolu, “Kwara State is blessed with a responsible and highly responsive governor. This debt was passed down from the previous administrations in the state since 2006.
“As someone who puts Kwara first, the governor is committed to meeting people’s expectations and exceeding such, and this can also be likened to the way he promptly paid off the UBEC counterpart funds that the administration before him did not pay.
3. Abductors no longer reachable – NURTW chieftain’s wife
The wife of Kazeem Ali, a chieftain of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers, kidnapped in Apomu, Osun State, has said her husband’s abductors are no longer reaching out to his family.
Speaking with newsmen on phone on Wednesday, wife of the victim, Jemila Ali, said the phone number used to contact the family could no longer be reached.
The Osun State Police Command had said Ali was attacked with machete by some hoodlums around Oke Alfa, Apomu, late Saturday, and was taken to an undisclosed location by the assailants.
Also, a source close to the family of the NURTW boss said his abductors were demanding a sum of N15m for his release from his family.
Vanguard Newspaper
4. Nigeria seeks stronger military cooperation with Iran
Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd) on Wednesday hosted Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria to promote military ties between the Armed Forces of the two countries.
This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, by Mr Mohammad Abdulkadir, Special Assistant to the minister.
Magashi said that the development would be for the mutual benefits of both countries.
He told the envoy that it was in time like this, when Nigerian military was decimating multiple threats to the country’s territorial integrity that its genuine allies would be known through their various support.
Magashi appreciated the proposals for improved military ties between Nigeria and Iran, saying a “friend in need is a friend indeed”.
5. Abia confirms 9 cases of Monkey Pox
The state’s Epidemiologist, Mrs Peace Nwogwugwu, made the assertion on Wednesday in Umuahia.
She spoke at a one-day sensitisation workshop organised by the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) in collaboration with Abia Ministry of Health.
“Currently, 40 suspected cases have been investigated and nine confirmed in five Local Government Areas (LGA) of the state.
“Umuahia North, Umuahia South, Ikwuano and Umunneochi local government areas had two cases each, while Aba North had one case.
6. ICPC Chairman, Owasanoye berates lawyers for aiding money laundering
Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye on Wednesday berated lawyers for aiding money laundering and abetting corruption.
Owasanoye spoke as a discussant on the topic “How corruption fuels Insecurity and Bad Governance : The Role of Lawyers in Tackling Corrupt Practices in Nigeria” at the ongoing Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA held at Eko Atlantic, Victoria Island.
He said lawyers act as middle men for suspects in most money laundering and corruption cases.
Citing a case under investigation where the money involved was traced to the account of a lawyer,
Prof Owasanoye said:
“When we got to the account, the looted money has been further transferred to so many accounts in an effort to frustrate investigation.”
The Nation Newspaper
7. INEC, EFCC disagree on Electoral offences Commission
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have sharply disagreed on the proposed establishment of Electoral Offences Commission (EOC).
To INEC, EOC would not only help to take the campaign against electoral malpractices to “highly placed sponsors” but relieve it of the extra burden of prosecuting all electoral offenders.
But the EFCC countered the electoral umpire, arguing that the EOC was unnecessary. The anti-graft agency argued that different laws already empowered it, the Police, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other- Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arrest and prosecute electoral offenders.
INEC and the EFCC made their positions known during a one-day public hearing of a “Bill for an Act to Establish the National Electoral Offences Commission and Related Matters 2022” conducted by the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters in Abuja yesterday.
8. NBA AGC loot: Collection of materials commences at new location – Akpata
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Olumide Akpata, has announced BWC Hotel as the new location for the collection of conference materials following the loot at the initial venue.
Akpata described the incident as “a national embarrassment as some of our members conducted themselves in a most despicable manner not expected of members of the profession.”
He, however, noted the NBA cannot afford to risk the lives and safety of its members, colleagues and contractors at the conference venue on account of the collection of materials.
Daily Post
9. Nigeria assures Canada of increased assault against criminals
The federal government said security agencies have made a lot of progress in suppressing criminality in the last one month.
Minister of Police Affairs Muhammad Dingyadi spoke on Wednesday at a meeting with Canadian High Commissioner James Christoff.
He assured that “within the next three to five months”, Nigeria’s security situation would have improved due to sustained assault.
“We are doing the best that we can to ensure that we face the issue. We will hit them (criminals) with the language they understand.”
Dinyadi solicited the support of the Canadian government and other countries on exchange of intelligence.
10. Nigerians should get vaccines, COVID-19 still spreading – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has advised Nigerians to protect themselves against COVID-19.
Hanifa Hamza, the Kwara State Coordinator gave the counsel on Wednesday at a stakeholders’ training in Ilorin.
The official urged people to go for testing, explaining that the virus was real and still spreading.
Hamza further assured that sufficient vaccines were available across the country, NAN reports.
“COVID-19 transmission is crazy. Please don’t relax, it has come to stay like catarrh or malaria.”
Hamza called for precautions, adding that people should not joke with hand sanitiser.
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