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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Thursday, December 15th 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Thursday, December 15th, 2022 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. Tinubu Sends Message To Niger Supporters After Leaving Campaign Rally Early
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has spoken after his early departure from the party’s campaign rally on Wednesday in Minna, Niger State caused a fresh stir about his health.
2. Mass Defection Hits Katsina PDP As Members Join APC
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Katsina State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reportedly recorded a massive membership loss this week as politicians loyal to the party announced their defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
3. Tears As Bride-To-Be Dies In Terrible Car Accident Weeks To Her Wedding
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Nigerian lady, identified as Blessing Ebodo has died two weeks to her wedding in a fatal accident.
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 Fixes Date To Launch Diaspora Health Plan
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) is set to launch a new product into the international market, tagged: “The Ilera Eko Diaspora Health Plan.”
10. Lagos Announces Dates For Oral Polio Immunisation Exercise
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government will commence a statewide novel Oral Polio Immunisation exercise from Saturday, 17th to Tuesday, 20th December, 2022.
EPE NEWS
11. Wale Raji Flags Off 2nd Phase of “Light Up Epe Project” With 840 High Power Street Lights
Eko Hot Blog reports that the lawmaker representing Epe Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Rep. Wale Raji, flagged off the second phase of the Light-Up Epe project on Monday.
12. Abiru, Tobun Vow Support For Youth Development, Urge Young People To Shun Social Vices
Eko Hot Blog reports that the lawmaker representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Tokunbo Abiru, and the lawmaker representing Epe Constituency I at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Abiodun Tobun, have called on youths to actively participate in the development and governance of their country.
INTERNATIONAL
13. Twitter Suspends Account Tracking Elon Musk’s Private Plane
A Twitter account that tracked Elon Musk’s private jet has been suspended for violating unspecified Twitter rules
14. FTX Crypto Boss Sam Bankman-Fried Denied Bail In Bahamas
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been denied bail by a judge in the Bahamas.
15. Four Detainees In EU-Qatar Bribery Inquiry To Remain In Custody
Four people detained by police investigating an alleged bribery scandal involving World Cup host Qatar are to remain in custody.
16. Istanbul: Mayor Imamoglu Jailed for Insulting Public Officials
A court in Turkey has sentenced the mayor of Istanbul to more than two-and-a-half years in prison for insulting public officials in a speech.
17. UK: Govt To Cut Funding For Ukrainian Refugee Scheme
The UK government is cutting the money it gives councils for helping Ukrainian refugees by almost half, blaming pressures on public finances.
18. Cambridge University To Return Benin Bronzes To Nigeria
The Charity Commission has granted consent for the University of Cambridge to return 116 artefacts to Nigeria
19. Barbados Scraps Laws Banning Same-Sex Acts
The High Court in Barbados has struck out colonial-era laws that criminalised gay sex.
20. War: Putin Issues Another Nuclear Threat As He Prepares Missile For Combat
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued another thinly veiled nuclear threat to the West after pictures showed a Yars strategic missile for being prepared for combat.
21. War: Russia Declares ‘No Christmas Ceasefire In Ukraine’
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Moscow on Wednesday said no “Christmas ceasefire” was on the cards after nearly 10 months of devastating war in Ukraine.
ARTICLE
22. 5 Signs Of Blood Shortage And Natural Drinks To Increase Your Blood Count
Based on their definition, blood is ‘a red-coloured material that flows, transports, and eliminates waste in the body.
SPORT
23. France To Face Argentina In World Cup Final As Morocco’s Dream Ends
Eko Hot Blog reports that France ended Morocco’s World Cup dream on Wednesday as goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani gave the defending champions a 2-0 win in their semifinal clash and set up a showdown on Sunday with Lionel Messi’s Argentina.
24. Messi Confirms 2022 Qatar Final Will Be His Last World Cup Game
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has confirmed that the 2022 World Cup final this Sunday, will be his last ever game at the tournament.
25. Man Utd Take Final Decision On Signing Joao Felix
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United are considering making a loan move for £100m rated Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix, ESPN reports.
26. Week 23 Pool Result For Sat 10 Dec 2022 – UK 2022/2023 -Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 23 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Thursday, December 15th 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
1. APC youth leader appoints senior advisors
The All Progressives Congress National Youth Leader, Dayo Isreal, has appointed senior advisors for the party’s youth wing ahead of the 2023 elections.
Those appointed included Mr Abraham Great, Mr Lanre Oyegbola, Chief Emeka Udeh, Hon Abubakar Jallo Hadeja, Hon Ife Adebayo, Arc Ahmed Ningi, Hon Aminu Suleiman and Mr Segun Tomori.
He explained that the new advisors have been carefully selected following their contributions to programmes of the ruling party youth wing.
Announcing their appointment in a tweet on his Twitter handle on Wednesday, Isreal expressed his readiness to work with the new advisors in driving the party to victory.
2. Obi, Kwankwaso promise women, PWDs inclusion
The inclusion of women and Persons Living With Disabilities in governance in 2023 took the centre stage in Abuja on Wednesday as presidential candidates of some political parties tabled their agenda before a coalition of civil society organisations and international partners.
Presidential candidates present at the event include that of Labour Party, Peter Obi; the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and the Accord Party, Prof. Christopher Imumolen..
They made the pledges while signing the Governance Agenda for an Inclusive Nigeria document.
The event also coincided with the public presentation of the GAIN document.
3. I’ve done my best for Nigeria, says Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday in Washington DC, said his regime has done its best in the past seven and half years despite the country’s huge size, population and a plethora of challenges.
“We are big in size and population, facing many challenges, but in many areas, we are trying. In seven-and-a-half years, I have done my best,” Buhari told a visiting delegation comprising the Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Forum, Sheikh Al-Mahfoudh Bin Bayyah and his deputy, Pastor Bob Roberts of the US.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement signed late Tuesday, titled President Buhari to receive award on peace and security, says the youth must be the focus.
He added that the country’s youths are promised a better future and solving their problems is the priority of the government.
VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
4. Kanu’s lawyer, sues Simon Ekpa for crime against humanity in S’East
Mr Ifeanyi Ejimofor, Counsel to the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has sued a self-acclaimed discipline of Kanu, Mazi Simon Ekpa for crime against humanity in the South Easterner part of Nigeria.
Defendants in the suit include: Simon Ekpa, Anibueze Juliet, Obinna Uzoaganaobi, Chukwuemeka Livingstone, and Raphael Ajaere.
The suit marked: CU/788/2022 was filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on December 12, 2022.
5. Reps step down diaspora trust fund, same sex marriage amendment bills
House of Representatives, Wednesday, stepped down the second reading of two bills seeking to establish Nigeria Diaspora Intervention Trust Fund and amendment for same sex act.
The development came on the heels of a heated debate mostly against the bills.
The bills were sponsored by Hon. Bamidele Salam from Osun state and Hon. Kabiru Alhassan Rurum from Kano State respectively.
6. CSR: NNPC moves to fix N1.6trn road projects
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited, has expressed commitment towards the reconstruction of selected federal roads as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR.
Already, the NNPC Limited disclosed that it has released N621 billion for the initiative, adding that it would invest over N1 trillion for a similar purpose, targeted at enhancing the distribution of petroleum products nationwide.
In the first phase, the NNPC was expected to construct a total of 1,804.6 kilometres of roads at a total cost of over N621 billion, with the North-Central getting the highest chunk of N244.87 billion and the South-South emerging the second highest beneficiary of the NNPC roads project with the sum of N172.02 billion.
In addition, the South-West has a total allocation of N81.87 billion; N56.12 billion for the North-East, while the South-East has N43.28 billion allocation. The North-west was allocated N23.05 billion.
THE NATION NEWSPAPER
7. I’ll drive Lagos Special Status demand at NASS-Adebule
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District, Dr. Idiat Adebule, has promised to drive the demand for Lagos Special Status if elected.
Adebule spoke at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja GRA where he officially presented an 11-point Agenda.
According to her, Lagos State shouldn’t be denied Special Status going by its importance to the nation and West Africa.
“I will pursue the actualisation of special status for Lagos State to enhance the socio-economic viability of the people of Lagos,” she said.
8. JAMB remits N50bn, expends N750m on CSR – Oloyede
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has remitted N50billion to the Federal Government’s coffers in the last six years.
The examination body also said it expended N500m as Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) in support of Nigerian universities to increase their capacity to give admission to applicants every year in the last five years.
The JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede made these known in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, while delivering a special public lecture titled: “The imperatives of JAMB in tertiary education in Nigeria.”
He said: “The recent strategic and structural innovations in JAMB have resulted in significant impacts on the Board in areas such as cost control, prevention of financial leakages and minimisation of financial corruption. This has changed the narratives such that JAMB now posts humongous returns to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF). The Board also expanded internal capacities for its operations with direct execution of processes and procedures.
DAILY POST
9. 2023: All Southeast govs may vote Peter Obi – Ohanaeze Vice President
The National Vice President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Damian Okeke-Ogene, has said all the state governors in the Southeast may vote for the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in 2023.
Okeke-Ogene made the remark while stressing that nobody can decide which presidential candidate the Southeast would vote for in 2023.
He, however, noted that the Southeast is clamouring for Obi because he is a Nigerian project and not because he’s an Igbo man.
In a statement, he described Obi’s national acceptance as the first of its kind in the country.
10. Qatar 2022: Ronaldo’s next manager after World Cup exit revealed
Fernando Santos is set to be sacked as head coach of Portugal, following their 2022 World Cup quarter-final exit.
Goal reports that Lille manager Paulo Fonseca is the frontrunner to replace him.
Santos’ men lost 1-0 to Morocco in the last eight and the Portuguese Football Federation (PFF) are now set to bring his eight-year stint to an end.
The 68-year-old made the decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo for the last-16 clash with Switzerland and they won 6-1.
Goncalo Ramos, who replaced Ronaldo in the game, netted a hat-trick.
However, he has faced some criticisms after he repeated the decision for the Morocco tie.
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